EMD SW9

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	EMD 12-567B
Engine type	V12 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots-type supercharger
Cylinders	12

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
Model	SW9, TR5
Build date	November 1950 – December 1953
Total produced	SW9: 786 (EMD) plus 29 (GMD); TR5A: 10; TR5B: 12

EMD SW9
EMD SW9
	CIRY 1206, an SW9 built in 1951 on October 31, 2008.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD); General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
Model	SW9, TR5
Build date	November 1950 – December 1953
Total produced	SW9: 786 (EMD) plus 29 (GMD); TR5A: 10; TR5B: 12
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Prime mover	EMD 12-567B
Engine type	V12 Two-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Roots-type supercharger
Cylinders	12
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	1,200 hp (890 kW)
Locale
Career
Locale	North America

The EMD SW9 is a model of diesel switcher locomotives built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between November 1950 and December 1953. Additional SW9s were built by General Motors Diesel in Ontario Canada from December 1950 to March 1953. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 12-cylinder engine, producing 1,200 horsepower (895 kW).

786 examples of this model were built for American railroads and 29 were built for Canadian railroads.

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