The EMD NW5 is a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between December 1946 and February 1947. A total of 13 were produced, of which the majority (ten locomotives) went to …

May 27, 2024 · The NW5 was given a little more eye-pleasing shape and this time three railroads, the Great Northern, two to Union Belt of Detroit, and one for Southern, all signed on for the model. EMD moved the steam generator on the NW3 from the side to the short hood, allowing for a far more pleasing design.

Location: Lake Superior Transportation Museum. Duluth, MN. Type: EMD NW5 GN class RS-2. Series: 186-195. Built: 12-1946. Picture taken: July 2001 by Lindsay Korst. GN RS3 229.

Sep 28, 2022 · Electro-Motive Division’s NW5 was an early example of what would later be known as the road switcher. Of the 13 NW5s built, three are still in existence, with two still operating. Models of the NW5 have been offered in HO scale in brass and resin.

The EMD NW5 was a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between December 1946 and February 1947. A total of 13 were produced, of which the majority (ten locomotives) went to …

NW5 Total Length: 53'-10.5" Wheel Diameter: 40" Truck Wheel Base: 8'-10" Height to Top Engine Hood: 11'-11" Height to Top Cab: 14'-08" Cab Width: 9'-11.5" Top of Walkway: 4'-07.5" Engine Hood Width: 7'-00" Distance between Truck Centers: 31'-00" Wheel Base (locomotive) 39'-10" Minimum Turning Radious: 57 degrees --

Unidentified flat car with pole loads. Note NW5 992 is in storage track. Just a shell on top of a boxcar.

Burlington Northern Railroad NW5 990 at Goodland, Kansas on March 14, 1983, Kodachrome by Jim Altman, Chuck Zeiler collection. A rare EMD unit. New to Great Nrthern as GN 190, this NW5 was built in 1946 Taken in the Fall of 1977, Location is not specified but possibly Minneapolis.

Dec 24, 2024 · It's a month after the BN merger and GN NW5 189 has already lost its "Big G" herald but has yet to be renumbered. It's shown sitting next to the Grand Forks roundhouse. Scanned from an Instamatic print.

Built by EMD in the period 1946-47 the 13 NW5's had NW2 hood styles with short hoods that held steam generators. The original 13 were GN #186-195, Union Belt of Detroit #1 & 2 (lettered Fort Street Union Depot) and Southern #2100.

Oct 24, 2020 · The NW5 is, and is not, "a switcher body on top of a GP-7 frame and mechanism". As a quick visual approximation, it is. But: The Geep had a 1500HP V16, while the NW5 had a 1000HP V12.

GN bought the 192 in 1946, and often works the Lester River Train. The NW5 was owned by GN, Southern, and Union Belt of Detroit, who owned 10, 1, and 2 of the units respectively.

The EMD NW5 is a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between Decem...

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum’s diesel locomotive collection is diverse, showing examples from the 1930’s through the 1960’s, including some very rare examples such as the Great Northern #192, one of only ten such NW5 type locomotives built for GN in 1946-1947.

Electro-Motive NW5 Diesels. 986, Class NW-5, was built in December 1946, #3479, FN E687-1, as Great Northern 186, Class RS-2. It became BN 986, Class NW-5, in 1970 and sold to Colorado & Eastern RR as 986 in December 1981, It later was sold to Denver Ry as 986 and later to Great Western Ry 986.

Blt 12/46 as GN 186, Ret. 7/82: NW5 3479 : 56763: BN 987: Blt 12/46 as GN 187, Ret. 4/82: NW5 3480: 13: 74820: BN 988: Blt 12/46 as GN 188, Ret. 4/82: NW5 3481: 10: 91621: BN 989: ex GN 189: NW5 3482: 5: 48330: BN 990: ex-GN 190: NW5 3483: 15: 58532: BN 991: ex-GN 191, retired 5/82: NW5 3484: 16: 48348: BN 992: blt 12/46, ex-GN 192, ret 7/82: NW5

May 20, 2020 · Locomotive "Great Northern #192" is an NW5 type locomotive from General Motors, and it has a great story to tell about its unique design. In this daily video...

Reporting Marks: BN Showing Locomotive model NW5 : Click on a locomotive to view pictures

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Reporting Marks: GN Showing Locomotive model NW5 : Click on a locomotive to view pictures