GMD GMD1

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General Motors Diesel GMD1

Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Diesel
Build date	August 1958 – April 1960
Total production	101
AAR wheel arr.	A1A-A1A (83); B-B (18)
Prime mover	EMD 567C
Aspiration	Roots type supercharger
Cylinders	V12
Power output	1,200 hp (0.89 MW)

The GMD GMD1 was a diesel locomotive produced by General Motors Diesel (GMD), the Canadian subsidiary of General Motors Electro-Motive Division, between August 1958 and April 1960. This switcher locomotive was powered by a 12-cylinder EMD 567C diesel engine, capable of producing 1,200 horsepower. The GMD1 was built on either flexicoil A1A-A1A or flexicoil B-B trucks. 101 examples of this locomotive were built for Canadian railways. 96 went to Canadian National Railway and the remaining 5 went to Northern Alberta Railways.

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Road	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Canadian National Railway	78	1000–1077	A1A-A1A trucks
Canadian National Railways	18	1900–1917	B-B trucks; fitted with steam generators
Northern Alberta Railways	5	300–305	A1A-A1A trucks

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