176-4396 EMD NW2 Western Pacific 608 Era_Era-5 Each district can then be

Each district can then be powered independently

They were employed by both the US Navy and the Royal Navy

including (appropriately) a spell based at Sheffield (Grimethorpe) shed between 1948 and 1954

responding to set locomotive speed

meant for those with a bit of modeling experience or anyone up for a moderate challenge

176-4396 EMD NW2 Western Pacific 608 Era_Era-5 Each district can then beEMDs 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