GP38-2

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1

When did EMD switch from the 81" to the 88" nose on the GP38-2’s? Also, looking at a few pictures of the first 9 Southern GP38-2’s they seem to share the same carbody / radiator / fan spacing as the earlier GP38 and GP38AC’s. Can anyone advise.

Thanks,

SouthernAlco

2

Jane’s World Railways books from the 1970’s and 1980’s are one source for that sort of builder information. They could be found using Library Loan programs.

Andrew

3

Since EMD changed to 88" noses on the SD40-2 in December 1976, it would be reasonable to say that the change to 88" noses happened about the same time on all their models.

Andrew

4

Pretty much… Oddly if you weren’t told about this you don’t particularly notice that the size is different. Now the “Snoot” nose models are a different story.

5

Very early production GP38-2s had the same radiators and body style as the GP38, then quickly moved to the single radiators.