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EMD GP38AC

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EMD GP38AC
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The EMD GP38AC is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1970 and December 1971. It was basically a GP38 with an AR10 alternator instead of the GP38's normal generator.[1][2]

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261 examples of this model were built; railroads that purchased this model include CP, DT&I, GTW, GM&O, IC, LV, L&N, N&W, SLSF, SOU and Pacific Power and Light.[3]

Many were upgraded to full GP38-2 status with the Dash 2 modular electrical cabinet.

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BNSF 2116 EMD GP38AC
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New England Central Railroad EMD GP 38 AC Unit #3857 at White River Junction, VT
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Original buyers

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Preservation

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BNSF Railway EMD GP38AC No. 2127 at the Galveston Railroad Museum

In June 2020, BNSF 2127, originally Frisco 650 built in February 1971, was donated to the Galveston Railroad Museum, in Galveston, Texas. [9]

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