EMD GL8

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B or A1A-A1A
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm); 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm); 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
Width	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Height	12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) High clearance cab or 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) Low clearance cab
Prime mover	GM 8-567CR
Engine type	V8 2-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Cylinders	8
Loco brake	Straight air
Train brakes	Air or Vacuum schedule 26-LA or 27-LA

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GM-EMD La Grange, Illinois, USA
Model	GL8
Build date	June 1960 - July 1965
Total produced	B-B version: 96; A1A-A1A version: 53

EMD GL8
EMD GL8
	An ALL EMD GL8
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GM-EMD La Grange, Illinois, USA
Model	GL8
Build date	June 1960 - July 1965
Total produced	B-B version: 96; A1A-A1A version: 53
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B or A1A-A1A
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm); 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm); 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.	40 in (1,016 mm)
Length	36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
Width	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Height	12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) High clearance cab or 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) Low clearance cab
Prime mover	GM 8-567CR
Engine type	V8 2-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots blower
Cylinders	8
Loco brake	Straight air
Train brakes	Air or Vacuum schedule 26-LA or 27-LA
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	124km/h 77.05 mph
Power output	875 hp (652 kW)
Disposition
Career
Disposition	Many scrapped, some preserved, others still operating

The EMD GL8 is an export diesel-electric locomotive introduced by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) in 1960. They have been designed as light locomotives with a low axle loading. Measuring 36 feet 2 inches over the end sills, they are equipped an EMD 8-567CR engine producing 875 hp (652 kW) for traction, driving four traction motors in either A1A-A1A or B-B flexicoil trucks. The EMD GA8 is a derivative designed for very light lines with extremely sharp curves using frame mounted traction motors and freight car trucks.

Several countries have purchased GL8 locomotives.