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 1⁄2 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

• List of GM-EMD locomotives
• List of GMD Locomotives

References

• Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners

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