Athearn Model "Pennsylvania Railroad" Diesel Locomotive, 1945-1975
THF169491 / Athearn Model "Pennsylvania Railroad" Diesel Locomotive, 1945-1975
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Artifact Overview
HO or 1:87 scale trains first appeared after World War I but didn't become big sellers in the United States until the 1950s. Their smaller size -- half the size of O scale models -- allowed modelers to build more elaborate layouts in the same physical space. HO is large enough for realistic detail, yet small enough to remain affordable to many customers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Scale model
Date Made
1945-1975
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
75.81.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Color
Red
Yellow (Color)
Gray (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.125 in
Width: 1.5 in
Length: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
on front:
9506
on sides:
9506 / PENNSYLVANIA / 9506-A
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SetDiesel-Electric Locomotives
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The diesel-electric locomotive offered many advantages over its steam-powered counterpart. It needed less maintenance, used less fuel and could be operated with a smaller crew. It also didn't require expensive support structures like roundhouses, coaling towers and water tanks. After World War II, the "dieselization" of American railroads was rapid. Of the 21,000 new locomotives bought between 1945 and 1955, fully 95 percent were diesel-electric.