> A side note - it's kind of interesting that after using the higher
horsepower
> V12 Winton 201 for the NW1, that EMD would settle on 600 hp as it's
standard
> for the SW1. Why not 900 hp or 1000 hp? Couldn't they stretch the 567 to
> the higher horsepower right off the bat?
>
That's what the NW2 was - 12-cyl. 567 @ 1000hp. The NW1 was simply a
201-engined NW with "some wiring changes" . . . The big changes between the
Winton and 567 switchers were the hood-top flap vents with the side screens
and the fact that the hood did not narrow at the cab.
Marshall
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