EMD SW1200
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division |
| Build date | January 1954 – May 1966 |
| Total production | 1,024 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 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 and 287 were built for Canadian railroads.
[edit] References
- 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) |
