EMD SW600

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EMD SW600
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Model SW600
Build date February 1954 – January 1962
Total production 15
Gauge ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover EMD 567C
Engine type Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration Roots-type supercharger
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).

[edit] Original owners

15 examples of this model were built for American railroads 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

[edit] References

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