EMD GP28
An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). This locomotive was basically a non-turbocharged version of the EMD GP35.
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16 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 10 were built for Mexican railroads, and five were built for use in Peru.
Original buyers
Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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Chihuahua Pacific Railroad | 808-810 equipped with high short hood and steam generators | ||
Illinois Central Railroad | |||
Mississippi Central | to Illinois Central 9441 | ||
Southern Peru Copper Corporation | |||
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway | to Texas and Pacific Railway 570, 571, to Missouri Pacific Railroad 700-701 | ||
Texas-Mexican Railway | |||
Total | 31 |
References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. "EMD GP28 Original Owners". Retrieved August 27, 2006.
- Extra 2200 South (36): 22–23. September–October 1972. Missing or empty
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(help) - "GM Export Models". Utah Rails.
- "EMD Road Switchers: GP28". Utah Rails.
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