EMD SD18

EMD SD18

SBVR No. 182, formerly of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, on a night photoshoot in 2011

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Model SD18 Build date April 1960 – March 1963 Total produced 114

Specifications AAR wheel arr. C-C Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil Prime mover EMD 567D1 Engine type V16 diesel Cylinders 16

Performance figures Power output 1,800 hp (1.3 MW)

An EMD SD18 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between April 1960 and March 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 hp (1.3 MW).

54 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, and 60 for export, including fifteen for Korail (order numbers 700735–700749, serial numbers 28373–28387).

At least four SD18s have been preserved. Chop-nosed Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 193 is now an operating member of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum collection. They also have DM&IR 316 in their collection, which is an "SDM"; an EMD SD18 given EMD 645 power assemblies by the Missabe. However, it is still labeled as an SD18.

The South Branch Valley Railroad also regularly operates former Bessemer & Lake Erie SD18 853 as their 182.

A fourth unit is Chesapeake and Ohio 7311, in Chessie System colors and with VLIX reporting marks. It was sold to a company in the State of Washington and is slated for a complete rebuild. As of now the unit has been running freights but should be rebuilt soon.This SD18 rides on Alco trucks.

Additionally, both SD18s owned by the Chicago & Illinois Midland are still in operation, and are used by the Illinois Midland Railroad, the successor to the CIM.