Wabash class P1
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The Wabash Railroad's class P-1 comprised seven 4-6-4 steam locomotives.
The first five were constructed in 1943 and 1944 using the boilers from their unsuccessful K-5 class three-cylinder 2-8-2 locomotives that had been built by the American Locomotive Company's Schenectady works in 1925.
Two additional locomotives were converted in 1946 and 1947 using a pair of K-4 class 2-8-2s as donors.
The engines were semi-streamlined with long "elephant ear" smoke deflectors, and painted blue with a broad white stripe trimmed in red down the side of the locomotive and on the steam dome; the tenders received a similar paint job. The locomotives’ number was painted on the tender, and in later years the flag logo was applied to the deflectors. They ran until 1956. [1]
Models
Scale models exist of the P-1s, most notably in O gauge by MTH and Lionel. An HO (1:87) version was available in brass from Hallmark Models.
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Drury, George H. (1993). Guide to North American Steam Locomotives. Kalmbach Publishing Co. pp. 419–422. ISBN 0-89024-206-2.
- Hollingsworth, Brian (2000). The Illustrated Directory of Trains of the World. Salamander Books Ltd. pp. 172–173. ISBN 1-84065-177-6.
- Westcott, Linn H. [ed.] (1960). Model Railroader Cyclopedia — Volume 1: Steam Locomotives. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. pp.214–215. ISBN 0-89024-001-9.
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