EMD GP38

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EMD GP38

EMD GP38
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD)
General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model GP38
Build date January 1966 – December 1971
Total produced 706
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
UIC class Bo'Bo'
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Fuel capacity 2,600 US gal (9,800 l; 2,200 imp gal)
Prime mover EMD 16-645
Aspiration Roots type supercharger
Cylinders 16
Performance figures
Power output 2,000 hp (1.49 MW)
Career
Locale North America

The EMD GP38 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's power was provided by an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine which generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW).

The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.

In 1972, it was replaced by an updated model, the GP38-2.

Rebuilds

A number of GP38s have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2.

Conversely, a number of higher horsepower 40 Series locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2 (GP38AC), by the removal of the turbocharger and the substitution of twin Roots blowers.

See also

References

Media related to EMD GP38 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons

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