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An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 16-567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). This locomotive was basically a naturally aspirated version of the EMD GP35.[1]
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16 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 10 were built for Mexican railroads, and five were built for use in Peru.
Original buyers
edit| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Chihuahua Pacific Railroad | 10 | 801-810 | 808-810 equipped with high short hood and steam generators |
| Illinois Central Railroad | 12 | 9429-9440 | |
| Mississippi Central | 1 | 211 | to Illinois Central 9441 |
| Southern Peru Copper Corporation | 5 | 26-30 | |
| Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway | 2 | 700, 701 | to Texas and Pacific Railway 570, 571, to Missouri Pacific Railroad 700-701 |
| Texas Mexican Railway | 1 | 856 | |
| Total | 31 |
References
edit- ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 32. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.[page needed]
- Sarberenyi, Robert. "EMD GP28 Original Owners". Retrieved August 27, 2006.
- Extra 2200 South (36): 22–23. September–October 1972.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[full citation needed] - "GM Export Models". Utah Rails.
- "EMD Road Switchers: GP28". Utah Rails.
