4-4-0 Steam loco with Tender– American Standard

In 1830 the US were still in the Wild West age.

The construction of the railroad was carried out with a low budget, in a gradual manner, seeking routes that allowed for limited construction of bridges and tunnels (thus more economical). Even the sub ballast of the tracks was rather approximate. This mixture of limitations, also had effect of the size of the locomotives wheel arrangement, which had to be more agile than powerful.

In 1837, Henry Campbell invented 4 wheel power drive which lead to the use of the wheel arrangement 4-4-0 later known as the "American Standard” due to its wide use. . This term was soon shortened to “American” but the name “eight-Wheeler" was more approrpiate.

Between 1872 and 1873, Baldwin had constructed probably the majority of all the known locomotives in the “Far West” .

Reno, Genoa and  Inyo, which are considered the most beautiful locomotives ever built, were later modified from wood burning to  Oil, and are still today conserved in museums and used occasionally in the odd Western Movie.

INYO

American "old time" Locomotive  4-4-0 with tender. A reproduction of the "Inyo" prototipe.

In use with the Virginia and Truckee railway Company. The name "Inyo" given to this loco, originated, just like it’s other sister Locomotives the  Genoa e Reno, form the locations which the train passed through at the end of the 19th century, and at the beginning of the 20^th century when serving under the «Virginia and Truckee».

Length of the model  20 cm

Produced by Rivarossi from 1973 till 1975

In the liveries of:  Virginia & Truckee,  Kansas City St. Louis & Chicago

GENOA

An exceptional reproduction of the  American Locomotive type «Genoa» built in 1873 by the Baldwin Company of Philadelphia for the Virgina and Truckee Railway Company.

Length of the model  20 cm

Produced by Rivarossi froml 1975 till 1980

In the liveries of:  Virginia & Truckee,  Kansas City St. Louis & Chicago

RENO

An exceptional reproduction of the  American Locomotive type «RENO» running under the Virgina and Truckee Railway Company.

Length of the model  20 cm

Produced by Rivarossi from1975 till 1979

In the liveries of:  Virginia & Truckee,  Kansas City St. Louis & Chicago, Western & Atlantic, Baltimore & Ohio

n.91

American Locomotive “Old Style” with tender. A reproduction of Locomotive nr 91 with wheel arrangement 4 4 0 “American” belonging to the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fé

Typical Locomotive which towards the end of the 19^th Century was used by the Company to  haul passenger trains, and good trains on the central routes  of the US. The model respects the original paint scheme and decoration of the prototype.

Length of the model  22 cm

Produced by Rivarossi on 1976

In the livery of:   Atchison Topeka Santa Fe

Produced but based on a Pocher  design, and also  sold under the Pocher brand name (probably before 1973-75).