The EMD GP40 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971. It has an EMD 645E3 16- cylinder engine generating 3,000 hp (2,240 kW).

The EMD GP40-2 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as part of its Dash 2 line between April 1972 and December 1986. The locomotive's power is provided by an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine …

Dec 20, 2024 · The GP40 and GP40-2, along with the non-turbocharged GP38 and GP38-2, were EMD’s most successful second-generation Geeps. As with earlier models they fit exactly what railroads were looking for while also featuring the manufacturers’ excellence in quality and …

The Electro Motive Division GP40 was a four-axle 3,000 hp diesel locomotive built from 1965 to 1971. While some have since been scrapped, many GP40's continue in service as of today, either in their original form or rebuilt to other specifications.

GP40 Length over coupler pulling faces: 59'-02" Wheel Diameter: 40" Truck Wheel Base: 9'-00" Height above rails : 15'-05" Width over crab irons: 10'-02.5" Minimum Turning Radious: 42 degrees --Fuel Oil: 1700 to 3600; Lubricating Oil: 243 Engine Cooling Water: 254; Sand Capacity: 56 cu. ft. Options: --

CNR EMD GP40 #4003 at the MacMillan Yard, July 1967 The GP40 is a 4-axle diesel-electric road-switcher locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971.

Former RF&P GP40-2 at CSXs Pinoca Yard. A Former RF&P unit sitting at CSXs Pinoca Yard north of Charlotte, NC. CSX train O823 crosses the Little Manatee River with Tropicana juice …

GP-40 Survivors. What had turned into the backbone of Western Pacific’s diesel locomotive fleet were the 44 EMD GP40s and 15 GP40-2s.

4434 sits quietly between runs at Port Huron. Spring 2002. It's 0800 hours and the Cannonball has just died on HOS at the northern end of the Musk Block. A late westbound Cannonball is making one of it's last trips into Muskegon as evidence by the third unit. Note the 4th Unit!

Louisville & Nashville (L&N) purchased two groups of GP40 diesel locomotives for a total roster count of 30 units. The first 10 (3000–3009) locomotives were delivered in late 1966 and the 20-unit second order (3010–3029) came approximately one year later in fall 1967.