C&O 2-8-8-2 #1544 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR  Contributor's Pick!       
Interesting original photo of the Alco-Schenectady 2-8-8-2 "Chesapeake-type" locomotive delivered to the C&O in 1924. Known as "Simple Simons" or "Simons" (according to C&O Power) because they operated as simple-expansion articulateds, unlike the earlier compound Mallets. Specifics - H-7 class, 57" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 23x32" cylinders, engine weight of 567,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 108,547 lb. R.W. Legg photo
Date: 10/1/1931 Location: Russell, KY Views: 870 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CO 1544(2-8-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
C&O 2-8-8-2 #1544 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  C&O STEAM ALBUM
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Aaron Willard General Great pic 8/24/2015 8:36:38 PM

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