BO 2-8-8-0 #7303 - Baltimore & Ohio  Contributor's Pick!       
Here is the engineer's side of the B&O shops rebuilt ex-SAL 2-8-8-2 locomotive. Specifics - class EL-6a, ex-SAL 2-8-8-2 acquired in 1922, 63" drivers, 225 psi boiler pressure, 25x32" cylinders (4), engine weight of 492,000lb, impressive tractive effort of 121,429 lb. The class was retired in 1954. This appears to be a later reprint of the newly rebuilt #7303. No photographer or exact date given.
Date: 6/1/1922 Location: Baltimore, MD   Map Show Baltimore on a rail map Views: 1027 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: BO 7303(2-8-8-0)    Author:  Gary Everhart
BO 2-8-8-0 #7303 - Baltimore & Ohio
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  B&O STEAM ALBUM
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Name Type Comments Date
Butch Getz General One more nice "monster" 3/15/2015 10:19:35 AM
Robert Cook General Great looking locomotive. 3/15/2015 11:18:30 AM
Robert Cook General Great looking locomotive. 3/15/2015 11:20:07 AM

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