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EMD GP39

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26: 925: 678: 281:, while the other buyers were Kennecott Copper (2) and Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (1). Though the GP39 was not a popular locomotive, EMD later revisited the idea of a turbocharged GP38 with its 991: 1001: 996: 981: 962: 545: 269:
Burlington Northern Railway later rebuilt GP30 and GP35 locomotives that it classified as GP39s, but they were not built as such by GM/EMD.
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used on the standard GP39 units, but were otherwise identical. 2 examples of this locomotive model were built for
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standards in 1982. Norfolk Southern retired them in 2001, and they now are owned by
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4280-4299, all retired with the exception of 4 converted to slugs.
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between June 1969 and July 1970. The GP39 was a derivative of the
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engine which generated 2,300 hp (1.72 MW).
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23 examples of this locomotive model were built for
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Copper Basin Railway
Hayden, Arizona
Diesel-electric
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Gauge
standard gauge
Prime mover
EMD 645
V12
diesel engine
Cylinders
United States
diesel-electric locomotive
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
GP38
turbocharged
EMD 645E3
cylinder
American
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
GP39-2
DC
generator
alternator
Kennecott Copper Company
Copper Basin Railway
diesel-electric locomotive
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Southern Railway

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