EMD SD9

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EMD SD9
Burlington Northern SD9 #6234.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Model SD9 Build date January 1954 – June 1959 Total produced 515
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Wheel diameter 40 in (1,016 mm) Wheelbase 48 ft 7 in (14.8 m) Length 60 ft 8.5 in (18.5 m) Fuel capacity 1,200 or 2,400 US gal (4,500 or 9,100 L; 1,000 or 2,000 imp gal) Lubricant cap. 200 US gal (757 L) Sandbox cap. 50 cu ft (1.4 m3) Prime mover EMD 16-567C Engine type V16 diesel Boiler Vapor-Clarkson Steam Boiler OK4625 Cylinders 16
Performance figures Power output 1,750 hp (1.30 MW)
Career Disposition Many have been rebuilt, and are still in service.
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The EMD SD9 is a model of diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and June 1959. An EMD 567C 16-cylinder engine generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). Externally similar to its predecessor, the SD7, the SD9 was built with the improved and much more maintainable 567C engine.

Four hundred and seventy-one SD9s were built for American railroads, while a further 44 were produced for export.

Many SD9s both high and short hood can still be found in service today on shortline railroads and industrial operators. Although most Class 1 roads stopped using these locomotives by the 1970s and 1980s, some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, as switcher locomotives.^{[citation needed]}