C&O 4-8-2 #549 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR  Contributor's Pick!       
Here is another photo of the 1923 Alco-Richmond "heavy Mountain" type locomotive in action with its trailing passenger cars. Specifics - J-2, 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 363,550 lb, tractive effort of 57,948 lb. The 7 locos in the class were retired in 1952. No date or location was given for this photo. Roger Lins photo
Date: 5/1/1949 Location: Unknown, OH Views: 618 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CO 549(4-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
C&O 4-8-2 #549 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  C&O STEAM ALBUM
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