The EMD GP20 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1959 and April 1962. Power was provided by an EMD 16-567D2 …

Dec 16, 2024 · Electro-Motive's GP20 was the builder's first turbocharged model in the General Purpose series. Interestingly, it was inspired by Union Pacific's efforts to turbocharge the 567 …

Sep 7, 2022 · The EMD GP20 model was born out of the necessity by EMD to get greater horsepower out of a diesel locomotive. During the late 1950s, trains became heavier, …

The EMD GP20C-ECO is a 2,000-horsepower (1,500 kW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD. Although similar to the EMD GP22ECO, the GP20C-ECO follows Canadian Pacific's …

EMD GP20 Data Sheet

Nov 14, 2023 · Electro-Motive Division’s GP20 was the company’s first four-axle model to be fitted with a turbocharger, but its roots trace back to one of EMD’s customers, Union Pacific.

A frame-size print of GP20’s 5628-5625 commemorated the introduction of EMD’s second production turbocharged locomotive built in November, 1959. The caption on the print includes …

Mar 8, 2021 · From the Wiki on GP 20: “While the EMD SD24 with six axles was producing 2,400 horsepower (1,800 kW) with an engine of the same displacement (400 horsepower (300 kW) …

Jul 5, 2009 · The Electromotive Division GP20 is a 4 axle, 2,000 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1959 to 1962. It used a turbo-charged 16 cylinder 567D2 engine rated …

Even after purchasing 30 of EMD's GP20s in 1960, numbered as UP 700-729, UP initiated a program to equip still more of its 300 series GP9s with EMD's turbocharger, completing a total …