The Abraham Lincoln was the name given to Alton Railways St. Louis- Chicago service. The train featured what has been considered the first diesel electric road locomotive in the US. In 1935 it arrived from GM as a boxcab, and as No. 50, it was used by the B&O for passenger service.
It was transferred to the Alton, a subsidiary of the B&O and was soon fitted with a slanted nose to give it some semblance of streamlining. Still not much of a looker.
Fortunately, it was recognized as significant, today it's on display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri.
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| livingnewdeal.org/sites/baltimore-ohio-railroad-locomotive-no-50-st-louis-mo/ |
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