Broadway Limited Imports H.O Scale Southern Pacific GS 4 "Daylight" 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive.

Broadway Limited Imports H.O Scale Southern Pacific GS 4 "Daylight" 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.

I took this photo recently at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad Club.

One of My fellow club members Martin, owns and operates this beautiful Southern Pacific Railroad GS 4 Class 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive .

The prototypes were built by the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima Ohio in 1941, and served the Southern Pacific in both freight and passenger service, as they were considered dual service locomotives. They operated on the SP until 1956, and locomotive # 4449 is the only preserved example of the GS 4 Daylight 4-8-4's steam locomotive. The miniature H.O Scale example here, is wearing the S P's own Daylight passenger color scheme and is sound equipped.

Club members have unofficially nicknamed Martin's locomotive and passenger cars "The Oak Park Daylight" for fun and imagination.

Thanks.
Eddie K.