EMD GA8
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The EMD GA8 locomotive is an EMD GL8
built for freight car trucks
. They have two D29 traction motor
s and were designed for extremely sharp curves and low weight per axle. They have an 8-567C motor that can produce 950 hp of power, 875 to the axles. NdeM
of Mexico
, All Argentina, and Taiwan Railway Administration
have purchased these locomotives.
EMD GL8
The EMD GL8 were export locomotives built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in the early 1960s.They have been designed as light locomotives with a low axle loading. They are equipped an EMD 8-567 engine producing 875 hp for traction, driving four traction motors in either A1A-A1A or...
built for freight car trucks
Bogie
A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar...
. They have two D29 traction motor
Traction motor
Traction motor refers to an electric motor providing the primary rotational torque of a machine, usually for conversion into linear motion ....
s and were designed for extremely sharp curves and low weight per axle. They have an 8-567C motor that can produce 950 hp of power, 875 to the axles. NdeM
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juárez on the U.S. border...
of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, All Argentina, and Taiwan Railway Administration
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
have purchased these locomotives.
