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EMD Model 40

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

Total produced
  
11

Model
  
Model 40

AAR wheel arr.
  
B

EMD Model 40

Builder
  
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Build date
  
April 1940 – April 1943

The EMD Model 40 was a two-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Corporation, and its corporate successor, General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (EMD) between August 1940 and April 1943. Nicknamed "critters", eleven examples of this locomotive were built. Powered by twin General Motors Detroit Diesel 6-71 diesel engines, which produce a combined 300 horsepower (224 kW). Original buyers included the Electro-Motive Corporation/EMD Plant #2 switcher, Defense Plant Corporation-4 units, the United States Army 3 units, and the United States Navy 2 units, General Motors Cleveland Diesel Division 1 unit.

Known locomotives

  • s/n 1134 Museum of Industry, Stellarton, Nova Scotia
  • s/n 1308 scrapped
  • s/n 1309 Lake Superior Railroad Museum/Duluth, Minnesota
  • s/n 1834 Cushing Stone Company, Amsterdam, New York
  • s/n 1835 Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum/North Judson, Indiana
  • s/n 2284 a northwest Indiana locomotive rebuilder
  • s/n 2285 Walkersville Southern Railroad, Walkersville, Maryland
  • s/n 2286 scrapped
  • s/n 2287 Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
  • s/n 2288 York County Heritage Trust, York, Pennsylvania
  • s/n 2289 scrapped

    • References

    EMD Model 40 Wikipedia
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