EMD GP18

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	Most units: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge ; Brazilian units: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Fuel capacity	1,700 US gallons (6,400 L; 1,400 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 16-567D1
Engine type	V16 diesel engine
Aspiration	Roots blower
Cylinders	16

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors, Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	GP18
Build date	December 1959 – November 1963
Total produced	U.S.- 350 units, Mexico- 40 units, export- 15 units. 405 units total.

EMD GP18
EMD GP18
	An EMD GP18 owned and operated by FEPASA (formerly Araraquara Railway).
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors, Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	GP18
Build date	December 1959 – November 1963
Total produced	U.S.- 350 units, Mexico- 40 units, export- 15 units. 405 units total.
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	Most units: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge ; Brazilian units: 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Fuel capacity	1,700 US gallons (6,400 L; 1,400 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 16-567D1
Engine type	V16 diesel engine
Aspiration	Roots blower
Cylinders	16
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	1,800 hp (1.34 MW)
Locale
Career
Locale	United States, Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Saudi Arabia

The EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. Power was provided by an 16-567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). The GP18 replaced the GP9 in EMD's catalog. 350 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 40 units were built for Mexican railroads, 12 were built for export to a Brazilian railroad, 2 were exported to Peru, and 1 was exported to Saudi Arabia.

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