EMD GP39

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<tr><th>Builder</th><td>General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)</td></tr><tr><th>Model</th><td>GP39</td></tr><tr><th>Build date</th><td>1969 – 1970</td></tr><tr><th>Total production</th><td>23</td></tr><tr><th>Gauge</th><td>4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in (1435 mm)</td></tr><tr><th>Prime mover</th><td>EMD 645E3</td></tr><tr><th>Cylinders</th><td>12</td></tr><tr><th>Power output</th><td>2,300 hp (1.7 MW)</td></tr><tr><th>Locale</th><td>United States</td></tr>

**EMD GP39**
Power type	Diesel-electric

An EMD GP39 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1969 and 1970. Power was provided by a turbocharged EMD 645E3 12-cylinder engine which generated 2300 horsepower (1.7 MW).

23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.

[edit] References

Marre, Louis A., and Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89026-088-4.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39 Original Owners. Retrieved on August 27, 2006

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4-axle general purpose diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD
BL2, GP7, GP9, GP15-1, GP15AC, GP15T, GP18, GP20, GP20D, GP28, GP30, GP35, GP38, GP38AC, GP38-2, GP39, GP39DC, GP39X, GP39-2, GP40, GP40P, GP40P-2, GP40TC, GP40X, GP40-2, GP49, GP50, GP59, GP60
(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives)