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EMD NW2
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Image:Midland Kansas locomotive 524.jpg thumb|300px|[[Midland Railway (Kansas)|Midland Railway EMD NW2 #524, at
Baldwin City, Kansas]]
The '''EMD NW2''' is a 1,000 hp (750 kW),
AAR wheel arrangement#B-B B-B switcher locomotive manufactured by
General Motors Corporation General Motors'
General Motors Electro-Motive Division Electro-Motive Division of
La Grange, Illinois. The NW2 was manufactured from
February,
1939 to
December,
1949, and 1143 were produced – 1119 for the U.S., and 24 for Canada. The 1,000 hp (750 kW) was achieved by using a 12-cylinder, model 567, and later, a model 567A engine. In addition, 3 TR cow-calf paired sets, 36 TR2 cow-calf paired sets, and 2 TR3 cow-calf-calf sets were produced. The TR sets were built prior to WW2 and the TR2 and TR3 sets were post WW2 production.
Distinguishing features include two stacks in the middle of the hood, a half-height radiator grille, no sand box on the front platform, and no small louvers at the top front corners of the sides of the hood. The predecessor of the NW2 was the
EMD NW1 NW1. The "N" in NW1 stands for nine hundred hp (670 kW). The "W" in both models stands for welded frame.
Many NW2's survive today. One NW2 is operated by the
Midland Railway (Kansas) Midland Railway in
Baldwin City, Kansas. It is privately owned. It is ex-
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad #9227. It is used mainly for work trains.
References
* Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). ''The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide'', pp.EMD-36, 37. Kalmbach Books. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-22894.
* Solomon, Brian (2000). ''The American Diesel Locomotive'', p.53. MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7603-0666-4.
External links
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Midland Railway roster
{{EMD switchers}}
Category:B-B locomotives
Category:EMD locomotives NW2
