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Conrail Cyclopedia EMD SW-1001: Prototype Info The Reading Company was the only class one railroad in the the United States to order the SW-1001 from EMD. 25 units were purchased in 1973. The SW-1001 is identical to its close cousin the SW-1000 except that the SW-1001 has a lower cab roof the Reading specially ordered so the locomotives could negotiate the close clearance of some plants and steel mills the railroad served. On the techincal side, the SW-1001 had a 1000 horsepower, 8-cylinder, 8-645E prime mover. All the units were cab signal equipped, allowing them to serve anywhere on Conrail's system. Even though CR 9400-9424 were equipped with hump control, I don't remember them ever doing such duty at least on Conrail. They were often found working Eastern Pennsylvania yards some local duties. Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Robert S. Waller. All rights reserved. Photos for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited.