EMD SW1200

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EMD SW1200

BN 251 working Eola Yard in Aurora, Illinois.
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Build date	January 1954 – May 1966
Total production	1,024
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Engine type	EMD 567C
Cylinders	12
Power output	1200 hp (890 kW)
Locale	North America
Disposition	many scrapped, many still in use

An EMD SW1200 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and May 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 12-cylinder engine which generated 1200 horsepower (890 kW).

737 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 287 were built for Canadian railroads and 4 were built for Brazilian Railroads.

[edit] References

• Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4. 

[edit] See also

• EMD LWT12

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