An EMD SW9 is a diesel switcherlocomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December1950 and December1953. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 12-cylinder engine, producing 1200 horsepower (890 kW). In addition, 10 TR5 cow-calf paired sets were produced plus 2 TR5B calves for Union Railroad. A modern US switcher, an EMD SW1500. ... A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... Electro-Motive Diesels, Inc. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A piston and cylinder from a steam engine A cylinder in an internal combustion engine is the space within which a piston travels. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...
786 examples of this model were built for American railroads and 29 were built for Canadian railroads.
References
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973) The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide, Kalmbach Books, Waukesha, WI. ISBN 0-89024-026-4
Diesel switcher locomotives built by GM-EMD
(See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives) Electro-Motive Diesels, Inc. ... The following is a list of locomotives produced by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD). ...
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