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Owner: Reading Railroad
Model:BLW 2-8-8-0Built As:PR 1820 (2-8-8-0)
Serial Number:51648Order No:
Frame Number:40&26X32 cylinders 55.5" driveBuilt:4/1919
Notes:Baldwin 1919 as 2-8-8-2, reblt in 1936 to simple, reblt in 1947 to 2-8-8-0
Other locos with this serial:  RDG 1820(2-8-8-0)
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RDG 2-8-8-2 #1820
Title:  RDG 2-8-8-2 #1820
Description:  Although it was built by Baldwin in 1919 as a 2-8-8-2, there is no listing on the site for this configuration. After several rebuilds, the loco ended up as a 2-8-8-0 after losing the trailing truck. Properties - 55.5" drivers, 210 psi, 26"x32" cylinders, engine weight of 478,500 lb, tractive effort of 97,818 lb. Date is approximate. With help from Brian Woodruff (see comment below), the location has been identified as Gordon, PA. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  4/7/1941  Upload Date: 5/27/2014 8:27:02 AM
Location:  Gordon, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  RDG 1820(2-8-8-0)
Views:  561   Comments: 1
Reading 1820
Title:  Reading 1820
Description:  RDG 1820 at unknown date and location.
Photo Date:  2/18/2012  Upload Date: 2/18/2012 1:08:20 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Daniel Barnett
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  RDG 1820(2-8-8-0)
Views:  838   Comments: 3


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