EMD SD35

SOU #3027 leads a freight train through Peachtree Station in Atlanta in 1973.

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	SD35
Build date	June 1964 (1964-06) – January 1966 (1966-01)
Total produced	360

Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	60 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (18.504 m)
Fuel capacity	3,000 US gal (11,000 l; 2,500 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 567D3A
Engine type	V16 diesel
Cylinders	16

Performance figures
Power output	2,500 hp (1.9 MW)

Career
Locale	United States

An EMD SD35 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567D3A 16-cylinder engine which generated 2,500 brake horsepower (1,900 kW). A 3,000-US-gallon (11,000 L; 2,500 imp gal) fuel tank was used on this unit. This locomotive model shared a common frame with the EMD SD28, giving it an overall length of 60 feet 8 ¹⁄₂ inches (18.504 m). 360 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.

Original Owners

Railroad	Quantity	Numbers	Notes
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad	23	1001–1023
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	24	7400-7419, 7437-7440
Central of Georgia Railway	10	215-224
Central Railroad of New Jersey	12	2501–2512
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway	14	7420-7431, 7425(2nd), 7428(2nd)
General Motors Electro-Motive Division	1	7715	to Atlantic Coast Line 1000
Louisville and Nashville Railroad	22	1200–1221
Norfolk and Western Railway	80	1500–1579	High Hood
Pennsylvania Railroad	40	6000-6039
Southern Railway	100	3000-3099	High Hood
Southern Pacific Railroad	29	4816-4844
Western Maryland Railway	5	7432-7436

References

Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
Thompson, J. David. EMD SD35 and related models Original Owners. Retrieved on August 27, 2006

External links

Media related to EMD SD35 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons

6- and 8-axle diesel-electric locomotives built by GM-EMD

Six-axle road power	SD7 SD9 SD18 SD24 SD28 SD30C-ECO SD32ECO SD35 SDP35 SD38 SD38AC SD38-2 SD39 SDL39 SD40 SD40X SD40A SD40-2 SD40-2W SD40T-2 SD40-2S SDP40 SDP40F SD45 SD45X SD45-2 SD45T-2 SDP45 SD50 SD50F SD60 SD60F SD60I SD60M SD70 SD70I SD70M SD70MAC SD70M-2 SD70ACe SD75M SD75I SD80MAC SD89MAC SD90MAC

Eight-axle road power	DD35 DD35A DDA40X DDM45

See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives

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