EMD GP-series locomotives

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:EMD_567
gptkb:EMD_645
gptkb:EMD_710
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EMD GP-series locomotives
gptkbp:introduced 1949
gptkbp:length 56 ft to 59 ft
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Electro-Motive_Division
gptkbp:market gptkb:North_America
export markets
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Geep
gptkbp:notableFeature versatility
modular construction
reliability
ease of maintenance
road switcher design
multiple unit capability
turbocharging (on some models)
used in heavy freight service
alternator or generator (depending on model)
cab or hood unit design
dynamic brakes (on some models)
short and long hoods
used in branch line service
used in commuter service (some models)
used in export service
used in heritage railroads
used in industrial service
used in light freight service
used in local freight service
used in mainline service
used in military service (some models)
used in museum collections
used in passenger service (some models)
used in switching service
used in tourist railroads
used in yard service
walkways along both sides
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:EMD_GP38
gptkb:EMD_GP40
gptkb:EMD_GP50
gptkb:EMD_GP30
gptkb:EMD_GP60
gptkb:EMD_GP7
gptkb:EMD_GP9
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Ferrocarriles_Argentinos
gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkb:Conrail
gptkb:Erie_Lackawanna_Railway
gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Australian_railways
gptkb:Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad
gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Via_Rail
gptkb:Western_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Ferrocarril_Chihuahua_al_Pacífico
gptkb:Southern_Railway_(U.S.)
gptkb:South_African_Railways
gptkb:Boston_and_Maine_Railroad
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Grand_Trunk_Western_Railroad
gptkb:Reading_Company
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_Railroad
gptkb:Illinois_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Rock_Island_Railroad
gptkb:Florida_East_Coast_Railway
gptkb:Ferrocarriles_Nacionales_de_México
gptkb:Louisville_and_Nashville_Railroad
gptkb:Milwaukee_Road
gptkb:Chessie_System
gptkb:Ferrocarril_del_Pacífico
gptkb:Seaboard_Coast_Line_Railroad
gptkb:Central_of_Georgia_Railway
gptkb:National_Railways_of_Mexico
gptkb:New_Zealand_railways
Brazilian railways
British Railways (as imports)
gptkbp:powerOutput 1,500 hp to 3,800 hp
gptkbp:primaryUse freight service
gptkbp:successor EMD SD-series locomotives
gptkbp:total_production over 7,000 units
gptkbp:type gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:wheelArrangement B-B
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blomberg_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6