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  2. Pennsylvania Railroad class B6 - Wikipedia

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    Two preserved, remainder scrapped. The Pennsylvania Railroad 's class B6 was its most successful class of switcher locomotive, or as the PRR termed them "shifter". The PRR preferred the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement for larger switchers, whereas on other railroads the 0-8-0 gained preference. The PRR generally used 2-8-0s when larger power was required.

  3. Lionel Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Roy Cohn 1960-1964. Products. Electric trains and accessories. Lionel Corporation was an American toy manufacturer and holding company of retailers that was founded in 1900 and operated for more than 120 years. It started as an electrical novelties company. Lionel specialized in various products throughout its existence.

  4. Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States. The class was known for its striking art deco shell, its ability to pull trains at up to 100 mph, and its long operating career of almost 50 years. Between 1934 and 1943, General Electric and ...

  5. Ives Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    William R. Haberlin is the man who made all of the tools and dies for the original Ives O-gauge ("O" gauge) clockwork train line in 1901. Aside from the patterns for the iron locomotives bodies (made by Charles A. Hotchkiss, mentioned in Model Craftsman - March 1944) and the clockwork mechanisms themselves (manufactured by The Reeves Manufacturing Company in New Haven, Connecticut, later in ...

  6. Pennsylvania Railroad class S2 - Wikipedia

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    The model train company Lionel made several models of the S2. The first ones, 671 and 2020, were released in 1946 and were discontinued in 1949. The 681 turbine's first production run was in 1950 and 1951. It was similar to both of the original turbine models but the 681 has Lionel's Magne-Traction feature which makes the wheels magnetic.

  7. American Flyer - Wikipedia

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    American Flyer. American Flyer S-gauge model from the early 1950s of the B&O 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive, as streamlined in 1937 by Otto Kuhler for the Royal Blue train. American Flyer is a brand of toy train and model railroad, originally manufactured in the United States.

  8. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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    Hose for conveying force to train brakes by a differential in air pressure. Contains either high-pressure compressed air or air at lower than atmospheric pressure (vacuum), depending on whether the locomotive has an air brake or vacuum brake system. [6]: 483–486 [3]: 1 Water compartment Tank for water to be used by the boiler to produce steam.

  9. 4-6-2 - Wikipedia

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    The introduction of the 4-6-2 design in 1901 has been described as "a veritable milestone in locomotive progress". [3] On many railways worldwide, Pacific steam locomotives provided the motive power for express passenger trains throughout much of the early to mid-20th century, before either being superseded by larger types in the late 1940s and 1950s, or replaced by electric or diesel-electric ...