Talk:EMD SW1500

Production numbers
According to, 807 of this locomotive type were produced, yet the original owners list on the article shows only 253 locomotives. Who bought the other 554 of them? slambo 14:54, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)

The original owners list has some major holes in it, but atleast from what I have seen, I do not think that there were 807 of this locomotive produced. Some of the missing railroads are SP and PC, but they could not account for over 500 locomotives. I will have to do more research to see if I can find a more accurate number. --Spot87 07:39, 17 July 2005 (UTC)


 * The Unofficial EMD Homepage page on the SW1500 has what seems to be a more complete list, which would make a good starting point at least. &mdash;Morven 11:42, July 17, 2005 (UTC)


 * It lists 788 domestic SW1500s, as well as 5 export models, making 793 total. Close to the Marre & Pinkepank number, but not the same.  The missing locomotives are not the 60 SW1504s, either, because that would be further off. &mdash;Morven

After doing some research, it does appear that they are close to 800 SW1500s. I have seen numbers between 788 and 811. Eventually I will try to update the Original Owners list to make it more complete and accurate, not to mention easier to read. --Spot87 15:11, 17 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Looking at it, I think whoever did the list (probably me) simply stopped transcribing in the P railroads, and didn't finish the alphabet. &mdash;Morven 21:19, July 17, 2005 (UTC)


 * I have now completed the list of domestic sales from http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/sw1500.htm. &mdash;Morven 02:12, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

The first EMD SW1500 was EMD Plant Switcher #107 built in June 1966. It was sold to the Indianapolis Union as their #23. Extra 2200 South Issue #44 from Jan-Feb 1974 lists the total production of the SW1500 as 808 units. There were 807 domestic units and one export to Brazil. SSW9389 21:56, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Tense
As-written, the article right now is in past-tense. However, these engines are still running (even mentioned in the article), so a current-tense would be more appropriate. If no-one gives comments against this, I'll re-write the article accordingly. Skabat169 17:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

"Bulkier" than the SW1200?
That bit needs some rethinking. Not only is it a peculiar word to use to describe a locomotive, but it doesn't appear to hold any water.

The SW1200 had a standard operating weight of 245,000 lb compared to 248,000 lb for the SW1500, a difference of 3,000 lb as standard. The SW1200 had an overall length of 44' 5" compared to 44' 8" for a SW1500, a difference of a mere 3 inches. And they both had the same 30' distance between truck centers and the same 39 degree minimum turning radius. Even various exterior dimensions show little change, such as the SW1200 having a half an inch taller hood while the SW1500 had a cab height above the rail head that was 5.5 inches taller.

Just how were these "substantially bulkier"? Literally the only exterior dimension that grew by a fair amount was the width of the engine hood, with a 3' increase on the SW1500. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:6000:A645:2100:B5F8:6DE5:63D7:EC85 (talk) 22:58, 25 April 2017 (UTC)