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EMD SW600

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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 6-567C
Engine typeV6 Two-stroke diesel
AspirationRoots-type supercharger
Cylinders6
Performance figures
Power output600 hp (450 kW))
Tractive effort49,500 lb (22,500 kg)
Career
LocaleUnited States

The 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).[1]

Original owners

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 10, 14. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.


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