EMD 645-series diesel engine

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The EMD 645-series diesel engine is a family of two-stroke, turbocharged locomotive powerplants widely used in North American diesel-electric locomotives from the late 1960s onward.

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Surface form Occurrences
EMD 16-645E3 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diesel engine family
turbocharged diesel engine
two-stroke diesel engine
aspiration Roots-blown
turbocharged
bore 9.0625 inches
configuration V-type
coolingSystem liquid-cooled
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cycleType two-stroke
cylinderCountVariants 12-cylinder
16-cylinder
20-cylinder
8-cylinder
cylinderDisplacement 645 cubic inches per cylinder
displacementPerCylinder 10.57 liters
fuelType diesel fuel
governingSpeedRange up to about 900 rpm
introducedAfter EMD 567D3A diesel engine NERFINISHED
introducedInDecade 1960s
manufacturer Electro-Motive Division NERFINISHED
General Motors Electro-Motive Division NERFINISHED
notableFeature compatibility with EMD 567-series engine mounts
high reliability in railroad service
modular power assembly design
notableUser North American freight railroads NERFINISHED
powerRange 1500 to 3600 horsepower
predecessor EMD 567-series diesel engine NERFINISHED
primaryUsePeriod late 1960s onward
scavengingType uniflow scavenging
stroke 10 inches
successor EMD 710-series diesel engine NERFINISHED
typicalApplicationsRegion North America NERFINISHED
usedIn diesel-electric locomotive
marine application
stationary power plant
usedInLocomotiveSeries EMD F40PH NERFINISHED
EMD GP15 NERFINISHED
EMD GP38 NERFINISHED
EMD GP39 NERFINISHED
EMD GP40 NERFINISHED
EMD GP50 NERFINISHED
EMD SD38 NERFINISHED
EMD SD39 NERFINISHED
EMD SD40 NERFINISHED
EMD SD40-2 NERFINISHED
EMD SD45 NERFINISHED
EMD SD50 NERFINISHED
valvetrain uniflow scavenged

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EMD GP40-2H primeMover EMD 645-series diesel engine
EMD F40PH primeMover EMD 645-series diesel engine
this entity surface form: EMD 16-645E3
GP40MC hasPrimeMover EMD 645-series diesel engine