EMD GP50
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An EMD GP50 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). It is powered by a 16-cylinder EMD 645F3B diesel engine, which can produce between 3,500 and 3,600 hp (2,610 and 2,685 kW). 278 examples of this locomotive were built by EMD between 1980 and 1985. BN 3110-3162 were all delivered with five cab seats, the final five of these having the cab lengthened 23" vs. the standard EMD cab. The GP50 retains the same overall length of 59 feet 2 inches (18.03 meters) as the EMD GP38, EMD GP38-2, EMD GP39, EMD GP39-2, EMD GP40 and EMD GP40-2.
Original Owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | 45 | 3810-3854 | All now in service with BNSF Railway |
| Burlington Northern Railroad | 63 | 3100-3162 | Most now in service with BNSF Railway |
| Chicago and North Western Railway | 50 | 5050-5099 | All now in service with Union Pacific Railroad |
| Missouri Pacific Railroad | 30 | 3500-3529 | |
| St. Louis – San Francisco Railway | 9 | 790-799 | All went to service with BN. All units were delivered shortly after the merger. #3100 (SLSF #791) was delivered in Orange and White, but with the BN numbers in Orange with no BN lettering. The rest 3101-3109 (SLSF #790 and #792-799) were delivered in BN paint. |
| Southern Railway | 90 | 7003-7092 | High hood units; 34 active, 56 retired. |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to EMD GP50 locomotives.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39X, GP49, and GP50 Original Owners
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