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Southern Pacific
'Articulated'
Class AC-9
2-8-8-4

12 units built

3800	3801	3802	3803	3804	3805	3806	3807	3808	3809
3810	3811


© Gene Deimling - A most unique locomotive in the SP scheme on things. The AC-9 was built 'backwards' to the cab forwards. This shot was taken in Sparks in the early 1950s. Photo from the collection of Gene Deimling

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References:

A Century of SP Steam Locomotives - Guy L. Dunscomb
SP Co. Steam Locomotive Compendium - Diebert & Strapac
Cab-Forward - Robert J. Church
Cab-In-Front (The Half Century Story of An Unconventional Locomotive) - John.B.Hungerford © 1959
- reprinted by PFM 1974

Modeling choices at the moment are:

For N Scale:
- ?

For HO Scale:
- Brass

For S Scale:
- ?

For O Scale:
- ?

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Monday, 22 November 2004