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{{Short description|Model of 706 North American diesel-electric locomotive}}
{{Short description|Model of 706 North American diesel-electric locomotive}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about the locomotive. For the family of glycoproteins, see [[Glycoprotein]].}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about the locomotive. For the family of glycoproteins, see [[Glycoprotein]].}}
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{{Infobox locomotive
{{Infobox locomotive
| name = EMD GP38
| name = EMD GP38
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| buildmodel = GP38
| buildmodel = GP38
| builddate = January 1966 – December 1971
| builddate = January 1966 – December 1971
| primemover = [[EMD 645|EMD 16-645]]
| primemover = [[Electro-Motive Diesel|EMD]] [[EMD 645|16-645E]]
| aspiration = [[Roots type supercharger]]
| aspiration = [[Roots type supercharger]]
| enginetype = [[V16 engine|V16]] [[Two-stroke diesel engine|Two-stroke diesel]]
| cylindercount = 16
| cylindercount = 16
| fuelcap = {{convert|2600|usgal|abbr=on|disp=br()}}
| fuelcap = {{convert|2600|usgal|abbr=on|disp=br()}}
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}}
}}


The '''EMD GP38''' <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bachand |first1=Jean-Denis |title=EMD GP38 |url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20GP38.HTML |website=The Diesel Shop |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> is a four-axle [[road switcher]] [[diesel-electric locomotive]] built by [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's [[Prime mover (locomotive)|prime mover]] was an [[EMD 645]] 16-[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] engine that generated {{convert|2000|hp|MW|2}}.
The '''EMD GP38''' <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bachand |first1=Jean-Denis |title=EMD GP38 |url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20GP38.HTML |website=The Diesel Shop |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> is a four-axle [[diesel-electric locomotive]] built by [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's [[Prime mover (locomotive)|prime mover]] was an [[EMD 645]] 16-[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] engine that generated {{convert|2000|hp|MW|2}}. The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Gerald L. |title=A field guide to trains of North America |date=1996 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |isbn=0-395-70112-0 |page=34}}</ref>


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In 1972, EMD began making an updated model, the [[EMD GP38-2|GP38-2]], as part of its [[Dash-2]] line.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McDonnell|first=Greg|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50411517|title=Field guide to modern diesel locomotives|date=2002|publisher=Kalmbach Publishing|isbn=0-89024-607-6|location=Waukesha, Wisc.|pages=108–109|oclc=50411517}}</ref>
The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.

⚫
In 1972, EMD began making an updated model, the [[EMD GP38-2|GP38-2]], as part of its [[Dash-2]] line.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McDonnell|first=Greg|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50411517|title=Field guide to modern diesel locomotives|date=2002|publisher=Kalmbach Publishing|isbn=0-89024-607-6|location=Waukesha, Wisc.|pages=108-109|oclc=50411517}}</ref>


==Original orders==
==Original orders==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Railroad<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sarberenyi |first1=Robert |title=GP38 Roster |url=http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/gp38.htm |website=www.trainweb.org |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref> !! Quantity !! Numbers !! Notes
! Railroad !! Quantity !! Numbers !! Notes
|-
|-
|[[Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad]]
|[[Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad]]
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|61
|61
|3500-3560
|3500-3560
|Rebuilt to GP38us and renumbered to 2300-2360
|Rebuilt to GP38us and renumbered to 2300-2360, To [[BNSF]]
|-
|-
|[[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
|[[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
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|6
|6
|2072-2077
|2072-2077
|Ordered as [[Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railroad|SP&S]] 200-205
|Ordered as [[Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway|SP&S]] 200-205, To BNSF
|-
|-
|[[Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad]]
|[[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]]
|60
|60
|3850-3899, 4820-4829
|3850-3899, 4820-4829
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|7
|7
|200-206
|200-206
|To [[Grand Trunk Western Railway|GTW]] 6200-6206
|To [[Grand Trunk Western Railroad|GTW]] 6200-6206
|-
|-
|Erie Mining Company
|Erie Mining Company
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|13
|13
|251-263
|251-263
|252 & 254 To [[Boston and Maine Railroad|B&M]] after Guilford merger
|252 & 254 To [[Boston and Maine Railroad|B&M]] after Guilford merger. 252 & 255 now at Conway Scenic.
|-
|-
|[[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]]
|[[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]]
|4
|4
|300-304
|300-304
| To Union Pacific
|
|-
|-
|[[Missouri Pacific Railroad]]
|[[Missouri Pacific Railroad]]
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|5
|5
|2000-2004
|2000-2004
| To Conrail
|
|-
|-
|[[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]
|[[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]
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|-
|-
|[[Penn Central Transportation Company]]
|[[Penn Central Transportation Company]]
|263
|265
|7675-7937
|7675-7939
|Biggest order of GP38s, to [[Conrail]] same numbers, and then to [[Norfolk Southern]] 2880 and 2885-2957 and [[CSX Transportation]] 1950–1998, Rest to various short lines.
|Biggest order of GP38s, to [[Conrail]] same numbers, and then to [[Norfolk Southern]] 2880 and 2885-2957 and [[CSX Transportation]] 1950–1998, Rest to various short lines.
|-
|-
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|
|
|-
|-
!Totals !! 706 !! !!
|}
|}


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Conversely, a number of higher horsepower ''40 Series'' locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2 (GP38AC), by the removal of the [[Turbocharger#Marine and land-based diesel turbochargers|turbocharger]] and the substitution of twin [[Roots-type supercharger|Roots blower]]s.
Conversely, a number of higher horsepower ''40 Series'' locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2 (GP38AC), by the removal of the [[Turbocharger#Marine and land-based diesel turbochargers|turbocharger]] and the substitution of twin [[Roots-type supercharger|Roots blower]]s.


In 2007, [[Norfolk Southern]] rebuilt #2911 which is an ex Penn Central GP38 into an experimental [[Zero-emissions vehicle|zero-emissions]] Battery-Electric locomotive known as the [[Altoona Works BP4]]. The new locomotive was renumbered as NS #999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norfolk Southern 2014 Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance {{!}} A Battery-Powered Alternative|url=http://nssustainability.com/2014_sustainability_report/environmental_performance/a_battery_powered_alternative.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=nssustainability.com}}</ref> It has since been sold to Rail Propulsions Systems, where it was upgraded for eventual use in the Los Angeles Basin region. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Corselli |first1=Andrew |title=Agent 999: RPS Restores Zero-Emission Locomotive |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/agent-999-rps-restores-zero-emission-locomotive/ |work=[[Railway Age]] |date=2 June 2020 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231014223054/https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/agent-999-rps-restores-zero-emission-locomotive/ |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |url=https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/11/12-ns-to-dispose-of-executive-f-units-other-roster-oddities |title=NS to dispose of executive F units, other roster oddities |date=November 12, 2019 |first=Dan |last=Cupper |newspaper=[[Trains magazine|Trains]] |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226171542/https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/11/12-ns-to-dispose-of-executive-f-units-other-roster-oddities |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2007, [[Norfolk Southern]] rebuilt #2911 which is an ex Penn Central GP38 into an experimental Battery-Electric locomotive known as the [[Altoona Works BP4]].


==Preservation==
==Preservation==
*[[Conway Scenic Railroad]] 252, built as [[Maine Central]] (MEC) 252, is preserved and operates on excursions on the former MEC Notch Route.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2021-10-19 |title=Conway Scenic Acquires Second Maine Central GP38 |url=https://railfan.com/conway-scenic-acquires-second-maine-central-gp38/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204061733/https://railfan.com/conway-scenic-acquires-second-maine-central-gp38/ |archive-date=4 December 2022 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=[[Railfan & Railroad|Railfan & Railroad Magazine]] |language=en-CA}}</ref>

*Conway Scenic Railroad 255, built as Maine Central 255, was acquired in October 2021 and serves alongside 252.<ref name=":0" />
*[[Conway Scenic Railroad]] 252, built as [[Maine Central]] 252, is in Maine Central ‘harvest gold’ paint with Conway Scenic reporting marks, and currently operates on excursions on the former MEC Notch Route. This locomotive suffered a broken crankshaft in August 2020 and is awaiting repair. It is currently on display in the yard.
*[[Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway]] 80, is preserved in operational condition at the [[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cotey |first=Angela |date=2016-05-09 |title=Museum unveils Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia-painted GP38 NEWSWIRE |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/03-tvrm-unveils-tennessee-alabama-and-georgia-railway-gp38/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312164118/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/03-tvrm-unveils-tennessee-alabama-and-georgia-railway-gp38/ |archive-date=12 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=[[Trains magazine|Trains]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of TAG Railway 80 Locomotive |url=https://www.tvrail.com/equipment/tennessee-alabama-and-georgia-railway-80/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129045416/https://www.tvrail.com/equipment/tennessee-alabama-and-georgia-railway-80/ |archive-date=29 November 2023 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=[[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway|TAG Railway]] 80 is preserved in operational condition at the [[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]].
*[[West Chester Railroad]] 7706, built as [[Penn Central]] 7706, is preserved and operates on tourist trains on the former [[Pennsylvania Railroad|PRR]] line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Speicher |first=Jake |date=19 December 2012 |title=Exelon Power Donates Locomotive to West Chester Railroad |url=https://patch.com/pennsylvania/westchester/exelon-power-donates-locomotive-to-west-chester-railroad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312201707/https://patch.com/pennsylvania/westchester/exelon-power-donates-locomotive-to-west-chester-railroad |archive-date=12 March 2024 |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=[[Patch Media|Patch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laepple |first=Wayne |date=10 December 2012 |title=West Chester Railroad receives GP38 donation |url=http://trn.trains.com:80/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2012/12/West%20Chester%20RR%20receives%20GP38%20donation.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223062236/http://trn.trains.com:80/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2012/12/West%20Chester%20RR%20receives%20GP38%20donation.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2012 |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=[[Trains magazine|Trains]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Equipment Roster |url=https://www.wcrailroad.com/equipment.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205144058/https://www.wcrailroad.com/equipment.html |archive-date=5 December 2022 |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=[[West Chester Railroad]]}}</ref>
*[[West Chester Railroad]] 7706, built as [[Penn Central]] 7706, is preserved and operates on tourist trains on the former [[Pennsylvania Railroad|PRR]] line.
*[[Chessie System]] 3802, built as [[Baltimore & Ohio]] 3802, is preserved and operates at the [[Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum]] in Baltimore, Maryland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B&O #3802 |url=https://borail.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/903FD86A-4634-4272-8087-402114970989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312205159/https://borail.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/903FD86A-4634-4272-8087-402114970989 |archive-date=12 March 2024 |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=[[B&O Railroad Museum]]}}</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines]] 2000, is preserved on the [[Cape May Seashore Lines]] in Tuckahoe, New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-20 |title=Cape May Seashore Lines acquires predecessor diesel |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cape-may-seashore-lines-acquires-predecessor-diesel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312214949/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cape-may-seashore-lines-acquires-predecessor-diesel/ |archive-date=12 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=[[Trains magazine|Trains]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Return of Engine 2000! |url=https://www.seashorelines.org/Passenger/2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312214952/https://www.seashorelines.org/Passenger/2000 |archive-date=12 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=[[Cape May Seashore Lines|Seashore Lines]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}
* {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}
* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/gp38.htm EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners]''
* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/gp38.htm EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners]''
* Norfolk Southern 2014 Sustainability Report ''[http://nssustainability.com/2014_sustainability_report/environmental_performance/a_battery_powered_alternative.html]''


== External links ==
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 22:06, 12 March 2024

This article is about the locomotive. For the family of glycoproteins, see Glycoprotein.
EMD GP38
EMD GP38 of the Gateway Western Railway
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD)
General Motors Diesel (GMD)
ModelGP38
Build dateJanuary 1966 – December 1971
Total produced706
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • AARB-B
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel capacity2,600 US gal
(9,800 L; 2,200 imp gal)
Prime moverEMD 16-645E
Engine typeV16 Two-stroke diesel
AspirationRoots type supercharger
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output2,000 hp (1.49 MW)
Career
LocaleNorth America

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). The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.[2]

In 1972, EMD began making an updated model, the GP38-2, as part of its Dash-2 line.[3]

Original orders[edit]

Railroad[4] Quantity Numbers Notes
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad 1 400
Altos Hornos de México 4 130-131, 135-136
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 61 3500-3560 Rebuilt to GP38us and renumbered to 2300-2360, To BNSF
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 70 3800-3849, 4800-4819 To CSX 2000–2049, 2100-2119
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad 8 81-88
Burlington Northern Railroad 6 2072-2077 Ordered as SP&S 200-205, To BNSF
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 60 3850-3899, 4820-4829 To CSX 2050–2099, 2120-2129
Clinchfield Railroad 10 2000-2009 To Seaboard System then CSX 2180-2189
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad 7 200-206 To GTW 6200-6206
Erie Mining Company 2 700-701
Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste 2 512-513
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad 20 701-720 To Illinois Central Gulf then Illinois Central Railroad 9520-9539
Louisville and Nashville Railroad 20 4000-4019 To Seaboard System 6221–6240, then renumbered to 2130–2149, then to CSX
Maine Central Railroad 13 251-263 252 & 254 To B&M after Guilford merger. 252 & 255 now at Conway Scenic.
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 4 300-304 To Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railroad 6 572-577
Monongahela Railway 5 2000-2004 To Conrail
Southern Railway 7 2001-2007 To Norfolk Southern Railway renumbered 2871-2878
Penn Central Transportation Company 265 7675-7939 Biggest order of GP38s, to Conrail same numbers, and then to Norfolk Southern 2880 and 2885-2957 and CSX Transportation 1950–1998, Rest to various short lines.
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines 15 2000-2014 Built with dual control stands and an extended cab face. To Conrail 7660–7674, and then Norfolk Southern 2943-2957
Phelps Dodge Corporation 8 47-54
Southern Railway 107 2716-2822 Built with high hoods. To NS with original numbers
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway 1 80 To Southern then NS 2879
Texas Mexican Railway 4 857-860
Totals 706

Rebuilds[edit]

A number of GP38s have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2.

Conversely, a number of higher horsepower 40 Series locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2 (GP38AC), by the removal of the turbocharger and the substitution of twin Roots blowers.

In 2007, Norfolk Southern rebuilt #2911 which is an ex Penn Central GP38 into an experimental zero-emissions Battery-Electric locomotive known as the Altoona Works BP4. The new locomotive was renumbered as NS #999.[5] It has since been sold to Rail Propulsions Systems, where it was upgraded for eventual use in the Los Angeles Basin region. [6] [7]

Preservation[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bachand, Jean-Denis. "EMD GP38". The Diesel Shop. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 34. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
  3. ^ McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisc.: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
  4. ^ Sarberenyi, Robert. "GP38 Roster". www.trainweb.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Norfolk Southern 2014 Sustainability Report - Environmental Performance | A Battery-Powered Alternative". nssustainability.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. ^ Corselli, Andrew (2 June 2020). "Agent 999: RPS Restores Zero-Emission Locomotive". Railway Age. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Cupper, Dan (November 12, 2019). "NS to dispose of executive F units, other roster oddities". Trains. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Franz, Justin (2021-10-19). "Conway Scenic Acquires Second Maine Central GP38". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. ^ Cotey, Angela (2016-05-09). "Museum unveils Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia-painted GP38 NEWSWIRE". Trains. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  10. ^ "History of TAG Railway 80 Locomotive". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  11. ^ Speicher, Jake (19 December 2012). "Exelon Power Donates Locomotive to West Chester Railroad". Patch. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ Laepple, Wayne (10 December 2012). "West Chester Railroad receives GP38 donation". Trains. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Equipment Roster". West Chester Railroad. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ "B&O #3802". B&O Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Cape May Seashore Lines acquires predecessor diesel". Trains. 2023-09-20. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  16. ^ "The Return of Engine 2000!". Seashore Lines. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

External links[edit]

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