Grover

Grover is an EMD F7 diesel who works on the New York Central Railroad and is old friends with Connor.

Biography
Grover was built in February 1949 by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division. He originally worked on the Santa Fe Railway as a freight and passenger locomotive, from 1949 to 1951. In 1952 he was brought by the New York Central Railroad to work as a passenger engine. There he met a formed a firm friendship with a New York J-3a Hudson named Connor.

Connor was brought by British Railways in 1954 and Grover stayed and continued to work on the railroad.

He later payed a vist to Sodor where Connor was working at the time.

Personality
Grover is a friendly and polite chap who can get along with almost everyone. He loves being useful and helping out whenever he can. Occasionally Grover can feel left out when no one is directing their attention towards him, this doesn't mean that he loves being at the center of attention, it just means that Grover always likes to have someone to talk to at different times. At other times Grover can be quiet, somewhat shy and a little awkward. Sometimes he can be insecure about his feelings and abilities, but despite that he enjoys working on the New York Central Railroad, pulling passengers and freight.

Basis
Grover is based on a EMD F7, which has a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) and it was produced by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD).

Livery
Grover is painted black with a grey and white stripe running at his sides. He also has the words New York Central painted in white in his sides too.

Stories from the North Western Railway

 * Season 1 NWR - Up Central

Trivia

 * Instead of being a regular plarail engine or a paper built engine, Grover's model is actually a pull-back engine.