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Uncataloged Rail King O Scale NW-2 Diesel Locomotives AnnouncedMarch 28, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced two exclusive and uncataloged Rail King O Gauge NW-2 Diesel locomotives in unique MTA and South Brooklyn liveries for exclusive distribution by M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Nassau Trains. Available on a first-come, first-served basis, the switchers are expected to deliver in June 2023. They are only available directly from Nassau Hobbies.
Item No. 30-21146-1 Metropolitan Transportation Authority NW-2 Switcher Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0
Item No. 30-21147-1 South Brooklyn NW-2 Switcher Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 Item No. 30-21148-1 South Brooklyn NW-2 Switcher Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 ABOUT THE NW-2 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE The NW2 was the big brother of the SW1 switcher. With a longer hood the NW2 housed a 12-cylinder diesel, twice as large as the prime mover in the SW1. The "N" in NW2 stood for nine hundred horsepower, the power output of the first Electro-Motive Corporation N-series switchers with Winton motors. Power increased to 1000 hp with the 1939 debut of the 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. EMD cataloged the NW2 for a decade, except for a hiatus in production from 1942-1945, ordered by the War Production Board. While rival manufacturers were asked to produce switchers, EMD was the only firm allowed to produce road diesels — a situation that, in retrospect, gave GM a commanding lead in the diesel revolution after the war. 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. A popular, near-scale Lionel model ensured the engine was familiar to almost any boy who grew up in the 1950s. EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE FROM: NASSAU HOBBY CENTER |
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a slew of limited-edition Christmas releases beginning this Fall including an ES44 Diesel locomotive and matching caboose, Bump-n-Go Trolleys, Operating Hand Car, several complementing box cars, Gondolas with Lighted Snowmen, an ALL-NEW Flat Car with Lighted Christmas Trees that feature a Lighted Star, a Flat Car with a Lighted Nativity Scene and a lighted Country Passenger Station. Many of these offerings will be available in Christmas themes and in North Pole themes and all are a great way to add to your own holiday collection of past cars, sets, and buildings. Each of these offerings is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in October 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing Premier O Scale 3-Truck and 4-Truck Shay steam locomotives in 14 different livery configurations this Fall. Many of the liveries will be complemented with separately sold 6-car Skeleton Log Car sets. Each of these offerings is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in November 2023. This new production of the Shay will include the steaming quillable whistle feature for the first time. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. | ||||||
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