EMD SD38AC

EMD SD38AC
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division(EMD) Model SD38AC Build date June – October 1971 Total produced 15
Specifications Configuration: ​ •AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft8+1⁄2in(1,435 mm)standard gauge Fuel capacity 3,200 US gal (12,000 L; 2,700 imp gal) Prime mover EMD16-645E Engine type V16diesel engine Cylinders 16
Performance figures Power output 2,000hp(1,500kW)
Career Locale North America

AnEMD SD38ACis a 6-axlediesel-electric locomotivebuilt byGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Divisionbetween June and October 1971. This model is anSD38with an AR10alternating currentalternatorinstead of the SD38's normaldirect currentgenerator. It produces 2,000horsepower(1,500kW) from a 16-cylinderEMD 645E roots blown prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic brakes. This locomotive shares a common frame with theSD38,SD39,SD40andSD45.The SD38AC was a transition between theSD38and its successor, theSD38-2.15 examples of this model were built; 6 forB&LE,8 forDMIRand one forBC 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	15

References

• Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973).The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide.Milwaukee, Wisconsin:Kalmbach Publishing.ISBN978-0-89024-026-7.
• Sarberenyi, Robert.EMD SD38, SD38AC, and SDP38 Original Owners.Retrieved on August 27, 2006

External links

• Sarberenyi, Robert.EMD SD38, SD38AC, and SDP38 Original Owners