YREKA WESTERN #1171 ALCO S-4 ATLAS HO LIMITED EDITION

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Yreka Western S-4 Diesel Locomotive #1171 This item is a HO scale Atlas S-4 diesel locomotive. It is in mint condition in its original box #GWH-1. The road number is #1171. The loco has all wheel electrical pickup and all wheel drive making for a smooth running locomotive. It also has dual flywheels. It retails for $94.95 According to the enclosed history Golden West Hobbies commissioned Atlas Model Railroad Co. to custom paint a limited run of 300 Yreka Western S-4 diesel locomotives in HO scale in two road numbers in December 2004. For more information on this item check out their webpage, /2007/11/paint-chip.html The second and third photos are for reference only . They are the actual #1172 in the Yreka Yard in 1978 and in the Shasta Valley sometime in the 70'. The Yreka Western is a 7.5-mile line in Northern California in continuous service since 1889. It is a freight hauler and tourist train operator with connection to the old SP “Siskiyou Line” at Montague. These original Alco 1,000hp diesels were built in 1955. Acquired by the YWRR, a Kyle Railway subsidiary, in 1972 they retained their former UP designations #1171 & #1172. Number 1172 remained active with the YWRR until 1979 when it was transferred to another Kyle Railroad, the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad. It was finally scrapped in 1987. Number 1171 spent the remainder read more

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