| Here is an original photo of the massive 2-8-8-0 "Consolidation Mallet" built by Baldwin in 1917 for the B&O. They were bound for the hilly Cumberland Division. Specs - class EL-3, 58" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 24x32" cylinders, engine weight of 484,400 lb, impressive tractive effort of 113,452 lb. No photographer and no exact location were listed. |