EMD GP28
{{distinguish|text=the EMD GP28M, a rebuild of the EMD GP9}}
{{more footnotes|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox locomotive
| name=EMD GP28
| image=ALM RR IMG 8746.JPG
| caption=Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad #1812 in Irondale, Alabama in 2010.
| powertype=Diesel-electric
| gauge={{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
| buildmodel=GP28
| builddate=March 1964 – November 1965
| enginetype=V16 diesel engine
| cylindercount=16
| poweroutput={{convert|1800|hp|MW|2|abbr=on|lk=in}}
| totalproduction=31
| locale=United 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 {{convert|1800|hp|MW|2|lk=in}}. This locomotive was basically a naturally aspirated version of the EMD GP35.{{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=32}}
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
class="wikitable"
! Railroad !! Quantity !! Road numbers !! Notes | |||
Chihuahua Pacific Railroad | style="text-align:center;" |10 | style="text-align:center;" |801-810 | 808-810 equipped with high short hood and steam generators |
Illinois Central Railroad | style="text-align:center;" |12 | style="text-align:center;" |9429-9440 | |
Mississippi Central | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |211 | to Illinois Central 9441 |
Southern Peru Copper Corporation | style="text-align:center;" |5 | style="text-align:center;" |26-30 | |
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |700, 701 | to Texas and Pacific Railway 570, 571, to Missouri Pacific Railroad 700-701 |
Texas Mexican Railway | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |856 | |
Total | 31 |
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References
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- {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}{{page needed|date=September 2016}}
- {{cite web| first=Robert| last=Sarberenyi| url=http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/gp28.htm| title=EMD GP28 Original Owners| access-date=August 27, 2006}}
- {{cite journal| journal=Extra 2200 South| issue=36| date=September–October 1972| pages=22–23}}{{full citation needed|date=September 2016}}
- {{cite web| title=GM Export Models| url=http://utahrails.net/ajkristopans/GMEXPORT2_22-Sep-2015_update.txt| website=Utah Rails}}
- {{cite web| title=EMD Road Switchers: GP28| url=http://utahrails.net/ajkristopans/ROADSWITCHERS567.php#gp28| website=Utah Rails}}
{{EMD GPs}}
Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of the United States
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1964
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of Mexico
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of Peru
Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of Mexico
Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of Peru
Category:Illinois Central locomotives
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