EMD "NW2" Switchers: Data, Specs, Roster
Last revised: February 20, 2025
By: Adam Burns
The NW2 followed Electro-Motive's earlier NW, NW1, and NC models; switchers capable of producing 900 horsepower.
All of these original designs were equipped with Winton's 201-A prime mover while the NW2 was the first to utilize General Motors' model 567.
Electro-Motive saw enough interest in these early designs, along with its first SW models, to warrant cataloging further switchers through the 1940s.
At the time, then-EMC was fast becoming the industrial leader in diesel-electric manufacturing having released its popular FT cab model in 1939.
That particular locomotive would silence steam power nearly single-handedly. For Electro-Motive, it seemed every model it released from the 1940s through the 1970s was a success.
The NW2 would go down as one of EMD's most popular small switchers. When its 10-year production run had ended some 1,139 units had been built for a variety of Class Is, short lines, industrial operations, and even a few Canadian lines.
Today, several of these resilient switchers carry on in service at private industries, small short lines, and tourist lines. Its rugged design is a testament to the engineers at EMD during the company's height of production.
Photos
Burlington (Fort Worth & Denver) NW2 #605 switches a local customer in Wichita Falls, Texas, circa 1965. American-Rails.com collection.Overview
Electro-Motive's NW series entered production in 1937 as a successor to the NC, a switcher sporting a cast frame.
At the time some railroads still preferred this manufacturing method which had long been employed in the construction of steam locomotives. However, welded frames were proven to be stronger and cheaper to produce.
The NW originally referring to:
- Nine-hundred horsepower
- Welded frame.
However, with the NW2's introduction the nine-hundred reference was dropped as its new 12-cylinder 567 could produce an additional 100 horsepower.
Lehigh Valley NW2 #183 sits next to Reading C424 #5205 at Allentown, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1975. Author's collection.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 EMD's standard B-B trucks and lacked a sandbox on the front platform that was commonly found on early SW models.
Its other notable spotting feature was two conical stacks mounted just ahead of the cab. As Jerry Pinkepank notes in his book, "Diesel Spotter's Guide," the NW2 is most easily distinguishable from its earlier counterparts by the lack of small louvers on the side of the hood.
Erie Lackawanna NW2 #425 (built as Erie #424) is seen here at work in October, 1969. Location not listed. Author's collection.Sales for the NW2 quickly took off; not only were these little switchers ideal for any application but they were also inexpensive. EMD also offered a cow-calf version known as the TR, TR2, and TR3.
The first and final models (TR, TR3) were sold only to the Illinois Central (three sets) and Chesapeake & Ohio (two sets).
Data Sheet and Specifications
| Entered Production | 2/1939 (Great Northern #5302) |
| Years Produced | 2/1939 - 12/1949* |
| EMD Class | NW2 |
| Engines | 567, 567A (12 Cylinder) |
| Engine Builder | GM/EMD |
| Horsepower | 1000 |
| RPM | 800 |
| Length (End of Couplers) | 44' 5" |
| Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab) | 14' 6 ¼" |
| Height (Top Of Engine Hood) | 11' 9 ½" |
| Width (Outside Grab Irons) | 10' 0" |
| Weight | 250,000 Lbs |
| Fuel Capacity | 600 Gallons |
| Air Compressor | 3C2C (Westinghouse) |
| Air Brake Schedule | 14EL (Westinghouse) |
| Trucks | B-B |
| Truck Type | GRS Rigid Bolster, Drop-Side Equalizer (AAR Type-A) |
| Truck Wheelbase | 8' 0" |
| Wheel Size | 40" |
| Traction Motors (Per Locomotive) | D7** (4), GM/EMD |
| Traction Generator | D4/D4D/D15A**, GM/EMD |
| MU (Multiple-Unit) | Yes |
| Dynamic Brakes | No |
| Gear Ratio | 62:15 or 65:12 (After January, 1945) |
| Tractive Effort/Starting | 62,500 Lbs |
| Top Speed | 65 mph (62:15): 55 mph (65:12) |
* Most construction was suspended between 1942-1945 (World War II).
** According to Electro-Motive's operating manual the D15A main generator and D27 traction motor was installed in NW2's built after August, 1949.
Missouri-Kansas-Texas ("Katy") NW2 #10 (built as 1029) is seen here at the shops in Parsons, Kansas, circa 1969. American-Rails.com collection.Production Rosters
EMD
(Total Built = 1,115)
| Owner | Road Number | Serial Number | Order Number | Completion Date | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis & St. Louis | D-139 | 844 | E235 | 5/1939 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Road | 1650-1651 | 845-846 | E241 | 6/1939 | 2 |
| Kansas City Southern | 1100 | 847 | E248 | 5/1939 | 1 |
| Missouri Pacific | 9104 | 848 | E250 | 9/1939 | 1 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation (New Cornelia Branch Mine) | 1-2 | 849-850 | E256 | 5/1939 | 2 |
| Great Northern | 5302-5309 | 861-868 | E219 | 2/1939-5/1939 | 8 |
| Great Northern | 5310-5311 | 883-884 | E219 | 5/1939 | 2 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation (New Cornelia Branch Mine) | 3-4 | 885-886 | E256 | 6/1939 | 2 |
| Soo Line | 300-301 | 887-888 | E274 | 9/1939 | 2 |
| Electro-Motive (Demonstrator) | 889* | 889 | E308 | 10/1939 | 1 |
| Santa Fe | 2353-2365 | 915-927 | E258 | 7/1939-9/1939 | 13 |
| Illinois Central | 9150 | 928 | E285 | 12/1939 | 1 |
| Atlantic Coast Line | 601 | 929 | E296 | 1/1940 | 1 |
| Great Northern | 5312-5323 | 939-950 | E260 | 6/1939-8/1939 | 12 |
| Erie | 401-403 | 951-953 | E280 | 10/1939-11/1939 | 3 |
| Northern Pacific | 101-103 | 995-997 | E294 | 2/1940-3/1940 | 3 |
| Wheeling & Lake Erie | D-1 | 998 | E299 | 4/1940 | 1 |
| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | 9203 | 999 | E309 | 4/1940 | 1 |
| Union Pacific | 1001-1009 | 1000-1008 | E308 | 5/1940 | 9 |
| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | 9204 | 1009 | E309 | 4/1940 | 1 |
| Terminal Railroad Association Of St. Louis | 551-552 | 1080-1081 | E312 | 6/1940 | 2 |
| Missouri Pacific | 9105 | 1084 | E317 | 8/1940 | 1 |
| Southern Railway (St Johns River Terminal) | 8560 | 1086 | E320 | 7/1940 | 1 |
| Wheeling & Lake Erie | D-2 | 1089 | E326 | 7/1940 | 1 |
| Lake Champlain & Moriah | 19 | 1090 | E327 | 8/1940 | 1 |
| Baltimore & Ohio | 400-408 | 1114-1122 | E325 | 10/1940-11/1940 | 9 |
| Union Pacific | 1010-1014 | 1123-1127 | E328 | 7/1940 | 5 |
| Reading Railroad | 90 | 1132 | E330 | 8/1940 | 1 |
| Minneapolis & St. Louis | D-740 | 1135 | E332 | 8/1940 | 1 |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern | 403-404 | 1168-1169 | E339 | 9/1940 | 2 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation (Morenci Mine) | 5-6 | 1170-1171 | E340 | 10/1940 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Road | 1652-1654 | 1187-1189 | E344 | 11/1940 | 3 |
| Illinois Central | 9151 | 1193 | E359 | 2/1941 | 1 |
| Chicago & North Western (Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha) | 70 | 1195 | E347 | 12/1940 | 1 |
| Southern Railway | 2200-2204 | 1209-1213 | E355 | 12/1940-1/1941 | 5 |
| Central of Georgia Railway | 20 | 1232 | E366 | 1/1941 | 1 |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern | 405-406 | 1240-1241 | E368 | 1/1941 | 2 |
| Union Pacific | 1015-1024 | 1244-1253 | E371 | 12/1940-3/1941 | 10 |
| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | 9205-9219 | 1286-1300 | E376 | 2/1941-5/1941 | 15 |
| Northern Pacific | 104-106 | 1310-1312 | E381 | 5/1941 | 3 |
| Denver & Rio Grande Western | 7000 | 1313 | E382 | 1/1941 | 1 |
| Missouri Pacific | 9106 | 1315 | E384 | 8/1941 | 1 |
| Southern Pacific | 1310-1319 | 1353-1362 | E395 | 6/1941-7/1941 | 10 |
| Great Northern | 5324-5331 | 1370-1377 | E400 | 7/1941-9/1941 | 8 |
| Terminal Railroad Association Of St. Louis | 553-555 | 1393-1395 | E406 | 8/1941 | 3 |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern | 407 | 1405 | E408 | 8/1941 | 1 |
| Wheeling & Lake Erie | D-3, D-4 | 1422-1423 | E414 | 6/1941, 8/1941 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 3909 | 1426 | E416 | 10/1941 | 1 |
| Kansas City Southern | 1101-1102 | 1433-1434 | E421 | 9/1941 | 2 |
| Fort Worth & Denver City (Burlington) | 603 | 1447 | E424 | 6/1941 | 1 |
| Reading | 91-92 | 1454-1455 | E428 | 9/1941-10/1941 | 2 |
| Illinois Central | 9152 | 1456 | E419 | 10/1941 | 1 |
| Central of Georgia | 25 | 1460 | E442 | 2/1942 | 1 |
| Boston & Maine | 1200-1201 | 1461-1462 | E431 | 11/1941 | 2 |
| Southern Railway | 2206-2207 | 1463-1464 | E432 | 10/1941 | 2 |
| Southern Railway (Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific) | 6050-6056 | 1465-1471 | E434 | 12/1941-2/1942 | 7 |
| Southern Railway (New Orleans & Northeastern) | 6850-6851 | 1472-1473 | E433 | 11/1941-12/1941 | 2 |
| Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England | 219 | 1476 | E438 | 6/1941 | 1 |
| Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis | 25 | 1538 | E444 | 12/1941 | 1 |
| Grand Trunk Western | 7900-7914 | 1539-1553 | E445 | 10/1941-3/1942 | 15 |
| Seaboard Air Line | 1406-1407 | 1595-1596 | E459 | 3/1942 | 2 |
| Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) | 1-3 | 1598-1600 | E461 | 4/1942 | 3 |
| Louisiana & Arkansas (Kansas City Southern) | 1125-1126 | 1607-1608 | E464 | 1/1942 | 2 |
| Central Railroad Of New Jersey | 1060-1061 | 1612-1613 | E466 | 4/1942 | 2 |
| Atlantic Coast Line | 603, 605 | 1630-1631 | E468 | 4/1942-5/1942 | 2 |
| Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis | 556-557 | 1667-1668 | E488 | 2/1943-3/1943 | 2 |
| Union Pacific | 1025-1026 | 1686-1687 | E476 | 10/1941 | 2 |
| Union Pacific | 1027-1035 | 1688-1696 | E476 | 5/1942-7/1942 | 9 |
| Great Northern | 5334-5336 | 1711-1713 | E477 | 8/1942-9/1942 | 3 |
| Pere Marquette | 51-52 | 1715-1716 | E479 | 10/1942-11/1942 | 2 |
| Pere Marquette | 53-54 | 1717-1718 | E479 | 2/1943-3/1943 | 2 |
| Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal | 409-411 | 1729-1731 | E463 | 1/1943 | 3 |
| New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate Road) | 7-10 | 1752-1755 | E494 | 9/1942-10/1942 | 4 |
| Santa Fe | 2366-2367 | 1769-1770 | E497 | 3/1943 | 2 |
| Republic Steel Corporation | D-815 | 1836 | E508 | 5/1942 | 1 |
| Seaboard Air Line | 1408-1412 | 1873-1877 | E520 | 6/1942 | 5 |
| U.S. Navy (Fallbrook Naval Ammo Depot) | 1-4 | 1922-1925 | E526 | 3/1942 | 4 |
| Atlantic Coast Line | 611-615 (Odds) | 1926-1928 | E527 | 8/1942-10/1942 | 3 |
| Boston & Maine | 1202-1204 | 1933-1935 | E535 | 7/1942 | 3 |
| Illinois Central | 9153-9156 | 2063-2066 | E547 | 7/1945 | 4 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation (Morenci Mine) | 7-8 | 2351-2352 | E586 | 11/1942 | 2 |
| U.S. Navy (Hawthorne, Nevada) | 44 | 2385 | E596 | 3/1943 | 1 |
| Great Northern | 145-150 | 2475-2480 | E604 | 8/1945-9/1945 | 6 |
| Boston & Maine | 1205-1207 | 3091-3093 | E726 | 9/1946 | 3 |
| New York, Ontario & Western | 111-115 | 3164-3168 | E824 | 3/1948-4/1948 | 5 |
| New York, Ontario & Western | 116-127 | 3169-3180 | E824 | 6/1948-7/1948 | 12 |
| Illinois Central | 9157-9166 | 3279-3288 | E667 | 7/1945 | 10 |
| Delaware, Lackawanna & Western | 461-465 | 3391-3395 | E677 | 11/1945 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5921-5922 | 3417-3418 | E680 | 4/1946, 11/1945 | 2 |
| Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England | 222 | 3421 | E682 | 6/1946 | 1 |
| Union Pacific | 1036-1050 | 3422-3436 | E683 | 5/1946-7/1946 | 5 |
| Pere Marquette | 55-64 | 3463-3472 | E685 | 11/1945-5/1946 | 10 |
| New York Central | 8700-8704 | 3606-3610 | E696 | 7/1946 | 5 |
| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | 9220-9247 | 3616-3643 | E699 | 7/1946-9/1946 | 28 |
| Southern Railway | 2233-2246 | 3644-3657 | E700 | 9/1946-10/1946 | 14 |
| Fort Worth & Denver City (Burlington) | 605-606 | 3923-3924 | E736 | 10/1946 | 2 |
| Fort Worth Belt Railway | 2 | 3962 | E741 | 10/1946 | 1 |
| Texas & Pacific (Missouri Pacific) | 1000-1001 | 3963-3964 | E742 | 10/1946 | 2 |
| Kansas City Southern | 1200-1203 | 4061-4064 | E753 | 11/1946 | 4 |
| Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England | 223-225 | 4069-4071 | E755 | 11/1946 | 3 |
| Southern Railway | 2247 | 4158 | E768 | 12/1946 | 1 |
| Wabash Railroad | 350 | 4159 | E769 | 12/1946 | 1 |
| Maryland & Pennsylvania | 80-81 | 4160-4161 | E770 | 12/1946 | 2 |
| West Virginia Northern | 50-51 | 4229-4230 | E773 | 8/1946, 6/1947 | 2 |
| Kansas City Southern | 1204-1211 | 4264-4271 | E779 | 11/1946-1/1947 | 8 |
| Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) | 14-17 | 4445-4448 | E794 | 1/1947 | 4 |
| Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) | 1026-1030 | 4583-4587 | E813 | 1/1947 | 5 |
| Texas & Pacific (Missouri Pacific) | 1002-1008 | 4588-4594 | E814 | 1/1947-2/1947 | 7 |
| Union Pacific | 1051-1075 | 4697-4721 | E820 | 2/1947-6/1947 | 25 |
| Southern Railway | 2249-2262 | 4749-4762 | E828 | 6/1947-7/1947 | 14 |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern | 409-423 | 4772-4786 | E830 | 10/1947-11/1947 | 15 |
| Lake Terminal Railroad | 1001-1002 | 4794, 4796 | E834 | 4/1947 | 2 |
| Southern Railway | 2248 | 4797 | E832 | 1/1947 | 1 |
| Lake Terminal Railroad | 1003-1008 | 4798-4803 | E834 | 4/1947-5/1947 | 6 |
| Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend Railroad | 52 | 4845 | E839 | 6/1947 | 1 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation (New Cornelia Branch Mine) | 3 | 4846 | E839 | 6/1947 | 1 |
| Apalachicola Northern | 701-702 | 4912-4913 | E842 | 9/1947 | 2 |
| Reading | 100-104 | 4940-4944 | E846 | 7/1947 | 5 |
| Colorado & Southern | 150-152 | 4945-4947 | E847 | 9/1947 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 5923-5925 | 4954-4956 | E849 | 9/1947-10/1947 | 3 |
| New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate Road) | 11-16 | 4985-4990 | E854 | 10/1947 | 6 |
| Terminal Railroad Association Of St. Louis | 558-563 | 5026-5031 | E860 | 7/1947 | 6 |
| Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad | 900-901 | 5032-5033 | E861 | 10/1947 | 2 |
| Detroit Terminal Railroad | 104-112 | 5034-5042 | E862 | 6/1947-10/1947 | 9 |
| Erie Railroad | 404-413 | 5129-5138 | E868 | 1/1948 | 10 |
| Apalachicola Northern | 703 | 5139 | E842 | 9/1947 | 1 |
| Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England | 26-27 | 5147-5148 | E872 | 11/1947 | 2 |
| Great Trunk Western | 7966-7973 | 5162-5169 | E874 | 12/1947-1/1948 | 8 |
| Jacksonville Terminal | 30-32 | 5202-5204 | E882 | 7/1947 | 3 |
| Milwaukee Road | 1647-1649 | 5238-5240 | E885 | 11/1947 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (New York Central) | 8705-8714 | 5249-5258 | E888 | 12/1947 | 10 |
| Lake Terminal Railroad | 1009-1015 | 5263-5269 | E890 | 1/1948-3/1948 | 7 |
| Lake Super Terminal & Transfer | 100-102 | 5286-5288 | E892 | 2/1948 | 3 |
| Apalachicola Northern | 704 | 5309 | E842 | 9/1947 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 9155-9164 | 5360-5369 | E897 | 2/1948 | 10 |
| Chicago & Western Indiana | 250-251 | 5395-5396 | E901 | 11/1947 | 2 |
| St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) | 250-253 | 5510-5513 | E911 | 4/1948 | 4 |
| Peoria & Pekin Union | 400-401 | 5534-5535 | E915 | 10/1947 | 2 |
| Chicago Great Western | 16-24 | 5536-5544 | E916 | 4/1948-5/1948 | 9 |
| Manistee & Northeastern Railroad | 2-3 | 5555-5556 | E918 | 5/1948 | 2 |
| Louisiana & Arkansas (Kansas City Southern) | 1212-1221 | 5557-5566 | E919 | 5/1948-6/1948 | 10 |
| Peoria & Pekin Union | 402-403 | 5597-5598 | E923 | 6/1948 | 2 |
| Spokane, Portland & Seattle | 40-42 | 5743-5745 | E941 | 1/1948 | 3 |
| Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad | 902 | 5752 | E944 | 5/1948 | 1 |
| Detroit, Toledo & Ironton | 910-916 | 5757-5763 | E946 | 9/1948 | 7 |
| Wheeling Steel Corporation | 1251 | 5766 | E948 | 9/1948 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 9165-9176 | 5802-5813 | E897 | 10/1948-11/1948 | 12 |
| Southern Railway | 2263-2284 | 5824-5845 | E954 | 9/1948-11/1948 | 22 |
| New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate Road) | 17-22 | 6088-6093 | E854 | 2/1948 | 6 |
| Rock Island | 765-774 | 6124-6133 | E973 | 12/1948-1/1949 | 10 |
| Erie Railroad | 414-416 | 6145-6147 | E976 | 11/1948 | 3 |
| New York, Ontario & Western | 128-131 | 6160-6163 | E824 | 7/1948 | 4 |
| Georgia Railroad | 901 | 6194 | E983 | 4/1948 | 1 |
| New York Central | 8750-8773 | 6195-6218 | E984 | 10/1948-1/1949 | 24 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8719-8728 | 6219-6228 | E985 | 5/1948-6/1948 | 10 |
| St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) | 254-259 | 6247-6252 | E988 | 5/1948-6/1948 | 6 |
| Chicago Great Western | 25-29 | 6253-6257 | E989 | 6/1948 | 5 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | 1850-1856 | 6268-6274 | E993 | 11/1948-12/1948 | 7 |
| Union Pacific | 1076-1095 | 6336-6355 | E998 | 3/1948-9/1948 | 20 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8729-8733 | 6376-6380 | E985 | 8/1948-9/1948 | 5 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8734-8739 | 6416-6421 | E985 | 9/1948-10/1948 | 6 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8715-8718 | 6422-6425 | E1011 | 1/1948-2/1948 | 4 |
| Texas & Pacific (Missouri Pacific) | 1009-1019 | 6581-6591 | E1011 | 9/1948-5/1949 | 11 |
| Peoria & Pekin Union | 404-405 | 6650-6651 | E1016 | 6/1949 | 2 |
| Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway (Missouri Pacific) | 1001 | 6672 | E1020 | 5/1949 | 1 |
| Baltimore & Ohio | 550-559 | 6673-6682 | E1086 | 9/1948-11/1948 | 10 |
| Baltimore & Ohio | 560-589 | 6683-6712 | E1022 | 1/1949-5/1949 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | 9247-9250 | 6755-6758 | E1024 | 12/1948 | 4 |
| St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) | 260-265 | 6871-6876 | E1032 | 5/1949-6/1949 | 6 |
| Detroit Terminal Railroad | 114-115 | 6994-6995 | E1037 | 5/1949 | 2 |
| New York Central | 8803-8810 | 7177-7184 | E1042 | 11/1949 | 8 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8774-8789 | 7185-7200 | E1043 | 7/1949-9/1949 | 16 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8790-8802 | 7201-7213 | E1230 | 9/1949 | 13 |
| Southern Pacific | 1403-1405 | 7294-7296 | E1045 | 2/1949 | 3 |
| Southern Pacific | 1406-1425 | 7297-7316 | E1045 | 4/1949-6/1949 | 20 |
| Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) | 72-79 | 7317-7324 | E1045 | 3/1949 | 8 |
| Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) | 80-88 | 7325-7333 | E1045 | 6/1949-8/1949 | 9 |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Southern Pacific) | 1050-1051 | 7374-7375 | E1047 | 5/1949 | 2 |
| Missouri-Illinois Railroad | 51 | 7376 | E1048 | 7/1949 | 1 |
| Lake Terminal Railroad | 1016-1020 | 7397-7401 | E1052 | 6/1949-8/1949 | 5 |
| Wisconsin Central Railway (Soo Line) | 2108 | 7415 | E1054 | 8/1949 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (New York Central) | 8740-8749 | 7418-7427 | E1056 | 3/1949 | 10 |
| Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis | 20-23 | 7429-7432 | E1057 | 10/1949 | 4 |
| Erie Railroad | 417-421 | 7460-7464 | E1062 | 10/1949 | 5 |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern | 424-434 | 7487-7497 | E1068 | 1/1949-5/1949 | 11 |
| Union Railroad | 536-549 | 7516-7529 | E1071 | 8/1948-5/1949 | 15 |
| Wabash Railroad | 351-352 | 7531-7532 | E1075 | 6/1949 | 2 |
| Terminal Railroad Association Of St. Louis | 564-567 | 7545-7548 | E1077 | 10/1949 | 4 |
| Louisville & Nashville | 2240-2244 | 7549-7553 | E1078 | 10/1949 | 5 |
| Grand Trunk Western | 7974 | 7631 | E1087 | 9/1948 | 1 |
| Boston & Maine | 1210-1213 | 7734-7737 | E1092 | 1/1949 | 4 |
| Boston & Maine | 1208-1209 | 7738-7739 | E1153 | 1/1949 | 2 |
| Colorado & Southern (Burlington) | 153 | 7740 | E1093 | 12/1948 | 1 |
| Great Northern | 151-162 | 7786-7797 | E1098 | 7/1949-11/1949 | 12 |
| Lake Superior Terminal & Transfer | 103-104 | 7807-7808 | E1105 | 8/1949 | 2 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation (Lavender Pit) | 1-2 | 7809-7810 | E1106 | 3/1949 | 2 |
| Chicago & Eastern Illinois | 119-124 | 7830-7835 | E1112 | 11/1949 | 6 |
| Indiana Northern Railroad | 100 | 7898 | E1114 | 5/1948 | 1 |
| Chicago Great Western | 42 | 7916 | E1123 | 11/1949 | 1 |
| Georgia Railroad | 902-905 | 8022-8025 | E1132 | 3/1949-9/1949 | 4 |
| Bangor & Aroostook | 800-803 | 8157-8160 | E1142 | 4/1949-5/1949 | 4 |
| Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England | 28 | 8412 | E1160 | 12/1948 | 1 |
| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | 9248 | 8492 | E1178 | 11/1949 | 1 |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern | 435-442 | 8519-8526 | E1181 | 5/1949 | 8 |
| Union Railroad | 550-555 | 8534-8539 | E1186 | 10/1949-11/1949 | 6 |
| Chicago Great Western | 30-31 | 8603-8604 | E1192 | 3/1949 | 2 |
| Jacksonville Terminal | 33-35 | 8703-8705 | 6024 | 10/1949 | 3 |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern | 443 | 8706 | E1181 | 5/1949 | 1 |
| Lehigh Valley | 182-183, 180-181 | 8708-8711 | E1210 | 6/1949 | 4 |
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Southern Pacific) | 1052-1053 | 8751-8752 | E1217 | 11/1949 | 2 |
| Erie Railroad | 422-427 | 8911-8916 | E1233 | 11/1949 | 6 |
| Phelps Dodge Corporation (New Cornelia Branch Mine) | 4-5 | 8960-8961 | E1235 | 11/1949 | 2 |
| Jacksonville Terminal | 36 | 9087 | 6024 | 10/1949 | 1 |
| Lehigh Valley | 184-186 | 9142-9144 | E1252 | 9/1949 | 3 |
| Kansas City Southern | 1222-1226 | 9154-9158 | 4001 | 10/1949 | 5 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8811-8814 | 9456-9459 | E1267 | 10/1949 | 4 |
| Indiana Harbor Belt | 8815-8834 | 9461-9480 | E1267 | 12/1949 | 20 |
| River Terminal Railway | 60 | 9748 | E1284 | 8/1949 | 1 |
| Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad | 100-102 | 9749-9751 | E1285 | 7/1949 | 3 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | 5200-5213 | 10259-10272 | 6019 | 8/1949-11/1949 | 14 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | 5066-5079 | 10367-10380 | 6021 | 6/1949-8/1949 | 14 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio | 5060-5065 | 10381-10386 | 6023 | 9/1949 | 6 |
| Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway | 10 | 10598 | 6036 | 10/1949 | 1 |
Export
(Total Built = 24)
These NW2's were built at La Grange for Canadian National and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo.
| Owner | Road Number | Serial Number | Order Number | Completion Date | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian National | 7936-7945 | 4107-4116 | E761 | 11/1946-12/1946 | 10 |
| Canadian National | 7956-7965 | 5152-5161 | E874 | 11/1947-12/1947 | 10 |
| Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo | 51-54 | 5703-5706 | E938 | 11/1947-12/1947 | 4 |
* Became Union Pacific #1000.
Sources
- EMD. Operating Manual #2303: 600 & 1000 HP Switching Locomotives (Models SW1 & NW2; 567 & 567A Engines). La Grange: Electro-Motive Division (General Motors Corporation).
- EMD. Operating Manual #2303: 600 & 1200 HP Switching Locomotives (Models SW1 & SW7; 567 Series Engines). La Grange: Electro-Motive Division (General Motors Corporation), January, 1950 (5th Edition).
- Foster, Gerald. A Field Guide To Trains. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
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Baltimore & Ohio NW2's #9544 and #9543 layover in Cincinnati, Ohio; March, 1975. American-Rails.com collection.However, the TR2 was fairly successful as thirty-six sets were acquired by the Belt Railway of Chicago, Milwaukee Road, Burlington, Chicago & North Western, Chicago Great Western, Illinois Central, and Southern.
Production on the NW2 began in May, 1939 when Minneapolis & St. Louis D-139 rolled out of LaGrange. It remained in the catalog until 1949 when Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri concluded the line in October of that year.
Today, the versatility and reliability of these small switchers speaks for itself as many NW2s remain in use in all types of applications.
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