Rachel

Rachel (formerly Snow White) is a character appearing in American Rail. She is a member of the Lyre class of 1916 and is the Dallas and Northern Railroad's current No. 2.

Bio
Rachel is a cute little steam engine on the Dallas and Northern Railroad. She is a small mixed-traffic engine who used to pull slow goods trains in Colorado, and now pulls passenger trains on the Boulder branch. She served a very short tenure on the Union Pacific Railroad and was bought back during the revival period, during which she chose to change her name.

Built just before the completion of the line to Denver, she is a member of the Dallas and Northern Railroad's Lyre class "moguls." The class was smaller than most other tender locomotives used by the line, and mostly worked on slow goods trains, later being used for switching operations.

The Union Pacific purchased her in 1946 not knowing that she was in poor condition. She broke down working in a switching yard, and the company set her aside, not tending to her until 1948. She was saved from scrap by the Dallas and Northern and was made the line's No. 2.

Her cute demeanor and outgoing personality make her one of the most popular engines in the operating roster.

Basis
Rachel is a member of the Dallas and Northern Lyre class, an original class based on various 2-6-0 locomotives, particularly Bachmann's HO scale ALCO Mogul model. One of these models was made to depict her in the original series but never saw the light of day.

Livery
Rachel is painted in "Snowflake" white with red lining.

Trivia

 * Rachel's livery comes from her earliest incarnation, which would have had a face based on the Pokémon Absol. This was changed to a standard grey face late in the development of the 2014 series.