The EMD GP30 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between July 1961 and November 1963.
A total of 948 units were built for railroads in the United States and Canada.
The GP30's were designed to compete with GE's U25B. The U25B offered 2500 horsepower, while the existing EMD GP20 was only rated at 2,000 hp.
The EMD's engineering department ended up using a 16 cylinder 567D3 engine that produced 2250 hp for the GP30.
List of individually controllable lights in our EMD GP30 models:
- Headlight
- Rear Light
- Numberboard Lights (Front & Rear)
- Front Classification Lights
- Rear Classification Lights
- Cab Light
- Mars Light (where appropriate)
-Rotary Beacon (where appropriate)
- Ditch Lights (where appropriate)
- Road-specific detail options that are prototypically accurate for each road name:
- Truck sideframes
- Dynamic brake hatch
- Roof fan arrangement and type
- Short hood detail arrangement
- Long hood end detail arrangement
- High short hood option where accurate
- Horn type and location
- Bell location
- Front pilot details
- Rear pilot details
- Cut level details
- MU receptacle arrangement
- Sunshade options
- Antenna type and location
- Wind deflector type
Industry-leading Model Features:
- Paragon4 Sound & Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER
- Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
- Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
- All Wheel Electrical Pick-up
- ABS Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort
- Premium Caliber Painting
- Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers
- Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Horn, Bell, Wipers, and Etched Metal Grills
- Prototypical Light Operation - accurate for each paint scheme
- Prototypically Accurate Sounds for the EMD GP30 Diesel Locomotive
- Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)
- Will Operate on Code 70, Code 83, and Code 100 Rai