EMD SD40

Infobox Locomotive Auto
name=EMD SD40
powertype=Diesel-electric
serviceclass = cab
fuelc
convert|3200|usgal|l|abbr=on
sandbox= convert|56|cuft|l|abbr=on
oilc
convert|243|usgal|l|abbr=on
coolantc
convert|275|usgal|l|abbr=on


caption=BNSF 6367, at Commerce, California, October 2006
gauge= RailGauge|ussg
aarwheels=C-C
builder= GM-EMD
buildmodel=SD40
builddate=January 1966 – August 1972
primemover=EMD 16-645-E3
cylindercount=16
poweroutput= convert|3000|hp|abbr=on|lk=in|sigfig=3
totalproduction=1,268
locale=North America South America AfricaAn EMD SD40 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972. Power was provided by a 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generated convert|3000|hp|abbr=off|lk=in|sigfig=3. This locomotive shared the same common frame with the SD38, SD39, SDP40, and SD45. 856 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 330 were built for Canadian railroads, 72 were built for Mexican railroads, 6 were built for the Guinea-Boke Project, and 4 SD40Ms riding on 5'3" gauge trucks were exported to Brazil. The SD40 was succeeded by an upgraded Dash 2 version called the SD40-2. The very first test bed SD40, EMD 434, constructed on an SD35 frame in July 1964 is still in service, albeit having been upgraded to an "SD40-2R", as Illinois Central 6071.

References

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* Sarberenyi, Robert. " [http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/sd40.htm EMD SD40, SD40A, and SDP40 Original Owners] ". Retrieved on August 27, 2006
* Eck, H. C., The Modern Locomotive Handbook, 1977