06- Pennsy S1

Woodshire Railroad - outdoor 3-rail O, (WA)

This video features the Pennsylvania S1 6-4-4-6 Duplex steam locomotive (built on a rigid, non-articulated frame).

Although the S1 was designed as a passenger engine, our video uses a box car consist.

The S1 shell was designed in the art deco style by Raymond Loewy, the industrial designer.

More about the S1:

  • with a length of 140 feet 2 1⁄2 inches, the S1 was the largest passenger locomotive ever constructed,

  • It's length limited its ability to run on sharper radius curves.

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