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EMD GP40

🇨🇦 Canada ·built by General Motors Diesel· from 1965· model of 1221 North American 3000hp Bo′Bo′ diesel-electric locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Sulphur Springs January 2016 5 (LTEX GP40 No. 3000): Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. EMD GP40-based passenger locomotives: BMRR at en.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. 02.10.24 Banff 8019, 8014 and 8012 (54056986461): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. 02.10.24 Banff 8019, 8014 and 8012 (54057227603): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. 22.08.24 Dartmouth Yard 9590 and 2752 (54056938363): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. 6. 30.09.24 Near Ashcroft 8012 and 8019 (54057441180): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. 30.09.24 Near Lytton 8012 and 8019 (54057227613): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. 30.09.24 Vancouver Cottrell Street 8012 and 8019 (54057227218): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. 20130702 57 Rocky Mountaineer, Field, BC: David Wilson· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. ATCX 3118: Thejudahrice· CC BY-SA 4.0
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EMD GP40, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The EMD GP40 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971. It has an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine generating 3,000 hp (2,240 kW). The GP40 is 3 feet (0.914 m) longer than its EMD 567D3A-engined predecessor, the GP35, and distinguished visually by its three 48-inch radiator fans at the rear of the long hood, while the GP35 has two large fans and a smaller one in between.

base stats

  • power 2.2 MWpower output
  • built 1,221made in total

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 61 years ago, in 1965.
  • 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built
1965–1971
number built
1,221
kind
Diesel-electric
traction
diesel
origin
🇨🇦 Canada
builders
General Motors Diesel, Electro-Motive Diesel
top speed
—
power
2.2 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
Bo'Bo'

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

family

EMD GP40-based passenger locomotives

Sources: Wikidata Q4037798, Wikipedia: EMD GP40 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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