EMD SD35
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The EMD SD35 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567D3A, 16-cylinder engine which generated 2,500 brake horsepower (1,900kW). A 3,000-US-gallon (11,000L; 2,500impgal) fuel tank was used on this unit. This locomotive model shared a common frame with the EMD SD28, giving it an overall length of 60feet8+1⁄2inches (18.504m). 360 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.
Original owners
| Railroad | Quantity | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | 23 | 1001–1023 | |
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | 24 | 7400-7419, 7437-7440 | |
| Central of Georgia Railway | 10 | 215-224 | High Hood |
| Central Railroad of New Jersey | 12 | 2501–2512 | to Conrail, renumbered 6040-6051 |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 14 | 7420-7431, 7425(2nd), 7428(2nd) | |
| General Motors Electro-Motive Division | 1 | 7715 | to Atlantic Coast Line 1000 |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad | 22 | 1200–1221 | |
| Norfolk and Western Railway | 80 | 1500–1579 | High Hood |
| Pennsylvania Railroad | 40 | 6000-6039 | to Penn Central then Conrail 6000-6039 |
| Southern Railway | 100 | 3000-3099 | High Hood |
| Southern Pacific Railroad | 29 | 4816-4844 | |
| Western Maryland Railway | 5 | 7432-7436 | |
| Totals | 360 |
Preservation
- Baltimore & Ohio #7402 is preserved at the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation in Baltimore, Maryland.
- VLIX #1216 (built 1965 as L&N #1216) is preserved at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, awaiting restoration.
- Western Maryland #7436 (built 1964) is preserved and operable, currently leased to various shortline railroads. It was rebuilt by the Burlington Northern Railroad into an SD38P and is owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN978-0-89024-026-7.
- Thompson, J. David. . Retrieved on August 27, 2006
External links
- Media related toEMD SD35 locomotivesat Wikimedia Commons