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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. General Motors GT-22CW - Ferrosur Roca: Matías Chiodini City Bell, La Plata, Argentina· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Trem de Carga (BRASIL) Santa Maria RS: Arlei antunes· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. GT22CUMONALL: Alex460460 at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The EMD GT22 Series were first introduced in 1972 after the rise in popularity of six axle locomotives. The GT series now carried a turbocharger that increased the horsepower depending on customer input. The GT series also utilized six axle HTC Trucks, which allowed the locomotive to haul heavier loads at slower speeds with minimal wheelslip.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 54 years ago, in 1972.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 1.8 MW is about 22 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1972–1997
- number built
- 455
- kind
- Diesel–electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- builders
- Astarsa, Đuro Đaković, General Motors Diesel, Henschel & Sohn
- top speed
- 150 km/h
- power
- 1.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co'Co' & (A1A)(A1A) (GT22HW-2)
- length
- 17.4 m
- weight
- 107 t
- nicknames
- "Stretch", "Karavela/Mala Karavela" (GT22HW-2)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5323446, Wikipedia: EMD GT22 Series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.