EMD SW1000 Switcher Locomotive

 

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION

An EMD SW1000 is a 4 axle diesel switcher locomotive 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. This locomotive was built on the same common frame as the EMD SW1500, giving it an overall length of 44 feet 8 inches. Over one-third of SW1000 production went to the Burlington Northern Railroad. 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. 114 EMD SW1000 units were built for railroads and industrial operations in the United States. Currently 2 EMD SW1000 units are owned and operated by VIA Rail Canada in the Montreal Maintenance Centre.

 

In 1987 VIA purchased 3 SW1000’s second hand from Inland Steel in Indiana for use in their yards in their Montréal Maintenance Centre.

 

VIA FEATURES:

• Sinclair Antenna

• Roller bearing trucks

• 600 gallon fuel tank

• Officially licensed product of Via Rail Canada®

 

SW1000 LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Lit ground lights

• Detailed cab interior

• Drop steps unless noted

• MU stands

• Exhaust stack

• Printed numberboards

• Fine scale handrails

• Signal hoses with silver glad hands unless noted

• Front and rear trainline hoses with silver glad hands

• Separately applied wire grab irons

• See-through radiator intake grille and cab windows

• Low or high mounted windshield wipers per prototype

• Rectangular or oval builder’s plate where appropriate

• Separately applied Air tank

• McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible

• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation

• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow

• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology

• Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for with 21-pin NEM connector

• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Window packaging for easy viewing

• Highly-detailed, injection molded body

•Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Fully assembled and ready-to-run

• Interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage

• Minimum radius:18”

 

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE

• Onboard Tsunami2 DCC/Sound decoder

• Cube Speaker for optimal sound quality

• Sound units operate in both DC and DCC

• Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC

• Some functions are limited in DC

• All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode

• Operating lighting functions with F5 and/or F6 (Flashing ditch lights, beacon, etc)

• Excellent low-speed operation

• Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights

• Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes

• CV chart included in the box

 

NEW FEATURES:

• Operating ground lights

• Newly designed can motor is more powerful and quieter than before

• DCC-ready models feature 21-pin plug

• DCC & sound models feature Tsunami2 sound with dual cube speakers

• LED lighting for long life and reliable operation