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EMD GP28

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EMD GP28
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelGP28
Build dateMarch 1964 – November 1965
Total produced31
Specifications
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime moverEMD 16-567D1
Engine typeV16 diesel engine
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
Career
LocaleUnited States, Mexico, and Peru

An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 16-567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). This locomotive was basically a naturally aspirated version of the EMD GP35.[1]

16 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 10 were built for Mexican railroads, and five were built for use in Peru.

Original buyers

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Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
Chihuahua Pacific Railroad 10 801-810 808-810 equipped with high short hood and steam generators
Illinois Central Railroad 12 9429-9440
Mississippi Central 1 211 to Illinois Central 9441
Southern Peru Copper Corporation 5 26-30
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway 2 700, 701 to Texas and Pacific Railway 570, 571, to Missouri Pacific Railroad 700-701
Texas Mexican Railway 1 856
Total 31

References

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  1. ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 32. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.