EMD SW8

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EMD SW8
EMD SW8 retired from the USAF Titan missile program
Type and origin Power type Diesel–electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division General Motors Diesel (GMD, Canada) Model SW8, TR6 Build date September 1950 – February 1954 Total produced EMD SW8: 309 GMD SW8: 65 EMD TR6A: 12 EMD TR6B: 12
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo’Bo’ Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Length 44 ft 5 in (13.54 m) Width 9 ft 11.6 in (3.038 m) Height 14 ft 6.2 in (4.425 m) Loco weight 230,000 lb (104,326 kg) Prime mover EMD 8-567B Engine type V8 Two-stroke diesel Aspiration Roots-type supercharger Cylinders 8
Performance figures Maximum speed 65 mph (105 km/h) Power output 800 hp (600 kW) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 57,000 lbf (254 kN) at 25%  • Continuous 36,000 lbf (160 kN) at 11 mph (18 km/h)
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The EMD SW8 is a diesel switcher 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. Starting in October 1953 a number of SW8s were built with either the 567BC or 567C engine.