Amtrak EMD SW1000R #795

Built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in November 1954 as an SW1200 for the Chicago, St. Paul, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) and numbered 2056. Later renumbered 2086 under Milwaukee Road ownership. Later owned by the Soo Line Railroad and numbered 1212. It was rebuilt with a 645E Prime Mover and is now known as an SW1000R. Amtrak acquired it from the Soo Line and numbered it 795. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.


Los Angeles, CA	November 12th, 2014 9:31am	Coach Yard Photo	Switcher Gray	General Motors Electro-Motive Division November 1954

Chicago, St. Paul, Milwaukee & Pacific (The Milwaukee Road)	SOO 1212 MILW 2086 MILW 2056	Digital Photo	Canon EOS 60D	Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm f2.8 Zoom Lens

f5.0 @ 1/320th sec ISO 500	694-2039	Built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in November 1954 as an SW1200 for the Chicago, St. Paul, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) and numbered 2056. Later renumbered 2086 under Milwaukee Road ownership. Later owned by the Soo Line Railroad and numbered 1212. It was rebuilt with a 645E Prime Mover and is now known as an SW1000R. Amtrak acquired it from the Soo Line and numbered it 795. Historical information about this locomotive provided by www.amtrakbythenumbers.com.