EMD GP39
| EMD GP39 | |
|---|---|
standard gauge | |
| Prime mover | EMD 645 |
| Engine type | V12 diesel engine |
| Cylinders | 12 |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Power output | 2,300 hp (1.72 MW) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Locale | United States |
The EMD GP39 is a 4-axle
23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.[3]
Burlington Northern Railway later rebuilt GP30 and GP35 locomotives that it classified as GP39s, but they were not built as such by GM/EMD.
Production history
Twenty of the original 23 were built for the
GP39-2 in 1974.[4]
GP39DC
Two examples of the GP39 were built as GP39DC locomotives in June 1970. These used a
Kennecott Copper Company as 1 and 2, later sold to Copper Basin Railway
as 401 and 402.
GP39X
The EMD GP39Xhead end power and a lowered short hood.[6]
Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay | 1 | 507 | to VMV 507, then Paducah & Louisville 8507 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | 20 | 3900-3919 | to CSXT 4280-4299, all retired with the exception of 4 converted to slugs. |
| Kennecott Copper | 2 | 1-2 | to Copper Basin Railway 401-402 |
| Totals | 23 |
See also
References
- OCLC 19959644.
- ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- ^ a b Sarberenyi, Robert. "EMD GP39 Original Owners". Diesel Locomotive Rosters. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
- OCLC 50411517.
- ^ "EMD GP39X Data Sheet". thedieselshop.us. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
External links
Media related to EMD GP39 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39 Original Owners
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