Nostalgia & History > What is NWRI 701?

This is NWRI 701. She also has the number 203 on her nose. I found her this afternoon in Vancouver, WA. Except for that black mess mid-hood (is she blowing oil?), she looks pretty good but was not idling. By Googling "NWRI" I learned both Canada and the U.S. have a National Water Research Institute. The rosters at Diesel Shop did not help.

So what did I photograph this afternoon?

Thanks in advance,
Marty Bernard



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/14 19:26 by MartyBernard.

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NWRI in this case stands for North West Rail Institute.

Looks like one of the Colorado and Wyoming SW-8s that was at Oregon Steel Mills. The oil slobber is from extended idling such as would occur in a steel mill or grain elevator.

Dick Samuels

PHall Wrote:
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> NWRI in this case stands for North West Rail
> Institute.


Well, that makes sense. Thanks. The North West Rail Institute according to there web site is in Vancouver, WA not far from where I found the switcher in an area with a lot of industrial track on which to practice.

Marty

A Gilderfluke?

-E.O.

When it arrived back in January of this year it looked much better.

Keith A

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