EMD GP38-2
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The EMD GP38-2 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38. Power is provided by an EMD 645E 16-cylinder engine, which generates 2000 horsepower (1.5 MW).[1] Most built still remain in service as of 2013 due to ease of maintenance and exceptional reliability.
| EMD GP38-2 | |
|---|---|
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | U.S. - GM, Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Canada - General Motors Diesel(GMD) |
| Model | GP38-2 |
| Build date | January 1972 – July 1986 |
| Total produced | 2,213 |
| Specifications | |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 59 ft 2 in (18.03 m) |
| Prime mover | EMD 16-645E |
| Engine type | Two-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration | Roots-type blower |
| Alternator | AC alternator, |
| Traction motors | DC traction motors |
| Cylinders | V16 |
| Transmission | diesel electric |
| Performance figures | |
| Power output | 2,000 hp (1.49 MW) |
| Tractive effort | 61,000 lbf (271.34 kN) |
| Locomotive brake | Straight air, Dynamic |
| Career | |
| Locale | North America, Saudi Arabia |
Spotting features[edit]
The GP38-2 differs externally from the earlier GP38 only in minor details. Its most distinctive identifying feature is the cooling water level sight glass on the right side of the long hood. The battery box covers of the Dash 2s are bolted down instead of hinged. It can be distinguished from the contemporary GP39-2 and GP40-2 in that its Roots blown engine had two exhaust stacks, one on each side of the dynamic brake fan, if equipped, while the turbocharged GP39-2 and GP40-2 has a single stack. The GP39-2 has two radiator fans on the rear of the long hood like the GP38-2, while the GP40-2 has three. It was also available with either a high-short-hood, common on Norfolk Southern units, or a low-short-hood, which is found on most other railroads.
GP38-2W[edit]
There are snow-shields above the inertial-filter central air intakes behind the cab; the electrical boxes and equipment blower behind the cab also differ in detail from a standard GP38-2. They are otherwise identical.[2]The GP38-2W is a Canadian variant of the GP38-2 and a forerunner of today's wide-nose units. It is easily distinguished by its wide-nose Canadian comfort cab. 51 of these locomotives were produced for Canadian National Railways during 1973–1974.
Original buyers[edit]
1,799 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads and industrial concerns, 257 for Canadian railroads and industrials, 156 for Mexican railroads and industrials, and 1 export unit for the Saudi Government Railways. A total of 31 GP38-2s were built with high-short-hoods containing steam generators for passenger service on Mexican railways. In addition, all 257 of Southern Railway's GP38-2s had Southern's "standard" high-short-hoods.[3]
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