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EMD GP18

EMD GP18
GM GP18 7012 FEPASA.jpg
An EMD GP18 owned and operated by FEPASA.
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors, Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model GP18
Build date December 1959 – November 1963
Total produced U.S.- 350 units, Mexico- 40 units, export- 15 units. 405 units total.
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel capacity 1,700 US gallons (6,400 l; 1,400 imp gal)
Prime mover EMD 567D1
Engine type V16 diesel engine
Aspiration Roots blower
Cylinders 16
Performance figures
Power output 1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
Career
Locale United States, Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Saudi Arabia
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors, Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model GP18
Build date December 1959 – November 1963
Total produced U.S.- 350 units, Mexico- 40 units, export- 15 units. 405 units total.
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel capacity 1,700 US gallons (6,400 l; 1,400 imp gal)
Prime mover EMD 567D1
Engine type V16 diesel engine
Aspiration Roots blower
Cylinders 16
Performance figures
Power output 1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
Career
Locale United States, Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Saudi Arabia

An EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). The GP18 replaced the GP9 in EMD's catalog. 350 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 40 units were built for Mexican railroads, 12 were built for export to a Brazilian railroad, 2 were exported to Peru, and 1 was exported to Saudi Arabia.


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