EMD GP15T

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	GP15T
Build date	October 1982 – April 1983
Total produced	28

Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Cylinders	8
Loco brake	Straight air, dynamic
Train brakes	Air

Performance figures
Power output	1,500 hp (1.12 MW)

Career
Locale	United States

An EMD GP15T is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1982 and April 1983. It was a very close cousin to the GP15-1, but used a turbocharger in order to generate more power from a smaller engine. Power was provided by an 8-cylinder diesel engine that generated 1,500 hp (1.12 MW), the same as the GP15-1, but with four fewer cylinders.

28 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads. The Chessie System received the majority of them as C&O 1500-1524 (25 units), while the rest went to the Apalachicola Northern in Florida as AN 720-722 (3 units).

Chessie Systems GP15Ts are equipped with dynamic braking and the optional inertial air filtration system, whereas ANs GP15Ts do not have dynamic braking, and also uses the standard non-inertial intake system.

References

Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.

External links

Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP15-1, GP15AC, and GP15T Original Owners

4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD

BL1 BL2 BL20-2 GP7, GP7B GP9, GP9B GP15-1 GP15AC GP15T GP15D GP18 GP20 GP20D GP22ECO GP28 GP30, GP30B GP35 GP38 GP38AC GP38-2/38-2L/38-2W GP38H-3 GP39 GP39DC GP39X GP39-2 GP40 GP40X GP40-2 GP40P GP40P-2 GP40TC GP49 GP50 GP59 GP60, GP60B, GP60M

(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives)

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