An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle

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between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-

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engine which generated . This locomotive was basically a non-turbocharged version of the EMD GP35. 16 examples of this locomotive model were built for

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railroads, 10 were built for

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railroads, and five were built for use in Peru.

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* * * * * GP28 B-B locomotives Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States Railway locomotives introduced in 1964 Standard gauge locomotives of the United States Standard gauge locomotives of Mexico Standard gauge locomotives of Peru Diesel-electric locomotives of Mexico Diesel-electric locomotives of Peru {{diesel-loco-stub