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TheGT26CW-2 is theDash-2 variant of theGT26CWdiesel–electric locomotive series created by theElectro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors for export to Iran, Israel, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, South Korea, Turkey and Yugoslavia. Various licensees have also constructed or refurbished this model. It is similar to the highly successfulSD40-2 North American locomotive.
TheIslamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) purchased 80 GT26CW-2s along with 182 GT26CWs . All GT26CW locomotives were manufactured byGeneral Motors Diesel Division ofChicago, Illinois, 20 GT26CW-2s were constructed byGeneral Motors Diesel Division ofLondon, Ontario and the remaining were built by Hyundai, a Korean licensee ofGeneral Motors Diesel Division. Out of 262 GT26CW locomotives, 180 units are currently in revenue service.All RAI locomotives have three 48-inch fans instead of 2 which is a necessary provision for hot climate of Iran.
As of 2017,Israel Railways operates fourteen locomotives. It purchased one GT26CW-2 unit from EMD in 1989 for the purpose of hauling coal imported through thePort of Ashdod to theRutenberg Power Station in Ashkelon until a dedicated coal pier was completed at the Rutenberg site in 2000. Since then the locomotive, numbered 701, has been used for general freight service on Israel Railways' network.
In the mid-2010s Israel Railways purchased thirteen units fromNRE which were completely rebuilt byTŽV Gredelj from 11Croatian RailwaysHŽ series 2062 GT26 units plus 2 new frames and designated as NGT26CW-3 variants. They were delivered to Israel Railways between August 2015 and December 2017 and numbered 710–722.
In Morocco, the GT26CW-2 is variously given the designations DH-350, DH-370, and DK 550, depending on its usage.[3][additional citation(s) needed]
TheEmpresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Peru (ENAFER) operated 7 GT26CW-2 in the Peruvian southern railway and six JT26CW-2B, the latter being a unique variant of the GT26CW-2 equipped with double cabin, on the section that would later become theAndean Central Railway, which were produced by Brazilian corporation Villares (now known as GEVISA). After ENAFER was privatized, the GT26s and JT26s were inherited by the recently createdPeruRail and Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) respectively. All of 7 PeruRail's GT26's were still operating as of 2023, but out of the 6 FCCA's JT26's, only one remains operative as of 2024, with 3 being inoperative, one scrapped after a fatal derailment following arunaway incident, with an additional one that was almost destroyed in a terrorist attack in 1989 being sent toArgentina for major overhauls and finally being bought byFerronor. This unit was still operative as of 2022.
From December 1989 to October 2000, theKorean National Railroad received GT26CW-2s fromElectro-Motive Division and Hyundai Rolling Stock Co. (present:Hyundai Rotem) The locomotives are used for freight service, Mugunghwa passenger trains, Saemaul passenger trains, and excursion trains (G-Train,S-Train, and the Haerang). on all Korail lines, though some are currently owned by theKorea Rail Network Authority.
Very little is known about their construction. However, it is known that 83 units were constructed between December 1989 and October 1996 as the 7300-series, units 7301–7383, were constructed between December 1996 and May 1998 as 7400-series units 7401-7414 and 7500-series units 7557–7583, and 70 units were constructed between November 1998 and October 2000 as 7400-series units 7415–7484.
TheTurkish State Railways received 89 units built byTülomsaş between 2003 and 2009. The units are numberedTCDD DE33000. They have the latest innovations of the GT26 series, mainly noticed by a spacier cab view.
TheYugoslav Railways (Jugoslavenske Željeznice) received 14 GM GT26CW-2s from EMD, where they formed the 663 series. Mainly used for freight and passenger trains between Knin and Split (Dalmatinska pruga, today part ofM604 railway (Croatia)). All locomotives went to service onHrvatske Željeznice after the breakup ofYugoslavia in 1991. They are now classified asHŽ series 2063. In the meanwhile, some were sold toNRE which then completely rebuilt and refurbished them in Croatia before selling some of them toIsrael Railways.
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