EMD SD9E

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EMD SD9E
SP 4370 and 4423 at Medford, OR in July 1986 (33196782466).jpg
Southern Pacific SD9E units #4370 and #4423 at Medford, Oregon in July of 1986.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelSD9
SD9E
Build dateMarch 1954 May 1956
Total produced144
Rebuild dateAugust 1970 March 1980
Specifications
Configuration:
   AAR C-C
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter40 in (1,016 mm)
Wheelbase 48 ft 7 in (14.8 m)
Length60 ft 8.5 in (18.5 m)
Fuel capacity1,200 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 567C
Engine type V16 diesel
BoilerVapor-Clarkson Steam Boiler OK4625
Cylinders 16
Performance figures
Power output1,750 hp (1.30 MW)
Career
DispositionTwelve units preserved, one stored, two units formerly preserved, remainder scrapped

The EMD SD9E was a rebuild from EMD SD9 diesel locomotives that were built by General-Motors Electro-Motive Division for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. [1]

Contents

History

The Southern Pacific Transportation Company began ordering 150 EMD SD9 units from General-Motors Electro-Motive Division where they originally classified their units as DF-120, DF-121, DF-122, DF-123, DF-124 and DF-125, with the first 105 units being numbered as 5340–5444, and the other 45 units being numbered as 5449–5493. [2] The Southern Pacific Railroad had 53 of their units #5340–5391 fitted with the Vapor-Clarkson Steam Boiler OK4625 type steam generator upon when those 53 units were ordered from General-Motors Electro-Motive Division. [2]

Then, in 1965, Southern Pacific Railroad had reclassified their units as EF618-1, EF618-2, EF618-3, EF618-4 and EF618-5, as well as renumbering them as 3800-3966. [2] Then, between August 1970 and March 1980, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company had rebuilt 144 of their units under the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (G.R.I.P) and renumbered 142 of their rebuilt units as 4300-4441 and two additional rebuilt units being renumbered as 4450 and 4451, as well as reclassifying their 142 units as EF618E-1 and classified their two units #4450 and #4451 as EF618E-2, which had left six other SD9 locomotives un-rebuilt. [2] [3]

Preservation

Stored

Currently preserved

Formerly preserved, scrapped

See also

Notes

  1. Shine (1988) , p. 104
  2. 1 2 3 4 Withers (1996) , p. 36
  3. "SP Rebuild Programs". utahrails.net. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  4. Bassett & Bassett (2011) , p. 94
  5. Presented by Spencer Christian (2009). "Dakota Southern Railway". Tracks Ahead. Episode 707. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PBS. WMVS/Milwaukee PBS. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21.
  6. "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  7. "G&W locomotives to scrap or upgrade per EPA decree in 2023". Trains.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. Burkhardt (1994) , p. 45
  9. "Cadillac SD9 #4450 Arrives at Museum". GGRM News. 1998-06-08. Archived from the original on 1999-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-03.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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