The Daylight

The Daylight is a steam locomotive featured in The Daylight Limited book. It also had a battery-powered model so one could reenact the story. It has a switch that allows it to travel forward or backward in addition to a working headlamp. One AA battery is required for this locomotive to work. The Daylight is based on the real life Southern Pacific class GS series of 4-8-4 locomotives, particularly the GS-2 through GS-6, the engine's number belonging to a member of the former class.

Trivia

 * The locomotive this item is based on, Southern Pacific No. 4412, was retired in 1956 and subsequently sold for scrap.
 * This Engine was included in a Great Railway Adventures Wooden Series Set.