May 11, 2024 · Union Pacific's first Diesel switcher arrived in late October 1939 in the form of an Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC) demonstrator model NW2 and began an association …

UP 1005 : NW2 1004: 1: 266213: UP 1006: EMC NW2: NW2 1005: 5: 49496: UP 1008: retired 12/1977: NW2 1007: 1: 258980: UP 1011: Retired 7/77, donated to the State of Utah: NW2 …

The EMD NW2 is a 1,000 hp (750 kW), B-B switcher locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. From February 1939 to December 1949, EMD …

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company: Model: EMD NW2: Built As: UP 1055 (NW2) Serial Number: 4701: Order No: E820: Frame Number: E820-5: Built: 2/1947: Notes ...

Jun 26, 2013 · Union Pacific entered World War II with only a handful of NW2 Diesel yard switchers and its fleet of streamlined, Diesel-powered passenger trains, together with a …

Jan 31, 2020 · UP 1036-1054 were ordered and delivered to UP in lieu of additional EMD NW2 switchers. UP had ordered 25 NW2s in August 1941. On 7 July 1942, after 11 of the 25 units …

UP 1072 still has its original square builder's plate almost 30 years after leaving the factory floor. No one at the controls. Just before it becomes a runaway. Part of the LA UP Railyard.

Feb 20, 2025 · The NW2 featured a frame with the same length (44 feet, 5 inches) as its predecessors with the taper near the cab for improved visibility. It also came equipped with …

Feb 21, 2025 · Typical distinguishing features of the NW2 switchers include two stacks in the middle of the hood, a half-height radiator grill on the front, no sand box on the front platform, …

Electro-Motive NW2 Diesels 1000, Class NW2, was built on October 10, 1939, #889, as General Motors Corp 889. It was sold as UP 1000 in March 1940 and sold as Stockton Terminal & …