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| primemover = [[EMD 645E]] |
| primemover = [[Electro-Motive Diesel|EMD]] [[EMD 645|12-645E]] |
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| builddate = June 1966 to January 1974 |
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| enginetype = [[two-stroke diesel engine|2-stroke diesel]] |
| enginetype = [[V12 engine|V12]] [[two-stroke diesel engine|2-stroke diesel]] |
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| aspiration = [[Roots type supercharger|Roots blower]] |
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== Preservation == |
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* [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] #1100 (built 1970 as L&N #5000) is preserved and operational at the [[Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation]] in [[Irvine, Kentucky]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kentucky Steam Heritage Equipment |url=https://www.kentuckysteam.org/equipment |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Kentucky Steam |language=en}}</ref> |
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* CSX #1103 (built 1970 as L&N #5003) is preserved and operational at the [[Kentucky Railway Museum]] in [[New Haven, Kentucky]]<ref name=":1" /> |
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* Western Pacific #1503 (built 1970) is preserved and operational at the [[Western Pacific Railroad Museum]] in [[Portola, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Pacific 1503 |url=https://tour.wplives.org/WP1503/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=tour.wplives.org}}</ref> It was donated to the museum by [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]] in 2011, and restored to its original paint scheme in 2019. |
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* [[Wisconsin Central Ltd.|Wisconsin Central]] #1563 (built 1971) is preserved and operational at the [[National Railroad Museum]] in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]. It was donated to the museum by [[Canadian National Railway|Canadian National]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-17 |title=CN donates locomotive to Green Bay museum {{!}} Trains Magazine |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/13-cn-donates-locomotive-to-green-bay-museum/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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The EMD SW1500 is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division from 1966 to 1974.[1] The SW1500 replaced the SW1200 in the EMD product line. Many railroads regularly used SW1500s for road freight service.[1]
It is similar in appearance to the EMD SW1000 model which has a different engine and has one exhaust stack while the SW1500 has two.[1][2]
Original owners[edit]
Preservation[edit]
- CSX #1100 (built 1970 as L&N #5000) is preserved and operational at the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Irvine, Kentucky.[3]
- CSX #1103 (built 1970 as L&N #5003) is preserved and operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky[3]
- Western Pacific #1503 (built 1970) is preserved and operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California.[4] It was donated to the museum by Union Pacific in 2011, and restored to its original paint scheme in 2019.
- Wisconsin Central #1563 (built 1971) is preserved and operational at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was donated to the museum by Canadian National in 2019.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Solomon, Brian (2016-06-15). Field Guide to Trains: Locomotives and Rolling Stock. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4997-7.
- ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 11, 16. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- ^ a b "Kentucky Steam Heritage Equipment". Kentucky Steam. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Western Pacific 1503". tour.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "CN donates locomotive to Green Bay museum | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- Dover, Dan (January–February 1974). "808 SW1500's". Extra 2200 South: 22–24.
- GATX Rail Locomotive Group. "SW1500". Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2005.
- Hayden, Bob, ed. (1980). Model Railroader Cyclopedia-Volume 2: Diesel Locomotives. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-547-9.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
External links[edit]
Media related to EMD SW1500 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
