The EMD SW7 was a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951. It was powered by a 1,200 horsepower 12-567A engine and replaced the earlier 1,000 horsepower NW2 switcher in the EMD catalog. A total of 489 were produced, most of them at EMD Plant 3 in Cleveland, Ohio, and in addition 30 TR4 cow-calf paired sets were built. Production was discontinued in 1951 in favor of the new SW9.
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was a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951
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between October 1949 and January 1951
Power output
1,200 horsepower (895 kW)
Units built
A total of 489 SW7 locomotives were produced
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12-567A engine
End of production
SW7 production was discontinued in 1951
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was a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951
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was a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951
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was a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951
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