EMD SD18
{{short description|Model of 1800 hp Co′Co′ American diesel locomotives}}
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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = EMD SD18
| powertype = Diesel-electric
| image = CIM 60, 50, and 52 (SD9s) at engine house, Springfield, IL on May 7. 1966 (22254571698).jpg
| caption = Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway 60 coupled to two SD9 locomotives at Springfield, Illinois, 7 May 1966
| aarwheels = C-C
| builder = General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
| buildmodel = SD18
| builddate = April 1960 – March 1963
| primemover = EMD 567
| cylindercount = 16
| poweroutput = {{convert|1,800|hp|MW|abbr=on|lk=in}}
| totalproduction = 114
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
{{track gauge|5ft3in|lk=on}}, Brazil
}}
The EMD SD18 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between April 1960 and March 1963.{{Cite book|last=Marre|first=Louis A.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34531120|title=Diesel locomotives : the first 50 years : a guide to diesels built before 1972|date=1995|publisher=Kalmbach Pub. Co|isbn=0-89024-258-5|location=Waukesha, WI|pages=66–68|oclc=34531120}} Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated {{convert|1,800|hp|MW|abbr=on|lk=in}}.
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).
Design and Production
The SD18 was the third model in EMD's SD (special duty) line of locomotives. It was designed as a modified GP18 which had six axles instead of four. The additional axles allowed for more tractive effort and a more even distribution of weight compared to the GP18.
Original Owners
| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
! Owner ! Quantity ! Numbers | ||
| Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
|7 | ||
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
|19 | ||
| Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway
|2 | ||
| Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
|19 | ||
| Reserve Mining Co.
|7 | ||
| RFFSA (export to Brazil)
|45 |3401–3445 | ||
| Korea National Railroad
|15 |6001–6015 | ||
| Totals | 114 |
|---|
Preservation
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 previously had DM&IR 316 in their collection, which is an "SDM"; an EMD SD18 given EMD 645 power assemblies by the Missabe, though still labeled as an SD18.{{Cite web|title=Diesel Locomotives|url=https://lsrm.org/project/diesel-locomotives/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=Lake Superior Railroad Museum|language=en-US}} In 2019 #316 was traded for Northern Pacific #245 and left the museum for the Dakota Quality Grain Corporation in Parshall, N.D.
As of March 2022, grain terminal operator AgRail LLC of Bloomington, Illinois has acquired Western Rail Inc. SD18M No. 1229 through a lease-to-purchase agreement. The unit began service with Minnesota's Reserve Mining in May 1961 and was last used by the Western Milling plant in Goshen, CA. It was rewired in the 1980s.{{Cite web |last=Smedley |first=Steve |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Illinois grain facility acquires rare SD18M |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/illinois-grain-facility-acquires-rare-sd18m/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Trains}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}
External links
- {{commonscat-inline|EMD SD18 locomotives}}
{{EMD SDs}}
{{Korail rolling stock}}
Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of the United States
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1960
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of South Korea