Locomotives - Atlantic

The Reading 565 Atlantic only appeared in the 1941 catalog, although it became the most common S gauge locomotive built.  It was the first locomotive to have the power collectors mounted on the tender.

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It's thought that some left-over O gauge inventory was sold immediately after the war, before S gauge production was in full swing.  This model of the 565 has tender trucks without journal boxes, which may indicate that it was produced in 1946.

It's also the only locomotive connected to the tender with a screw, rather than just a pin.

Chugging Tender

Here is an example of a chugging tender.  The mechanism was made available in each of the various types of tender for separate purchase.  The tender has its own pickup shoe to drive a motor.  Although this particular model has been worked on, it still makes mostly just motor noise.

There's little difference between the four-piece Atlantics.