Twenty of the original 23 were built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, while the other buyers were Kennecott Copper (2) and Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (1).[3]
GP39DC
Two examples of the GP39 were built as GP39DC locomotives in June 1970. These used a DC main generator instead of the alternator used on the standard GP39 units, but were otherwise identical. 2 examples of this locomotive model were built for Kennecott Copper Company as 1 and 2, later sold to Copper Basin Railway as 401 and 402.
Successor
Though the GP39 was not a popular locomotive, EMD later revisited the idea of a turbocharged GP38 with its GP39-2 in 1974.[4]
^Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
^ abSarberenyi, Robert. "EMD GP39 Original Owners". Diesel Locomotive Rosters. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 108–113. ISBN0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
External links
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Sarberenyi, Robert. EMD GP39 Original Owners
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gp39, axle, diesel, electric, locomotive, built, general, motors, electro, motive, division, between, june, 1969, july, 1970, gp39, derivative, gp38, equipped, with, turbocharged, 645e3, cylinder, engine, which, generated, copper, basin, railway, hayden, arizo. 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 EMD GP39Copper Basin Railway 505 at Hayden Arizona in 2010 Type and originPower typeDiesel electricBuilderGeneral Motors Electro Motive Division EMD ModelGP39Build dateJune 1969 July 1970Total produced23SpecificationsGauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugePrime moverEMD 645E3Engine typeV12 diesel engineCylinders12Performance figuresPower output2 300 hp 1 72 MW CareerLocaleUnited States23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads 3 Burlington Northern Railway later rebuilt GP30 and GP35 locomotives that it classified as GP39s but they were not built as such by GM EMD Contents 1 Production History 1 1 GP39DC 2 Successor 3 Original Owners 4 References 5 External linksProduction History EditTwenty of the original 23 were built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway while the other buyers were Kennecott Copper 2 and Atlanta amp St Andrews Bay 1 3 GP39DC Edit Two examples of the GP39 were built as GP39DC locomotives in June 1970 These used a DC main generator instead of the alternator used on the standard GP39 units but were otherwise identical 2 examples of this locomotive model were built for Kennecott Copper Company as 1 and 2 later sold to Copper Basin Railway as 401 and 402 Successor EditThough the GP39 was not a popular locomotive EMD later revisited the idea of a turbocharged GP38 with its GP39 2 in 1974 4 Original Owners EditRailroad Quantity Road Numbers NotesAtlanta amp St Andrews Bay 1 507 to VMV 507 then Paducah amp Louisville 8507Chesapeake amp Ohio 20 3900 3919 to CSXT 4280 4299 all retiredKennecott Copper 2 1 2 to Copper Basin Railway 401 402References Edit Marre Louis A amp Pinkepank Jerry A 1989 The Contemporary Diesel Spotter s Guide Waukesha WI Kalmbach Books ISBN 0 89024 088 4 LCCN 88083625 OCLC 19959644 Pinkepank Jerry A 1973 The Second Diesel Spotter s Guide Milwaukee Wisconsin Kalmbach Publishing ISBN 978 0 89024 026 7 a b Sarberenyi Robert EMD GP39 Original Owners Diesel Locomotive Rosters Retrieved August 27 2006 McDonnell Greg 2002 Field guide to modern diesel locomotives Waukesha Wisconsin Kalmbach Publishing pp 108 113 ISBN 0 89024 607 6 OCLC 50411517 External links Edit Media related to EMD GP39 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons Sarberenyi Robert EMD GP39 Original Owners This diesel locomotive related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EMD GP39 amp oldid 1144561659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
