The EMD GP15 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1976 and April 1983. Intended to provide an alternative to the rebuilding programs that
Union Pacific Yard (UPY) 742, a GP15-1 idles in Union Pacific's Global 1 intermodal yard in Chicago, IL.
A Union Pacific GP15-1 idling in Denver. This is a former Missouri Pacific GP15-1
Apalachicola Northern GP15T #722
Union Pacific GP15AC #722
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles of track at the turn of the
EMD GP15
…outfitted with the standard 81" nose, while the remaining units (all built in December 1976 or later) came with an 88" nose; Railroad Quantity Notes Chicago and North Western Railway 25 Most in service with Union Pacific Railroad Conrail 100 #1600–1699 all retired by CSX Transportation and sold to GMTX. All retired by Norfolk Southern…
A North Western freight train, led by EMD GP15-1 No. 4408, travels through Niagara, Wisconsin, on October 5, 1988.
A Chicago and North Western train in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, 1940s. Blue Earth County Historical Society collection.
C&NW #8540 at Shawnee, Wyoming, in 1990
UP Heritage Unit#1995 and two former CNW Dash 9's (CNW 8646 & 8701) lead a train through Rochelle Railroad Park.