EMD SW8

EMD SW8

Infobox Locomotive
name=EMD SW8
powertype=Diesel-electric



caption=EMD SW8 retired from the USAF Titan missile program.
gauge=RailGauge|ussg|lk=on
builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division
General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada)
buildmodel=SW8
builddate=September 1950 – February 1954
primemover=EMD 567B
enginetype=Two-stroke diesel
aspiration=Roots-type supercharger
cylindercount=8
poweroutput=convert|800|hp|kW|abr=on|lk=on)
totalproduction=374
locale=North America
South Korea
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).

309 of this model were built for United States railroads, and 65 were built for Canadian railroads. After the Korean War, 4 US owned SW8's were handed over to the South Korean government and later they bought 10 of this model. Now, one SW8 (Korail 2101) is preserved at Busan. In addition, 12 TR6 cow-calf paired sets were produced.

The first TR6A, Southern Pacific 4600, later numbered 1100, is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, California.

Original buyers

SW8

Locomotives built by Electro-Motive Division, USA

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