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Not to be confused with the EMD GP28M, a rebuild of the
EMD GP9 .
EMD GP28 Performance figures Power output 1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
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 [ ]
References [ ]
^ 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. [full citation needed ]
"GM Export Models" . Utah Rails .
"EMD Road Switchers: GP28" . Utah Rails .
(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives )
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