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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]
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).
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.
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)
GTW 5812, an EMD GP38-2, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 16, 2020. The next new motive power to be acquired was the EMD SD40 in 1969. These were GTW's first six-axle locomotives, and most lasted on GTW for at least four decades. [18] GTW's most-dominant diesel locomotive in its fleet was the 2,000-horsepower (1.5 MW) EMD GP38.
gp38-2: 201, 202 emd: 1972-1974 built for vtr gp38: 204 emd 1969 gp38 205 emd 1969 gp38-3 206 emd 1969 gp38-3 207 emd 1969 gp38-2 208 - 212 emd 1971-1972 gp40-2: 307, 313 emd 1972-1984 sd70m-2: 431, 432 emd 2006 bought from fec gp18: 801 emd 1951 gp16: 802 emd 1950 gp9r: 804 emd 1950
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MHRR 18 - Alco 2-8-0 steam locomotive (built 1910, ex-Lake Superior & Ishpeming 11, renumbered 18, ex-Ishpeming Steel Co, ex-Lake States Steam Association, ex-Grand Canyon Railway, then Rio Grande Scenic Railroad 18, now Colebrookdale). Shipped from Grand Canyon to Mt Hood only to be sent to Rio Grande Scenic six months later.