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EMD GP28

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

Total produced
  
31

Model
  
GP28

EMD GP28

Builder
  
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Build date
  
March 1964 – November 1965

Gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). This locomotive was basically a non-turbocharged version of the EMD GP35.

16 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 10 were built for Mexican railroads, and five were built for use in Peru.

References

EMD GP28 Wikipedia