| 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 |