EMD SW600


The EMD SW600 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1954 and January 1962. It shared the same carbody design as EMD's more powerful SW900 and SW1200 models but only generated 600 horsepower, and replaced the SW1 in EMD's catalogue. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 6-cylinder engine, which generated 600 horsepower.

Original owners

15 examples of this model were built for American railroads and industrials.
RoadQuantityRoad numberNotes
McLouth Steel28–9
Northern Indiana [Public Service Company]14
Chicago and [North Western Railway]21280–1281
Detroit Edison Company1213
Texas Company 123
Columbus and [Southern Ohio Electric Company]1512
Shell Oil Company19
Gulf Oil Company19
Philadelphia Electric Company130
Clinchfield Coal Company1100
Marathon Southern Corporation11
Arizona Public [Service Company]11
Public [Service Company of Colorado]115-1
Total15