| Title: |
CO 2-8-8-2 #1556 = Cheaspeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
Dwarfed by the massive Alco-Schenectady built 2-8-8-2, two onlookers study the massive power. Note the interesting dormitory car to the right. Delivered to C&O in March of 1924 as #1115 (blder #64968), this class was known as "Simple Simons" or "Simons" (according to C&O Power) because they operated as simple-expansion articulateds, unlike the earlier compound Mallets. Specs - H--7, 57" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 23x32" cylinder. According to the C&O Historical Society, the engine weight was 567,500 lb with an impressive tractive effort of 108,550 lb. Unknown photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1936 Upload Date: 5/3/2016 6:12:09 AM |
| Location: |
Charlottesville, VA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1556(2-8-8-2) |
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