The EMD GP38 [1] is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's prime mover was an EMD 645 16- cylinder engine that generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW).

The EMD GP38-2 is an American four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38. Power is provided by an EMD 645E 16-cylinder engine, which generates 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW). [1]

The GP38 was a four-axle, mid-powered road-switcher produced by Electro-Motive from January, 1966 to December, 1971. It was one of several new models the builder released in 1965 sporting the new 645 prime mover.

EMD GP38; Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 9 June 2006: Artwork by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: EMD: Engine: 645 16 cylinder: Bore & Stroke: 9.08" X 10" RPM (Maximum / Minimum) 800 / 275 : Main Generator: GM - D32: Horsepower: 2000: Gear Ratio: 62:15 :

The EMD GP38AC is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1970 and December 1971. It was basically a GP38 with an AR10 alternator instead of the GP38's normal generator. [1][2]

Jan 18, 2025 · The GP38 was a 16-cylinder, non-turbocharged (Roots-blown) model that produced 2,000 horsepower, initially using a DC generator and later (in the GP38AC) using the same AR10 alternator as the GP40. The GP39, introduced a couple of years after the other two, used a turbocharged 12-cylinder engine producing 2,300 horsepower.

Dec 29, 2022 · The GP38-2 was introduced by EMD in 1972 as a replacement for the GP38. It retained the same 2,000 horsepower 645-series engine but received a host of mechanical and electrical upgrades geared at improving reliability and ease of maintenance, the most substantial of which was the introduction of modular electronic components (which had been ...

889, Class GP38-2, was built in November 1969, #36020, FN 7240-20, as Southern Ry 2772, a GP38. It was sold to Locomotive Leasing Partners and then rebuilt to GP38-2 standards by Alsthom on November 10, 1998, as UP 2389.

Jul 26, 2010 · The Electromotive Division GP38 is a 4 axle, 2,000 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1966 to 1971. The GP38 uses a 16 cylinder 645 rated at 2,000 HP, and rides on a pair of 4 axle Blomberg trucks.

Electro-Motive GP38-3 Diesels 900, Class GP38-3, was built in October 1967, #33351, FN 7060-34, as Baltimore & Ohio 3833, Class GP-38. It was later 2033 in 1986 and then became CSX Transportation 2033, Class GP-38, in 1987.