The EMD GP38 [1] is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's prime mover was an EMD 645 16- cylinder engine that generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW).

Dec 17, 2024 · The GP38 was a four-axle, mid-powered road-switcher produced by Electro-Motive from January, 1966 to December, 1971. It was one of several new models the builder released in 1965 sporting the new 645 prime mover.

The EMD GP38AC is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1970 and December 1971. It was basically a GP38 with an AR10 alternator instead of the GP38's normal generator. [1][2]

The EMD GP38-2 is an American four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38. Power is provided by an EMD 645E 16-cylinder engine, which generates 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW). [1]

GP38 Total Length: 59'-02" Wheel Diameter: 40" Truck Wheel Base: 9'-00" Height to Top Engine Hood: 14'-06" Height to Top Cab : 15'-05" Cab Width: 10'-04" Engine Hood Width: 10'-02" Top of Walkway: 10'-09" Walkway Width: 3'-08.5" Center Bolster: 34'-00" Center Front Truck to Front Pilot: 3'-00" Center Rear Tucrk to Rear Pilot:

Dec 29, 2022 · Thanks to their exceptional reliability and versatility, the vast majority of GP38-2's have remained in service more than 50 years after the model first entered production, and hundreds of GP35's, GP38's, GP40's and GP50's have been rebuilt to GP38-2 …

Jan 18, 2025 · The GP38 was a 16-cylinder, non-turbocharged (Roots-blown) model that produced 2,000 horsepower, initially using a DC generator and later (in the GP38AC) using the same AR10 alternator as the GP40. The GP39, introduced a couple of years after the other two, used a turbocharged 12-cylinder engine producing 2,300 horsepower.

Jul 26, 2010 · The Electromotive Division GP38 is a 4 axle, 2,000 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1966 to 1971. The GP38 uses a 16 cylinder 645 rated at 2,000 HP, and rides on a pair of 4 axle Blomberg trucks.

Nov 14, 2019 · The GP38 was much like the SD40: equally at home in almost any kind of service. In their heydays, GP38s handled virtually everything from lowly local freights to the hottest mail trains. They became the spiritual successor to EMD’s versatile GP7 …

GP38-2 #7307 lays over at Buffalo's SK Yard in February, 1992. Transferred from CD by John Reay.