 | EMD
GP-18 Diesel Locomotive | |
The EMD
GP18 was not a revolutionary locomotive. It evolved from the proven and successful
GP7 and GP9 locomotive designs, keeping the best of their features and adding
important new options of its own. Increased power was one of the main selling
points, with the GP18 getting 1800 horsepower out of its non-turbocharged 567D1
diesel, compared to only 1500 horsepower for the GP7 and 1750 horsepower for the
GP9. The most innovative design feature of the GP 18 was not introduced until
near the end of production: The GP18 was the first EMD locomotive to be offered
with a low short hood, a big improvement in cab visibility for the crew. While
these innovations were important, versatility was what made this locomotive successful.
GP18s could handle a full range of duties, from switching to transfer runs to
mainline work, passenger or freight. Among the many options offered were steam
generators for passenger service, winterization hatches for improved cold-weather
performance, dynamic brakes for maximum braking on steep grades, and a variety
of fuel tank sizes to suit operating conditions and axle loadings.
EMD produced
388 GP18s from 1959 until 1963, with American railroads purchasing 350 units and
Mexican railroads ordering 38. Replaced by the turbo-charged GP20 and the uniquely
styled GP30, the GP18 was not as innovative as the locomotives produced before
or after it. But when you measure the GP18 by the standards of versatility and
usefulness, this was one of EMD’s most successful locomotive designs. |
| Features
include: | - Powerful
motor with 5-pole skew wound armature and dual flywheels
- Split
frame mechanism
- 8-wheel
drive, 8-wheel electrical pick-up
- Operating
couplers, Atlas Accumates
|
| Road Name |
Road
# |
Image |
MSRP |
Our
$ |
Part
# |
Burlington
Northern
New: August 2004 |
1990 |
 |
$90.00 |
Sold
OUt |
LIF-7105 |
| 1993 |
$90.00 |
 |
LIF-7106 |
| Third
Run |
|
