SW1200, SW1200RS and SW1200RM. SW1200, SW1200RS and SW1200RM. CN MCM-01 (Mechanical Car Mover, Symington Yard, Winnipeg,MB - Retired) ... CN 1270-1397 (All Retired or Rebuilt to 71xx and 73xx) 1302 (Retired) 1354 (Sold to Parsec Intermodal via Plusar) CN 1504-1508 (All Retired)

Canadian National Railways Photographic Roster, Locomotive Model: SW1200RS

General Motors’ 1,200-hp SW1200 switcher model, in production since January 1954, combined the right size and muscle, but needed modifications for use out on the road. CN SW1200RS 1397 and a 1200-series sister work the grade east out of downtown Toronto, June 1982.

Built in Canada between 1955-1964, the SW1200RS was a very successful Road Switcher model for the GMDD London plant with Canadian National Railways and rival Canadian Pacific Railway both placing large orders.

CN 7304 meanwhile is a model SW1200RM. Its old number was CN 1390 and it was remanufactured in 1987. The two largest buyers of the SW1200 were CN, which owned 208 and CP which purchased 72, most of which have have either been scrapped by both railways or sold as in-plant switchers to private companies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SW1200

With the introduction of the new 567C prime mover that year, EMD rolled out new 900- (SW9) and 1200-horsepower (SW1200) models, which shared the same basic body with minor variations.

"An SW1200RS is a variation of the standard SW1200 that featured large front and rear (on some units) numberboard housings, EMD Flexicoil B-B trucks, and larger fuel tanks for roadswitcher service. The majority of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific SW1200 fleets were purchased as SW1200RS units."

Motive Power / CN Motive Power / 1200s - SW1200RS. Albums. Cabooses 298; Data Sheets 580; Freight Cars 1491; Miscellaneous 212; Motive Power 6562. BC Rail Motive Power 588; CN Motive Power 5765. ... SW1200 22; 7100s - SW8 32; 7100s - SW1200RSm 12; 7200s - GP9u 74; 7200s - SW900 31; 7300s - SW1200RSm 31; 7500s - GP38-2m 40; 7600s - SW900 8 ...

CNR SW1200 Class GS-12e, #7727. This is the second locomotive for my Canadian HO layout which I mistakenly thought was going to be an easy conversion from the Proto 2000 SW1200 model. The fact that it is a Canadian National prototype soon put paid to that.

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.