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The '''EMD SW1500''' | The '''EMD SW1500''' was a {{convert|1500|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[diesel-electric powertrain|diesel-electric]] [[switcher locomotive]] built by [[General Motors]]' [[Electro-Motive Division]] from 1966 to 1974.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Solomon|first=Brian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tigVDAAAQBAJ&dq=sw1500+vs+sw1200+size&pg=PA43|title=Field Guide to Trains: Locomotives and Rolling Stock|date=2016-06-15|publisher=Voyageur Press|isbn=978-0-7603-4997-7|language=en}}</ref> The SW1500 replaced the [[EMD SW1200|SW1200]] in the EMD product line. Many railroads regularly used SW1500s for road freight service.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
It | It was similar in appearance to the [[EMD SW1000]] model which had a different engine and had one exhaust stack while the SW1500 had two.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Gerald L. |title=A field guide to trains of North America |date=1996 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |isbn=0-395-70112-0 |pages=11, 16}}</ref> | ||
== Original owners == | == Original owners == | ||
Latest revision as of 05:22, 28 June 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The EMD SW1500 was a Template:Convert diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division from 1966 to 1974.[1] The SW1500 replaced the SW1200 in the EMD product line. Many railroads regularly used SW1500s for road freight service.[1]
It was similar in appearance to the EMD SW1000 model which had a different engine and had one exhaust stack while the SW1500 had two.[1][2]
Original owners
Preservation
Many SW1500s remain in active service, used mostly by shortlines, switching and terminal railroads, and railroad equipment leasing companies such as GATX. However, several examples of this popular model have been preserved:
- CSX #1100 (built 1970 as L&N #5000) is preserved and operational at the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Irvine, Kentucky.[3]
- CSX #1103 (built 1970 as L&N #5003) is preserved and operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky[3]
- Western Pacific #1503 (built 1970) is preserved and operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California.[4] It was donated to the museum by Union Pacific in 2011, and restored to its original paint scheme in 2019.
- Wisconsin Central #1563 (built 1971) is preserved and operational at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was donated to the museum by Canadian National in 2019.[5]
See also
References
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