EMD SD9

EMD SD9

Algers, Winslow and Western Railway #203

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Model SD9 Build date January 1954 – June 1959 Total produced 515

Specifications AAR wheel arr. C-C Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Chile ? Fuel capacity 1,200 or 2,400 US gal (4,500 or 9,100 l; 1,000 or 2,000 imp gal) Prime mover EMD 567C Engine type V16 diesel Cylinders 16

Performance figures Power output 1,750 hp (1.30 MW)

Career Disposition Many have been rebuilt, and are still in service.

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Model	SD9
Build date	January 1954 – June 1959
Total produced	515

Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Chile ?
Fuel capacity	1,200 or 2,400 US gal (4,500 or 9,100 l; 1,000 or 2,000 imp gal)
Prime mover	EMD 567C
Engine type	V16 diesel
Cylinders	16

Performance figures
Power output	1,750 hp (1.30 MW)

Career
Disposition	Many have been rebuilt, and are still in service.

An SD9 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and June 1959. An EMD 567C 16-cylinder engine generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). This model is, externally, similar to its predecessor, the SD7, but this model, internally, features the improved and much more maintainable 567C engine. The principal spotting feature are the classification lights on the ends of the locomotive, above the number board. The SD9's classification lights are on a small pod, canted outward. The last phase of construction had a carbody similar to the SD18 and SD24, and used two 48-inch (1,219 mm) cooling fans instead of four 36-inch (914 mm) cooling fans.

Four hundred and seventy-one SD9s were built for American railroads and 44 for export.

Some SD9 locomotives can be found in museums and on tourist lines, and at least two are in service on a working railroad:

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