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Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the SD38-2 was an upgraded SD38 with modular electronic control systems, HT-C trucks, and many other detail improvements. The locomotive's power was provided by an EMD 16-645E 16-cylinder engine, which could generate 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kilowatts). These units were constructed with either 3,200 or 4,000 US gal ...
The EMD SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. It had an EMD 645 16- cylinder engine generating 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW), compared to the turbocharged EMD 645E3 V-16 engine that produced 3000 horsepower.
Pages in category "Diesel–electric locomotives of the United States" ... EMD SD38; EMD SD38-2; EMD SD38AC; EMD SD39; EMD SD40; EMD SD40-2; EMD SD40A; EMD SD40T-2 ...
The SC and SW switchers were the first locomotives produced in EMC's new factory after its completion in 1936. ... SD38: 1967–1971: 108: C-C: EMD 16-645E: 2,000 hp ...
EMD Dash 2 modules. The EMD Dash 2 is a line of diesel-electric locomotives introduced by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) on January 1, 1972. [1] Designations of these models were those of the former models with "-2" added (e.g., the SD40 was replaced by the SD40-2).
[2] [3] It is an isolated railroad, not connected to the North American railroad network. [4] Rolling stock was delivered by the Norfolk Southern to a siding in Poland Mines, and then taken by truck and trailer to the railroad's dockside terminus near Masontown. One EMD SD-40 and two SD38-2 locomotives comprise the power roster.
The SD38-2 and SD40-2 shared the same basic superstructure, since they used the same 16-645 engine (in Roots-blown and turbocharged form respectively); the long hood was 18 inches (457 mm) longer than the SD38 and SD40, but since the increase in frame length was even greater, the SD38-2 and SD40-2 had even larger front and rear "porches" than ...
The SD45 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive class built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1965 and 1971. It has an EMD 645E3 twenty-cylinder engine generating 3,600 hp (2,680 kW) on the same frame as the SD38, SD39, SD40, and SDP40. As of 2023, most SD45s have been retired, scrapped or rebuilt to SD40-2 standards.