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Type of American switching locomotive For the EMD SW1000R, see EMD SW9.

EMD SW1000

BN 440, an SW1000, works in Eola Yard at Aurora, Illinois

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel–electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Model	SW1000
Build date	June 1966 – October 1972
Total produced	119

Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR	B-B
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	44 ft 8 in (13.61 m)
Prime mover	EMD 645
Engine type	V8 Diesel engine
Cylinders	8

Performance figures
Power output	1,000 hp (750 kW)

Career
Locale	United States Jamaica Mexico South Korea Canada

The EMD SW1000 is a model of 4-axle diesel switcher locomotives built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 8-cylinder engine which generated 1,000 horsepower (750 kW). This locomotive was built on the same common frame as the EMD SW1500, giving it an overall length of 44 feet 8 inches (13.61 m). Over one-third of SW1000 production went to the Burlington Northern Railroad.

History

The SW1000 was taller than previous EMD switchers, which posed a problem for industrial customers: at many facilities, tight clearances existed, and the SW1000 exceeded them. As a result, most production went to railroads, not industries. EMD corrected this problem with the SW1001, which was an SW1000 with its height and walkways lowered for better clearance.

A total of 114 EMD SW1000s were built for railroads and industrial operations in the United States. One was exported to Jamaica for a mining operation and four were exported to industrial operators in Mexico.

As at January 2014, two EMD SW1000s are operated by Via Rail at its Montreal Maintenance Centre.

Preservation

Around August 2022, the Oregon Rail Heritage Center acquired former BNSF SW1000 #3613 (former BN #388).

SW1000 Locomotives as built by EMD

Railroad	Quantity	Road numbers	Notes
Altos Hornos de Mexico	2	132, 137
Cementos Anahuac (Mexico)	1	No Number	Transferred to Cemex acquired Anahuac in 1987
Appalachian Power	1	1	Now owned by Roanoke Chapter NRHS.
Armco Steel	1	B81
Birmingham Southern Railroad	8	10-17	15 to 17 scrapped 1973; 13 became 213 and sold to Watco, Inc.
Burlington Northern	43	375-394, 427-449	#442 rebuilt without cab; transferred to BNSF with one sold to GATX Rail Locomotive Group
Chicago Burlington and Quincy	12	9310-9321	to Burlington Northern 574-585
Ferrocarril Chihuahua Cellulose (Mexico)	1	1811	to Ferromex
Corn Products International	2	68–69
Cuyahoga Valley Railroad	1	1050
Denver and Rio Grande Western	10	140-149
Detroit Edison	1	216
Duluth and Northeastern	1	35	to Cloquet Terminal Railroad
Eastman Kodak	1	8
E I DuPont Nemours and Company	2	106-107
Carmeuse Lime & Stone	2	108-109
General Motors-Central Foundry Division	1	No Number
Great Lakes Steel Corporation	1	58
Hampton and Branchville	1	120
Houston Belt and Terminal	3	40-42
Inland Steel	4	115-118	All sold to Via Rail
Jones and Laughlin Steel	2	102–103
Kaiser Bauxite (Jamaica)	1	5109
Mobil Chemical	1	2
New Orleans Public Belt	6	101-106
Public Service Company of Indiana	1	1
Wisconsin Electric Power	1	No Number
Youngstown Sheet and Tube	10	905-914
Total	119

External links

Media related to EMD SW1000 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ McDonnell, Greg (2002). Field guide to modern diesel locomotives. Waukesha, Wisc.: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 92–94. ISBN 0-89024-607-6. OCLC 50411517.
"Locomotives - SW1000 (switcher)". ViaRail.ca. Via Rail. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
"Burlington Northern EMD SW1000 Saved in Oregon". Railfan & Railroad. 11 August 2022.
"Our History | CEMEX UAE".

Marre, Louis A. & Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1989). The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-89024-088-4. LCCN 88083625. OCLC 19959644.
Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
Diesel Era Volume 3 Number 1 January/February 1992 pp37–49

Via Rail rolling stock

Railcars/Trainsets

Diesel locomotives

Former locomotives

Diesel	EMD E8 GMD FP7 GMD FP9 LRC MLW FPA-2 MLW FPA-4 MLW RS-10
Gas Turbine	UAC TurboTrain

v t e Diesel–electric switcher locomotives
Alco	ALCO Boxcab ALCO 600 HH600 HH660 HH900 HH1000 S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 T-6 SB-8/SSB-9
Baldwin	VO-660 DS-4-4-660 DS-4-4-750 S-8 RS-4-TC VO-1000 DS-4-4-1000 S-12
Fairbanks-Morse	H-10-44 H-12-44 H-12-44TS H-12-46
GE	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B
GM/EMD	SC, SW, NC, NC1, NC2, NW, NW1, NW1A, NW4, T NW2 NW3 NW5 TR1 SW1 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW14 SW600 SW900 SW1000 SW1001 SW1200 SW1500 SW1504 MP15DC MP15AC MP15T RS1325 GMD1
Lima-Hamilton	LS-750 LS-800 LS-1000 LS-1200
National Railway Equipment	1GS7B 2GS14B 3GS21B 3GS21C

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SW1000 Locomotives as built by EMD

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