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EMD GP50



An EMD GP50 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). It is powered by a 16-cylinder EMD 645F3B diesel engine, which can produce between 3,500 and 3,600 horsepower. 278 examples of this locomotive were built by EMD between 1980 and 1985. A version of this locomotive called the GP50L was produced with an extended cab. The GP50 rides on the same frame as the EMD GP38, EMD GP38-2, EMD GP39, EMD GP39-2, EMD GP40 and EMD GP40-2, giving it an overall length of 59 feet 2 inches.


Original Owners

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway453810-3854All now in service with BNSF Railway
Burlington Northern Railroad633100-3162Most now in service with BNSF Railway
Chicago and North Western Railway505050-5099All now in service with Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad303500-3529
Southern Railway907003-7092High hood units


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