EMD SW7

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EMD SW7

Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Model	SW7
Build date	October 1949 – January 1951
Total production	489
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Engine type	EMD 567A
Cylinders	V12
Power output	1,200 hp (895 kW)

The EMD SW7 was a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951. It was powered by a V12 567A engine developing 1,200 hp (895 kW). 489 SW7 locomotives were produced. In addition, 15 TR4 cow-calf paired sets were produced.

[edit] References

• Laundry, Mark. The Yard Limit - EMD SW7. Retrieved June 2, 2005.
• The UNofficial EMD Homepage. SW7 Order Numbers. Retrieved June 2, 2005.

Diesel-electric switcher locomotives built by GM-EMD
SC, NC, NC1, NC2, T, NW1, NW1A, NW4, SW, NW2, NW3, NW5, TR1, SW1, SW7, SW8, SW9, SW600, SW900, SW1000, SW1001, SW1200, SW1500, SW1504, MP15DC, MP15AC, MP15T, RS1325, GMD1
(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives)