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EMD SW600
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Model
SW600
Build date
February 1954 – January 1962
Total produced
15
Specifications
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover
EMD 6-567C
Engine type
V6 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration
Roots-type supercharger
Cylinders
6
Performance figures
Power output
600 hp (450 kW))
Tractive effort
49,500 lb (22,500 kg)
Career
Locale
United 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]
^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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