Four Aces

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6486

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

Gary Gray · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:49 pm

Southern Ry 1111, also a 4-6-0.

http://southern.railfan.net/images/arch ... on114.html

Dennis Storzek · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:57 pm

Not steam, but Milwaukee Electric interurban car 1111, also known as "the four aces":

And:

Four aces on the right.

steamerdon · **Joined:** Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:45 pm **Posts:** 68

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

John Bohon · **Joined:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:04 pm **Posts:** 625

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

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6486

John -

And the WM's I-2 class heavy 2-10-0's were absolutely great looking locomotives too!

Les

Frisco1522 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:19 am

Frisco had a 4-6-0 numbered 1111.

Frank Hicks · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:53 pm

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.

Richard W. · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:27 pm **Posts:** 157

The Northern Pacific also had a #1111, an Alco built 0-6-0, Class L-9.

Richard Wilkens

PRRK4s · **Joined:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:44 pm **Posts:** 25

The PRR had several 1111's over the years. The last being an H9s 2-8-0.

Don C. · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:19 am

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.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6486

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