EMD GP39-2

Infobox Locomotive
name=EMD GP39-2
powertype=Diesel-electric

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caption=BNSF 2866 at Commerce, CA, December 6, 2006.
gauge=RailGauge|ussg
aarwheels=B-B
builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
buildmodel=GP39-2
builddate=1974 – 1984
totalproduction=239
locale=United States
cylindercount=12
primemover=EMD 645E3
poweroutput=2,300 hp
length=59 ft 2 in (18 m)
An EMD GP39-2 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1974 and 1984. 239 examples of this locomotive were built for American railroads. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP39-2 was an upgraded GP39. Power for this locomotive was provided by a turbocharged 12-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine, which could produce 2,300 horsepower.

Unlike the original GP39, which sold only 23 examples as railroads preferred the reliable un-turbocharged GP38, the GP39-2 was reasonably successful, ascribed to its better fuel economy relative to the GP38-2 which became of more interest in the energy-crisis 1970s, and to its better performance at altitude. [cite book
title = A Field Guide to Trains of North America
author = Foster, Gerald
publisher = Houghton Mifflin Field Guides
year = 1996
id = ISBN 0395701120]

Original Owners

The GP39-2 sold to five railroads and two industrial operators: [cite web
url = http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/gp39-2.htm
title = EMD GP39-2 Order Numbers
work = The UNofficial EMD Homepage
accessdate = 2006-12-08]

References