176-4377-DCC EMD NW2 Switcher Burlington Northern 534 - DCC-Fitted Brand_ViTrains fuelling the industrial revolution

fuelling the industrial revolution

It was a fashionable halo car that generated showroom traffic and added motorsport glamour but was also profitable because it shared components with high-volume saloon cars

Width    29mm

Capable of taking on Allied armour with relative ease

75 Amps Dimensions: Length: 65mm Width: 80mm Height: 83mm Controller Details:

176-4377-DCC EMD NW2 Switcher Burlington Northern 534 - DCC-Fitted Brand_ViTrains fuelling the industrial revolutionEMDs NW2 switchers lifetime was nearly cut short just three years after its introduction, with the establishment of the War Production Board in 1942, which dictated that EMD was to halt all production of switching locomotives, manufacturing only road diesels during the years of 1942 to 1945. However, such was the popularity of this end cab switching locomotive that after the restriction was lifted, the NW2 sprung back as many railroads placed orders