The EMD GP38-2 is an American diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division, introduced in 1972 as part of the Dash 2 line of upgraded electrical control systems applied across EMD's existing locomotive models. Built with a single, reliable diesel engine well suited to branch line, yard and light road freight service, it was purchased in large numbers by North American railroads and became one of the most common and long-lived diesel locomotive models in the United States, with many examples still in active freight and short line service decades after production ended.
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SignificanceUpgraded version of the earlier GP38, part of the EMD Dash 2 line 1 Manufacturer or BuilderElectro-Motive Diesel (General Motors) 1 In the Other Atlases
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Sources
1. EMD GP38-2 (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Type and origin
United States - Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)
Lead paragraph
The GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38
Infobox, builddate field
January 1972-July 1986
In Group: American Diesel-Electric Road Locomotives, Lead sentence
The EMD GP38-2 is an American four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division.
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