EMD SD38

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EMD SD38
Norfolk Southern #3809.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Model SD38, SDP38, SD38M Build date May 1967 – October 1971 Total produced 108
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Fuel capacity 3,200 US gal (12,000 L; 2,700 imp gal) Prime mover EMD 16-645E Engine type V16 diesel Cylinders 16
Performance figures Power output 2,000 hp (1.5 MW)

The EMD SD38 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. It had an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine generating 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW), compared to the turbocharged EMD 645E3 V-16 engine that produced 3000 horsepower. Aside from the 3-axle trucks and a longer frame to accommodate them, the SD38 was identical to the GP38; the SD38 had the same frame as the SD39, SD40 and SD45. 52 were built for American railroads, one was built for a Canadian railroad, four were exported to a mining firm in Jamaica and seven were exported to a mining firm in Venezuela. The SD38 was succeeded by a Dash 2 version called the EMD SD38-2.