- EMD SW9
Infobox Locomotive
name=EMD SW9
powertype=Diesel-electric
caption=Conrail 9130, a SW9, leading a train past Hunt Tower,Huntingdon, Pennsylvania .
builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
builddate=December 1950 – December 1953
buildmodel=SW9, TR5
gauge=RailGauge|ussg|lk=on
primemover=EMD 567 B
cylindercount=V12
enginetype=Two-stroke diesel
aspiration=Roots-type supercharger
poweroutput=convert|1200|hp|kW|abbr=on|lk=on
totalproduction=SW9: 786 (EMD) plus 29 (GMD)
TR5A: 10
TR5B: 12
locale=North AmericaAn EMD SW9 is a diesel
switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1950 and December 1953. Power was provided by anEMD 567 B 12-cylinder engine, producing convert|1200|hp|lk=in|sigfig=3.In addition, ten TR5
cow-calf paired sets were produced (eight for theUnion Pacific Railroad , and two for the Union Railroad of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Union Railroad also bought an additional two TR5B 'calves'.786 examples of this model were built for American railroads and 29 were built for Canadian railroads.
Original buyers
SW9 locomotives built by Electro-Motive Division, USA
References
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