The EMD SD38-2 is a model of six-axle
diesel-electric locomotive
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built by
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) from 1972 to 1979. EMD built 90 of these medium road-switchers, which were used in both yard and mainline roles. Part of the
EMD Dash 2
The EMD Dash 2 is a line of diesel-electric locomotives introduced by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) on January 1, 1972. Designations of these models were those of the former models with "-2" added (e.g., the SD40 was replaced b ...
line, the SD38-2 was an upgraded
SD38 with modular electronic control systems, HT-C trucks, and many other detail improvements. The locomotive's power was provided by an
EMD 16-645E 16-
cylinder
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A cylinder may also be defined as an infi ...
engine, which could generate . These units were constructed with either fuel tanks and were available with or without dynamic brakes. It shared the same frame as the
SD40-2 and
SD45-2
The EMD SD45-2 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). EMD built 136 locomotives between 1972–1974, primarily for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). The SD45-2 was an improved ...
, which gives it a length over
couplers of .
Original owners
See also
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List of GM-EMD locomotives
The following is a list of locomotives produced by the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), and its successors General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) and Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD).
Streamlined power cars and early experimental locomotives ...
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List of GMD Locomotives
References
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* GATX Rail Locomotive Group.
SD38-2 specification page'. Retrieved on June 23, 2005.
* Sarberenyi, Robert.
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*EMD SD38-2 general arrangement drawing (Spec. 8086 07/75) and
clearance diagram (04/72), Robb Fisher, RFDI.
External links
* Sarberenyi, Robert.
EMD SD38-2 Original Owners'
SD38-2
SD38-2
C-C locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States
Railway locomotives introduced in 1972
Freight locomotives
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
5 ft 3 in gauge locomotives
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