GMD GMD1
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| General Motors Diesel GMD1 | |
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| CN 1403 leads CN train 7331 | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | General Motors Diesel |
| Build date | August 1958 – April 1960 |
| Total produced | 101 |
| AAR wheel arr. | A1A-A1A (83); B-B (18) |
| Prime mover | EMD 567C |
| Aspiration | Roots type supercharger |
| Cylinders | V12 |
| Power output | 1,200 hp (0.89 MW) |
The GMD GMD1 was a diesel locomotive produced by General Motors Diesel (GMD), the Canadian subsidiary of General Motors Electro-Motive Division, between August 1958 and April 1960. This switcher locomotive was powered by a 12-cylinder EMD 567C diesel engine, capable of producing 1,200 horsepower. The GMD1 was built on either flexicoil A1A-A1A or flexicoil B-B trucks. 101 examples of this locomotive were built for Canadian railways. 96 went to Canadian National Railway and the remaining 5 went to Northern Alberta Railways.
[edit] Original Owners
| Road | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| Canadian National Railway |
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1000–1077 | A1A-A1A trucks |
| Canadian National Railways |
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1900–1917 | B-B trucks; fitted with steam generators |
| Northern Alberta Railways |
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300–305 | A1A-A1A trucks |
[edit] Second Hand Users
A number of GMD-1 were sold in the 1990s, including a few were acquired by Ferrocarriles de Cuba.
[edit] See also
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