Southern Pacific Photographic Roster, Locomotive Model: GP38-2. Unit # Notes Model Serial # Pictures : SP 153: Ex-L&N: GP38-2 72704-4

4-stack GP38-2 from Tom Fassett, and from the photos contributed; the only unit to be Speed Lettered. A number of SP's GP38-2's were converted from two to four exhaust stacks, these include, but are perhaps not limited to:

Southern Pacific GP38-2 4802 was on a transfer run from the CSX to the SP at New Orleans. It had been built in May 1980 and was renumbered Union Pacific 566 in October 2000. This westbound Southern Pacific transfer run was in New Orleans, on its way from the CSX’s GENTILLY YARD to the SP’s AVONDALE YARD.

SP 4850(GP38-2) Views: 1132 Comments: 1: Title: Still SP (Unpatched) Description: Finding this unpatched SP standard cab unit was a pleasant surprise : Photo Date: 6/8/2006 Upload Date: 6/17/2006 12:37:25 AM : Location: Maxwell, NE : Author: Brian Hill: …

The EMD GP38 [1] is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and December 1971. The locomotive's prime mover was an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine that generated 2,000 horsepower (1.49 MW). The company built 706 GP38s for North American railroads. [2]

Modeling an SP GP38-2 is not as straight forward as I originally said here. These units were not only delivered with most options (as per normal SP practice), like 'L' shaped engineers windows, anticlimbers and 'light shows', but also had the larger 3000 gallon fuel tank and 'Q' radiator fans.

It was sold to Helm as 2582 and rebuilt by Metro East in February 1998 assigned SP 4847, but completed February 19, 1998, as Union Pacific 1973, Class GP38-2. It was renumbered 473 on June 27, 2001, and retired on October 13, 2003.

this unit still has a full rear light package in 1999. it may not work, but it is there...

Since then I added the SP style, 4 hole, jacking pads, filled and sanded the louvers on the cab (SP GP38-2s Had electric heaters), Reworked the rear pilot, added whip antenna in front of the AC next to the horn, finished general grab iron and lift ring details, and much more to come! Here's a Prototype photo for reference.

OPC has sourced 3 GP38-2s from the Southern Pacific Railroad. The unit numbers are 3008-3010. These GP38-2s are configured as follows: All lights fitted on the SP locomotives still function and are used. Paint scheme is the same as the new built GP38-2s. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.