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EMD GP28
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelGP28
Build dateMarch 1964 – November 1965
Total produced31
Specifications
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime moverEMD 567D1
Engine typeV16 diesel engine
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
Career
LocaleUnited States Mexico and Peru

An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). This locomotive was basically a non-turbocharged version of the EMD GP35.

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

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
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

  • 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.