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{{Infobox locomotive
{{Infobox locomotive
| name=EMD GP38AC
| name=EMD GP38AC
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| gauge={{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| gauge={{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| aarwheels=B-B
| aarwheels=B-B
| uicclass = Bo'Bo'
| builder=[[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] (EMD)
| builder=[[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] (EMD)
| builddate=February 1970 - December 1971
| builddate=February 1970 - December 1971
| primemover=[[Electro-Motive Diesel|EMD]] [[EMD 645|16-645E]]
| buildmodel=GP38AC
| buildmodel=GP38AC
| totalproduction=261
| totalproduction=261
| locale=[[United States]]
| locale=[[United States]]
}}
}}
An '''EMD GP38AC''' is a 4-axle [[road switcher]] [[diesel-electric locomotive]] built by [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] between February 1970 and December 1971. It was basically a [[EMD GP38|GP38]] with an AR10 [[alternator]] instead of the GP38's normal [[electrical generator|generator]].
An '''EMD GP38AC''' is a 4-axle [[diesel-electric locomotive]] built by [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] between February 1970 and December 1971. It was basically a [[EMD GP38|GP38]] with an AR10 [[alternator]] instead of the GP38's normal [[electrical generator|generator]].<ref>{{cite web |title=EMD "GP38" Locomotives: Data, History, Photos & More |url=https://www.american-rails.com/32290.html |website=American-Rails.com |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bachand |first1=Jean-Denis |title=EMD GP38 Data Sheet |url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20GP38.HTML |website=www.thedieselshop.us |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>


261 examples of this model were built; railroads that purchased this model include [[Canadian Pacific|CP]], [[Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad|DT&I]], [[Grand Trunk Western Railroad|GTW]], [[Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad|GM&O]], [[Illinois Central Railroad|IC]], [[Lehigh Valley Railroad|LV]], [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|L&N]], [[Norfolk and Western Railroad|N&W]], [[St. Louis - San Francisco Railway|SLSF]], [[Southern Railway (US)|SOU]] and Pacific Power and Light.
261 examples of this model were built; railroads that purchased this model include [[Canadian Pacific|CP]], [[Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad|DT&I]], [[Grand Trunk Western Railroad|GTW]], [[Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad|GM&O]], [[Illinois Central Railroad|IC]], [[Lehigh Valley Railroad|LV]], [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|L&N]], [[Norfolk and Western Railroad|N&W]], [[St. Louis - San Francisco Railway|SLSF]], [[Southern Railway (US)|SOU]] and Pacific Power and Light.<ref>{{cite web |title=EMD GP38, GP38AC Order Numbers |url=http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/gp38.htm |website=www.trainweb.org |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>


Many were upgraded to full [[EMD GP38-2|GP38-2]] status with the [[EMD Dash 2|Dash 2]] modular electrical cabinet.
Many were upgraded to full [[EMD GP38-2|GP38-2]] status with the [[EMD Dash 2|Dash 2]] modular electrical cabinet.
[[File:BNSF 2116 EMD GP38AC.jpg|thumb|[[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] 2116 EMD GP38AC]]
[[File:BNSF 2116 EMD GP38AC.jpg|thumb|[[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] 2116 EMD GP38AC]]


==Original Buyers==
==Original buyers==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Railroad !! Quantity !! Road numbers !! Notes
! Railroad !! Quantity !! Road numbers !! Notes
|-
|-
|[[CP Rail]]
|[[CP Rail]]
|<center>21</center>
|{{center|21}}
|3000-3020
|3000-3020
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad]]
|rowspan="2"|<center>14</center>
|rowspan="2"|{{center|14}}
|210-217
|210-217
|215 renumbered 209, 216 renumbered 208, 217 renumbered 207; to Grand Trunk Western Railroad 6207-6214
|215 renumbered 209, 216 renumbered 208, 217 renumbered 207; to Grand Trunk Western Railroad 6207-6214
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|-
|-
|[[Grand Trunk Western Railroad]]
|[[Grand Trunk Western Railroad]]
|<center>12</center>
|{{center|12}}
|5800-5811
|5800-5811
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad]]
|[[Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad]]
|<center>13</center>
|{{center|13}}
|721-733
|721-733
|To [[Illinois Central Gulf Railroad]] 9540-9552
|To [[Illinois Central]] 9540-9552
|-
|-
|[[Illinois Central Railroad]]
|[[Illinois Central Railroad]]
|<center>20</center>
|{{center|20}}
|9500-9519
|9500-9519
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]<ref>{{cite web |title=EMD GP38AC |url=http://www.lvrr.anthraciterailroads.org/modeling-the-lvrr/modeling-diesel-locomotives/emd-gp38ac/ |website=Lehigh Valley Railroad Modeler |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
|[[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]
|<center>4</center>
|{{center|4}}
|310-313
|310-313
|To [[Conrail]] 7656-7659,<ref>{{cite web |title=EMD GP38AC on The CRHS's Conrail Photo Archive |url=https://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/galleries/emd-gp38ac |website=conrailphotos.thecrhs.org |access-date=4 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and then to [[Norfolk Southern]] 2881-2884, Rebuilt into remote control yard slugs in 2007
|To [[Conrail]] 7656-7659
|-
|-
|[[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]
|[[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]
|<center>30</center>
|{{center|30}}
|4020-4049
|4020-4049
|To [[Seaboard System Railroad]] 6241-6270 then to [[CSX]]
|To [[Seaboard System Railroad]] 6241-6270 then to [[CSX]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CSX - CSX Railroad Locomotive Roster - Railroad Picture Archives.NET |url=http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=CSX&mid=4 |website=www.rrpicturearchives.net |access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Norfolk and Western Railway]]
|[[Norfolk and Western Railway]]
|<center>60</center>
|{{center|60}}
|4100-4159
|4100-4159
|To [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]]. All have either been retired, scrapped, or rebuilt.
|To [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NWHS Archives Documents |url=https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/listdocs/select.php?index=rs&id=111 |website=www.nwhs.org |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Pacific Power & Light Company]]
|[[Pacific Power & Light Company]]
|<center>1</center>
|{{center|1}}
|11
|11
|To Arizona Public Service - Pacificorp [[Cholla Power Plant]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]
|[[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]
|<center>56</center>
|{{center|56}}
|2823–2878
|2823–2878
|To [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]]. All but 3 have either been retired, scrapped, or rebuilt.
|To [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Railway EMD GP38AC Locomotives |url=http://southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/gp38ac/gp38ac.html |website=southern.railfan.net |access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[St. Louis – San Francisco Railway]]
|[[St. Louis – San Francisco Railway]]
|<center>30</center>
|{{center|30}}
|633-662
|633-662
|651 wrecked, remaining to [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] 2110-2138 and later to [[BNSF]]. Some of them were rebuilt as GP38-3R or GP39-3
|651 wrecked, remaining to [[Burlington Northern Railroad]] 2110-2138 and later to [[BNSF]]. Some of them were rebuilt as GP38-3R or GP39-3
|-
|-
!Totals !! 261 !! !!
|}
|}

==Preservation==
[[File:Galveston Railroad Museum March 2022 23 (BNSF Railway EMD GP38AC No. 2127).jpg|thumb|BNSF Railway EMD GP38AC No. 2127 at the [[Galveston Railroad Museum]]]]
In June 2020, [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] 2127, originally [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway|Frisco]] 650 built in February 1971, was donated to the Galveston Railroad Museum, in Galveston, Texas. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.io/g/DieselRosterData/message/26640|title = Log in}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Refbegin}}
* {{Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide}}
* {{Marre, Pinkepank - Diesel spotters guide}}
* {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}
* {{Pinkepank diesel spotters guide 2}}
* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/gp38.htm EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners]''
* Sarberenyi, Robert. ''[http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/gp38.htm EMD GP38 and GP38AC Original Owners]''
{{Refend}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|EMD GP38AC locomotives}}
{{commons category|EMD GP38AC locomotives}}


Latest revision as of 01:42, 18 March 2024

EMD GP38AC
LLPX 2210
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelGP38AC
Build dateFebruary 1970 - December 1971
Total produced261
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • AARB-B
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime moverEMD 16-645E
Career
LocaleUnited States

An EMD GP38AC is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1970 and December 1971. It was basically a GP38 with an AR10 alternator instead of the GP38's normal generator.[1][2]

261 examples of this model were built; railroads that purchased this model include CP, DT&I, GTW, GM&O, IC, LV, L&N, N&W, SLSF, SOU and Pacific Power and Light.[3]

Many were upgraded to full GP38-2 status with the Dash 2 modular electrical cabinet.

BNSF 2116 EMD GP38AC

Original buyers

[edit]
Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
CP Rail
21
 3000-3020
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad
14
 210-217 215 renumbered 209, 216 renumbered 208, 217 renumbered 207; to Grand Trunk Western Railroad 6207-6214
215-220 To Grand Trunk Western Railroad 6215-6220
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
12
 5800-5811
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
13
 721-733 To Illinois Central 9540-9552
Illinois Central Railroad
20
 9500-9519
Lehigh Valley Railroad[4]
4
 310-313 To Conrail 7656-7659,[5] and then to Norfolk Southern 2881-2884, Rebuilt into remote control yard slugs in 2007
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
30
 4020-4049 To Seaboard System Railroad 6241-6270 then to CSX[6]
Norfolk and Western Railway
60
 4100-4159 To Norfolk Southern.[7]
Pacific Power & Light Company
1
 11 To Arizona Public Service - Pacificorp Cholla Power Plant
Southern Railway
56
 2823–2878 To Norfolk Southern.[8]
St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
30
 633-662 651 wrecked, remaining to Burlington Northern Railroad 2110-2138 and later to BNSF. Some of them were rebuilt as GP38-3R or GP39-3
Totals 261

Preservation

[edit]
BNSF Railway EMD GP38AC No. 2127 at the Galveston Railroad Museum

In June 2020, BNSF 2127, originally Frisco 650 built in February 1971, was donated to the Galveston Railroad Museum, in Galveston, Texas. [9]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "EMD "GP38" Locomotives: Data, History, Photos & More". American-Rails.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ Bachand, Jean-Denis. "EMD GP38 Data Sheet". www.thedieselshop.us. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "EMD GP38, GP38AC Order Numbers". www.trainweb.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "EMD GP38AC". Lehigh Valley Railroad Modeler. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "EMD GP38AC on The CRHS's Conrail Photo Archive". conrailphotos.thecrhs.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ "CSX - CSX Railroad Locomotive Roster - Railroad Picture Archives.NET". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "NWHS Archives Documents". www.nwhs.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Southern Railway EMD GP38AC Locomotives". southern.railfan.net. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Log in".
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