EMD GP40
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| Image:DME loco.jpg A Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad GP40 running long hood forward | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | GP40 |
| Build date | November 1965 – December 1971 |
| Total production | 1,221 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B (UIC: Bo'Bo' ) |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Prime mover | EMD 645E3 |
| Cylinders | 16 |
| Power output | 3,000 hp (2.2 MW) |
| Locale | North America |
An EMD GP40 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generated 3000 horsepower (2.2 MW).
1,187 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 16 were built for Canadian railroads, and 18 were built for Mexican railroads. Various passenger versions were also built.
[edit] References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
- Thompson, J. David. EMD GP40 Original Owners. Retrieved on January 29, 2007
4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD |
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| BL1, BL2, GP7, GP7B, GP9, GP9B, GP15-1, GP15AC, GP15T, GP18, GP20, GP20D, GP28, GP30, GP30B, GP35, GP38/38-2L/38-2W, GP38AC, GP38-2, GP38-H3, GP39, GP39DC, GP39X, GP39-2, GP40, GP40P, GP40P-2, GP40TC, GP40X, GP40-2, GP49, GP50, GP59, GP60, GP60B, GP60M |
| (See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives) |
