EMD GP39
| EMD GP39 | |
|---|---|
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Copper Basin Railway #505 at Hayden, Arizona in 2010. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | GP39 |
| Build date | June 1969 - July 1970 |
| Total produced | 23 |
| Specifications | |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Prime mover | EMD 645E3 |
| Cylinders | V12 |
| Performance figures | |
| Power output | 2,300 hp (1.72 MW) |
| Career | |
| Locale | United States |
The EMD GP39 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970. The locomotive's power was provided by a turbocharged EMD 645E3 12-cylinder engine which generated 2,300 hp (1.72 MW)[1][2]
23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.[3]
Burlington Northern Railway later rebuilt GP30, GP35, and GP40 locomotives that it classified as GP39s, but they were not built as such by GM/EMD. Twenty of the original 23 were built for the Chesapeake & Ohio, while the other buyers were Kennecott Copper (2) and Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (1).
References
- ↑ Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
- ↑ Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
- ↑ Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39 Original Owners. Retrieved on August 27, 2006
External links
Media related to EMD GP39 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39 Original Owners
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