Ashley

Ashley is one of the main locomotives who works for the North Valley Shortline.
== Bio: ==
Ashley, along with Matt, were the first locomotives bought by the NVS to replace the original locomotives in 1953. Following the former AB&C becoming fully dieselized in the 1950's, ACL retired her and was gonna send her for scrap, but she was saved when David McGuire purchased her. Ashley arrived out of service, but was quickly restored and put into service in 1954. 
Ashley's main job is the tourist train, but she also gets used on the passenger service and freight work occasionally. Ashley also has the honor to pull the McGuire Special excursion every September, as she was David McGuire's favorite locomotive before he passed. 
Ashley is a sweet and kind engine who is often seen working on the local passenger service or the tourist train. She's generally favored by the locals and railfans, and she's always done her job with a smile. She tries her best to encourage others, and acts as a mother figure to some of the younger acting engines, especially Benton. When she goes in for maintenance, she can ask the workshop personnel to dress her back to either her Norfolk & Western style or her Atlanta, Birmingham, & Coast style. 
== Technical Details: ==
Model: AB&C/ACL AS-3 class/N&W M class 
Wheel Arrangement: 4-8-0 "Mastodon/12-wheeler" type
Weight: 90.7 tons (200,000 pounds)
Fuel Type: Coal
Whistle: N&W 8-inch Hooter (Can sometimes switch to a N&W 3-chime when she's dressed up as her N&W self)
== Trainz Model: ==
Ashley's model is K&L Trainz's AB&C/ACL AS-3 Mastodon. It's payware and can be purchased for $5.00.
== Trivia: ==
* Her real life model was built as Norfolk & Western M class #485 in 1906, then briefly sold to the High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad, and then sold to the Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad renumbered and reclassed to AS-3 #34. She was then sent to Atlantic Coast Line in 1946 renumbered to #7034 when AB&C was bought out by them, then she was scrapped in the mid 1950's.
* She was the first character planned for the series.
*Her original number, #485, is 10 digits above N&W #475, which now serves with Strasburg Railroad.
*She was originally gonna be named Mollie.
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