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EMD SW600
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division
ModelSW600
Build dateFebruary 1954 – January 1962
Total produced15
Specifications
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Prime moverEMD 567C
Engine typeTwo-stroke diesel
AspirationRoots-type supercharger
Cylinders6
Performance figures
Power output600 hp (450 kW))
Career
LocaleUnited 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).

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
Total 15

See also

List of GM-EMD locomotives

References

  • Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
  • A J Kristopans GM Locomotive Serial Number Page: http://utahrails.net/ajkristopans/SWITCHERS201Aand567.php#sw600