Tags: Locomotive.
The EMD SW1500 was a 1500 hp (1119 kW) diesel locomotive intended for switching service and built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and January 1974. 808 examples were constructed. It was closely related to the less powerful EMD SW1000 model forming a line of switchers powered by the new EMD 645 engine. The SW1500 replaced the SW1200 in the EMD product line and was in turn replaced by the MP15DC.
