The EMD SD40T-2 is a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in the United States, with a 16-cylinder EMD 645E3 engine producing 3,000 horsepower. In all 312 were built for three railroads between April 1974 and July 1980. It and the SD45T-2 are popularly called tunnel motors, although EMD's term was an SD40-2 with cooling system modifications, designed for better engine cooling in mountainous areas, with radiator air intakes lower down at the rear. Buyers were the Denver and Rio Grande Western, the Southern Pacific and its subsidiary Cotton Belt, and several units are preserved in Utah and Colorado.
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Production dates
between April 1974 and July 1980
Power output
producing 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW)
Units built
312 SD40T-2s were built
Prime mover
equipped with a 16-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine
End of production
between April 1974 and July 1980
Lead, locomotive type
is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in the United States
Lead, builder
is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in the United States
Lead, place of building
in the United States
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, locomotive
is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in the United States
In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead, road locomotive
is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in the United States
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