EMD SDP35
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| EMD SDP35 | |
|---|---|
EMD 567D3A | |
| Engine type | V16 diesel |
| Cylinders | 16 |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Maximum speed | 95 mph (153 km/h) |
| Power output | 2,500 hp (1.9 MW) |
The EMD SDP35 is a model of 6-axle
History
With its older
The SD35 and SDP35 were so similar that EMD published a single operator's manual to cover both.
Although SAL successfully used the SDP35 in high-speed passenger service as well as on expedited freight and piggyback trains, Union Pacific found it unsuitable and relegated its entire fleet to freight service while its famous yellow E-units continued to handle passengers. With the July 1, 1967
Louisville & Nashville's four SDP35s (1700–1703), ordered in spring 1964 to replace aging E and F units in passenger service, were completed and delivered without steam generation equipment installed, after approval of several passenger train cancellations from government regulatory agencies during the locomotives' assembly, leaving L&N with a surplus of passenger locomotives. After delivery L&N assigned the SDP35s to general freight service, installing radio control locomotive equipment in the steam generator compartment and using the engines in locotrol service until 1969. In 1966, when the EMD 645 prime mover superseded the EMD 567, the SDP35 was replaced in EMD's catalog by the EMD SDP40.
Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaboard Air Line Railroad | 20 | 1100–1119 | |
| Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | 1 | 550 | |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad | 4 | 1700–1703 | |
| Union Pacific Railroad | 10 | 1400–1409 | |
| Total | 35 |
Preservation
Seaboard Air Line Railroad 1114 is displayed by the depot in Hamlet, North Carolina. It is owned by the National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame.
References
- ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- Louisville & Nashville Diesel Locomotives. Charles B. Castner, Ronald Flanery, Lee Gorden
- Moran, Miles (1975). "And Passenger Service Too". Railroad Modeler. 5 (8): 40–47.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- Thompson, J. David. EMD SD35 and related models Original Owners. Retrieved on August 27, 2006
- National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 27, 2009.
- "SD35 Order Numbers". The UNofficial EMD Homepage. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
