EMD GP39
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TheEMD GP39is a 4-axlediesel-electric locomotivebuilt byGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Divisionbetween June 1969 and July 1970. The GP39 was a derivative of theGP38equipped with aturbochargedEMD 645E312-cylinderengine which generated 2,300 hp (1.72 MW).[1][2]
23 examples of this locomotive model were built forAmericanrailroads.[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
[edit]Twenty of the original 23 were built for theChesapeake and Ohio Railway,while the other buyers were Kennecott Copper (2) and Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (1).[3]Though the GP39 was not a popular locomotive, EMD later revisited the idea of a turbocharged GP38 with itsGP39-2in 1974.[4]
GP39DC
[edit]Two examples of the GP39 were built asGP39DClocomotives in June 1970. These used aDCmaingeneratorinstead of thealternatorused on the standard GP39 units, but were otherwise identical. 2 examples of this locomotive model were built forKennecott Copper Companyas 1 and 2, later sold toCopper Basin Railwayas 401 and 402.
GP39X
[edit]TheEMD GP39X[5]is a 2,600 hp (1,940 kW)diesel-electric locomotivebuilt by theGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division.All six units built were constructed for theSouthern Railwaywith Southern's characteristic highshort hood.They were updated by EMD atNorfolk Southern's(Southern's successor) request toEMD GP49standards in 1982. Norfolk Southern retired them in 2001, and they now are owned byTri-Rail,after being upgraded withhead end powerand a loweredshort hood.[6]
Original owners
[edit]| Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay | 1 | 507 | to VMV 507, thenPaducah & Louisville8507 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | 20 | 3900-3919 | toCSXT4280-4299, all retired with the exception of 4 converted to slugs. |
| Kennecott Copper | 2 | 1-2 | toCopper Basin Railway401-402 |
| Totals | 23 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989).The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide.Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books.ISBN0-89024-088-4.LCCN88083625.OCLC19959644.
- ^Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973).The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide.Milwaukee, Wisconsin:Kalmbach Publishing.ISBN978-0-89024-026-7.
- ^abSarberenyi, Robert."EMD GP39 Original Owners".Diesel Locomotive Rosters.RetrievedAugust 27,2006.
- ^McDonnell, Greg (2002).Field guide to modern diesel locomotives.Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 108–113.ISBN0-89024-607-6.OCLC50411517.
- ^"EMD GP39X Data Sheet".thedieselshop.us.Retrieved2017-03-22.
- ^Foster, Gerald L. (1996).A field guide to trains of North America.Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 34.ISBN0-395-70112-0.
External links
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Media related toEMD GP39 locomotivesat Wikimedia Commons
- Sarberenyi, Robert.EMD GP39 Original Owners
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