English: Spec card for Timken 1111, a 4-8-4 locomotive built by American Locomotive Company for the Timken Roller Bearing Company. The company intended to use the locomotive as a demonstration unit for its bearings.
There are no copyright marks on the card, which was issued by ALCO when the locomotive was built in 1929. Locomotive builders issued a card like this for each locomotive built by the respective company. Other ALCO builders' portraits are here.
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==Summary== {{Information |Description=Spec card for Timken 1111, a 4-8-4 locomotive built by American Locomotive Company for the Timken Roller Bearing Company. The company intended to use the locomotive as a demonstration unit for its bearings. |Sour...
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