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EMD SD38AC

Diesel and Electric Locomotives

The EMD SD38AC is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971. It is an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator in place of the usual direct current generator, producing 2,000 horsepower from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots-blown prime mover, and it was offered with or without dynamic brakes. It shares its frame with the SD38, SD39, SD40 and SD45 and served as a transition to the SD38-2. Fifteen were built: six for the Bessemer and Lake Erie, eight for the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range, and one for BC Hydro.

Facts
Year
1971 1
Propulsion
Diesel 1
Status
Out of production 1
Power (kW)
1491 1
Units Built
15 1
Engine
EMD 645E 16-cylinder 1
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Source EMD SD38AC (Wikipedia)

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An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971
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1. EMD SD38AC (Wikipedia)
  • Production dates
    between June and October 1971
  • Power output
    It produces 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW)
  • Units built
    15 examples of this model were built
  • Prime mover
    from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover
  • End of production
    between June and October 1971
  • Lead, locomotive type
    An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971
  • Lead, builder
    An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
    An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971
  • In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, road locomotive
    An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971
  • is a version of the model: EMD SD-units, Lead and body, series membership
    An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971.
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