EMD MP15T

An EMD MP15T is a 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) 4-axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1984 and November 1987. Instead of a non-turbocharged 12-cylinder EMD 645 engine it uses a turbocharged 8-cylinder engine. The external appearance of the engine remains similar to other MP15 models.

EMD MP15T
CSX #1216 in Buffalo, New York in 2004.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division
Build dateOctober 1984 – November 1987
Total produced43
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Career
OperatorsSeaboard System Railroad
Number in class42

42 of these locomotives were built for the Seaboard System Railroad, 1200-1241 (later merged into CSX where they kept their numbers) and one unit for Dow Chemical Company, number 957

In 2010 Progress Rail Services, A Caterpillar Company, purchased MP15T 1220 from CSX making CSX's total count 40.

See also

References
  • Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
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