The EMD GP39 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970, a derivative of the GP38 with a turbocharged EMD 645E3 12-cylinder engine generating 2,300 horsepower. Only 23 were built for American railroads, 20 of them for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and it was not a popular locomotive. EMD revisited the idea of a turbocharged GP38 in 1974 with the GP39-2. Variants included two GP39DC units for Kennecott Copper and six GP39X units for the Southern Railway.
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Production dates
between June 1969 and July 1970
Power output
which generated 2,300 hp (1.72 MW)
Units built
23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads
Prime mover
turbocharged EMD 645E3 12-cylinder engine
End of production
between June 1969 and July 1970
Lead, locomotive type
is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970
Lead, builder
is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970
In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, road locomotive
is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970
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