BN NW2 #499, ex-GN #162

: Havre, MT summer, 1971

Found at the engine yard at Havre was this BN#499, ex-GN#162 still in "Empire Builder" scheme. #162 was one of 51 EMD NW2 owned by GN, delivered in 1949 as the last NW2 GN purchased. BN#499 was retired in 1980.

photo of GN #162 found at Don Loss Group web site;

EMD NW2 was built between 1939 and 1949 with 1000hp prime mover. 1119 units were sold in United States.

This photo was first appeared in my column mentioning the patching.


モンタナ州Havreで撮った、元GNのNW2である。合併から一年余り、まだ塗り替えが済んでいない機関車の方が多いように見えた。