EMD SW1000

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EMD SW1000
BN 440, an SW1000, works in Eola Yard at Aurora, Illinois
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division
ModelSW1000
Build dateJune 1966 – October 1972
Total produced119
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length44 ft 8 in (13.61 m)
Prime moverEMD 8-645E
Engine typeV8 Diesel engine
Cylinders8
Performance figures
Power output1,000 hp (750 kW)
Career
Locale

The EMD SW1000 is a model of 4-axle diesel switcher locomotives built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 8-cylinder engine which generated 1,000 horsepower (750 kW). This locomotive was built on the same common frame as the EMD SW1500, giving it an overall length of 44 feet 8 inches (13.61 m).[1] Over one-third of SW1000 production went to the Burlington Northern Railroad.[1]

History[edit]

The SW1000 was taller than previous EMD switchers, which posed a problem for industrial customers: at many facilities, tight clearances existed, and the SW1000 exceeded them. As a result, most production went to railroads, not industries. EMD corrected this problem with the SW1001, which was an SW1000 with its height and walkways lowered for better clearance.[1]

A total of 114 EMD SW1000s were built for railroads and industrial operations in the United States. One was exported to Jamaica for a mining operation and four were exported to industrial operators in Mexico.

As at January 2014, two EMD SW1000s are operated by Via Rail at its Montreal Maintenance Centre.[2]

Preservation[edit]

Around August 2022, the Oregon Rail Heritage Center acquired former BNSF SW1000 #3613 (former BN #388).[3]

SW1000 Locomotives as built by EMD[edit]

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
Altos Hornos de Mexico 2 132, 137
Cementos Anahuac (Mexico) 1 No Number Transferred to Cemex acquired Anahuac in 1987[4]
Appalachian Power 1 1 Now owned by Roanoke Chapter NRHS.
Armco Steel 1 B81
Birmingham Southern Railroad 8 10-17 15 to 17 scrapped 1973; 13 became 213 and sold to Watco, Inc.
Burlington Northern 43 375-394, 427-449 #442 rebuilt without cab; transferred to BNSF with one sold to GATX Rail Locomotive Group
Chicago Burlington and Quincy 12 9310-9321 to Burlington Northern 574-585
Ferrocarril Chihuahua Cellulose (Mexico) 1 1811 to Ferromex
Corn Products International 2 68–69
Cuyahoga Valley Railroad 1 1050
Denver and Rio Grande 10 140-149
Detroit Edison 1 216
Duluth and Northeastern 1 35 to Cloquet Terminal Railroad
Eastman Kodak 1 8
E I DuPont Nemours and Company 2 106-107
General Motors-Central Foundry Division 1 No Number
Great Lakes Steel Corporation 1 58
Hampton and Branchville 1 120
Houston Belt and Terminal 3 40-42
Inland Steel 4 115-118 All sold to Via Rail
Jones and Laughlin Steel 2 102–103
Kaiser Bauxite (Jamaica) 1 5109
Mobil Chemical 1 2
New Orleans Public Belt 6 101-106
Public Service Company of Indiana 1 1
Wisconsin Electric Power 1 No Number
Youngstown Sheet and Tube 10 905-914
Total 119

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisc.: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 92–94. ISBN 0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
  2. ^ "Locomotives - SW1000 (switcher)". ViaRail.ca. Via Rail. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Burlington Northern EMD SW1000 Saved in Oregon". Railfan & Railroad. 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Our History | CEMEX UAE".