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EMD SW600

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

Total produced
  
15

Model
  
SW600

Builder
  
General Motors Electro-Motive Division

Build date
  
February 1954 – January 1962

Gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

An 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).

Original owners

15 examples of this model were built for American railroads and industrials.

References

EMD SW600 Wikipedia