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1 HO MASTER HH660 Locomotive Between 1931 and 1940, ALCO built 177 high hood (HH) switching locomotives of various horsepower ratings and body styles. The HH models were forerunners to the popular S-series of switchers which featured lower hoods. ALCO s high hood switchers were in production long before similar models from competitors EMC/EMD (1935) and Baldwin (1937). Interestingly, the HH model designation is a term coined by rail historians to describe what ALCO documentation had simply referred to as 600-hp or 660-hp switchers. In later years ALCO had referred to these early units as high hood switchers so this designation is appropriate. Of the 177 high hood switchers built, 104 were HH600s, 18 were HH660s, 21 were HH900s and 34 were HH1000s. Some of the largest users of these models included New Haven, Lackawanna and New York Central. Various physical changes occurred during the 19 years these locomotives were in production. The biggest change occurred in 1934 when ALCO hired industrial designer Otto Kuhler to improve the appearance of their very boxy, utilitarian switchers. The post-1937 production units we are now offering feature many of his suggested improvements. There are a few unique aspects to several paint schemes offered on this production run: Atlantic Coast Line 1900 was actually a demonstrator provided by ALCO in full ACL paint. The unit operated for several months on the ACL in late 1939 and was given the nickname Lulu Belle by crews. It was returned to ALCO in January By February 1940 it had been resold to the Lehigh Valley as their number 116. Boston & Albany s HH600s were the only diesels ever lettered for the B&A. There are similarities in striping and other visual features of the Hoboken Manufacturers, Louisville & Nashville, Minneapolis & St. Louis and Tennessee Central paint schemes. These schemes were designed by ALCO at a time when many railroads did not yet roster freight diesel locomotives and had no official paint scheme on record. Early Blunt truck with separate brake cylinders, molded coil spring detail (optional) and metal truck chains Separately-applied metal grab irons and lift rings Separately-applied fine scale handrails and stanchions, coupler cut lever and piping Directional lighting with golden-white LEDs Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds Atlas Master Series Silver Additional Features: NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC (Decoder-ready) Atlas Master Series GOLD Additional Features: Electronic Dual-Mode Decoder (e-dmd) that allows your locomotive to run in DCC or traditional DC + paint scheme accurate for a similar HH1000 locomotive model *CSX Licensed Product QSI Titan Sound Decoder Features Including: (Atlas Master Series Gold locomotives only) NEW QSI Titan Sound Technology 2nd Generation, proprietary sound processor for an increase in sound quality and variety Ability to cut, paste and upgrade to new sounds with the Quantum Programmer (sold separately) 64 simultaneous sound channels For more information, please see: Note: Due to the higher starting voltage required to operate the sound system, it is not possible to MU a non-sound-equipped loco in DC (analog) mode SILVER $ GOLD $ PAGE 12

2 Atlas BUYER S CHOICE HO MASTER HH660 Locomotive Atlantic Coast Line* Boston & Albany Hoboken Manufacturers Louisville & Nashville* Minneapolis & St. Louis Santa Fe + Southern Pacific Tennessee Central PAGE 13

3 HO MASTER 11,000 Gallon Tank Car Propane or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is both a naturally occurring product and a by-product of the refining process. During the 1940s, the petroleum industry began marketing LPG as a cleaner and more efficient fuel than the existing coal and oil. Transporting LPG requires specially designed high-pressure tank cars. During the early 40s, the only ACF tank car that qualified was the 10,500 gallon high-pressure tank car. After the war, ACF set out to design a whole new car for the emerging industry. As a result, the 11,000 gallon tank car was introduced by ACF in Many thousands were built through the mid-1950s. The Atlas model faithfully reproduces this late steam/early diesel era tank car in two versions (with and without platform rails). The cars with top platform rails were used where there was no elevated loading/unloading facility. The cars without the top platform rails were often specified for customers that had access to elevated loading and unloading facilities. $37.95 Finely molded handrails Tank fittings and safety placards 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with AccuMate couplers Accurate painting and lettering Platform where appropriate + Paint scheme is accurate for a similar 10,600 gallon tank car ++ Paint scheme is accurate for 11,000 gallon tank cars built by a manufacturer other than ACF Warren Petroleum Ryan Ruralgas (RRGX) Hooker Chemicals Canadian Liquid Air DuPont MCVX Safety Train PSPX Union Texas Petroleum United States Army PAGE 14

4 HO MASTER 50 Postwar Double Door Box Car At the end of World War II, railroads ordered large numbers of 50 AAR boxcars with a standard design that was first widely used in the late 1940s. This design was based on the original 1937 AAR design but was modified in the post-war era to include: improved dreadnaught end and diagonal panel roofs with standard or overhanging design. These 50 box cars were a common sight on American railroads well into the 1970s and 1980s. $32.95 State of the art highly detailed tooling Add-on ladders, grabs and detail parts Early or late Improved Dreadnaught, Dartnot and Despatch ends Diagonal panel (DP), overhanging DP or Despatch roofs Correct fishbelly design side sills 7 and 8 Youngstown doors over a 15 door opening Fully detailed underframe Free rolling trucks with metal wheelsets Prototypical paint schemes Products bearing the Cotton Belt and Union Pacific marks are made under trademark license from the Union Pacific Railroad Co. New Haven Maine Central Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Union Pacific Cotton Belt Canadian National PAGE 15

5 LD LMT LT WT Atlas BUYER S CHOICE HO TRAINMAN 62 Bulkhead Flat Car & 68 Flat Cars This model is based on its real life counterpart that is used in general service throughout the United States and Canada for transporting sheet steel, packaged lumber, small and large diameter pipes, structural steel (channel and I-beams), reinforcing bar (rebar), and special loads of various shapes. 68 FLAT CARS $ FLAT CARS $23.95 Side stake pockets Simulated tie-loops Fishbelly center-sill Prototypical pull-plates and lift rings. +Alaska Railroad and Department of Defense are 68 Flat Cars, all other road names represent Bulkhead Flat Cars. Alternate history paint scheme Items bearing the Rio Grande marks are made under trademark license from the Union Pacific Railroad Co. Alaska Railroad+ Department of Defense+ BC Rail MSV Rio Grande TTX Company (Pennsy Heritage) PAGE 16

6 N MASTER RS-1 Locomotive The RS-1 was introduced by ALCO in March of 1941 with the delivery of the first of two units to the Rock Island. Combining the accessibility of a switching locomotive and the higher-speed tracking of a road unit, the RS-1 started a revolution in locomotive design that was soon embraced by all of the major diesel-electric builders. Despite ALCO s own introduction of higher horsepower roadswitchers, the 1,000 h.p. RS-1 had a production span of 19 years ( ) with 623 units. Blackened metal wheels, dual brass flywheels Scale Speed motor Powered low friction drive Directional lighting Golden-White LEDs AccuMate knuckle couplers (These models are not DCC ready) *CSX Licensed Product (O scale models shown) $ Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Santa Fe Milwaukee Road N de M New Haven New York Central* Soo Line Washington Terminal PAGE 17

7 Atlas BUYER S CHOICE N MASTER 1932 ARA Box Car A goal of the American Railway Association (ARA) in the early 1920s was to produce an all-steel box car that could be recognized as a standard by the member railroads. Although the original design presented in 1923 produced in excess of 60,000 cars, it wasn t until a new design was presented in 1932 that the member railroads gave their approval. After extensively testing five prototypes in 1933, over 14,500 cars were produced for twenty-three railroads throughout the following decade. This design soon evolved into the 1937, Modified 1937, and Postwar AAR box cars. Although not the most popular design produced, numerically speaking, the 1932 ARA Standard box car is considered one of the most important designs in railroad history. $24.95 Accurate painting and printing Friction-bearing trucks AccuMate couplers *CSX Licensed Product Central of Georgia (Streamlined) Erie (1942) Maine Central (1949) Norfolk Southern (Tarwheel Overnight) NC&StL * (Small Dixie Line) Seaboard Air Line* PAGE 18

8 N MASTER 11,000 Gallon Tank Car Propane or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is both a naturally occurring product and a by-product of the refining process. During the 1940s, the petroleum industry began marketing LPG as a cleaner and more efficient fuel than the existing coal and oil. Transporting LPG requires specially designed high-pressure tank cars. During the early 40s, the only ACF tank car that qualified was the 10,500 gallon high-pressure tank car. After the war, ACF set out to design a whole new car for the emerging industry. As a result the 11,000 gallon tank car was introduced by ACF in Many thousands were built through the mid-1950s. The Atlas model faithfully reproduces this late steam/early diesel era tank car in two versions (with and without platform rails). The cars with top platform rails were used where there was no elevated loading/unloading facility. The cars without the top platform rails were often specified for customers that had access to elevated loading and unloading facilities. Finely molded handrails Tank fittings and safety placards 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with AccuMate couplers Accurate painting and lettering Platform where appropriate + Paint scheme is accurate for a similar 10,600 gallon tank car ++ Paint scheme is accurate for 11,000 gallon tank cars built by a manufacturer other than ACF $26.95 Warren Petroleum Ryan Ruralgas (RRGX) Hooker Chemicals Canadian Liquid Air DuPont MCVX Safety Train PSPX Union Texas Petroleum United States Army PAGE 19

9 N MASTER 2-Bay Offset SIDE Hopper Atlas version of the 2-Bay Offset Side Hopper with Flat Ends is modeled after the open hoppers that were built in the 1930s and the 1940s to transport coal. $ PACK $53.85 Prototypical painting and lettering Plastic body with die cast chassis Removable coal load Chicago North Western (CMO) CAPY HM LD.LMT LT. WT Y 1-7C Great Northern Lackawanna Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Missouri Pacific United States Army Items bearing the Chicago North Western and Missouri Pacific marks are made under trademark license from the Union Pacific Railroad Co. PAGE 20