PA-1 Diesel Locomotives for Southern Pacific (SP)

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)

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Ext. Reference:

visit site

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:

Window and Parts Set

Supplemental Part:

Pick-up Spring

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail without Gear

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail with Gear

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail with Gear and Bearing

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Hi-rail without Gear

Supplemental Part:

Wheelset Scale with Gear

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:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-42573

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1946

Manufacturer:

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

Dimensions:

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

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2014

Road Number:

6009, 6010

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

DC (two motors) & non-powered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Triple Horns

Supplemental Part:

Premium Replacement Triple Horns

Notes:

Sold as a two A-unit set.

Chicagoland Association of S Gaugers reviews this locomotive pair, and then runs it (starts at about the 4-minute mark).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48028

Prototype Info

Category:

PA-1

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Ext. Reference:

visit site

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2017

Road Number:

6011, 6012

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Power:

Legacy, DCC, Sound

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF ElectroCouplers

Online Article:

Owner's Manual

Online Article:

Malfunctioning Reversing Unit

Supplemental Part:

Torpedo Tubes Air Tanks Winterization Hatch

Supplemental Part:

Louvers

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Triple Horns

Supplemental Part:

Premium Replacement Triple Horns

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

One engine is powered and the other is not.