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CO 2-6-6-2 #1366 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
Impressive monster built by Alco-Richmond in 1917 sits quietly in an unidentified yard. Originally it carried the number 765 but was later renumbered to 1366. Specs - serial #54596, H-4 class, 56.5" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x32" high pressure cylinders, 35x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 425,000 lb, tractive effort of 67,104 lb. No location, date or photographer listed for the photo. Since these behemoths were used for long coal drags, the location could be most likely West Virginia or Kentucky. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1950 Upload Date: 3/13/2019 5:09:55 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, WV |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1366(2-6-6-2) |
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342 Comments: 1 |
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CO 2-6-6-2 #1439 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
Original built as C&O #838, this 1917 Alco-Schenectady "Mallet Mogul" sits in an unidentified yard. These monsters were slow moving but powerful locomotives primarily used for long coal drags in West Virginia and Kentucky. Specs - serial #57021, H-4, 56.5" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x32" high pressure cylinders, 35x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 435,000 lb, tractive effort of 93,600 lb. No location, date or photographer listed for the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1950 Upload Date: 3/13/2019 5:10:02 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, WV |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1439(2-6-6-2) |
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386 Comments: 0 |
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CO 2-6-6-2 #1527 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1919, this is one of the last and lighter weight 2-6-6-2's ordered by C&O. According to www.steamlocomotive.com, this series of lighter weight 2-6-6-2 Mallets were not well received by C&O because "the C&O's requirements had outstripped the 2-6-6-2 arrangement." Specs - H-5 class, 57" drivers, 225 psi boiler pressure (later dropped back to 210), 23x32" high pressure cylinders, 35x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 448,000 lb, tractive effort of impressive 79,336 lb. P.C. Studios photo credit but no date or location given. Thanks to Robert Maynard (see comment below), the location is the C&O Peach Creek Yard in Peach Creek, WV. Thanks, Robert, for your help! WV |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1950 Upload Date: 3/13/2019 5:10:16 PM |
| Location: |
Peach Creek, WV |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1527(2-6-6-2) |
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439 Comments: 1 |
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CO 2-6-6-2 #1456 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
The front mounted air compressors give this massive locomotive a frightening appearance like some Cyborg contraption. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1917 as #855, it was ideal for long coal drags in West Virginia and Kentucky. Specs - serial #57038, H-4, 56.5" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x32" high pressure cylinders, 35x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 425,000 lb, tractive effort of 67,104 lb. No photographer listed for the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1953 Upload Date: 3/13/2019 5:10:11 PM |
| Location: |
Rainelle, WV |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1456(2-6-6-2) |
| Views: |
344 Comments: 1 |
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