EMD MP15T
| EMD MP15T | |
|---|---|
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CSX #1216 in Buffalo, New York in 2004. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel |
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division |
| Build date | October 1984 – November 1987 |
| Total produced | 43 |
| Specifications | |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Seaboard System Railroad |
| Number in class | 42 |
An EMD MP15T is a 4-axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1984 and November 1987. Instead of a non-turbocharged 12-cylinder EMD 645 engine it uses a turbocharged 8-cylinder engine. The external appearance of the engine remains similar to other MP15 models.
42 of these locomotives were built for the Seaboard System Railroad, 1200-1241 (later merged into CSX where they kept their numbers) and one unit for Dow Chemical Company, number 957
In 2010 Progress Rail Services, A Caterpillar Company, purchased MP15T 1220 from CSX making CSX's total count 40.
See also
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.
External links
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Media related to EMD MP15T locomotives at Wikimedia Commons - Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD MP15DC, MP15AC, and MP15T Original Owners
- EMD MP15T photos at rrpicturearchives.net
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