EMD SW8
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 EMD SW8 retired from the USAF Titan missile program. |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada) |
| Model | SW8 |
| Build date | September 1950 – January 1954 |
| Total production | 306 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Prime mover | EMD 567B |
| Engine type | Two-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration | Roots-type supercharger |
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Power output | 800 horsepower (600 kW)) |
| Locale | North America South Korea |
An EMD SW8 is a diesel shunting/switching locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between September 1950 and January 1954. Power is supplied by an EMD 567B 8-cylinder engine, for a total of 800 hp (600 kW).
306 of this model were built for United States railroads, and 65 were built for Canadian railroads. After the Korean War, 4 US owned SW8's were handed over to the South Korean government and later they bought 10 of this model. Now, one SW8 (Korail 2101) is preserved at Busan. In addition, 12 TR6 cow-calf paired sets were produced.
The first TR6A, Southern Pacific 4600, later numbered 1100, is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, California.
[edit] References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
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