GP38 Great Northern 2500

GP38 Great Northern 2500

GM-EMD GP38-2

In the mid 1960's as road switcher locomotives became more and more poweful, it was apparent that there was a demand for medium powered units among many of North America's railroads. In 1966, General Motors - Electro Motive Division issued a locmotive designed specifically for this market.

The 2000hp GP38 was powered by the EMD's new 645cid prime mover, and to keep maintenance costs minimal, it was supplied without a turbo charger, the idea being that railroads which ordered this model were not looking for a high powered unit. A turbo charged version, the GP39 was also made available, but it was really only suited to railroads that operated at high altitudes, where lack of a turbo charger would be a serious disadvantage; and there
were few units ordered.

In 1972, a revised version was made available which while externally very similar to it's predecessor, was a very different locomotive. The GP38-2's control system was electronic, and AC power produced by an alternator was rectified to supply the DC traction motors.

The GP38-2 proved to be a reliable and cost effective workhorse that found it's way onto
the rails of most US railroads, and by 1980, sales had reached over 200O units. This popular locomotive is a great example of American railroading in the diesel era.

Model: GP38-2
Horsepower: 2000
Engine: 645E3
Max.Speed from gear ratio:

62:15 - 65 mph
61:16 - 70 mph
60:17 - 76 mph
59:18 - 82 mph

GP38 Great Northern 2500
50476 gp38 great northern 2500_art
50476 gp38 great northern 2500_art_512.texture.txt 61 bytes
50476 gp38 great northern 2500_art_512.tga 1.00MB
50476 gp38 great northern 2500_art_icon.texture.txt 97 bytes
50476 gp38 great northern 2500_art_icon.tga 32.53KB
consist.bmp 24.05KB
preview.bmp 768.05KB
50476 gp38 great northern 2500_body
diamond.texture.txt 32 bytes
diamond.tga 12.04KB
env_metal.bmp 12.05KB
env_metal.texture.txt 34 bytes
jetlog.txt 75 bytes
main.bmp 768.05KB
main.texture.txt 29 bytes
silvermetal.texture.txt 36 bytes
silvermetal.tga 12.04KB
tankmetal.texture.txt 34 bytes
tankmetal.tga 12.04KB
window.texture.txt 31 bytes
window.tga 3.04KB
• colormap.dat 1,021 bytes
• config.txt 2.76KB
• gn gp38 readme.txt 926 bytes
• gn-sm.bmp 126.62KB
• gn.jpg 67.37KB
• skin.dat 455 bytes

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