EMD SD35
Appearance
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TheEMD SD35is a model of 6-axlediesel-electric locomotivebuilt byGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Divisionbetween June 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by anEMD 567D3A,16-cylinderengine which generated 2,500 brake horsepower (1,900 kW). A 3,000-US-gallon (11,000 L; 2,500 imp gal) fuel tank was used on this unit. This locomotive model shared a common frame with theEMD SD28,giving it an overall length of60 feet8+1⁄2inches (18.504 m). 360 examples of this locomotive model were built forAmericanrailroads.
Original owners[edit]
Railroad | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | 23 | 1001–1023 | |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | 24 | 7400-7419, 7437-7440 | |
Central of Georgia Railway | 10 | 215-224 | High Hood |
Central Railroad of New Jersey | 12 | 2501–2512 | to CR renumbered 6040-6051 |
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 14 | 7420-7431, 7425(2nd), 7428(2nd) | |
General Motors Electro-Motive Division | 1 | 7715 | to Atlantic Coast Line 1000 |
Louisville and Nashville Railroad | 22 | 1200–1221 | |
Norfolk and Western Railway | 80 | 1500–1579 | High Hood |
Pennsylvania Railroad | 40 | 6000-6039 | to PC then CR 6000-6039 |
Southern Railway | 100 | 3000-3099 | High Hood |
Southern Pacific Railroad | 29 | 4816-4844 | |
Western Maryland Railway | 5 | 7432-7436 | |
Totals | 360 |
Preservation[edit]
- Baltimore & Ohio#7402 is preserved at theBaltimore & Ohio Railroad MuseuminBaltimore, Maryland.[1]
- VLIX #1216 (built 1965 as L&N #1216) is preserved at theSouthern Appalachia Railway MuseuminOak Ridge, Tennessee,awaiting restoration.[2]
- Western Maryland#7436 (built 1964) is preserved and operable, currently leased to theWestern Maryland Scenic Railroad.It is owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing.[3]
References[edit]
- ^"HawkinsRails - B&O Railroad Museum Diesels".hawkinsrails.net.Retrieved2024-03-09.
- ^"HawkinsRails - Southern Appalachia Railway Museum Diesels".hawkinsrails.net.Retrieved2024-03-09.
- ^"PNLX 7436".www.rrpicturearchives.net.Retrieved2024-03-09.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973).The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide.Milwaukee, Wisconsin:Kalmbach Publishing.ISBN978-0-89024-026-7.
- Thompson, J. David.EMD SD35 and related models Original Owners.Retrieved on August 27, 2006
External links[edit]
Media related toEMD SD35 locomotivesat Wikimedia Commons