EMD SW600
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Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division |
Model | SW600 |
Build date | February 1954 – January 1962 |
Total production | 15 |
Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
Engine type | EMD 567C |
Cylinders | 6 |
Power output | 600 hp (450 kW) |
Locale | United States |
An EMD SW600 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1954 and January 1962. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 6-cylinder engine, which generated 600 horsepower (450 kW).
15 examples of this model were built for American railroads.
[edit] References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
Diesel-electric switcher locomotives built by GM-EMD |
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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) |