EMD GP38AC
An 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]
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261 examples of this model were built; railroads that purchased this model include CP, DT&I, GTW, GM&O, IC, LV, L&N, N&W, SLSF, SOU and Pacific Power and Light.[3]
Many were upgraded to full GP38-2 status with the Dash 2 modular electrical cabinet.
BNSF 2116 EMD GP38AC
Original buyers
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP Rail | 21 |
3000-3020 | |
| Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad | 14 |
210-217 | 215 renumbered 209, 216 renumbered 208, 217 renumbered 207; to Grand Trunk Western Railroad 6207-6214 |
| 215-220 | To Grand Trunk Western Railroad 6215-6220 | ||
| Grand Trunk Western Railroad | 12 |
5800-5811 | |
| Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad | 13 |
721-733 | To Illinois Central 9540-9552 |
| Illinois Central Railroad | 20 |
9500-9519 | |
| Lehigh Valley Railroad[4] | 4 |
310-313 | To Conrail 7656-7659,[5] and then to Norfolk Southern 2881-2884, Rebuilt into remote control yard slugs in 2007 |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad | 30 |
4020-4049 | To Seaboard System Railroad 6241-6270 then to CSX[6] |
| Norfolk and Western Railway | 60 |
4100-4159 | To Norfolk Southern.[7] |
| Pacific Power & Light Company | 1 |
11 | To Arizona Public Service - Pacificorp Cholla Power Plant |
| Southern Railway | 56 |
2823–2878 | To Norfolk Southern.[8] |
| St. Louis – San Francisco Railway | 30 |
633-662 | 651 wrecked, remaining to Burlington Northern Railroad 2110-2138 and later to BNSF. Some of them were rebuilt as GP38-3R or GP39-3 |
Preservation
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BNSF Railway EMD GP38AC No. 2127 at the Galveston Railroad Museum
In June 2020, BNSF 2127, originally Frisco 650 built in February 1971, was donated to the Galveston Railroad Museum, in Galveston, Texas. [9]
References
- "EMD "GP38" Locomotives: Data, History, Photos & More". American-Rails.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Bachand, Jean-Denis. "EMD GP38 Data Sheet". www.thedieselshop.us. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "EMD GP38, GP38AC Order Numbers". www.trainweb.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "EMD GP38AC". Lehigh Valley Railroad Modeler. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "EMD GP38AC on The CRHS's Conrail Photo Archive". conrailphotos.thecrhs.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "CSX - CSX Railroad Locomotive Roster - Railroad Picture Archives.NET". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "NWHS Archives Documents". www.nwhs.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Southern Railway EMD GP38AC Locomotives". southern.railfan.net. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Log in".
- Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners
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