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EMD SW14
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Illinois Central Railroad· from 1978· model of American switcher rebuilt from EMD NW2, SW7 and SW9
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Illinois Central Gulf 1497 (SW1400) (10566221123): Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China· CC0
- 2. Illinois Central 1409 (SW14) (10567138926): Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China· CC0
- 3. NREX 1437 Michigan State SW14 (32125045702): Milwaukee beerNut· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The EMD SW14 is a model of diesel switcher locomotives built by the Illinois Central's shops in Paducah, Kentucky between 1978 and 1982. A total of 112 were rebuilt from EMD NW2, EMD SW7 and EMD SW9s. When Canadian National took over Illinois Central in 1998, 26 remained in service.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 48 years ago, in 1978.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1978–1982
- number built
- 112
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Illinois Central Railroad, Paducah Shops
- operators
- Illinois Central Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q123220695, Wikipedia: EMD SW14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.