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EMD GP38

EMD GP38 of the Gateway Western Railway

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model	GP38
Build date	January 1966 – December 1971
Total produced	706

Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel capacity	2,600 US gal (9,800 L; 2,200 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E
Engine type	V16 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots type supercharger
Cylinders	16

Performance figures
Power output	2,000 hp (1.49 MW)

Career
Locale	North America

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 company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.^[2]

In 1972, EMD began making an updated model, the GP38-2, as part of its Dash-2 line.^[3]

Original orders

Railroad^[4]	Quantity	Numbers	Notes
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad	1	400
Altos Hornos de México	4	130-131, 135-136
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	61	3500-3560	Rebuilt to GP38us and renumbered to 2300-2360, To BNSF
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	70	3800-3849, 4800-4819	To CSX 2000–2049, 2100-2119
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad	8	81-88
Burlington Northern Railroad	6	2072-2077	Ordered as SP&S 200-205, To BNSF
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway	60	3850-3899, 4820-4829	To CSX 2050–2099, 2120-2129
Clinchfield Railroad	10	2000-2009	To Seaboard System then CSX 2180-2189
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad	7	200-206	To GTW 6200-6206
Erie Mining Company	2	700-701
Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste	2	512-513
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad	20	701-720	To Illinois Central Gulf then Illinois Central Railroad 9520-9539
Louisville and Nashville Railroad	20	4000-4019	To Seaboard System 6221–6240, then renumbered to 2130–2149, then to CSX
Maine Central Railroad	13	251-263	252 & 254 To B&M after Guilford merger. 252 & 255 now at Conway Scenic.
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad	4	300-304	To Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railroad	6	572-577
Monongahela Railway	5	2000-2004	To Conrail
Southern Railway	7	2001-2007	To Norfolk Southern Railway renumbered 2871-2878
Penn Central Transportation Company	265	7675-7939	Biggest order of GP38s, to Conrail same numbers, and then to Norfolk Southern 2880 and 2885-2957 and CSX Transportation 1950–1998, Rest to various short lines.
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines	15	2000-2014	Built with dual control stands and an extended cab face. To Conrail 7660–7674, and then Norfolk Southern 2943-2957
Phelps Dodge Corporation	8	47-54
Southern Railway	107	2716-2822	Built with high hoods. To NS with original numbers
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway	1	80	To Southern then NS 2879
Texas Mexican Railway	4	857-860
Totals	706

Rebuilds

A number of GP38s have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2.

Conversely, a number of higher horsepower 40 Series locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2 (GP38AC), by the removal of the turbocharger and the substitution of twin Roots blowers.

In 2007, Norfolk Southern rebuilt #2911 which is an ex Penn Central GP38 into an experimental zero-emissions Battery-Electric locomotive known as the Altoona Works BP4. The new locomotive was renumbered as NS #999.^[5] It has since been sold to Rail Propulsions Systems, where it was upgraded for eventual use in the Los Angeles Basin region. ^[6] ^[7]

Preservation

Conway Scenic Railroad 252, built as Maine Central (MEC) 252, is preserved and operates on excursions on the former MEC Notch Route.^[8]
Conway Scenic Railroad 255, built as Maine Central 255, was acquired in October 2021 and serves alongside 252.^[8]
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway 80, is preserved in operational condition at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.^[9]^[10]
West Chester Railroad 7706, built as Penn Central 7706, is preserved and operates on tourist trains on the former PRR line.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Chessie System 3802, built as Baltimore & Ohio 3802, is preserved and operates at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.^[14]
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines 2000, is preserved on the Cape May Seashore Lines in Tuckahoe, New Jersey.^[15]^[16]

References

^ Bachand, Jean-Denis. "EMD GP38". The Diesel Shop. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 34. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
^ McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisc.: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
^ Sarberenyi, Robert. "GP38 Roster". www.trainweb.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Norfolk Southern 2014 Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance | A Battery-Powered Alternative". nssustainability.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
^ Corselli, Andrew (2 June 2020). "Agent 999: RPS Restores Zero-Emission Locomotive". Railway Age. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
^ Cupper, Dan (November 12, 2019). "NS to dispose of executive F units, other roster oddities". Trains. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Franz, Justin (2021-10-19). "Conway Scenic Acquires Second Maine Central GP38". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ Cotey, Angela (2016-05-09). "Museum unveils Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia-painted GP38 NEWSWIRE". Trains. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ "History of TAG Railway 80 Locomotive". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ Speicher, Jake (19 December 2012). "Exelon Power Donates Locomotive to West Chester Railroad". Patch. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ Laepple, Wayne (10 December 2012). "West Chester Railroad receives GP38 donation". Trains. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "Equipment Roster". West Chester Railroad. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "B&O #3802". B&O Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "Cape May Seashore Lines acquires predecessor diesel". Trains. 2023-09-20. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ "The Return of Engine 2000!". Seashore Lines. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners

External links

Media related to EMD GP38 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons

v t e 4-axle road switchers built by EMD
BL1, BL2 BL20-2 GP7, GP7B GP9, GP9B GP15-1, GP15AC, GP15T GP15D GP18 GP20 GP20D GP22ECO GP28 GP30, GP30B GP35 GP38 GP38AC GP38-2/38-2L/38-2W GP38H-3 GP39 GP39DC GP39X GP39-2 GP40 GP40X GP40-2 GP40P GP40P-2 GP40TC GP49 GP50 GP59 GP60, GP60B, GP60M
(See also: List of EMD locomotives)

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Gas turbine trainsets	UAC TurboTrain ANF/Rohr Turboliner
Work locomotives	ALCO RS-1/RS-3 ALCO S-2 EMD CF7 EMD GP7/GP9 EMD GP40 EMD SSB1200 EMD SW8 GE 45t/65t Railpower GG20B PRR E44
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