#6245
EMD GP8
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Paducah Shops· EMD GP7 and GP9 locomotives rebuilt by ICG’s Paducah Shops
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. RNAPREX800: Pilotmkn· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Chicago Central (ex-Illinois Central) 7992 (GP8) (10570711743): Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China· CC0
- 3. Chicago Central (ex-Illinois Central) 7993 (GP8) (10567518586): Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China· CC0
what is it?
The EMD GP8 is a model of four-axle diesel locomotive rebuilt by Illinois Central's Paducah shops using a General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP7, GMD GP7 or GP9 as a start. It is similar to the GP10 and GP11.
who runs it
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
- 17.1 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
- —
- status
- in service
- number built
- 111
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Paducah Shops
- operators
- Illinois Central Railroad
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 17.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5323443, Wikipedia: EMD GP8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.