An EMD SD28 is a 6-axle diesel
locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the Power (physics), motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, Motor coach (rail), motor ...
built by
General Motors Electro-Motive Division between July 1965 and September 1965. Power was provided by an
EMD 567D1 16-
cylinder engine which generated . This locomotive was basically a non-turbocharged version of the
EMD SD35
An EMD SD35 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567D3A, 16- cylinder engine which generated . A fuel tank was used on this unit ...
. 6 examples of this locomotive model were built for
American railroads.
A passenger variant, type SDP28, was built for export to Korea in May 1966, with 6 delivered.
Only 1 SD28 is left it is owned by Cargill and operates in Iowa.
Original Buyers
References
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* Thompson, J. David.
EMD SD28, SD35 and related models Original Owners'. Retrieved on August 27, 2006
SD28
C-C locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States
Diesel-electric locomotives of South Korea
Railway locomotives introduced in 1965
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
Standard gauge locomotives of South Korea
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