EMD SD18

The EMD SD18 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between April 1960 and March 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 hp (1.3 MW).

EMD SD18
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway 60 coupled to two SD9 locomotives at Springfield, Illinois, 7 May 1966
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelSD18
Build dateApril 1960 March 1963
Total produced114
Specifications
Configuration:
  AARC-C
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Prime moverEMD 16-567D1
Engine typeV16 diesel
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Power output1,800 hp (1.3 MW)

54 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, and 60 for export, including fifteen for Korail (order numbers 700735–700749, serial numbers 28373–28387).

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