On Line Diesel Yard Switcher Spotter's Guide and Data Reference
Second Edition
The Spotter's Guide contains technical and production data on many North American
diesel yard switcher models. It is illustrated with photos, many submitted to the site by
other railfans, some posted to ABPR and others with permission from other railfan
websites. Each photo has a credit, let me know if this credit is incorrect as the efforts
of these photographers make these pages possible.
Feel free to contribute any data, photos or corrections for the guide.
Table of Contents
In the Beginning-
Background
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"The Evolution of the Diesel Locomotive in the United States"
Paper by: Benn Coifman
Early Switchers - Up to 1939
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AGEIR Boxcab
Westinghouse Visibility Cab
EMC Winton Powered
ALCO
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Other Early Builders
First Units
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Major Railroad's First Diesel Switchers
The Golden Age
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Builders
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Alco
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton
EMD - Electro-Motive Division
General Electric
Fairbanks-Morse
Lima-Hamilton
Montreal Locomotive Works
Rebuilds
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Some Notable & Unique Rebuilds
The Here and Now
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Today's Builders, Re-Builders & Leasers
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MotivePower Industries
EMD - Electro-Motive Diesel
RailPower Technologies - Green Goat & Green Kid
GATX - Locomotive Leasing Partners
Union Pacific TES
Evolution
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Switcher Design Evolution
Models Evolved From Switcher Designs
Industrial Switchers
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Visit - North East Rails - Industrial Railroad Locomotives
Identification Guides
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Alco S1-S4
EMD - 567 powered switchers
EMD SW1000 - SW1001
Appendix
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Production Data
References
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Credits & References
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