Locomotive prime mover identification

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Locomotive prime mover identification

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So for those who want some useless information what locomotives use what prime movers, here you go (note, I’m only listing North American engines, nothing foreign), here’s some, add any that I miss below and I’ll add it


EMD:

1010J: ST70AH-T4, SD70AH-T4, SD70ACe-T4

710-G3C-T2/T3: SD70ACe, SD70IAC (NS), SD70M-2

710-G3B: SD70, SD70M, SD70MAC, SD70I, SD75I, SD75M, SD80MAC (uses a modified version, 710-G3B-ES)

710-G3A: GP60, GP60M, GP60B, SD60, SD60M, SD60I


645E3: SD40, SD40-2, GP40, GP40-2, SD45, F45, F40PH, F40PH-2

645F: GP49, GP40X, GP50, SD50

645E: GP38, SD38, GP38-2, SD38-2

567 series: GP7, GP9, SD7, SD9, GP30, GP35, F3, F7, F8, F9, E3, E8, E9


GE:

GEVO-12: ET44C4M, ES44C4M, ES44AC, ES44AH, ET44AH

GEVO-16: early ES44AC’s, ES44DC’s, ES40DC’s


7FDL-16: C44-9W, C40-9W, C40-8, C40-8W, B32-8, B40-8, B40-8W, P40DC, P42DC, P32AC-DM, P32-8BWH,

FDL-16: C30-7, B23-7, C36-7, B23-7, B36-7,


I probably missed a lot, add more if you’d like
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