An EMD SW1200 is a four-axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and May 1966. [1] . Power is provided by an EMD 567C 12- cylinder engine, which generates 1,200 horsepower (890 kW).

2024年1月15日 · The EMD SW1 is a 600-horsepower diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Corporation (later Division) between December 1938 and November 1953. Final assembly was at EMD's plant at LaGrange (McCook) Illinois.

2014年12月17日 · These were placed in series PRR 7900-7934, renumbered in 1968 into PC 9009-9033 and PC 9050-9058. In 1976, Conrail placed them in CR 9328-9362. The second group, which consisted of 20 SW1200's, came from the New Haven, which purchased their SW1200's in the first three months of 1956.

2025年1月10日 · The SW1200 was pinnacle of Electro-Motive's switcher line featuring its 567 power plant. It was the final model to feature the engine and also the most successful with a total of 1,039 units produced between 1954 and 1966.

During a test run officially arranged by PRR on 30 March 1945, S2 #6200 towing a dynamometer car was able to pull a 17-car train over a distance of 48 kilometers (level track) at a speed of 110 mph (180 km/h) between Fort Wayne and Chicago.

The Baldwin S-12 or BLH S12 is a 1,200- horsepower (890 kW) diesel-electric switcher locomotive. Utilizing a turbocharged 6-cylinder version of the powerful 606A diesel prime mover, S12s were known for their "lugging" power, despite being temperamental.

2024年11月5日 · Today, you can still find early variants like the NW2, SW7, SW8, and others at work on short lines or pulling leading tourist trains. What is today known as Electro-Motive Diesel has a history dating back to the early 20th century.

PRR VO660 #5936 D Nyce,© Gary Stuebben: Long Island RR VO-660 #403 , 1945: New Orleans Public Belt VO900 #32 J. Parker Lamb: New Orleans Public Belt VO900 #32: BLW DE4-4-1000 : New Orleans Public Belt VO900 #33 F Byerly-JSF: SF VO1000 w/Batz trucks #2203, De La Vergne 4-cy eng: Northen Pacific Baldwin VO-1000 #403 Charles H.Biel

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Why do es12 (sw9 and sw12) engines have a pipe coil on the outside of the fuel tank? What is its purpose? No other switchers have this. Norm Bell