EMD MP15T

The EMD MP15T was a model of diesel-electric switcher locomotives built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1984 and November 1987. Instead of a mechanically-aspirated 12-cylinder EMD 645 engine, it used a turbocharged 8-cylinder version of the 645 engine. The external appearance of the locomotive remains similar to other MP15 models.

Power typeDiesel

Power typeDiesel

BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division

ModelMP15T

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EMD MP15T
Seaboard System MP15T
Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division Model MP15T Build date October 1984 – November 1987 Total produced 43
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Fuel type Diesel Prime mover EMD 8-645E3 Engine type V8 Cylinders 8 Transmission Electric Train heating None Loco brake Air Train brakes Air
Career Operators Seaboard System Railroad Dow Chemical Company Number in class 43

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42 of these locomotives were built for the Seaboard System Railroad, 1200–1241 (later merged into CSX Transportation where they kept their numbers) and one unit for Dow Chemical Company, number 957.

In 2010 Progress Rail, a fully owned subsidiary of Caterpillar, purchased MP15T 1220 from CSX making CSX's total count 40.