EMD GP28

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EMD GP28
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Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelGP28
Build dateMarch 1964 – November 1965
Total produced31
Specifications
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime moverEMD 567D1
Engine typeV16 diesel engine
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
Career
LocaleUnited States Mexico and Peru

An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle 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.[1]

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
Chihuahua Pacific Railroad
10
801-810
808-810 equipped with high short hood and steam generators
Illinois Central Railroad
12
9429-9440
Mississippi Central
1
211
to Illinois Central 9441
Southern Peru Copper Corporation
5
26-30
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
2
700, 701
to Texas and Pacific Railway 570, 571, to Missouri Pacific Railroad 700-701
Texas Mexican Railway
1
856
Total 31

References[]

  1. ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 32. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
  • Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.[page needed]
  • Sarberenyi, Robert. "EMD GP28 Original Owners". Retrieved August 27, 2006.
  • Extra 2200 South (36): 22–23. September–October 1972. Missing or empty |title= (help)[full citation needed]
  • "GM Export Models". Utah Rails.
  • "EMD Road Switchers: GP28". Utah Rails.
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