EMD SD40

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge; 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Driver dia.	40 in (1,016 mm) diameter
Length	65 ft 8 in (20.02 m); over the coupler pulling faces; 65 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (20.053 m) on some units starting early 1968.
Width	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Height	15 ft 5+1⁄4 in (4.71 m)
Loco weight	360,000 lb (160 t)
Fuel capacity	3,200 US gal (12,000 L; 2,700 imp gal)
Lubricant cap.	243 US gal (920 L; 202 imp gal)
Coolant cap.	295 US gal (1,120 L; 246 imp gal)
Sandbox cap.	56 cu ft (1.6 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E3
Engine type	V16 diesel
Aspiration	turbocharged
Alternator	main : AR-10; auxiliary : D14
Generator	(?)
Traction motors	D-77
Cylinders	16
Loco brake	Independent air\; optional: dynamic brakes
Train brakes	Air, schedule 26-L

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GM Electro-Motive Division (EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model	SD40
Build date	January 1966 – August 1972
Total produced	1,268

EMD SD40
EMD SD40
	Southern Pacific 7342, an SD40R, in 1980
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GM Electro-Motive Division (EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD)
Model	SD40
Build date	January 1966 – August 1972
Total produced	1,268
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge; 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Brazil
Driver dia.	40 in (1,016 mm) diameter
Length	65 ft 8 in (20.02 m); over the coupler pulling faces; 65 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (20.053 m) on some units starting early 1968.
Width	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Height	15 ft 5+1⁄4 in (4.71 m)
Loco weight	360,000 lb (160 t)
Fuel capacity	3,200 US gal (12,000 L; 2,700 imp gal)
Lubricant cap.	243 US gal (920 L; 202 imp gal)
Coolant cap.	295 US gal (1,120 L; 246 imp gal)
Sandbox cap.	56 cu ft (1.6 m3)
Prime mover	EMD 16-645E3
Engine type	V16 diesel
Aspiration	turbocharged
Alternator	main : AR-10; auxiliary : D14
Generator	(?)
Traction motors	D-77
Cylinders	16
Loco brake	Independent air\; optional: dynamic brakes
Train brakes	Air, schedule 26-L
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	83 mph (134 km/h)
Power output	3,000 hp (2,240 kW)
Locale
Career
Locale	North America; South America; Africa

The EMD SD40 is a model of 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972. 1,268 locomotives were built between 1966 and 1972. In 1972, an improved version with new electronics was developed and marketed as a new locomotive, the SD40-2.