ALCo/GE/Ingersol-Rand 60 Ton
Standard Oil-Electric Locomotive

London-Port Stanley Railway Electric Boxcab locomotive. Pantograph and trolley poles are available for this locomotive

First to Roll off the assembly line,
Oil-Electric Demonstrator A-1 is
#001 on the builder's plate.

 

Introduced in the early 20th century (1925), these Boxcab locomotives were popular among railroads in dry regions where water for steam locomotives were scarce or had to be transported from other regions to each "tank town" along the mainline. They were tested by most of the major railroads in this time period, and a fair amount were bought by Class 1 railroads on long-term trail bases to prove the efficiency of an Oil-Electric or Diesel-Electric Locomotive.

The Electric versions were much more numerous, and most major 'common carrier' electric railroads owned them. They proved popular and were ordered in large numbers by electric railroads not only in the US, but were exported to South America and elsewhere around the world.

This model brings together the classic look of a boxcab locomotive with a superdetailed shell, and a DCC-equipped can motor powering all 8 nickel-silver wheels.

Each locomotive will have sharp custom painting and decaling work performed by The Weathering Man. The color scheme is completely up to YOU. I can suggest a range of prototypical color schemes that these pioneer locomotives wore, however I can also create or replicate a paintscheme to fit your needs.

This locomotive features:
-DCC equipped can motor drive with 8-wheel pickup and nickel-silver wheelsets
-Seperately applied metal grabirons
-Optional Choice of Standard Oil-Electric, Diesel Electric, Pantograph Electric, or Trolley Pole Electric with appropriate details for each type of locomotive. (Pantograph and Trolley Poles are NOT designed to collect power overhead.)
-SOUND versions will be either Digitrax Soundbug, Soundtraxx Tsunami or ESU LOKsound, depending on  buyer preference.
-Optional Engineer and Fireman figures to add life to your model.

Locomotive also available in HOn3 and HOn30 narrow gauge variations.

Time to construct: Please allow 6-10 weeks. 

PLEASE FILL OUT "Boxcab Orderform" which is linked through the "Build your Boxcab" button below. It will automatically be sent to me for confirmation and project acceptance.

HO SCALE DCC-Equipped locomotive.

-Completely Custom Built to YOUR needs. 

They are ONLY available from us.

Powerful and Agile, this locomotive will run great on the mainline and in tight industrial trackage. This locomotive is shorter than a 40' boxcar, so it can take the smallest switches and it also performs well on grades with additional weights added for improved tractive effort. 

Stars and Stripes Steel #41 works hard in the mills on a daily basis, pulling heavy loads dependibly. Isn't it time you own a reliable switching locomotive for HO or HOn3?

Boxcab Locomotives are fun to operate!

PRODUCTION IS LIMITED TO 
Just 100 locomotives.

The Reason: They're built painstakingly by a single employee, namely myself!
     No assembly lines here, just 100% custom modeling just for you.

The Weathering Man.

The HOn3 Version