This Kato N Scale EMD NW2 switcher is ideal for your late-steam-era to thepresent railroad. Based on diesels built beginning in the late 1930s, theproduction lifetime of the NW2 was nearly cut short just three years afterits introduction, thanks to the establishment of the War Production Boardin 1942, which dictated that EMD was to halt all production of switchinglocomotives to produce only road diesels during the wartime years of 1942to 1945. However, after the restriction was lifted, the NW2 sprung back asmany railroads placed orders for this popular little 1000hp powerhouse. In2024 a few of these locomotives can still be found enjoying continuedservice in rail yards. The Kato N scale NW2 replica has great detail and anaccurate body with a flywheel-equipped drive designed for low-speed,high-power pulling. It also features directional headlights (without any ofthe light piping equipment intruding on the interior cab detail), lowprofile wheels for operation on Code 55 and larger rail, illuminated numberboards, and Kato magnetic knuckle couplers. Features also include afactory-installed DCC decoder roe realistic motor control on DCC layouts.The NW2 will handle curves as sharp as 9-3/4\” radius, but larger curves arerecommended. This EMD NW2 Kato N Scalelocomotives.