EMD GP39DC

EMD GP39DC

CBRY #402 underway.
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Model GP39DC
Build date June 1970
Total produced 2
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover (?)
Engine type V12 diesel engine
Cylinders 12
Performance figures
Power output 2,300 hp (1,720 kW)
Career
Operators Kennecott Copper Company
Locale Utah

An EMD GP39DC is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in June 1970. Power was provided by a turbocharged 12-cylinder EMD engine that generated 2,300 hp (1,720 kW). This locomotive model was basically a GP39 with DC main generator instead of an alternator.

2 examples of this locomotive model were built for Kennecott Copper Company as 1 and 2, later sold to Copper Basin Railway as 401 and 402.

References

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