Tags: Locomotive.

An EMD SW8 is a diesel shunting/switching locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between September 1950 and February 1954. Power is supplied by an EMD 567B 8-cylinder engine for a total of 800 hp (600 kW). A total of 309 of this model were built for United States railroads and 65 for Canadian railroads.

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active years end year
1954-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1950-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Electro-Motive Diesel, General Motors Diesel
cylinder count
8
engine type
Two-stroke engine
number built
374
power type
Diesel-electric transmission

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