Pat Durand's Number 1



Here are several views of Alaska Railroads original #1 locomotive. She appears here as a Yard goat about 1935. The auxiliary tender has been dropped and the coal bunker extended through the roof. An extra air line has been added to the right side and can be connected to air dump cars with the hose draped around the steam dome. She is near retirement for sure.

The model by Pat Durand started with a 40 year old Athearn "Shifter" which originally cost $8.00. Compare the model to prototype photos of
#1 in the scrap line here.

No. 1000 in 1948 No. 1001 in 1950 No. 1001 in 1950 No. 1000 in 1962

 

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