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Diesel locomotive

GMD GP9

Built by EMD, GMD

Power output
1,300 kW
1,743 hp
Weight
118 t
260,145 lb
Length
17.12 m
56 ft 2 in
Track gauge
1,435 mm
Standard gauge
Years built
1954–1963
4,115 units
Axle arrangement
Bo'Bo'

Overview of the GMD GP9

Discover the versatile EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, a workhorse of North American railways for decades.

This robust locomotive, built between 1954 and 1963, features a standard gauge of 1435 mm and a powerful EMD 16-567C prime mover, delivering 1300 kW of power.

Its Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement and impressive tractive effort of 288 kN made it suitable for a wide range of duties across numerous railroads.

From the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to Union Pacific, the GP9 served with distinction, embodying reliability and efficiency in rail transport.

GMD GP9 technical specifications

Value
SeriesGP9
Built byEMD, GMD · 1954–19634,115 units
Power output1,300 kW1,743 hp
Tractive effort288 kN64,745 lbf
Prime moverEMD 16-567C
Track gauge1,435 mmStandard gauge4 ft 8½ in
UIC axle arrangementBo'Bo'
Length17.12 m56 ft 2 in
Width3.14 m10 ft 4 in
Height4.58 m15 ft 0 in
Weight118 t260,145 lb
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Operators of the GMD GP9

Railway companies that have operated the GP9, with the class designation used by each of them.

OperatorClassCountry
Canadian Pacific RailwayCP GP9Canada
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayATSF 2244-2299United States
Baltimore and Ohio RailroadB&O GP9United States
Belt Railway of ChicagoBRC GP9United States
BNSF RailwayBNSF GP28-2PUnited States
BNSF RailwayBNSF GP28MUnited States
Burlington NorthernBN GP9United States
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific RailwayBAP GP9United States
California Western Railroad (Skunk Train)CWR GP9United States
Chesapeake and Ohio RailwayC&O GP9United States
Chicago and North Western Transportation CompanyCNW GP9RUnited States
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadMILW GP9United States
Conrail: Consolidated Rail CorporationCR GP9United States
Copper Basin RailwayCBRY GP9United States
Denver & Rio Grande Western RailroadDRGW GP9United States
Finger Lakes RailwayFGLK GP9United States
Great Lakes LocomotiveGLLX GP9United States
I&M Rail LinkIMRL GP9United States
Illinois Central RailroadIC GP9United States
Indiana Eastern RailroadIERR GP9United States
Leadville, Colorado and Southern RailroadLCS GP9United States
Louis Dreifus CompanyLDCX GP9United States
Maine Eastern RailroadMERR GP9United States
MidSouth Rail CorporationMSRC GP10United States
MidSouth Rail CorporationMSRC GP9United States
Midwest RailMWRX GP9United States
Montana Rail LinkMRL GP9United States
New York & Greenwood Lake RailwayNYGL GP9United States
Norfolk and Western RailwayNW GP9United States
Ray-Carroll Co-OpRCC GP9United States
Union Pacific RailroadUP GP9United States
West Chester Railway LinesWCRL GP9United States
West Isle LineWFS GP9United States
Winchester and Western RailroadWW GP9United States

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