May 12, 2021 - The M.T.H. S Gauge Nickel Plate Road NW-2 Diesel locomotives are in stock and now shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers. Each of these locomotives is available in limited quantities at your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. website.

About the NW-2 Diesel

While Electro-Motive’s FT road diesel is celebrated as "the diesel that did it" — vanquished the steam engine from American railroads — the lowly switch engine had quietly started the diesel revolution decades before. Compared with the 0-4-0, 0-6-0, or 0-8-0 steamers they replaced, the new end-cab diesel switchers were cleaner and quieter, started up almost instantly, and offered 360-degree visibility in the chaos of the rail yards and industries where they worked — not hard for an engineer to get used to.

Introduced in 1939, the same year as the FT, the NW2 was the latest evolution of Electro-Motive’s line of dependable, hard-working yard goats. The "N" in NW2 stood for nine hundred horsepower, the power output of the first Electro-Motive Corporation N-series switchers with Winton motors. The "W" indicated a welded frame.

Power increased to 1000 hp with the debut of the 12-cylinder NW2, the first N-series locomotive with EMC’s new 567 diesel motor — the prime mover that would power nearly all of the most successful first-generation diesels. Within a few years, EMC and Winton Engine, which had been owned by GM since 1930, would become the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. By the end of NW2 production in 1949, over 1100 engines had been sold in the United States and Canada, and the hardy N-series switchers were ubiquitous from coast to coast.

The NW2 joins our S Gauge lineup and offers everything you need in a hard-working switcher: precision flywheel-equipped motor, metal chassis, and traction tires for great pulling power; cruise control for steady speeds down to 3 scale miles per hour; authentic EMD 567 prime mover sounds; and superb detailing that includes separately applied door handles, air brake piping and metal handrails.

Each of these items is available for order now from any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. website.

Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These S Gauge Items Remain In Stock

May 12, 2021 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer S Gauge items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

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