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Kato N 176-4393 DCC Ready EMD NW2 Locomotive Grand Trunk Western GT #7906

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SKU:: KAT1764393

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Kato N 176-4393 DCC Ready EMD NW2 Locomotive Grand Trunk Western GT #7906

This Kato N Scale EMD NW2 switcher is ideal for your late-steam-era to the present railroad.

The Kato N scale NW2 replica has great detail and an accurate body with a flywheel-equipped drive designed for low-speed, high-power pulling. It also features low profile wheels for operation on Code 55 and larger rail. The NW2 will handle curves as sharp as 9-3/4" radius, but larger curves are recommended.

Model Features:

DCC friendly mechanism**
Body mounted Kato magnetic knuckle couplers
Directional Golden White LED headlights and illuminated numberboards
Sophisticated lightpiping keeps the visible cab interior free of lighting equipment
Interior cab can be populated with N scale figures from our N Yard Crew Day/Night Set, #24-270, sold separately
Powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup and blackened wheels
Drop in DCC compatible with the Digitrax DN123K3 or Train Control Systems K3D3, each sold separately**

**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.

Prototype Information:

Based on diesels built beginning in the early 1940s, the production lifetime of the NW2 was nearly cut short just three years after its introduction, thanks to the establishment of the War Production Board in 1942, which dictated that EMD was to halt all production of switching locomotives to produce only road diesels during the wartime years of 1942 to 1945. However, after the restriction was lifted, the NW2 sprung back as many railroads placed orders for this popular little 1000hp powerhouse. In 2024 a few of these locomotives can still be found enjoying continued service in rail yards.

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