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EMD SW600

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EMD SW600
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division
ModelSW600
Build dateFebruary 1954 – January 1962
Total produced15
Specifications
Gauge4 ft8+12in(1,435 mm)
Prime moverEMD6-567C
Engine typeV6Two-stroke diesel
AspirationRoots-type supercharger
Cylinders6
Performance figures
Power output600hp(450kW))
Tractive effort49,500 lb (22,500 kg)
Career
LocaleUnited States

TheEMD SW600is a dieselswitcher locomotivebuilt byGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Divisionbetween February 1954 and January 1962. Power was provided by anEMD 567C 6-cylinderengine, which generated 600horsepower(450 kW).[1]

Original owners[edit]

15 examples of this model were built forAmericanrailroads and industrials.

Road Quantity Road number Notes
McLouth Steel 2 8–9
Northern Indiana Public Service Company 1 4
Chicago and North Western Railway 2 1280–1281
Detroit Edison Company 1 213
Texas Company( “Texaco”) 1 23
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company 1 512
Shell Oil Company 1 9
Gulf Oil Company 1 9
Philadelphia Electric Company 1 30
Clinchfield Coal Company 1 100
Marathon Southern Corporation 1 1
Arizona Public Service Company 1 1
Public Service Company of Colorado 1 15-1
Total 15

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References[edit]

  1. ^Foster, Gerald L. (1996).A field guide to trains of North America.Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 10, 14.ISBN0-395-70112-0.