The EMD SD35 is a model of 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 . A fuel tank was used on this unit. This locomotive model shared a common frame with the EMD SD28, giving it an overall length of . 360 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.
Original owners Railroad Quantity Numbers NotesAtlantic Coast Line Railroad231001–1023Baltimore and Ohio Railroad247400-7419, 7437-7440Central of Georgia Railway10215-224High HoodCentral Railroad of New Jersey122501–2512to Conrail, renumbered 6040-6051Chesapeake and Ohio Railway147420-7431, 7425(2nd), 7428(2nd)General Motors Electro-Motive Division17715to Atlantic Coast Line 1000Louisville and Nashville Railroad221200–1221Norfolk and Western Railway801500–1579High HoodPennsylvania Railroad406000-6039to Penn Central then Conrail 6000-6039Southern Railway1003000-3099High HoodSouthern Pacific Railroad294816-4844Western Maryland Railway57432-7436Totals 360
Preservation
Baltimore & Ohio #7402 is preserved at the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation in Baltimore, Maryland. VLIX #1216 (built 1965 as L&N #1216) is preserved at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, awaiting restoration. Western Maryland #7436 (built 1964) is preserved and operable, currently leased to various shortline railroads. It was rebuilt by the Burlington Northern Railroad into an SD38P and is owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing.
References
Thompson, J. David. EMD SD35 and related models Original Owners. Retrieved on August 27, 2006
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