Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad NW1 9200 at Clyde, Illinois on March 28, 1965, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built by Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC) in November 1937 (c/n 775) it was traded in as credit for a SW1200 in September 1965. Of the 27 pure NW1's built by EMC, the CB&Q owned two. The NW1 was powered by a V-12 cylinder Winton 201A developing 900 horsepower, driving a General Electric main generator powering GE traction motors. |