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Diesel locomotive

MPI GP20

Built by EMD, MPI

Power output
1,500 kW
2,012 hp
Track gauge
1,435 mm
Standard gauge
Years built
1959–1962
260 units
Axle arrangement
Bo'Bo'

Overview of the MPI GP20

Discover the EMD GP20 diesel locomotive, a robust workhorse of the railway. This locomotive, built between 1959 and 1962, boasts a power output of 1500 kW and a gauge of 1435 mm. The GP20 served with various US railroad companies, including the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Burlington Northern, and Union Pacific Railroad. Experience the reliability and power of this classic diesel locomotive, an important piece of American railroad history.

MPI GP20 technical specifications

Value
SeriesGP20
Built byEMD, MPI · 1959–1962260 units
Power output1,500 kW2,012 hp
Track gauge1,435 mmStandard gauge4 ft 8½ in
UIC axle arrangementBo'Bo'

Operators of the MPI GP20

Railway companies that have operated the GP20, with the class designation used by each of them.

OperatorClassCountry
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayATSF GP20United States
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayATSF GP20uUnited States
Burlington NorthernBN GP20United States
New York, Susquehanna and Western RailwayNYSW GP20United States
R.J. Corman Railroad GroupRJCR GP20United States
Raritan Central RailroadRCRY GP20United States
St. Louis Southwestern RailwaySSW GP20United States
Union Pacific RailroadUP GP20United States
Webb Asset ManagementWAMX GP20United States
Western Pacific RailroadWP GP20United States

MPI GP20 photos

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