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Encyclopedia > EMD SW1500
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Union Pacific UPY 1069, a SW1500 equipped with Flexicoil trucks for higher speed service. Such widespread graffiti is commonplace among locomotives used in Southern California.

The EMD SW1500 was an 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) diesel locomotive intended for switching service and built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and 1974. 807 examples were constructed. It was closely related to the less powerful EMD SW1000 model, forming a line of switchers powered by the new EMD 645 engine. The SW1500 replaced the SW1200 in the EMD product line, and was in turn replaced by the MP15DC. Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1060 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1060 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Graffiti is a type of deliberately inscribed marking made by humans on surfaces, both private and public. ... Southern California Los Angeles, rush hour on the Harbor Freeway San Diego Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal, is an informal name for the southern one-third of the state of California. ... Great Western Railway No. ... A switcher (the general United States usage; common British terminology is shunter, while the Pennsylvania Railroad used shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains any great distance but rather for assembling a train ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has... GM redirects here. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Union Pacific UPY 1338. ...


The SW1500 was a substantially bulkier locomotive than the SW1200, with a much bulkier frame, larger cab and bigger hood. In many respects it was approaching a road switcher in abilities. While the SW1500 came as standard with AAR switcher trucks, the majority of them were delivered with the optional Flexicoil trucks which permitted speeds up to 60 mph (100 km/h). The SW1500 was, in fact, often operated as a road-switcher for branchline service, and continues in this role today. A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive used for delivering or picking up cars outside of a railroad yard. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Rail transport | Industry trade groups ...


The very similar SW1504 was fundamentally a SW1500 mounted on Blomberg trucks, and was produced for the Mexican national railroad, Nacionales de México.


Original owners

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad 1 150 Now on the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
Alton and Southern Railway 18 1500-1517
Apalachicola Northern Railroad 8 712-719
Angelina and Neches River Railroad 1 1500
Algoma Steel 5 701-705
Alcoa Terminal Railroad 1 9
Burlington Northern Railroad 15 310-324 In service as BNSF 3456-3470
Belt Railway of Chicago 3 530-532
Chattahoochee Valley Railway 1 100
Cambria and Indiana Railroad 2 15,16
Chicago Short Line Railroad 2 30,31
General Motors Locomotive Group 9 106-114
Tennessee Eastman Corporation (Eastman Kodak) 1 1
Great Northern Railway 10 200-209 Most in service with BNSF
Georgia Power 5 1401-1405
Houston Belt and Terminal Railway 6 50-55
Howe Coal 2 1,2 To Kansas City Southern
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad 28 9200-9227
Inland Steel 7 119-125
Illinois Terminal Railroad 6 1510-1515
Indianapolis Union Railway 5 24,26,30-32
Jefferson Warrior Railroad 4 51-54
Kansas City Southern Railway 42 1500-1541 In service with KCS
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad 16 67-83
Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad 2 23,24
Louisville and Nashville Railroad 30 5000-5029
Longview, Portland and Northern Railway 1 130
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 6 50-55
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway 2 36-37
Missouri Pacific Railroad 4 1518-1521
Mississippi Export Railroad 1 64
Minnesota Transfer Railway 7 300-306
Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad 2 160,161

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Specifications

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Cab end view of a SW1500.
Overall length: 44 ft 8 in 13.61 m
Between bolster centers: 22 ft 0 in 6.71 m
Truck wheelbase: 8 ft 0 in 2.44 m
Width over grabirons: 10 ft 0.125 in 3.05 m
Height above rails: 15 ft 0 in 4.57 m
Wheel diameter: 40 in 1.02 m
Fuel capacity: 600-1,100 US gal 2,300-4,200 L
Engine: 12-645E, V12 Roots-blown diesel
Power: 1,500 hp 1,100 kW
Main generator: D32 generator
Traction motors: 4 × D77/78 DC
Standard gearing: 62:15
Weight: 248,000 lb 112,000 kg

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References

  • Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
  • Hayden, Bob (Ed.) (1980). Model Railroader Cyclopedia-Volume 2: Diesel Locomotives. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-547-9.
  • GATX Rail Locomotive Group. SW1500 specification page (http://www.gatx.com/rail/locomotive_group/SW1500.asp). Retrieved on March 20, 2005.


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Diesel locomotives built by GM-EMD
Switchers: SC, NC, NC1, NC2, T, NW2, NW3, NW4, NW5, TR1, SW1, SW7, SW8, SW9, SW600, SW900, SW1000, SW1001, SW1200, SW1500, SW1504, MP15DC, MP15AC, MP15T, GMD1, RS1325
Four axle road power: BL2, GP7, GP9, GP15-1, GP15AC, GP15T, GP18, GP20, GP20D, GP28, GP30, GP35, GP38, GP38AC, GP38-2, GP39, GP39DC, GP39X, GP39-2, GP40, GP40P, GP40P-2, GP40TC, GP40X, GP40-2, GP49, GP50, GP59, GP60
Six axle road power: SD7, SD9, SD18, SD24, SD28, SD35, SDP35, SD38, SD38AC, SD38-2, SD39, SDL39, SD40, SD40A, SD40-2, SD40-2W, SD40T-2, SD402-SS, SDP40, SD45, SD45X, SD45-2, SD45T-2, SDP45, SD50, SD60, SD70, SD80MAC, SD90MAC
Eight axle road power: DD35, DD35A, DDA40X
Cab units (F- & E-units) FT, F2, F3, F7, FP7, F9, FP9, FL9, TA, EA/EB, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, AB6
Cowl units: F45, FP45, F40C, F40PH, F40PH-2, F40PH-2C, F40PH-2M, SDP40F, SD40-2F, SD50F, F59PH, F59PHI, SD60F
Electrics: SW1200MG, AEM7, GM6, GM10, GF6C
Industrial, military, export and narrow gauge: Model 40, DHI, GMDH-1, GMDH-3, MRS-1, GA8, G8, G12, G16, NF210, JT42CWR (Series 66), JT42HW-HS, GT46MAC
Streamliners: M-10000, M-10001, M-10002, M-10003-6, Pioneer Zephyr, General Pershing Zephyr, Green Diamond, Flying Yankee
Experimentals: EMD 1800 hp B-B

  Results from FactBites:
 
EMD SW1500 References: Conrail Cyclopedia (158 words)
No prototype photos, but same issue has detailed SW1500 proto article.
A good overview of the SW1500, with roster and drawings of RDG's second order SW1500's with Flexicoil trucks.
"Diesel Detail: EMD SW1500 as Conrail no. 9582." Model Railroading.
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