Denver & Rio Grande Western SW1000 #149

Denver & Rio Grande Western SW1000 #149

• Denver & Rio Grande Western Features:
• Roller Bearing trucks
• Sinclair antenna
• Spark Arrestor
• “Loop” style cut levers
• Rio Grande purchased ten SW1000’s in two groups, the first one in 1966 and the second group in 1968. The second group consisted of three units, numbered 147-149. They differed from the first in that they came equipped with roller bearing trucks and a slight variation in the striping on the front of the engines. This release represents the second group.
• SW1000 Locomotive 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
• SW1000 Locomotive Standard 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”
• 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.