
EMD NW3 - Wikipedia
The EMD NW3 was a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between November 1939 and March 1942.
NW3 - RailroadfanWiki
The Electromotive Division NW3 is a 4 axle, 1,000 HP diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by EMD from 1939 to 1942. Like the NW2, it uses a 12 cylinder 567 engine rated at 1,000 HP. …
EMD NW3 locomotive: A diesel that didn’t - Trains
Feb 1, 2023 · The EMD NW3 locomotive was the builder’s first entry into the eventually lucrative road switcher category, although it was intended as a passenger terminal switcher. Great …
Pictures of GN 181
Great Northern NW3 181 sits on display at the Whitefish Amtrak station. This nicely restored NW3 is on display at the Whitefish depot. Looks like it ready to work, the 181 is on display at Whitefish.
Great Northern EMD NW3 Switcher - the MRH Forum
Finished Great Northern NW3 early road switcher. Here is a photo of the finished NW3 I built with photos & information some of you provided. Thanks again. The model is a combination of …
GN Diesel Locomotives - Great Northern Empire
GN NW3 181 Location: Whitefish Depot Whitefish, MT . Type: EMD NW3 GN class RS-1 . Series: 180-181 (5405-5406 pre 1943) Built: 3-1942 . Picture taken: July 30, 2000 and July 20, 2002
EMD "NW3" Locomotives - American-Rails.com
The NW3 stands as a pioneering example of innovation in locomotive design, combining the efficiency of a switcher with the robustness of a road locomotive. Its unique features and …
Pictures of GN 180
One of only 7 NW3s built, all for Great Northern. Bernard G. Corbin Photo. New as GN 5405, renumbered GN 180 in 1943. Sold in 1968 to Railway Equipment Co. Then saw further service …
NW3 - RAILROAD.NET
Apr 18, 2022 · The NW3 was built with the D4 generator and four D7 traction motors. The differences are the 12-567 diesel engines installed in the first two units, GN 5400-5401. They …
EMC NW3 Diesel-Electric Locomotive | Trains and Railroads
The EMD NW3 was a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between November 1939 and March 1942.
Railway Preservation News • View topic - NW-3 (ex GN #179) in
4 days ago · NW-3 (ex GN #179) in Morrisville, PA Hi, Took a spin around Morrisville, PA yesterday and was shocked to see that A.E. Staley's plant still uses a rare EMD NW-3. …
GN Diesel Roster EMD NW3 - Great Northern Empire
Home > Rosters > Diesel Rosters > EMD > NW3 . GN EMD NW3 Roster . GN Class RS-1 1000hp, B-B Road Switcher
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The Yard Limit - EMC NW3 - Railfan
EMC NW3 The NW3 was equiped with a steam generator for work in passenger terminals. All seven produced were purchased by Great Northern, numbers 5400-5406, re-numbered 175 …
Here's a switch ... Switcher Thursday!! GN NW3 in '54 - Trainorders.com
On Saturday's I would visit the Anoka, MN joint NP GN depot and watch trains. The 175 was usually to Trains 305 and 306 between Mpls and Milaca, MN. I rode that locomotive many times.
Nostalgia & History > Waycar Wednesday - Trainorders.com
How did a GN NW3 wind up on the Clinchfield? As an aside, the NW3 was EMD's first attempt at a "road-switcher" (hence the Blomberg trucks), predating the BL2 and GP7 by nearly a …
Pictures of GN 179
Ex-GN (EMD NW3) at Silcott Railway Equipment - Sandwiched between ex-Cincinnati Union Terminal Lima22 and an unknown Alco (Date approximate) Photo Date: 7/12/1969 Upload …
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GN 181, a rare NW3 locomotive now lives on displayed at Whitefish, MT. GN owned 10 of the 13 built. This one was built in March 1942, rated at 1000 hp and could be found in switching, local …
Remembering Great Northern locomotives - Trains
Sep 24, 2020 · NW3 diesel locomotive No. 5400 No. 5400, the first of seven such EMD NW3s built in three batches between 1939 and 1942, sports an all-black paint scheme with large …
A.E. Staley NW3, a 46 year tenure there? - Trainorders.com
One GN site shows this going from the GN to Railway Equipment Co. on June 26, 1968, how soon after did it got to Staley? If it was in 1968 that would put its run at Staley in the 46 year …
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