EMD GP18

EMD GP18

Infobox Locomotive
name=EMD GP18
powertype=Diesel-electric


caption=An EMD GP18 owned and operated by the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad
gauge=RailGauge|ussg
aarwheels=B-B
builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
buildmodel=GP18
builddate=December 1959 – November 1963
primemover=EMD 567D1
cylindercount=16
aspiration=Roots blower
poweroutput=convert|1800|hp|MW|2|abbr=on
totalproduction=405
fuelc
convert|1700|usgal
locale=United States, Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Saudi ArabiaAn EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated convert|1800|hp|MW|2. The GP18 replaced the GP9 in EMD's catalog.

350 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 40 units were built for Mexican railroads, 12 were built for Brazilian railroads, two units were exported to Peru and one unit was exported to Saudi Arabia.

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