176-4396-S EMD NW2 Western Pacific 608 - DCC-Sound Train-Packs Fluted sides

Fluted sides

wooden bench and a stack of split wood resting on the side of the building

The girl's name is there too

Although the class continued to be very useful and the final batch were still relatively new

176-4396-S EMD NW2 Western Pacific 608 - DCC-Sound Train-Packs Fluted sidesEMDs NW2 switchers lifetime was nearly cut short just three years after its introduction, with the establishment of the War Production Board in 1942, which dictated that EMD was to halt all production of switching locomotives, manufacturing only road diesels during the years of 1942 to 1945. However, such was the popularity of this end cab switching locomotive that after the restriction was lifted, the NW2 sprung back as many railroads placed orders