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EMD GP38

The EMD GP38 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). The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.

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Aspiration
Roots-type blower
Build date
January 1966 – December 1971
Builder
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Career
CareerLocaleNorth America
Configuration:
Cylinders
16

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EMD GP38

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples43
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
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EMD GP38

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related to References · 19
EMD GP38 → GP38AC Original Owners, Guide, ISBN, Jerry, Kalmbach Books, Kalmbach Publishing, LCCN, Louis, Marre, Milwaukee, OCLC, Pinkepank, Robert, Sarberenyi, The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's, The Second Diesel Spotter's, Waukesha, WI, Wisconsin
related to External links · 3
EMD GP38 → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Aspiration · 1
EMD GP38 → Roots-type blower
Build date · 1
EMD GP38 → January 1966 – December 1971
Builder · 1
EMD GP38 → General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Career · 1
EMD GP38 → CareerLocaleNorth America
Configuration: · 1
EMD GP38 → ​
Cylinders · 1
EMD GP38 → 16
Engine type · 1
EMD GP38 → V16 Two-stroke diesel
Fuel capacity · 1
EMD GP38 → 2,600 US gal (9,800 L; 2,200 imp gal)

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emd gp38 gp38-2 preserved railroad locomotive built diesel-electric diesel general motors electro-motive division january 1966 december 1971 prime mover engine

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EMD GP38AspirationRoots-type blower1.00infobox
EMD GP38Build dateJanuary 1966 – December 19711.00infobox
EMD GP38BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)1.00infobox
EMD GP38CareerCareerLocaleNorth America1.00infobox
EMD GP38Configuration:1.00infobox
EMD GP38Cylinders161.00infobox
EMD GP38Engine typeV16 Two-stroke diesel1.00infobox
EMD GP38Fuel capacity2,600 US gal (9,800 L; 2,200 imp gal)1.00infobox
EMD GP38Gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
EMD GP38LocaleNorth America1.00infobox
EMD GP38ModelGP381.00infobox
EMD GP38Performance figuresPerformance figuresPower output2,000 hp (1.49 MW)1.00infobox
EMD GP38Power output2,000 hp (1.49 MW)1.00infobox
EMD GP38Power typeDiesel-electric1.00infobox
EMD GP38Prime moverEMD 16-645E1.00infobox
EMD GP38SpecificationsSpecificationsConfiguration: ​ • AARB-B • UICBo'Bo'Gauge.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-h…1.00infobox
EMD GP38Total produced7061.00infobox
EMD GP38Type and originType and originPower typeDiesel-electricBuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)ModelGP38Build dateJanuary 1966 – December 1971Total pr…1.00infobox
EMD GP38• AARB-B1.00infobox
EMD GP38• UICBo'Bo'1.00infobox
EMD GP38is afour-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 19710.90text

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