The EMD SW1001 is a 1,000- horsepower (750 kW) diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors ' Electro-Motive Division between September 1968 and June 1986. [1] A total of 230 were constructed, mainly for North American railroads and industrial operations.

2024年12月19日 · The SW1001 was an updated variant of the SW1000 and cataloged in 1968, two years following its counterpart. The earlier design was EMD's first 8-cylinder model featuring its new 645 prime mover and followed the SW900, the 8-cylinder variant equipped with the previous 567C power plant.

EMD SW1000 Data Sheet

Electro-Motive Divison’s (EMD) SW1001 diesel locomotive was introduced in response to 1966’s SW1000. Both four-axle switchers produce 1,000-hp and the shortcoming for the SW1000 was actually not “short” but too tall.

The Reading Company was the only class one railroad in the United States to order the SW1001 from EMD. 25 units were purchased in 1973. The SW1001 is identical to its close cousin the SW1000 except that the SW1001 has a lower cab roof the Reading specially ordered so the locomotives could negotiate the close clearance of some plants and steel ...

The EMD SW1001 is a 1,000-horsepower (750 kW) diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between September 1968 and June 1986. A total of 230 were …

The EMD SW1001 was a 1,000-horsepower (750 kW) diesel locomotive for industrial switching service built by General Motors ' Electro-Motive Division between September 1968 and June 1986. A total of 230 examples were constructed, mainly for North American railroads and industrial operations.

The EMD SW1001 is a 1,000-horsepower (750 kW) diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between September 1968 and June 1986. 230 in total were produced, mainly for the railways of North America.

Conrail inherited its rare SW1001 fleet from the Reading. These 1000hp switchers were commonly found on the ex-Reading branches in eastern Pennsylvania and throughout the eastern end of the system. Because of their common use in cab signaled territory, a number were outfitted with cab signal and or LSL equipment.

2019年12月14日 · An NSDash9.com detailed unit-by-unit roster of the currently active units in the Norfolk Southern EMD SW1001 2100-2103 series.