The EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. [1] Power was provided by a 16-567D1 16- cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). [1]

Dec 17, 2024 · The GP18 was the first EMD model offered with a low, short hood as a standard option. The original high, short hood had been standard with the earlier models and served two functions; increased crew protection and room for an optional steam generator.

EMD GP18 Data Sheet

The EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by between December 1959 and November 1963. Power was provided by an D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW).

The GP18 locomotive is equipped with a dead en-gine feature which is a part of the 26L braking equip-ment. This feature is located beneath the cab floor and is accessible from the outside of the locomotive through side doors provided.

Conrail received four GP-18's from the Lehigh Valley to join the April, 1976 roster as CR series 7496-7499. The 1,800hp GP-9 replacements, built between December 1959 and November 1963, were powered by EMD's normally aspirated 567D1 16 cylinder prime mover.

The Electromotive Division GP18 is a 4 axle, 1,800 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD fro 1959 and 1963. It used a 16 cylinder 567D1 engine rated at 1,800 HP. The GP18 was offered as a non turbo-charged, less powerful version of the GP20.

The EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW).

The GP18 was built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) between 1959 and 1963. You may read more about the prototype, inlcuding a list of original owners of the GP18 at Wikipedia.org. Production of EMD's GP18 is divided up by rail historians into two distinct phases.

Oct 18, 2019 · Until the GP38AC's arrived on the LV in 1972 and 1973, this unit had been the only low-nose EMD locomotive on the Valley. Former LV 305 repainted in CR stencils sits with CR …