Description
By 1954, railroads were buying diesels as fast as EMD could build them, and customer demand for more powerful units carried over into the switcher market as well. With the introduction of the new 567C prime mover that year, EMD rolled out new 900- (SW9) and 1200-horsepower (SW1200) models, which shared the same basic body with minor variations. SW1200s were produced through 1966, when earlier GPs began taking over yard chores, but these later SW models have lead long lives, with many still serving shortline and industrial roads long after “retirement” by the original owners.
Features of the undecorated model include:
- Sill mounted full-length handrails
- Single & dual lens headlights
- Plain & roller bearing Flexicoil truck sideframes
- Cutout skirting on frame
- 600- & 930-gallon fuel tanks
- Drop step and non-drop step end handrails
Locomotive Features
- Based on units in service 1954 to present
- Flexicoil or AAR Type A sideframes with plain or roller bearings as appropriate
- Sill- or hood-mounted handrails as appropriate
- Road-specific details
- Next18 DCC plug
- 5-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor
- Helical gears with 14:1 ratio for smooth, ultra-quiet running
- LED constant & directional headlights
- Heavy die-cast metal underframe
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