S PA-1 Diesel Locomotives

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

This model started off as an undecorated model, and custom-painted by Bob Comstock in the early 1990s, featuring the New Haven's hunter green and deluxe gold paint scheme. Holt added illuminated number boards (parts from American Models) and dry transfers from Woodland Scenics to complete the model.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

401

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

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Notes:

Brunswick Green (PRR freight). S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

403

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

405

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

408

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

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Des Plaines Hobbies Decal

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

410

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Running the engine on Larry Shugart's beautiful layout.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

412

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Running the engines on the South Jersey S Gaugers club layout.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Road Number:

53

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

The chrome version.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

407

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Road Number:

0775

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these. This version has the "McGinnis" paint scheme.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

402

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Road Number:

5759

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

Tuscan Red (PRR passenger trains). S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

406

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

Road Name:

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1994

Road Number:

6001

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

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Notes:

S-Helper Service commissioned the first run of these.

Original S-Helper Service catalog photo done by Bob Werre.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Cascade Hobby Products

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

Conversion Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

DC

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental:

view

Notes:

Conversion kit for the A.C. Gilbert American Flyer PA.

A representative sample of a Cascade Hobby Products drive system's components.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Omnicon Scale Models

Manufacturer ID:

1003

Factory:

Samhongsa, Korea

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

65'8" (B: 63'6")

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