Bowser 26156, HO Scale EMD SW1, ESU LokSound DCC, Conrail CR ex-PRR Ph. III #8514

Model Features:

• Air hoses
• Windshield wipers
• Grab irons
• Coupler lift bars
• Operating headlight
• Window glass,
• Road name specific details
• Road name specific fuel tanks
• Can motor with flywheels
• Nickel silver wheels with RP25 flanges
• Knuckle couplers.
• Analog (DC) version features an E24 decoder plug for ESU Nano 58925 decoder
• DCC with Sound version features LokSound V5 decoder

Minimum Recommended Radius: 15"

Prototype Overview:

The EMD SW1 is a 600-horsepower 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, Illinois. The SW1 was the second generation of 3,402 cu. in. switcher from EMD, succeeding the SC (cast frame) and SW (welded frame). The most significant change from those earlier models was the use of an engine of EMD's own design, the then-new 567 engine, here in 600 hp V6 form. 661 locomotives of this design were built, with a gap in production between March 1943 and September 1945 due to World War II.

EMD arrived at the name SW1 based on the locomotive's power (S for 600 hp) and frame design (W for welded), and the number 1 was added to distinguish the new design from the previous EMD SW. As new and more powerful SW designs emerged in the 1950s, the SW name evolved to instead stand for "switcher."