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It was basically a GP38 with an AR10 alternator instead of the GP38's normal generator. [1] [2] 261 examples of this model were built; railroads that purchased this model include CP, DT&I, GTW, GM&O, IC, LV, L&N, N&W, SLSF, SOU and Pacific Power and Light. [3] Many were upgraded to full GP38-2 status with the Dash 2 modular electrical cabinet.
The EMD GP38 [1] is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's prime mover was an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine that generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW). The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads. [2]
The EMD GP38-2 is an American four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38. Power is provided by an EMD 645E 16-cylinder engine, which generates 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW). [1]
Type Road number Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image EMC 1800 hp B-B: ATSF 1: 1935 1 B-B+B-B: Dual Winton 12-201-A: 1,800 hp (1,342 kW)
Photo Numbers Year(s) Notes EMD GP40-2: 4300–4303 1965–1968 Ex-Conrail and New York Central. Mainly used for Yard Service and Equipment moves EMD GP40PH-2: 4102-4108, 4110-4112 1968 Modified for non-revenue use and are now mechanically standard GP40-2s. 4105, 4110, and 4112 remain unmodified. MotivePower MP20B-3: 1001–1005 2008
The CNJ's passenger operations were transferred to NJDOT in 1976 (with Conrail operating them under contract), and in 1983 New Jersey Transit assumed operating passenger rail service in the state. Shortly after, the steam generator, which had occupied the flat end of the locomotive's long hood , was replaced with a diesel HEP generator , and ...
Ex-Conrail 7090 732 November, 1955 Ex-Conrail 7323 752 November, 1959 Ex-Conrail 7527 811 February, 1959 Ex-N&W 2811 GP10: 1006 (formerly 572) October, 1959 Ex-Conrail 7572 1002 (formerly 575) November, 1959 Ex-Conrail 7575 576 June, 1954 Ex-BDRV 1848 8066 December, 1954 Ex-Eastern Shore 8066 GP38-2: GMTX 2182 February, 1966 GMTX Lease Unit; ex ...
East Penn Railroad (reporting mark ESPN) is a short-line railroad that operates a number of mostly-unconnected lines in Pennsylvania and Delaware.Except for two industrial park switching operations, all are former Pennsylvania Railroad or Reading Company lines, abandoned or sold by Conrail or its predecessors.