Description
* Limited edition -- one time run of these roadnumbers!
* Prototypes in service 1930s through mid-70s -- some still operating today
* Detailed body complete with bell, exhaust stack, as-built headlight, air horn & applied wire handrails
* Factory-installed 8-Pin DCC plug
* Powerful drive mechanism:
- 14:1 Helical-cut gears for quiet operating and easy multiple unit operation
- 5-pole skew-wound armature motor
- All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
- Dual machined brass flywheels
* Directional LED lighting
* Heavy die cast metal chassis
* Molded drill starter points for grab irons (sold separately)
* Correct 40" turned metal wheelsets
* Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle coupler
In 1939, Electro-Motive Corporation launched one of its most successful diesels, the SW-1. Intended for all types of switching work, the new loco was a much-improved version of the earlier SC and SW models, equipped with the new six-cylinder 567 prime mover. Production was halted during WWII, but resumed quickly in 1946 at EMD's Cleveland, Ohio plant. With minor modifications, a total of 661 were built through 1953, with some still going strong on short lines and museums after decades of service!
* Prototypes in service 1930s through mid-70s -- some still operating today
* Detailed body complete with bell, exhaust stack, as-built headlight, air horn & applied wire handrails
* Factory-installed 8-Pin DCC plug
* Powerful drive mechanism:
- 14:1 Helical-cut gears for quiet operating and easy multiple unit operation
- 5-pole skew-wound armature motor
- All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
- Dual machined brass flywheels
* Directional LED lighting
* Heavy die cast metal chassis
* Molded drill starter points for grab irons (sold separately)
* Correct 40" turned metal wheelsets
* Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle coupler
In 1939, Electro-Motive Corporation launched one of its most successful diesels, the SW-1. Intended for all types of switching work, the new loco was a much-improved version of the earlier SC and SW models, equipped with the new six-cylinder 567 prime mover. Production was halted during WWII, but resumed quickly in 1946 at EMD's Cleveland, Ohio plant. With minor modifications, a total of 661 were built through 1953, with some still going strong on short lines and museums after decades of service!
