EMD GP28

Not to be confused with the EMD GP28M, a rebuild of the EMD GP9.
EMD GP28
Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad #1812 in Irondale, Alabama in 2010.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelGP28
Build dateMarch 1964 – November 1965
Total produced31
Specifications
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 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

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

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


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