Power type Diesel-electric AAR wheel arr. B-B | Model GP18 | |
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Builder General Motors, Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Build date December 1959 – November 1963 Total produced U.S.- 350 units, Mexico- 40 units, export- 15 units. 405 units total. | ||
An EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel-electric 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 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). 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 export to a Brazilian railroad, 2 were exported to Peru, and 1 was exported to Saudi Arabia.
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