The EMD NW-2 was a heavy switcher with a 1000 horsepower 567 series engine. Production of these units ended in 1949. Conrail inherited its fleet of 98 NW-2's from the Penn Central (58; 15 PRR, 30 NYC, 13 NYC - NYO&W), Erie Lackawanna (31; 26 Erie, 5 DL&W), Lehigh Valley (6), Jersey Central (2), and Peoria & Eastern (1). The last of these units was retired in 1986.
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Ex-LV NW-2 9242 inside the Scranton Diesel Shops on June 23, 1979. |
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NW-2 9261, delivered to the PRR in November, 1948 sits in Allentown Yard on July 13, 1984. This old unit's days are numbered. |
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After retirement from Conrail, NW-2 9287 became Pocono Northeast Railroad #87. Years after final retirement, the 52 year old locomotive awaits scrapping at R. M. Delevan Inc., Coxton, Pa. on September 24, 2000. |