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EMD SW8 Train

EMD SW8 Train

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Designed: November 2017

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An EMD SW8 is a diesel shunting/switching locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between September 1950 and February 1954. Power is supplied by an EMD 567B 8-cylinder engine, for a total of 800 hp (600 kW). A total of 309 of this model were built for United States railroads and 65 for Canadian railroads. Starting in October 1953 a number of SW8s were built with either the 567BC or 567C engine

Two EMD SW8’s were used at Launch Complex 41 moving the Titan’s into place.

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Designer Notes

Part count: 131 bricks, 45 lots.

Unit width length height
Studs 4.8 16.6 6.9
Inches 1.5 5.2 2.2
Centimetres 3.8 13.3 5.5

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