EMD GP18

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EMD GP18

Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	GP18
Build date	December 1959 – November 1963
Total production	350
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Prime mover	EMD 567D1
Cylinders	16
Power output	1800 hp (1.3 MW)
Locale	United States and Mexico

An 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 1800 horsepower (1.3 MW). The GP18 replaced the GP9 in EMD's catalog.

350 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads and 40 were built for Mexican railroads.

[edit] References

• Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4. 

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(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives)