An EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December1959 and November1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1800 horsepower. Great Western Railway No. ... General Motors Electro-Motive Division (normally shortened to GM EMD or just EMD) is the worlds largest builder of railroad locomotives. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A piston and cylinder from a steam engine A cylinder in an internal combustion engine is the space a piston travels in. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...
350 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads and 40 were built for Mexican railroads.
References
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD
(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives) General Motors Electro-Motive Division (normally shortened to GM EMD or just EMD) is the worlds largest builder of railroad locomotives. ... The following is a list of locomotives produced by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD). ...
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