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The EMD SD38-2 is a model of six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) from 1972 to 1979. EMD built 90 of these medium road-switchers, which were used in both yard and mainline roles. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the SD38-2 was an upgraded SD38 with modular electronic control systems, HT-C trucks, and many other detail improvements. The locomotive's power was provided by an EMD 16-645E 16-cylinder engine, which could generate 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kilowatts). These units were constructed with either 3,200 or 4,000 US gal (12,000 or 15,000 L; 2,700 or 3,300 imp gal) fuel tanks and were available with or without dynamic brakes. It shared the same 64-foot-8-inch (19.71 m) frame as the SD40-2 and SD45-2, which gives it a length over couplers of 68 feet 10 inches (20.98 m).
| Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
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| BC Hydro | 3 | 382-384 | |
| Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad | 13 | 870-879, 890-892 | |
| Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway | 6 | 70-75 | |
| Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | 10 | 6650-6659 | |
| Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway | 5 | 209-213 | |
| Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | 13 | 656-668 | |
| Jari Railway [pt] | 2 | 10-11 | Export to Brazil, 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) gauge |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad | 5 | 4500-4504 | |
| McCloud River Railroad | 1 | 39 | |
| Northern Alberta Railway | 4 | 401-404 | Built by GMDD |
| Orinoco Mining Company | 5 | 1028–1032 | Export, Venezuela |
| Reserve Mining | 9 | 1237–1245 | |
| St. Louis–San Francisco Railway | 4 | 296-299 | |
| Southern Pacific Transportation Company | 6 | 2971–2976 | |
| United States Steel | 1 | 1 | |
| Yankeetown Dock | 3 | 20-22 | |
| Totals | 90 |
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Road switchers built by GM-EMD
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| Six-axle roadswitchers |
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