The EMD SD39 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between August 1968 and May 1970, with 54 built for American railroads. It was added in 1968 to the 1966 line of six-axle models powered by the new 645 diesel, taking 2,300 horsepower from a turbocharged V12, the smallest prime mover of the group, which left it the most unused space above the frame. The Milwaukee Road ordered a shorter, lighter variant, the SDL39. No official SD39-2 was built, although some SD39 units were rebuilt to Dash 2 specifications.
Facts
EngineEMD 645 turbocharged V12 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source EMD SD39 (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source EMD SD39 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. EMD SD39 (Wikipedia)
Production dates
between August 1968 and May 1970
Power output
SD39 = 2,300 hp (1,720 kW) from a turbocharged V12
Units built
54 were built for American railroads
Prime mover
SD39 = 2,300 hp (1,720 kW) from a turbocharged V12
End of production
between August 1968 and May 1970
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The SD39 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between August 1968 and May 1970
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The SD39 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between August 1968 and May 1970
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
The SD39 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between August 1968 and May 1970
In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, road locomotive
The SD39 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between August 1968 and May 1970
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