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EMD SD38AC
Performance figures Power output 2,000
hp (1,500
kW )
An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle
diesel-electric locomotive built by
General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971. This model is an
SD38 with an AR10
alternating current
alternator instead of the SD38's normal
direct current generator. It produces 2,000
horsepower (1,500
kW ) from a 16-
cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic brakes. This locomotive shares a common frame with the
SD38 ,
SD39 ,
SD40 and
SD45 . The SD38AC was a transition between the
SD38 and its successor, the
SD38-2 . 15 examples of this model were built; 6 for
B&LE , 8 for
DMIR and one for
BC Hydro .
Original owners
Railroad
Quantity
Road numbers
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
6
864-869. 866,867,868 are the last 3 SD38AC's on A Class 1 Railroad and 868 is the last one working in its home territory. 866 works in Chicago and 867 works on the former Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway. All three are owned by the Canadian National Railway.
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
8
201-208
BC Hydro
1
381
Totals
108
References
External links
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