GN 192 is on display for Train Days at the St. Paul Union Depot. The engine is from the North Shore Scenic Railroad in Duluth.

One of 13 built, MCER NW-5 2100 receives some TLC in the form of engine work and new paint. To this day it still earns its keep in revenue

On Cinco de Mayo day in 2010, Mass Central EMD NW5 2100 and GP20 960 are returning from the CSX interchange with two cars in Palmer. The 960 was built for the Milwaukee Road in November of 1954 as... (more)

A short Massachusetts Central train with intermodal cars is tied up at the railroad’s small yard/facility near the U.S. Highway 20 overpass on the west side of Palmer, Massachusetts, on May 20, ... (more)

A Massachusetts Central intermodal train approaches the Main Street overpass at Palmer, Massachusetts, on May 20, 1993. Powering the short train is rare EMD NW5 No. 2100 and CF7 No. 2443. MCER No.... (more)

GN NW5 192 leads the Duluth Zephyr south back into downtown Duluth.

Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation NW5 #4 hauls a string of tanker cars from the company plant at Saltville, Virginia, on April 8, 1971. #4 was one of only 13 NW5s produced by EMD from December o... (more)

Great Northern NW5 No. 192 pauses during switching at Duluth, Minnesota, at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum on June 10, 2016. Only 13 rare EMD NW5s were built between December 1946 and February ... (more)

Rare NW5 in Minneapolis. Once again I don't have a location for my father's picture, but perhaps the water tower is a hint for someone. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

"Bending the iron" at Monroe, when there was a yard there

A classic branch line locomotive, BN (ex-GN) NW5 No. 987 sits outside the Interbay Shops in Seattle.

Newly acquired Massachusetts Central NW5 still wore its Southern Railway colors as it worked for its new shortline owner out of Ware, MA, in the spring of 1982. EMD built only 13 of these 1000hp l... (more)

Great Northern NW5 No. 192 switches cars for the Lester River Turn, also known as the “Duluth Zephyr,” at Duluth Minnesota, on June 10, 2016. Only 13 rare EMD NW5s were built between December ... (more)

A restored Great Northern 192 pulls an excursion on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

The dreaded season of brown is upon us. Luckily, Mass Central's NW5 brings some color to the scene.