EMD GP39

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EMD GP39
EMD GP39
An EMD GP39 of the Copper Basin Railway - Hayden, AZ
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model GP39
Build date 19691970
Total production 23
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover EMD 645E3
Cylinders 12
Power output 2,300 hp (1.7 MW)
Locale United States

An EMD GP39 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1969 and 1970. Power was provided by a turbocharged EMD 645E3 12-cylinder engine which generated 2300 horsepower (1.7 MW).

23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.

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