 Union Pacific UPY 1069, an SW1500 equipped with Flexicoil trucks for higher speed service. |
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| Power type | Diesel |
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| Builder | General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) |
| Model | SW1500 |
| Build date | June 1966 and January 1974 |
| Total production | 808 |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Length | 44 ft. Electro-Motive Diesel Inc (formerly the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation is currently the world's second largest builder of Railroad Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit Wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. 8 in. (13. 61m) |
| Locomotive weight | 248,000 Lbs. (112,000 kg. ) |
| Prime mover | EMD 645 |
| Engine type | 2-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration | Roots blower |
| Displacement | 9,072 in³ (148. In Locomotives, a prime mover is the primary source of power to run the locomotive The EMD 645 is a family of Diesel engines built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division for Locomotive, marine and Stationary engine The Roots type Supercharger or Roots blower is a positive displacement pump which operates by pulling Air through a pair of meshing lobes not 7 L) |
| Cylinders | V12 |
| Cylinder size | 9. A cylinder is the central working part of a Reciprocating engine, the space in which a Piston travels V12 redirects here For the V12 Training program see V-12 Navy College Training Program. 5 in. (230. 2-mm) x 10 in. (254-mm) |
| Transmission | Main generator: D32, Traction motors: D77/78DC |
| Power output | 1,500 hp (1,118 kW) |
| Locomotive brakes | Straight air |
| Train brakes | Air |
| Locale | North America |
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 June 1966 and January 1974. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. A Diesel locomotive is a type of Railroad Locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine. A switcher or shunter ( Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; USA: switcher (or General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Electro-Motive Diesel Inc (formerly the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation is currently the world's second largest builder of Railroad Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. 808 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. An EMD SW1000 is a diesel Switcher Locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972 The EMD 645 is a family of Diesel engines built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division for Locomotive, marine and Stationary engine The SW1500 replaced the SW1200 in the EMD product line, and was in turn replaced by the MP15DC. An EMD SW1200 is a diesel Switcher Locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and May 1966. The EMD MP15DC was a 1500 hp (1100 kW Switcher -type Diesel locomotive model produced by General Motors ' Electro-Motive Division
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. A road switcher is a type of Railroad Locomotive used for delivering or picking up cars outside of a railroad yard 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 Association of American Railroads is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of The SW1500 was, in fact, often operated as a road-switcher for branchline service, and continues in this role today.
The very similar SW1504 was fundamentally a SW1500 mounted on Blomberg trucks, and was produced for the Mexican national railroad, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. The EMD SW1504 was a 1500 hp (1100 kW Diesel locomotive for switching service built by General Motors ' Electro-Motive Division. The Blomberg B was a "B" Diesel locomotive truck. These trucks were the standard EMD truck from the FT up until the Dash 2 Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, (better known as N de M) was Mexico 's state owned Railroad company from 1938 to 1998
Original & Current Owners
| Domestic (US/Canada) orders | |||
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| 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 | #717 & 718 now on the Central Midland Ry in St Louis |
| 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 | |
| Cambria and Indiana Railroad | 2 | 15, 16 | |
| Central California Traction | 4 | 1501-1504 | Ex Southern Pacific |
| Chattahoochee Valley Railway | 1 | 100 | |
| 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 | |
| Lancaster and Chester Railway | 2 | 95, 96 | ex-Vermont Railway and Toledo, Peoria, and Western |
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad | 30 | 5000-5029 | |
| Longview, Portland and Northern Railway | 1 | 130 | |
| Metra | 4 | 4-8 | |
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | 1 | 4 | |
| 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 | |
| New Jersey Transit | 1 | 502 | Originally 500-503, only a dying 502 remains, the other 3 were sold off |
| New Orleans Public Belt Railroad | 3 | 151-153 | |
| Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad | 2 | 160, 161 | |
| Penn Central | 84 | 9500-9583 | |
| Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad | 40 | 1534-1563, 9280-9289 | |
| Reading Railroad | 21 | 2750-2770 | |
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad | 9 | 1-8,91 | |
| Rock Island Line | 10 | 940-949 | |
| Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway | 2 | 500,600 | |
| Sandersville Railroad | 2 | 100,300 | |
| St. Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad is a Class III Short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett Arkansas. The Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company is a Short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett Arkansas. The AN Railway LLC is one of several Short line railroad companies owned by the Genesee and Wyoming Inc The Angelina and Neches River Railroad is a Short-line railroad headquartered in Lufkin Texas. The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States -based Railroad company operating between 1970 and 1996 The Belt Railway of Chicago, headquartered in Chicago, is the largest switching Terminal railroad in the United States The Cambria and Indiana Railroad (C&I is a Railway company that is located in the southeastern part of Indiana County Pennsylvania in the United States The Central California Traction is a Class III Short-line railroad operating in Northern California. The West Point Manufacturing Company began operating the Chattahoochee Valley Railway to serve cotton mills along the Chattahoochee River. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment The Great Northern Railway, running from St Paul Minnesota to Seattle Washington &mdash more than 1700 miles (2736 km &mdash was the creation of Georgia Power ( is an Electricity Corporation based in Georgia. Kansas City Southern (, is the Parent company of many Railroads and railroad related companies The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class III railroad in the United States. The Illinois Terminal Railroad was a Terminal railroad in Illinois, United States The Jefferson Warrior Railroad is a Terminal railroad as reported by the AAR. Kansas City Southern (, is the Parent company of many Railroads and railroad related companies The Lake Erie Franklin & Clarion Railroad (reporting marks LEF was a fifteen mile long short line that ran from a Conrail connection at Summerville Pennsylvania The Lancaster and Chester Railway, (or "L&C" as it is commonly called is a Railway headquartered in Lancaster South Carolina, in the United The Vermont Railway is a railroad in Vermont and eastern New York. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States. The Longview Portland and Northern Railway is a historic Railroad operation in the U Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC is a sanitary district a type of Special-purpose district, chartered in northern Illinois. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (reporting marks MKT) was incorporated May 23, 1870. The Minneapolis Northfield and Southern Railway was an long American short line Railroad connecting Minneapolis and Northfield, The Missouri Pacific Railroad ( MoPac; AAR Reporting mark MP) was one of the First railroads in the United States west of the The Minnesota Transfer Railway was a Short line railroad in the United States. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad is a Non-profit terminal switching Railroad, owned by the City of New Orleans The Pennsylvania and New York Central Transportation Company, almost always called Penn Central, was an American Railroad company that operated from 1968 The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad ( P&LE), also known as the "Little Giant" was formed on May 11 1875. The Reading Company, usually called the Reading Railroad ( and officially known as the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was a Railroad connecting Richmond Virginia to Washington DC. The Sandersville Railroad was originally operated from Tennille Georgia, to Sandersville Georgia and chartered in 1893 as a subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Louis San Francisco Railroad | 38 | 315-352 | |
| Southern Railway | 48 | 2300-2347 | |
| Southern Pacific Railroad | 204 | 2450-2480, 2493-2510, 2523-2578, 2591-2689 | |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railroad | 36 | 2481-2492,2511-25222579-2590 | |
| St. The Southern Railway is a former United States Railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined reorganized and recombined beginning The St Louis Southwestern Railway Company, known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply "Cotton Belt" was organized on January 15, 1891 Maries River Railroad | 1 | 503 | |
| Terminal Railroad Alabama State Docks | 2 | 681,682 | |
| Tennessee Copper | 1 | 108 | |
| Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad | 4 | 303-306 | |
| Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis | 17 | 1501-1517 | |
| Union Railroad | 9 | 1-9 | |
| US Steel | 6 | 949-954 | |
| Vermont Railway | 1 | 501 | Was sold to the Lancaster and Chester Railway. The Toledo Peoria and Western Railway is currently a Short-line railroad that operates from Mapleton Illinois through Peoria across Illinois to The United States Steel Corporation ( is an integrated Steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe The Vermont Railway is a railroad in Vermont and eastern New York. The Lancaster and Chester Railway, (or "L&C" as it is commonly called is a Railway headquartered in Lancaster South Carolina, in the United |
| Weirton Steel | 19 | 300-318 | |
| Winifrede Railroad | 1 | 13 | |
| Western Pacific Railroad | 3 | 1501-1503 | |
| W. Some of this section is provided courtesy of the Weirton Steel Corporation through The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I Railroad in the United States. R. Grace | 2 | 101, 102 | |
| Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world the world's largest private owner of Softwood Timberland | 2 | 306, 307 | |
| Export orders | |||
| Amapá Railway, Brazil | 1 | 5 | |
Specifications
| 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 |
References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries V12 redirects here For the V12 Training program see V-12 Navy College Training Program. The Roots type Supercharger or Roots blower is a positive displacement pump which operates by pulling Air through a pair of meshing lobes not (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Publishing Co. , Milwaukee, 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. Retrieved on March 20, 2005. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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