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Lionel 6-18823 C&IM GP-9 Diesel Locomotive O/O27 scale/gauge 3-rail Road #52

Name: Lionel 6-18823 C&IM GP-9 Diesel Locomotive O/O27 scale/gauge 3-rail Road #52
Brand: Lionel - CIM GP- Diesel Locomotive OO scalegauge -rail Road
SKU: KU58017
Price: 198 USD
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Lionel 6-18823 C&IM (Chicago and Illinois Midland RR) GP-9 Diesel locomotive Road #52 for O/O27 scale/gauge 3-rail model train layouts features of this model include: working headlight, illuminated number plates, diamond-plate chassis detailing, metal chassis wheels and handrails, operating knuckle couplers, six-wheel drive, diesel horn remotely activated via transformer, dependable long-life motor capable of running on AC or DC, smooth fornward-neutral-reverse remote operation The C&IM was originally the Pawnee RR, chartered in 1890 by local farmers to ship agricultural products to market. In 1905 the Chicago Edison Company (later Commonwealth Edison after its 1907 merger with Commonwealth Electric) headed by Samuel Insull acquired the Pawnee RR in conjunction with Illinois Midland Coal Co. Headquartered in Chicago the C&IM operated until 1996. Its maximum route miles were 119.7 in 1930. Dieselization began in 1955. It still runs as Illinois & Midland Railroad.