EMD SW9
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| EMD SW9 | |
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| CIRY 1206, an SW9 built in 1951 on October 31, 2008. | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada) |
| Model | SW9, TR5 |
| Build date | December 1950 – December 1953 |
| Total produced | SW9: 786 (EMD) plus 29 (GMD) TR5A: 10 TR5B: 12 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Prime mover | EMD 567B |
| Engine type | Two-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration | Roots-type supercharger |
| Cylinders | V12 |
| Power output | 1,200 hp (890 kW) |
| Locale | North America |
Illinois Central SW14 No. 1496 is at the fueling racks in Memphis, Tennessee. 1496 was built by EMD in May 1952 as IC SW9 #9469 then renumbered 469. Then it was later converted into a SW14.
An EMD SW9 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1950 and December 1953. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 12-cylinder engine, producing 1,200 horsepower (895 kW).
In addition, ten TR5 cow-calf paired sets were produced (eight for the Union Pacific Railroad, and two for the Union Railroad of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Union Railroad also bought an additional two TR5B 'calves'.
786 examples of this model were built for American railroads and 29 were built for Canadian railroads.
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[edit] Original buyers
[edit] SW9 locomotives built by Electro-Motive Division, USA
[edit] SW9 locomotives built by General Motors Diesel, Canada
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| Canadian Pacific Railway |
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| Chesapeake and Ohio Railway |
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| Steel Company of Canada |
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| Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway |
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| Total | 29 |
[edit] TR5 locomotives built by Electro-Motive Division, USA
| Railroad | Quantity A units | Quantity B units | Road numbers A units | Road numbers B units | Notes |
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| Union Pacific Railroad |
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| Total | 10 | 12 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: EMD SW9 locomotives |
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
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