my ESPEE MODELERS ARCHIVE

California's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996

Cotton Belt

EMD NW-2

Athearn SW7 converted into an SSW NW-2 by Tom Fassett

For N Scale: an SW7/9 would have to be backdated...

For HO Scale Kato has made the required Phase I and IV\V models.
and has delivered a new run of Phase I's in Tiger Stripe.

• For O Scale:
  • ?

• For G Scale:
  • USA Trains

References:

• Model Railroader Dec. 1979 - NW2 kitbash.
• Model Railroading Oct. 1994 - Part 4 of the NW2 series - proto photo's of SP 1946
• Model Railroader - Aug. 1995 - Tiger striping and detailing SP NW2 and SW1.
• Diesel Locomotive Cyc #2 Page 42 - NW2 Plans.
• Cotton Belt Locomotives by Joe Strapac - pages 183, 184.
• Various SP Motive Power Annuals/Reviews
• SP Dieselization by John Bonds Garmany