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built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by an

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engine which generated . A fuel tank was used on this unit. This locomotive model shared a common frame with the EMD SD28, giving it an overall length of . 360 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.

Original owners

Preservation

* Baltimore & Ohio #7402 is preserved at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in

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. * VLIX #1216 (built 1965 as L&N #1216) is preserved at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in

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, awaiting restoration. *

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#7436 (built 1964) is preserved and operable, currently leased to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. It is owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing.

References

* * Thompson, J. David.
EMD SD35 and related models Original Owners
'. Retrieved on August 27, 2006

External links

* {{EMD SDs SD35 C-C locomotives Diesel–electric locomotives of the United States Railway locomotives introduced in 1964 Freight locomotives Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States