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EMD GP15D

EMD GP15D
CEFX 1509 is an EMD GP15D under lease to Union Pacific in Houston, Texas.
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder MotivePower Industries (MPI) and Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)
Model GP15D
Build date June 2000 – May 2001
Total production 10
AAR wheel arr. B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover Caterpillar 3512
(EMD 12-170B15-T2)
(4 Stroke V-12 fuel injected diesel)[1]
Engine type Four-stroke diesel
Aspiration Turbocharged
Cylinders V12
Top speed 70 mph (113 km/h)
Power output 1,500 hp (1,120 kW)
Locomotive brakes Dynamic

The GP15D is a four-axle B-B switcher built by MotivePower Industries and Electro-Motive Diesel. It is supplied with a Caterpillar 3512 (called a 12-170B15-T2 by EMD) V12 prime mover which develops a total power output of 1,500 horsepower (1,120 kW). To date, only 10 units have been produced by EMD, all of which were manufactured during June of 2000. The GP15D is also a hood unit with lowered long and short hoods based on MotivePower Industries' earlier MP1500D locomotives. The changes between the MP1500D and the GP15D are primarily in the control electronics, making them easier to use than the older model.

Although the GP15D is marketed as a switcher, it has a top speed of 70 mph (113 km/h), making it suitable for road switcher duties as well. The GP15D is also similar in appearance to the contemporaneous GP20D, except that the 10 GP15D units produced to date do not have dynamic brakes.

Original Buyers

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
CIT Group/Capital Finance 10 1501-1510
Total 10[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_9_203/ai_92284635/
  2. ^ EMD GP15D Order List
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