EMD SW1000
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 BN 440, an SW1000, works in Eola Yard at Aurora, Illinois |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division |
| Model | SW1000 |
| Build date | June 1966 – October 1972 |
| Total production | 118 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) |
| Length | 44 ft 8 in (13.6 m) |
| Engine type | EMD 645E |
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Power output | 1000 hp (750 kW) |
| Locale | United States |
An EMD SW1000 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 8-cylinder engine which generated 1000 horsepower (750 kW). This locomotive was built on the same common frame as the EMD SW1500, giving it an overall length of 44 feet 8 inches.
118 examples of this locomotive model were built for United States railroads.
[edit] References
- Marre, Louis A., and Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89026-088-4.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
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| 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) |
