The EMD GP39-2 is a four-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1984 as part of the Dash 2 line, an upgraded GP39. Its turbocharged 12-cylinder 12-645E3 engine could produce 2,300 horsepower. In all 239 were built for American railroads. Unlike the original GP39, which sold only 23 as railroads preferred the reliable non-turbocharged GP38, the GP39-2 was reasonably successful, credited to better fuel economy than the GP38-2 during the 1970s energy crisis and better performance at altitude. Union Pacific has rebuilt some into GP39N units.
Facts
EngineEMD 12-645E3 12-cylinder turbocharged 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source EMD GP39-2 (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source EMD GP39-2 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. EMD GP39-2 (Wikipedia)
Production dates
between 1974 and 1984
Power output
could produce 2,300 horsepower (1,720 kW)
Units built
239 examples of this locomotive were built for American railroads
Prime mover
a turbocharged 12-cylinder 12-645E3 diesel engine
End of production
between 1974 and 1984
Lead, locomotive type
is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1984
Lead, builder
is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1984
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1984
In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, road locomotive
is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1984
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