Portola Engine Certification Facility: NW2 Certification Pictures
Portola Engine Certification
Facility
NW2 Certification Pictures
Another of the two engines I was certified on was the NW2.
This engine, a yard switcher, has better handling then the GP9
and much better visibility, however, less weight and power. The
controls were very smooth and precise, you were able to achieve
a very slow speed easily. The engine, although lighter then the
GP9, was still slow to start which gave you the sense of the raw
power surrounding you. Surprisingly, although the engines seem
to make a lot of noise from the outside, they are VERY quiet from
the inside! I liked this engine a little better then the GP9 for
the simple reason that it was a lot cooler with the cross breeze
and the visibility was much better.
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A side shot of my engine, the NW2
Me in the cab of the NW2
The controls in the NW2
Me at the controls of the NW2
A shot out the front of the NW2 as I moved about the
yard
Another shot out the cab of my NW2
(Picture courtesy of George Quiles)
My instructor Ken Iverson
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