EMD's "GP20", Entering The Turbo-Charged Era - American-Rails.com
2024年11月7日 · Electro-Motive's GP20 was the builder's first turbocharged model in the General Purpose series. Interestingly, it was inspired by Union Pacific's efforts to turbocharge the 567 prime mover. It was also the first road-switcher offered with a standard low nose/hood, designed to provide crews greater forward visibility.
EMD Demonstrators - The Diesel Shop
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EMD's GP20 - Trains
2023年11月14日 · With EMD’s GP20 ready to hit the road in the late 1950s, the company built a four-unit set of GP20s decked out in a silver and blue demonstrator scheme to test on various railroads. The results garnered interest by only eight railroads for 260 units, with over half the GP20s ordered by three railroads: Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ...
EMD GP20 - Wikipedia
The EMD GP20 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1959 and April 1962. Power was provided by an EMD 16-567D2 16-cylinder turbocharged engine which generated 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW).
Pictures of EMDX 5626 - rrpicturearchives.net
EMD Demonstrator GP20s 5628-5625 : Description: A frame-size print of GP20’s 5628-5625 commemorated the introduction of EMD’s second production turbocharged locomotive built in November, 1959. The caption on the print includes “8000 H.P. General Purpose Locomotive Designed and Built by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors.”
4273 EMD GP20, EMD Demo #5625, Blue & Silver, Paragon4 …
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Union Pacific GP20s - UtahRails.net
UP sent three units, Phase-III GP9s 301, 305, and 308B, to EMD to be rebuilt to 2000 horsepower using EMD's then-new turbocharger. After being rebuilt, the locomotives were for all practical purposes pre-production GP20s, having been completed six months before the GP20 design was placed in production.
Viewing Album: EMD GP20 and GP30 Demonstrator Introductions
A photo of GP20’s 5628-5625 commemorated the introduction of EMD’s second production turbocharged locomotive built in November, 1959. The caption on the photo includes “8000 H.P. General Purpose Locomotive Designed and Built by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors.” After demonstrator use, the GP20 quartet was delivered to Southern Pacific.
EMD GP20 Diesel-Electric Locomotive - Railroad Junction
2024年1月17日 · The EMD GP20 was a 1950s-originated diesel-electric American freight locomotive and a product of the General Motors (GM) Electro-Motive Division (EMD). The production run of this loco spanned from November 1969 …
EMD GP20 | Trains and Railroads
An EMD GP20 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1959 and April 1962. Power was provided by an EMD 16-567D2 16-cylinder turbocharged engine which generated 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW).