EMD SW600

The EMD SW600 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1954 and January 1962. It shared the same carbody design as EMD's more powerful SW900 and SW1200 models but only generated 600 horsepower, and replaced the SW1 in EMD's catalogue^[1]. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 6-cylinder engine, which generated 600 horsepower (450 kW).^[2]

EMD SW600
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division Model SW600 Build date February 1954 – January 1962 Total produced 15
Specifications Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Prime mover EMD 6-567C Engine type V6 Two-stroke diesel Aspiration Roots-type supercharger Cylinders 6
Performance figures Power output 600 hp (450 kW)) Tractive effort 49,500 lb (22,500 kg)
Career Locale United States

Original owners

15 examples of this model were built for American railroads and industrials.

Road	Quantity	Road number	Notes
McLouth Steel	2	8–9
Northern Indiana Public Service Company	1	4
Chicago and North Western Railway	2	1280–1281
Detroit Edison Company	1	213
Texas Company (“Texaco”)	1	23
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company	1	512
Shell Oil Company	1	9
Gulf Oil Company	1	9
Philadelphia Electric Company	1	30
Clinchfield Coal Company	1	100
Marathon Southern Corporation	1	1
Arizona Public Service Company	1	1
Public Service Company of Colorado	1	15-1
Total	15

See also

• List of GM-EMD locomotives