Electro-Motive Division NW2 diesel locomotive
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Direct-current model, $149.98; with dual-mode ESU sound and Digital Command Control, $209.98
Era: 1949
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, walthers.com
Electro-Motive Division NW2 diesel locomotive features:
- Model based on Phase V prototype
- Five-pole skew-wound motor with flywheels
- RP-25 contour turned-metal wheels
- Proto-Max metal couplers
- Small front radiator grille
- Large center cab windows
- Dual tall conical exhaust stacks
Road names: Burlington Northern (Cascade Green and black); Chesapeake & Ohio (blue and yellow); Erie Lackawanna (maroon, gray, and yellow); Great Northern (Omaha Orange, Pullman Green, and yellow); Lehigh Valley (Cornell Red with black stripes); and Southern Pacific (black and orange). Four road numbers per scheme (two each in direct current and Digital Command Control); also available undecorated.
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