Broadway Limited HO P4 NW2 Diesel UP #1086/yelgryred/DC/DCC Sound

From February 1939 through December 1949, the General MotorsElectro-Motive Division built 1,145 EMD NW2 1,000 horsepower switcherlocomotives.   The NW2 was widely popular, with more than fifty Class 1railroads purchasing more than 1,100 NW2’s.   They were also popular withindustries, and several were purchased by the US Navy.  The NW2’s were equippedwith EMD’s new 12-cylinder, 567A prime mover.  The NW2 was 44 feet long andequipped with the standard B-B truck arrangement.  Typical distinguishingfeatures of the NW2 switchers include two stacks in the middle of the hood, ahalf-height radiator grill on the front, no sand box on the front platform, nosmall louvers at the front corners, and the tops of the front cab windows arecurved to match the curve of the roof.   Our model is of the phase Vlocomotives.   The main difference between the Phase V and the Phase 1-4 NW2’sis the slope of the long hood just ahead of the cab.

The EMD SW7 is a 1,200 horsepower diesel switcher locomotive built by GeneralMotors Electro-Motive Division between October 1949 and January 1951.   At 1,200horsepower, the SW7 replaced the 1,000 horsepower NW2 in the EMD catalog.  TheSW7 was reasonably priced and was widely popular, being found on over 50railroads and numerous industries (where some can still be found in use today). The SW7 was 44 feet long and equipped with the standard B-B truck arrangement. Typical distinguishing features of the SW7 switchers, compared to the NW2s, area full-height radiator grill on the front (Phase 1), dual versus singleheadlights and rear lights, and the tops of the front cab windows are straight,rather than curved like the NW2’s.

In this production, we are offering models in eight prototypical paint schemesof both the NW2 and theSW7.  We will also offer an unpainted version of each.  Each  model is equippedwith the Paragon4 DC/DCC Sound & Control System.