The EMD GP15 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1976 and April 1983. Intended to provide an alternative to the rebuilding programs that many railroads were applying to their early road switchers, it is generally employed as a yard switcher or light road switcher .

EMD GP15; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 9 June 2006: Artwork by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: EMD: Engine: 645 12 cylinder: ... 1'-06" Distance between Truck Centers: 41'-00" Minimum Turning Radious: 49 degrees --Fuel Oil: 2400; Lubricating Oil: 240 Engine Cooling Water: 230;

A road-switcher version of the MP15, the GP15-1 was an interesting design of innovation and antiquity. The radiator section and cooling system, influenced by "Tunnel Motor" SD40T-2s and SD45T-2s, were markedly modern, while the uncomplicated "Dash 1" electrical system mirrored the older technological era.

The General Motors Model GP15-1 locomotive is equipped with a Model 645E engine that delivers power to the main generator for tractive purposes. This power is then distributed to four traction motors, each of which is directly geared to a pair of driving wheels.

Dec 1, 2022 · Starting its nearly half century of service, EMD GP15-1 locomotives are still going strong on regional short lines around the country as proof that old EMDs can still pull todays manifest traffic. Built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division between 1976 and 1982, the four-axle GP15-1 was a way for railroads to purchase new power instead ...

Nov 4, 2007 · California Northern Railroad No. 105, an EMD GP15-1 at Tracy, CA, November 4, 2007. The EMD GP15 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1976 and April 1983.

Sep 29, 2010 · The Electromotive Division GP15-1 is a 4 axle, 1,500 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1976 to 1982. It uses a 12 cylinder 645E prime mover rated at 1,500 HP. Offered as a light road or yard switcher, the GP15-1 was built from many components of older locomotives that railroads traded to EMD in exchange for new GP15-1's.

The EMD (Electro-Motive Division) GP15 Series is a series or line of 8-12 cylinder, 1,500hp, four-axle diesel locomotives consisting of three models built between 1976 to 1983 with 368 built. A UP (ex-MP) GP15-1 wearing Mopac-style lettering following the 1982 UP-MP merger.

Ex-Mo-Pac GP15-1 at UP Fairfax Yard. This engine is Ex-UP 1622, built as MP 1622, and was the last holdout on the roster with a carryover number from the Mo-Pac Merger, meaning it changed reporting marks when it became a UP engine, but kept the same number slot.

The EMD GP15 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1976 and April 1983. Intended to provide an alternative to the rebuilding programs that many railroads were applying to their early road switchers, it is generally employed as a yard switcher or light road switcher.