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Owner: Baltimore & Ohio
Model:Alco 2-8-8-0Built As:BO 7200 (2-8-8-0)
Serial Number:55664Order No:S-1138
Frame Number:26/41X32 cylinders, 58" driverBuilt:4/1916
Notes:Schenectady 04/1916, simple between 1930 and 1942, sfs 11/1951
Other locos with this serial:  BO 7200(2-8-8-0)
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B&O 2-8-8-0 #7200 - Baltimore & Ohio
Title:  B&O 2-8-8-0 #7200 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:  Built in 1916 by Alco-Schenectady, this behemouth was an EL-2 class with 58" drivers. It's high pressure cylinders were 26"x31" while its low pressure cylinders were 41"x31" (diameter & stroke). The total engine weight tipped the scales at 485,600 and it was able to generate a tractive effort of 91,993 lb. Rebuilt to simple (four 24X32 cylinders) by B&O shops between 1930-42, the entire class was retired by 1954.
Photo Date:  7/6/1948  Upload Date: 1/5/2014 5:12:00 AM
Location:  Fairmont, WV
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 7200(2-8-8-0)
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