EMD SW1200
BN 251, an EMD SW1200, works the yard in Eola, Illinois (just east of Aurora).
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| Type and origin | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder |
General Motors Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Diesel, Canada |
| Model | SW1200 |
| Build date | January 1954 – May 1966 |
| Total produced | 1,056 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge, Chile 5 ft (1,524 mm)(?), Panama 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge, Brazil |
| Prime mover | EMD 567C |
| Engine type | V12 diesel |
| Cylinders | 12 |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Power output | 1,200 hp (895 kW) |
| Career | |
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| Locale | North America, South America |
| Disposition | many scrapped, many still in use |
An EMD SW1200 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and May 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 12-cylinder engine which generated 1,200 hp (895 kW). Late SW1200s built in 1966 were built with the 567E 12-cylinder engine. Additional SW1200 production was completed by General Motors Diesel in Ontario Canada between September 1955 and June 1964.
737 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, 287 were built for Canadian railroads 4 were built for Brazilian Railroads, 25 were built for a Chilean Industrial firm, and 3 were built for the Panama Canal Railway.
A cow-calf variation, the TR12, was cataloged, but none were built.
A few units were built with dynamic brakes, featuring large square box with a fan on top of the hood, right in front of the cab.
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.
Grand Trunk Western 1512 is now owned by COE and is currently sitting on a siding in Detroit, Michigan.
Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railway 105 is operated by the Minnesota Transportation Museum as Northern Pacific Railway 105.
Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad 1219 built in March 1962 for Chicago & North Western is utilized for their excursion trains as well as the Fremont Dinner Train and currently pulls 1920s era passenger cars for their non-profit excursion operations & the for-profit dinner train cars.
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