
EMD NW5 - Wikipedia
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 …
EMD NW5: a light road-switcher diesel that didn’t - Trains
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.
GN Diesel Locomotives - Great Northern Empire
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.
Electro-Motive Division’s NW5 - Trains
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.
EMD NW5 - Trains and Railroads
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 …
EMD NW5 Data Sheet - The Diesel Shop
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 --
Pictures of BN 994
Unidentified flat car with pole loads. Note NW5 992 is in storage track. Just a shell on top of a boxcar.
Pictures of BN 990
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.
Pictures of GN 189
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.
Nostalgia & History > a bakers dozen: EMD's NW5 - Trainorders.com
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.
[email protected] | NW-5
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.
Pictures of GN 192
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.
EMD NW5 - Wikiwand
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...
Diesel Locomotives - Lake Superior Railroad Museum
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.
Burlington Northern EMD NW5 Diesels - donsdepot.irm.org
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.
All NW5's on this site - rrpicturearchives.net
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
Last locomotive of its kind an NW5 - YouTube
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...
BN - Burlington Northern Locomotive Roster - Railroad Picture …
Reporting Marks: BN Showing Locomotive model NW5 : Click on a locomotive to view pictures
GN Diesel Roster EMD NW5 - Great Northern Empire
Home > Rosters > Diesel Rosters > EMD > NW5 . GN EMD NW5 Roster . GN Class RS-2 1000hp, B-B Road Switcher
GN - Great Northern Locomotive Roster - Railroad Picture …
Reporting Marks: GN Showing Locomotive model NW5 : Click on a locomotive to view pictures
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