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The EMD SD38-2 is a model of six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) from 1972 to 1979. EMD built 90 of these medium road-switchers, which were used in both yard and mainline roles.
[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 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.
2 701-702 Reserve Mining Co. 4 1233–1236 Korean National Railways: 6 6101-6106 type SDP28 Total 12; References. Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel ...
Type Road number Build year Total produced AAR wheel arrangement Prime mover Power output Image EMC 1800 hp B-B: ATSF 1: 1935 1 B-B+B-B: Dual Winton 12-201-A: 1,800 hp (1,342 kW)
This model is an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator instead of the SD38's normal direct current generator. It produces 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic brakes. This locomotive shares a common frame with the SD38, SD39, SD40 and SD45.
SD38-2: 804–805 2 Purchased from IAIS EMD: GP38-3: 2005 1 On long-term lease from sister L&IRR Retired. Manufacturer Model Entered service Fleet Series Quantity
A final locomotive purchase was made in December 1975 from General Motors Diesel Division of London for GMD SD38-2's 401–404. The only Canadian built SD38-2's. The only Canadian built SD38-2's. Beginning in the 1960s, Alberta's nascent oil and gas industry began to affect the NAR as traffic began to increase on both the Dawson Creek and Fort ...