Copper Basin Railway #505 at Hayden, Arizona in 2010. The EMD GP39 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970. The GP39 was a derivative of the GP38 equipped with a turbocharged EMD 645E3 12- cylinder engine which generated 2,300 hp (1.72 MW). [1][2]

The former BN GP39E's, GP39M's and GP39V's will likely have a longer lifespan on the railroad being that these units were given a complete rebuild from GP30's and GP35's into a locomotive that is equivalent to a GP39-2 with the exception that the units have a 16 cylinder engine upgraded with 645 power assemblies versus a 12 cylinder prime mover ...

2023年8月1日 · Twenty-three four-axle EMD GP39s rolled out of EMD’s La Grange (Ill.) factory between June 1969 and July 1970, sporting the builder’s reliable 645E3 V12 prime mover producing 2,300 hp. Basically it was an offshoot of the popular 2,000 hp, 16-cylinder GP38 but equipped with 12-cylinder engine and a turbocharger.

"Barney" & an ex-BN GP39M are a part of the consist of the Hopper Turn... as seen from the US12 overpass... swapping power before heading north outta town...

2024年9月28日 · Needing new medium-duty, 4-axle power but not wanting to pay a premium for brand new locomotives, BN contracted with Morrison-Knutsen (M-K) in 1987 to rebuild GP30’s and GP35’s to GP39-2 standards.

2015年8月15日 · So while they’re desiginated GP39 in deference to their new 2,300 horsepower rating (which is the same as a stock GP39), it’s created on a GP39M/V/E via the original 16 cylinder 567 engine block instead of a 12-645.

2016年9月30日 · Morrison-Knudsen GP39M (Rebuilt EMD GP30/GP35) - 12 of 65 units; Road Numbers Builder Date Date Date Notes BNSF# 1st # 2nd # 3rd # 4th # 5th # Number Built Rebuilt Retired (2800) CB&Q 973 BN 2250 BN 2800 28295 May 63 Oct 88 (2801) UP ...

Rebuilt Electro-Motive GP39E, GP39M, GP39V Diesels 2750, GP30u, Class GP-39E, was built in April 1963, #28268, FN 7650-8, as Great Northern 3007, Class GP-30. It became BN 2207, Class GP-30, in 1970 and rebuilt by Electro-Motive as 2750, Class GP-39E, on March 31, 1989.

BN GP39M 2879 built June 1964 as SP GP35 7481, became BNSF GP39M 2879, and seen in North LaCrosse, WI June 20, 1989. Unknown photographer, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection 8.

BN GP39M 2817 built July 1962 as UP GP30 804, rebuilt Aug. 1989, became BNSF 2917, and seen in Galesburg, IL. Larry Anglund photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection 11.