EMD SW600

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]

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

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

• 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: https://web.archive.org/web/20141012110456if_/http://utahrails.net/ajkristopans/SWITCHERS201Aand567.php#sw600