The EMD SW1500 is a

Diesel-electric locomotive A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels ...

intended for switching service and built by

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Electro-Motive Division Progress Rail Locomotives, doing business as Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. The company is owned by Caterpillar through its sub ...

from 1966 to 1974. The SW1500 replaced the

SW1200 An EMD SW1200 is a 4 axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and May 1966. Power is provided by an EMD 567C 12- cylinder engine which generates . Additional SW1200 production was comp ...

in the EMD product line. Many railroads regularly used SW1500s for road freight service. It is similar in appearance to the

EMD SW1000 The EMD SW1000 is a model of 4 axle diesel switcher locomotive, locomotives built by Electro-Motive Diesel, General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and October 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E 8-cylinder (engine), cylinder ...

model which has a different engine and has one exhaust stack while the SW1500 has two.

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* {{Diesel_switchers 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

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