The SW1's were SP's very first diesel locomotive purchases, and paved the way for bigger and better things. By a 'strange' act of fate, they did not end up being the 'oldest' diesel locomotives that SP owned. this honor went to the E2A SF-1 , which went to SP on the split up of the 'City' equipment as used on the joint owned (SP/UP/CNW) City of ...

Jun 17, 2024 · SP SW1 No. 1006 was plucked from a recycler and today is back in operating condition at Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, Calif. No. 1000 was cut from SP’s roster in the early 1970s, and eventually wound up at Santa Ana.

Mar 7, 2024 · Southern Pacific purchased the locomotive on April 1, 1939, beginning a 66-year career in various assignments throughout the State of California. This book describes the unit's operating history with four railroads and details eight paint schemes featured on the locomotive during its lifespan.

Southern Pacific first and most historically important diesel, SW1 #1000(built as EMC demo 804 2/39), is finally on the move out of its longtime home at Holly Sugar in Tracy, CA to the CSRM in Sacramento.

Prior to the big locomotive renumbering in October 1965, SP diesel locomotives were classified according to a scheme that was derived from their steam locomotive classification scheme. There were three overall categories: Diesel Passenger (originally DEP for Diesel-Electric Passenger).

The EMD SW1 is a 600-horsepower (450 kW) diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Corporation (later Division) between December 1938 and November 1953. Final assembly was at EMD's plant at LaGrange ( McCook ) Illinois.

SP 1000: Photo from: Scott Inman Collection - Oakland, CA - 1939 . This loco was built on 02/07/1939 with EMC serial number 804. She was built as a demonstrator unit. She was purchased by the SP on 04/01/1939. She was retired on 12/01/1967 and sold to Holly Sugar Co. as their engine #1 on 01/05/1968. She was initially used at their mill at ...

SP's first fully owned diesels, were SW1 switchers, and received a paint scheme based on EMD's SW1 demonstrator #804. Most references say the lettering was white, but SP's later Lettering Diagram for the Black Widow F-units calls Aluminum-Bronze lettering.

SP SW1 page. The SP and T&NO both owned examples of EMC/EMD's 600 hp switcher, the SW1. Original orders: SP:

A new revised HO-scale SW1 has been announced for the Walthers Mainline series for spring 2013 delivery. The new model will be DCC-ready and retail for $99.98.