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The EMD GP40-2 is a 4-axle
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EMD GP40-2, GP40-2W, and GP40-2LW, GP40P-2 Original Owners
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diesel locomotive
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built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division
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as part of its Dash 2 line between April 1972 and December 1986. The locomotive's power is provided by an EMD 645E3
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16-cylinder
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engine which generates .
Production
Standard GP40-2 production totaled 861 units, with 817 built for U.S. railroads, and 44 for Mexican railroads. In addition, three GP40P-2s, passenger versions of the GP40-2, were built in 1974 and 279 were built byGeneral Motors Diesel
General Motors Diesel was a railway diesel locomotive manufacturer located in London, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1949 as the Canadian subsidiary of the Electro-Motive Diesel division of General Motors (EMD). In 1969 it was re-organiz ...
(GMD) between 1974 and 1976. Total production of the GP40-2 and its variations totaled 1,143 units.
Performance
With the 62:15 gearing (65-70 mph maximum) EMD rated the GP40-2 at 55,400 lb continuous tractive effort. Some had PF21 module that reduced the output below 23 mph, lowering continuous speed down to 11 mph.Original buyers
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Preservation
Sonora Baja California 2107 is now preserved in a Museum in Mexicali, MXSee also
*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
The following is a list of locomotives produced by General Motors Diesel (GMD), and its corporate successor Electro-Motive Canada (EMC).
The NF-110 and NF-210 locomotive models were narrow gauge locomotives for use on Canadian National Railway's ...
References
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* Sarberenyi, Robert.EMD GP40-2, GP40-2W, and GP40-2LW, GP40P-2 Original Owners
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{{EMD GPs Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States Diesel-electric locomotives of Canada GP40-2 GP40-2 B-B locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1972 Standard gauge locomotives of the United States Standard gauge locomotives of Mexico Standard gauge locomotives of Canada Diesel-electric locomotives of Mexico