Not steam, but Milwaukee Electric interurban car 1111, also known as "the four aces":
And:
Four aces on the right.
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Four Aces |
Here is a photo: http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi? ... nw1111.jpg No, not the famous ex-Timken 4-8-4 #1111, but one of the Chicago & NorthWestern's fleet of R-1 class Ten-Wheelers. This one was not preserved, but three others were, including oil-burning #444 at the Forney Museum in Colorado. Would be interesting to know how many locomotives numbered 1111 were out there. I think I recall an 0-6-0 off of either the ACL or SAL, but I may be wrong on that. Of course, when the Timken 1111 was eventually sold to the Northern Pacific, the NP renumbered her 2626. Although some efforts were made to save her, she eventually succumbed to the scrappers torch. Les |
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| Author: | Gary Gray [ Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
Southern Ry 1111, also a 4-6-0. http://southern.railfan.net/images/arch ... on114.html |
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| Author: | Dennis Storzek [ Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
Not steam, but Milwaukee Electric interurban car 1111, also known as "the four aces":
And:
Four aces on the right. |
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| Author: | steamerdon [ Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
Don't know if anybody out there is interested, but there is a Timken Roller Bearing Co. (1930) promotiional booklet on the Timken Four Aces locomotive available on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=011 |
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| Author: | John Bohon [ Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
Western Maryland's first huge I-2 class decapod was number 1111. With 96,000 pounds of tractive effort I suspect this four aces had more tractive effort than any of the others. Unfortunately, niether she nor any of her sisters survived. John Bohon |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
John - And the WM's I-2 class heavy 2-10-0's were absolutely great looking locomotives too! Les |
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| Author: | Frisco1522 [ Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
Frisco had a 4-6-0 numbered 1111. |
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| Author: | Frank Hicks [ Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
Dennis Storzek wrote: Not steam, but Milwaukee Electric interurban car 1111, also known as "the four aces"
...and today at the Illinois Railway Museum: 
It's not actually the "real" 1111 though, just an incredible illusion! Back in IRM's less-than-perfectly-accurate days one member repainted car 1129, which never wore the speed-stripe livery, as car 1111 for some reason. Prioritization in the years since has meant that it was never undone. The two "TM" cars in the photo, 1129 and 1135, were IRM's second and third cars. |
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| Author: | Richard W. [ Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
The Northern Pacific also had a #1111, an Alco built 0-6-0, Class L-9. Richard Wilkens |
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| Author: | PRRK4s [ Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
The PRR had several 1111's over the years. The last being an H9s 2-8-0. |
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| Author: | Don C. [ Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
The CB&Q had a #1111 also......an 1892 Rogers-built 2-6-0. She was retired in July 1919 and probably melted-down for re-use in Henry Ford's Model T flivvers which were all the rage at that time...... Don C. |
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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Four Aces |
Another one: http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi? ... KVColl.jpg Taken at Rainelle, West Virginia September, 1948. This might be a class K-1. Anyone know for sure? Les |
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