The EMD NW3 was a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between November 1939 and March 1942.

2023年2月1日 · Look no further than the EMD NW3 locomotive. Wanting to compete with Alco’s successful RS1 light road switcher, EMD took its basic end-cab switcher design and stretched it onto a longer frame, gave it Blomberg road trucks – one of the first units to receive the new design — a steam generator, and a 12-567 12-cylinder prime mover to pump ...

The NW3 stands as a pioneering example of innovation in locomotive design, combining the efficiency of a switcher with the robustness of a road locomotive. Its unique features and limited production run make it a notable, yet often understated, part of EMD's locomotive legacy.

2024年2月16日 · The EMD NW3 locomotive was the builder’s first entry into the eventually lucrative road switcher category, although it was intended as a passenger terminal switcher.

The EMD NW3 was produced by Electro Motive Diesel from November of 1939 to March of 1942 with a total of seven being built. The NW3 was a yard switcher with 900 horsepower and a max speed of 83 MPH. It was fitted with an EMD 567A 12 Cylinder engine and weighed a total of 214,000 pounds.

The Electromotive Division NW3 is a 4 axle, 1,000 HP diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by EMD from 1939 to 1942. Like the NW2, it uses a 12 cylinder 567 engine rated at 1,000 HP. There were only 7 NW3's ever built, all for the Great Northern Railway, numbers 5400 …

2022年4月18日 · The NW3 was ordered five times from EMC/EMD and deliveries spanned from November 1939 to March 1942. It is very possible that additional NW3s would have been built had not the War Production Board halted EMD’s switcher line for several years.

The EMD NW3 was a 1,000 hp (750 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between November 1939 and March 1942.

2025年3月11日 · Took a spin around Morrisville, PA yesterday and was shocked to see that A.E. Staley's plant still uses a rare EMD NW-3. Apparently, she is ex Great Northern #179. The GN …

EMD NW3 Data Sheet