Rare Items

Pre-Production Design & Engineering Samples, Limited Production Items, and Other Rarities

While most of these were not created as displays per se, they are certainly worthy of display today.  These are mockups of ideas for possible production or other rarities. 
My thanks go to the those who have shared photos of these items.    This section is under construction so come back often as new items will be appearing from time.

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Alco PA Design Sample	Salesman's Cutaway Display Model
Photo Courtesy of Gary Baloun	Click Click for more information Photo Courtesy of Richard Trotter
Yellow Striped Silver Streak	GM SW Diesel Switcher Design Sample
(Shown on 1952 catalog cover) Click for more information Photo Courtesy of Gary Baloun	Photos Courtesy of Clay Buckage Click Here to see Maury Romer's Descriptive Tag
GM GP-7 Diesel Switcher Design Sample	Mallet Design Sample
Photo Courtesy of Gary Baloun	Click for more information Photo Courtesy of Richard Trotter
695 Track Trip from 1946	0-8-0 Switcher Engineering Sample from 1945
This is a very rare item from 1946, so rare that some have thought it was never made, but it was. Click for more information Photo Courtesy of Lonny Beno	"The Rarest of the Rare" Click for more information Photo Courtesy of Paul Burkholder