An EMD GP39 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1969 and 1970. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generated 2300 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. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 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. ...
21 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.
References
Marre, Louis A., and Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI. ISBN 0-89026-088-4.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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). ...