The EMD SD38-2 is a model of six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) from 1972 to 1979. EMD built 90 of these medium road-switchers, which were used in both yard and mainline roles. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the SD38-2 was an upgraded SD38 with modular electronic control systems, HT-C trucks, and many other detail improvements. The locomotive's power was provided by an EMD 16-645E 16-cylinder engine, which could generate . These units were constructed with either fuel tanks and were available with or without dynamic brakes. It shared the same frame as the SD40-2 and SD45-2, which gives it a length over couplers of .
Original owners
{| class="wikitable"
! Railroad
! Quantity
! Road numbers
! Notes
|-
|BC Hydro
|3
|382-384
|
|-
|Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
|13
|870-879, 890-892
|
|-
|Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway
|6
|70-75
|
|-
|Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
|10
|6650-6659
|
|-
|Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway
|5
|209-213
|
|-
|Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
|13
|656-668
|
|-
|
|2
|10-11
|Export to Brazil, gauge
|-
|Louisville and Nashville Railroad
|5
|4500-4504
|
|-
|McCloud River Railroad
|1
|39
|
|-
|Northern Alberta Railway
|4
|401-404
|Built by GMDD
|-
|Orinoco Mining Company
|5
|1028–1032
|Export, Venezuela
|-
|Reserve Mining
|9
|1237–1245
|
|-
|St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
|4
|296-299
|
|-
|Southern Pacific Transportation Company
|6
|2971–2976
|
|-
|United States Steel
|1
|1
|
|-
|Yankeetown Dock
|3
|20-22
|
|-
!Totals !! 90 !! !!
|}
Note
See also
- List of GM-EMD locomotives
- List of GMD Locomotives
References
- GATX Rail Locomotive Group. SD38-2 specification page. Retrieved on June 23, 2005.
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD SD38-2 Original Owners
- EMD SD38-2 general arrangement drawing (Spec. 8086 07/75) and clearance diagram (04/72), Robb Fisher, RFDI.
External links
- Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD SD38-2 Original Owners