EMD GP38

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model	GP38
Build date	January 1966 – December 1971
Total produced	706

EMD GP38
EMD GP38
	EMD GP38 of the Gateway Western Railway
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model	GP38
Build date	January 1966 – December 1971
Total produced	706
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel capacity	2,600 US gal; (9,800 L; 2,200 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E
Engine type	V16 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots-type blower
Cylinders	16
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	2,000 hp (1.49 MW)
Locale
Career
Locale	North America

The EMD GP38 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's prime mover was an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine that generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW). The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads.

In 1972, EMD began making an updated model, the GP38-2, as part of its Dash-2 line.