C&O 4-8-2 #549 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR  Contributor's Pick!       
Here is a blurry picture of the 1923 Alco-Richmond built USRA "heavy Mountain-type" locomotive delivered to the C&O in 1923. Alco-Richmond, 1923 Specifics - J-2, 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 363,550 lb, tractive effort of 57,948 lb. The 7 locos in the class were retired in 1952. Taken by an unknown photographer.
Date: 5/1/1950 Location: Clifton Forge, VA   Map Show Clifton Forge on a rail map Views: 591 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CO 549(4-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
C&O 4-8-2 #549 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  C&O STEAM ALBUM
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