Kato 176-4396 N Scale EMD NW2 Western Pacific WP #608 Locomotive DCKato 176 4396 N Scale EMD NW2 Western Pacific WP #608 Locomotive DC EMDs NW2 switchers lifetime was nearly cut short just three years after its introduction, with the establishment of the War Production Board in 1942, which dictated that EMD was to halt all production of switching locomotives, manufacturing only road diesels during the years of 1942 to 1945. However, such was the popularity of this end cab switching locomotive that after the