EMD SW9
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Illinois Central SW14 No. 1496 is at the fueling racks in Memphis, Tennessee. 1496 was built by EMD in May 1952 as IC SW9 #9469 then renumbered 469. Then it was later converted into a SW14.
An EMD SW9 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December 1950 and December 1953. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 12-cylinder engine, producing 1200 horsepower (890 kW). In addition, 10 TR5 cow-calf paired sets were produced plus 2 TR5B calves for Union Railroad.
786 examples of this model were built for American railroads and 29 were built for Canadian railroads.
References
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-026-4.
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Diesel-electric switcher locomotives built by EMD |
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| SC, NC, NC1, NC2, T, NW1, NW1A, NW4, SW · NW2 · NW3 · NW5 · TR1 · SW1 · SW7 · SW8 · SW9 · SW600 · SW900 · SW1000 · SW1001 · SW1200 · SW1500 · SW1504 · MP15DC · MP15AC · MP15T · RS1325 · GMD1 |
| (See also: List of EMD locomotives) |
