EMD SW9

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EMD SW9
EMD SW9
Conrail 9130, a SW9, leading a train past Hunt Tower, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
Model SW9, TR5
Build date December 1950 – December 1953
Total production SW9: 786 (EMD) plus 29 (GMD)
TR5A: 10
TR5B: 12
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Prime mover EMD 567B
Engine type Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration Roots-type supercharger
Cylinders V12
Power output 1,200 hp (890 kW)
Locale North America
Illinois Central SW14 No. 1496 is at the fueling racks in Memphis, Tennessee. 1496 was built by EMD in May 1952 as IC SW9 #9469 then renumbered 469. Then it was later converted into a SW14.
Illinois Central SW14 No. 1496 is at the fueling racks in Memphis, Tennessee. 1496 was built by EMD in May 1952 as IC SW9 #9469 then renumbered 469. Then it was later converted into a SW14.

An EMD SW9 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1950 and December 1953. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 12-cylinder engine, producing 1,200 horsepower (895 kW).

In addition, ten TR5 cow-calf paired sets were produced (eight for the Union Pacific Railroad, and two for the Union Railroad of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Union Railroad also bought an additional two TR5B 'calves'.

786 examples of this model were built for American railroads and 29 were built for Canadian railroads.

[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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