EMD GP28

An EMD GP28 is a 4-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between March 1964 and November 1965. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). This locomotive was basically a non-turbocharged version of the EMD GP35.

Not to be confused with the EMD GP28M, a rebuild of the EMD GP9.

EMD GP28
Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad #1812 in Irondale, Alabama in 2010.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Model GP28 Build date March 1964 – November 1965 Total produced 31
Specifications Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Prime mover EMD 567D1 Engine type V16 diesel engine Cylinders 16
Performance figures Power output 1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
Career Locale United States Mexico and Peru

16 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 10 were built for Mexican railroads, and five were built for use in Peru.

Original buyers

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Chihuahua Pacific Railroad	10	801-810	808-810 equipped with high short hood and steam generators
Illinois Central Railroad	12	9429-9440
Mississippi Central	1	211	to Illinois Central 9441
Southern Peru Copper Corporation	5	26-30
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway	2	700, 701	to Texas and Pacific Railway 570, 571, to Missouri Pacific Railroad 700-701
Texas-Mexican Railway	1	856
Total	31

References

• Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
• Sarberenyi, Robert. "EMD GP28 Original Owners". Retrieved August 27, 2006.
• Extra 2200 South (36): 22–23. September–October 1972. Missing or empty |title= (help)
• "GM Export Models". Utah Rails.
• "EMD Road Switchers: GP28". Utah Rails.