The EMD SW1500 is a
Diesel-electric locomotive
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intended for
switching service and built by
General Motors
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Electro-Motive Division
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from 1966 to 1974.
The SW1500 replaced the
SW1200 in the EMD product line. Many railroads regularly used SW1500s for road freight service.
It is similar in appearance to the
EMD SW1000 model which has a different engine and has one exhaust stack while the SW1500 has two.
Original Owners
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List of GM-EMD locomotives
The following is a list of locomotives produced by the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), and its successors General Motors Electro-Motive Division (GM-EMD) and Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD).
Streamlined power cars and early experimental locomotive ...
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B-B locomotives
Diesel-electric locomotives of the United States
SW1500
Railway locomotives introduced in 1966
Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
Shunting locomotives