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Model of 706 North American diesel-electric locomotive
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EMD GP38
Performance figures Power output 2,000 hp (1.49 MW)
Career Locale North America
The EMD GP38
[1] 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.
[2]
In 1972, EMD began making an updated model, the
GP38-2 , as part of its
Dash-2 line.
[3]
Original orders
Railroad
[4]
Quantity
Numbers
Notes
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad
1
400
Altos Hornos de México
4
130-131, 135-136
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
61
3500-3560
Rebuilt to GP38us and renumbered to 2300-2360, To
BNSF
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
70
3800-3849, 4800-4819
To
CSX 2000–2049, 2100-2119
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
8
81-88
Burlington Northern Railroad
6
2072-2077
Ordered as
SP&S 200-205, To BNSF
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
60
3850-3899, 4820-4829
To
CSX 2050–2099, 2120-2129
Clinchfield Railroad
10
2000-2009
To
Seaboard System then
CSX 2180-2189
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad
7
200-206
To
GTW 6200-6206
Erie Mining Company
2
700-701
Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste
2
512-513
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
20
701-720
To
Illinois Central Gulf then
Illinois Central Railroad 9520-9539
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
20
4000-4019
To
Seaboard System 6221–6240, then renumbered to 2130–2149, then to
CSX
Maine Central Railroad
13
251-263
252 & 254 To
B&M after Guilford merger. 252 & 255 now at Conway Scenic.
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
4
300-304
To Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railroad
6
572-577
Monongahela Railway
5
2000-2004
To Conrail
Southern Railway
7
2001-2007
To
Norfolk Southern Railway renumbered 2871-2878
Penn Central Transportation Company
265
7675-7939
Biggest order of GP38s, to
Conrail same numbers, and then to
Norfolk Southern 2880 and 2885-2957 and
CSX Transportation 1950–1998, Rest to various short lines.
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
15
2000-2014
Built with dual control stands and an extended cab face. To
Conrail 7660–7674, and then
Norfolk Southern 2943-2957
Phelps Dodge Corporation
8
47-54
Southern Railway
107
2716-2822
Built with high hoods. To
NS with original numbers
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
1
80
To
Southern then
NS 2879
Texas Mexican Railway
4
857-860
Totals
706
Rebuilds
A number of GP38s have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2.
Conversely, a number of higher horsepower 40 Series locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2 (GP38AC), by the removal of the
turbocharger and the substitution of twin
Roots blowers .
In 2007,
Norfolk Southern rebuilt #2911 which is an ex Penn Central GP38 into an experimental
zero-emissions Battery-Electric locomotive known as the
Altoona Works BP4 . The new locomotive was renumbered as NS #999.
[5] It has since been sold to Rail Propulsions Systems, where it was upgraded for eventual use in the Los Angeles Basin region.
[6]
[7]
Preservation
Conway Scenic Railroad 252, built as
Maine Central (MEC) 252, is preserved and operates on excursions on the former MEC Notch Route.
[8]
Conway Scenic Railroad 255, built as Maine Central 255, was acquired in October 2021 and serves alongside 252.
[8]
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway 80, is preserved in operational condition at the
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum .
[9]
[10]
West Chester Railroad 7706, built as
Penn Central 7706, is preserved and operates on tourist trains on the former
PRR line.
[11]
[12]
[13]
Chessie System 3802, built as
Baltimore & Ohio 3802, is preserved and operates at the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
[14]
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines 2000, is preserved on the
Cape May Seashore Lines in Tuckahoe, New Jersey.
[15]
[16]
See also
References
^ Bachand, Jean-Denis.
"EMD GP38" . The Diesel Shop . Retrieved 18 July 2021 .
^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America . Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 34.
ISBN
0-395-70112-0 .
^ McDonnell, Greg (2002).
Field guide to modern diesel locomotives . Waukesha, Wisc.: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 108–109.
ISBN
0-89024-607-6 .
OCLC
50411517 .
^ Sarberenyi, Robert.
"GP38 Roster" . www.trainweb.org . Retrieved 3 August 2021 .
^
"Norfolk Southern 2014 Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance | A Battery-Powered Alternative" . nssustainability.com . Retrieved 2021-08-03 .
^ Corselli, Andrew (2 June 2020).
"Agent 999: RPS Restores Zero-Emission Locomotive" .
Railway Age .
Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
^ Cupper, Dan (November 12, 2019).
"NS to dispose of executive F units, other roster oddities" .
Trains . Archived from
the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
^
a
b Franz, Justin (2021-10-19).
"Conway Scenic Acquires Second Maine Central GP38" .
Railfan & Railroad Magazine .
Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ Cotey, Angela (2016-05-09).
"Museum unveils Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia-painted GP38 NEWSWIRE" .
Trains .
Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^
"History of TAG Railway 80 Locomotive" .
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum .
Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ Speicher, Jake (19 December 2012).
"Exelon Power Donates Locomotive to West Chester Railroad" .
Patch .
Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
^ Laepple, Wayne (10 December 2012).
"West Chester Railroad receives GP38 donation" .
Trains . Archived from
the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
^
"Equipment Roster" .
West Chester Railroad .
Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
^
"B&O #3802" .
B&O Railroad Museum .
Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
^
"Cape May Seashore Lines acquires predecessor diesel" .
Trains . 2023-09-20.
Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^
"The Return of Engine 2000!" .
Seashore Lines .
Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
External links
Media related to
EMD GP38 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
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