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EMD SW8
EMD SW8 retired from the USAF Titan missile program.
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
Model
SW8, TR6
Build date
September 1950 – February 1954
Total produced
EMD SW8: 309
GMD SW8: 65
EMD TR6A: 12
EMD TR6B: 12
Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR
B-B
• UIC
Bo’Bo’
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length
44 ft 5 in (13.54 m)
Width
9 ft 11.6 in (3.038 m)
Height
14 ft 6.2 in (4.425 m)
Loco weight
230,000 lb (104,326 kg)
Prime mover
EMD 8-567B
Engine type
V8 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration
Roots-type supercharger
Cylinders
8
Performance figures
Maximum speed
65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output
800 hp (600 kW)
Tractive effort:
• Starting
57,000 lbf (254 kN) at 25%
• Continuous
36,000 lbf (160 kN) at 11 mph (18 km/h)
Career
Locale
North America
South Korea
The EMD SW8 is a diesel switcher locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between September 1950 and February 1954. Power is supplied by an EMD 567B 8-cylinder engine, for a total of 800 hp (600 kW). A total of
309 of this model were built for United States railroads and 65 for Canadian railroads. Starting in October 1953 a number of SW8s were built with either the 567BC or 567C engine.
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