Southern Pacific purchased the first, last, and largest fleet of GP60s, ordering 195 units between December 1987 and February 1994. Nearly half of the SP Fleet was lettered for subsidiary Cotton Belt, but an even hundred were directly Southern Pacific.

SP/SSW GP60's came in 6 separate orders, with several detail variations and 3 paint schemes. One major spotting difference between early and late orders; was the dynamic hatch. Labeled by railfans as Phase 1 (rounded construction) and Phase II (angled construction).

SP 9794 GP60 idles at a red signal with a southbound manifest bound for nearby Fort Worth. This faded locomotive is significant in several ways. It is the highest numbered (and last GP60) on the Espee roster, the last GP60 built, and the final domestic General Purpose (GP) locomotive built new by Electro-Motive.

2024年2月12日 · EMDs GP60 model was the last of a series of four-axle locomotives built with ever-increasing horsepower, designed to lead a railroad’s priority trains. Short, fast intermodal trains were perfect for a GP60s 3,800 horsepower V-16 to send 950 horsepower to each axle.

2010年9月29日 · The GP60 is a four axle, 3,800 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1985 to 1994, and were the first units classified as third-generation locomotives that were equipped with 3 microprocessors that monitored system functions, which reduced the amount of wiring and relays systems.

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2024年12月16日 · Southern Pacific wound up with the most standard GP60s, 195 in all (including 95 for subsidiary St. Louis Southwestern), although it was the Santa Fe which boasted the most interesting fleet. Among its 126 examples, 63 featured the new "North American" wide cab - dubbed GP60Ms (#100-162) - and another 23 cabless GP60Bs (#325-347).

The EMD (Electro Motive Division) GP60 is a type of four-axle, 16-cylinder, 3,800HP diesel-electric locomotive built from 1985 to 1994, and marked one of the first 3rd-generation diesel locomotives built for the North American market.

The EMD GP60 is a model of 4-axle (B-B) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1985 and 1994. The GP60 was EMD's first engine that was classified as a "third-generation" locomotive.

SP/SSW GP60's came in 6 separate orders, with several detail variations and 3 paint schemes. One major spotting difference between early and late orders; was the dynamic hatch. Labeled by railfans as Phase 1 (rounded construction) and Phase II (angled construction).