Timken 1111 [SEP] manufacturer
Timken 1111
Timken 1111, also called the Timken Four Aces, was a 4-8-4 steam locomotive built in 1930 by American Locomotive Company (Alco) to serve as a demonstration unit for new roller bearings produced by the Timken Roller Bearing Company. It was the first locomotive built with all sealed roller bearings rather than the plain bearings or a mix of the two types.
Design and construction.
Timken chose a 4-8-4 on which to demonstrate the company's bearings so the locomotive could
Timken
Timken may refer to:
- Timken, Kansas, a small town in the United States
- Timken 1111, 4-8-4 steam locomotive built in 1930
- Timken Company, a manufacturer of industrial parts
- Timken High School, in Canton, Ohio, United States
- Timken Museum of Art, fine art museum in San Diego, California, United States
- Henry Timken, founder of the Timken Company
- William R. Timken, U.S. ambassador to Germany