EMD GP39
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The EMD GP39 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970. The GP39 was a derivative of the GP38 equipped with a turbocharged EMD 645E3 12-cylinder engine which generated 2,300 hp (1.72 MW).[1][2]
23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.[3]
Burlington Northern Railway later rebuilt GP30 and GP35 locomotives that it classified as GP39s, but they were not built as such by GM/EMD.
Production history
Twenty of the original 23 were built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, while the other buyers were Kennecott Copper (2) and Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (1).[3]
GP39DC
Two examples of the GP39 were built as GP39DC locomotives in June 1970. These used a DC main generator instead of the alternator used on the standard GP39 units, but were otherwise identical. 2 examples of this locomotive model were built for Kennecott Copper Company as 1 and 2, later sold to Copper Basin Railway as 401 and 402.
Successor
Though the GP39 was not a popular locomotive, EMD later revisited the idea of a turbocharged GP38 with its GP39-2 in 1974.[4]
Original Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay | 1 | 507 | to VMV 507, then Paducah & Louisville 8507 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | 20 | 3900-3919 | to CSXT 4280-4299, all retired |
| Kennecott Copper | 2 | 1-2 | to Copper Basin Railway 401-402 |
| Totals | 23 |
See also
References
- ^ Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
- ^ Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- ^ a b Sarberenyi, Robert. "EMD GP39 Original Owners". Diesel Locomotive Rosters. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
- ^ McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 108–113. ISBN 0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
External links
Media related to EMD GP39 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39 Original Owners
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