{"product_id":"bachmann-53953-streamlined-class-k4-4-6-2-pacific-sound-and-dcc-pennsylvania-railroad-3678-black-yellow-red-scale-n-part-160-53953","title":"Bachmann 53953  Streamlined Class K4 4-6-2 Pacific - Sound and DCC -- Pennsylvania Railroad 3678 (black, yellow, red) (SCALE=N)  Part #160-53953","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003e53953 Bachmann Streamlined Class K4 4-6-2 Pacific - Sound and DCC -- Pennsylvania Railroad 3678 (black, yellow, red) (SCALE=N)  Part #160-53953\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"Nos._1120,_2665,_3678,_and_5338\" class=\"mw-headline\"\u003eNos. 1120, 2665, 3678, and 5338\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Edit section: Nos. 1120, 2665, 3678, and 5338\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_K4\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;section=6\"\u003eedit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-editsection-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tleft\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:PRR_K4s_1120.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"thumbimage\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/8982\/5588\/files\/350px-PRR_K4s_1120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"92\" data-file-width=\"671\" data-file-height=\"176\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003eOne of the four, #1120.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003eThese four locomotives were streamlined in 1940 and 1941 with simpler, closer-fitting casings that hid less of the steam locomotives' workings, In that sense, they were similar to \u003ca title=\"Henry Dreyfuss\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Dreyfuss\"\u003eHenry Dreyfuss\u003c\/a\u003e's casings for \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"NYC Hudson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NYC_Hudson\"\u003eNYC Hudsons\u003c\/a\u003e. According to an interview of John W. Epstein, Special Projects Manager and vice president, \u003ca title=\"Raymond Loewy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raymond_Loewy\"\u003eRaymond Loewy\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; Assoc., these four streamlined K4s were designed by Raymond Loewy but, due to WWII, there was no publicity about it.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_K4#cite_note-4\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e PRR #1120 and #2665 were streamlined in 1940 for the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"South Wind (passenger train)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Wind_(passenger_train)\"\u003eSouth Wind\u003c\/a\u003e, a named passenger train equipped and operated jointly by the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (later Seaboard Coast Line) and the Florida East Coast Railway. The \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"South Wind (passenger train)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Wind_(passenger_train)\"\u003eSouth Wind\u003c\/a\u003e began operations in December 1940, providing streamliner service between Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; font-size: small;\"\u003ePRR No. 3678 and No. 5338 were streamlined in 1941 for \u003ca title=\"The Jeffersonian\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Jeffersonian\"\u003eThe Jeffersonian\u003c\/a\u003e, one of the PRR's premier, all-coach trains between New York and St. Louis. They were also seen hauling \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"The Broadway Limited\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Broadway_Limited\"\u003ethe Broadway Limited\u003c\/a\u003e (New York to Chicago), \u003ca title=\"Liberty Limited\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberty_Limited\"\u003eLiberty Limited\u003c\/a\u003e (Washington to Chicago), and the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Trail Blazer (passenger train)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trail_Blazer_(passenger_train)\"\u003eTrail Blazer\u003c\/a\u003e (New York to Chicago) occasionally. During World War II, these four locomotives formed a streamlined steam engine fleet within the PRR system, with another five locomotives that were also designed by noted industrial designer \u003ca title=\"Raymond Loewy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raymond_Loewy\"\u003eRaymond Loewy\u003c\/a\u003e; they were the \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PRR S1\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PRR_S1\"\u003ePRR S1\u003c\/a\u003e #6100, \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PRR Q1\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PRR_Q1#6130\"\u003ePRR Q1#6130\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PRR T1\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PRR_T1\"\u003eT1\u003c\/a\u003e's #6110 and #6111; and K4s #3768. Streamlined shrouding of these four K4s Pacific locomotives was removed after 1950, together with PRR K4s #3678.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bachmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47726371307828,"sku":"160-53953","price":368.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/8982\/5588\/files\/85302__04833.1658756816.1280.1280.jpg?v=1708472177","url":"https:\/\/yankeedabbler.com\/products\/bachmann-53953-streamlined-class-k4-4-6-2-pacific-sound-and-dcc-pennsylvania-railroad-3678-black-yellow-red-scale-n-part-160-53953","provider":"YankeeDabbler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}