CSSHEGEWISCH wrote: Don't call it an old switcher, I can remember when IHB got brand-new SW1500's in 1967 or 1968. An NW2 is an old switcher. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=667726
what year did they came out?
Chef:Thanks for the video link...
Chef:
Thanks for the video link...
Do you always talk to yourself?
silicon212 wrote: Chef:Thanks for the video link... Do you always talk to yourself?
NO Class!!!!!
CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.
I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..
CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2..
Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?
Lyon_Wonder wrote:Have any gensets or hybrid switchers been built entirely from scratch with a new frame? The ones I keep hearing about use frames from pre-existing EMD and GE locos, which I guess lowers cost since they're plenty of diesel switchers out there.
Almost all of NRE's gensets have been built on new frames. AFAIK, only UPY 2005, the two gensets for Fort Worth & Western and the two 3GS21C's (NS 3850 & PHL 80) have been built on secondhand frames. All of Railpower's gensets and hybrids are on used frames.
silicon212 wrote: CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2.. Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?
Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?
CSSHEGEWISCH wrote: Lyon_Wonder wrote:Have any gensets or hybrid switchers been built entirely from scratch with a new frame? The ones I keep hearing about use frames from pre-existing EMD and GE locos, which I guess lowers cost since they're plenty of diesel switchers out there.Almost all of NRE's gensets have been built on new frames. AFAIK, only UPY 2005, the two gensets for Fort Worth & Western and the two 3GS21C's (NS 3850 & PHL 80) have been built on secondhand frames. All of Railpower's gensets and hybrids are on used frames.
http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=91731
They are still using the frame from SW1500 as standard for the Genset and hybrids. They are most reliable and efficient to repair.
silicon212 wrote: CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2.. Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?
1,000 HP on the NW2, 1500 on the SW1500.
silicon212 wrote: silicon212 wrote: CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2.. Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?1,000 HP on the NW2, 1500 on the SW1500.
To tell you the truth, I rather be flying the DC-3 than Boeing 737 due to the reliable engines. I would rather use the SW1500.. I think NW2 had problems with their engines.
Railpower's spec sheets don't even provide for use of an SW1500 frame: http://www.railpower.com/dl/RPSeries.pdf
http://www.railpower.com/dl/GGSeries.pdf
NRE used an SW1500 frame on UPY 2005 (the centercab), but as I mentioned previously, NRE fabricates new frames for almost all of its gensets.
Awesome wrote: silicon212 wrote: silicon212 wrote: CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:NW2's were built from 1939 to 1949 with a gap during WW2 because of War Production Board restrictions.I think the SW1500 has more h.p. than your NW2.. Isn't that like saying that a Boeing 737-600 has more performance than a Douglas DC-3?Seriously, what is the HP on the switcher?1,000 HP on the NW2, 1500 on the SW1500.To tell you the truth, I rather be flying the DC-3 than Boeing 737 due to the reliable engines. I would rather use the SW1500.. I think NW2 had problems with their engines.
Not wanting to get off topic or anything, but a jet engine found on a 737 is about 10 times more reliable than the piston engine that a DC-3 would have.....................................
An "expensive model collector"
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=40528
The Army got their new switcher...
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