BO 4-6-2 #5000 - Baltimore & Ohio  Contributor's Pick!       
This is a fine example of a 1926 B&O shops rebuilt Pacific locomotive. Built by Baldwin (c/n 36007) in May 1911 as 2-8-2 class Q-1 number 4076 with 24X32 cylinders, 64" drivers, rebuilt in 1926 to class P-1c and renumbered to 5000, rebuilt again in 1942 to class P-1da. Specs - class P-1da, 74" drivers, 225 psi boiler pressure, 26x28" cylinders, engine weight of 311,000 lb, tractive effort of 48,900 lb., Number 5000 was scrapped in November 1950. Max Miller photo, from the August A. Thieme collection.
Date: 6/1/1948 Location: Washington, DC   Map Show Washington on a rail map Views: 340 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: BO 5000(4-6-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
BO 4-6-2 #5000 - Baltimore & Ohio
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam This picture is part of album:  B&O STEAM ALBUM
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Name Type Comments Date
Mike Maskel General NICE SHOT 1/8/2017 12:08:50 PM
Alan Fricker General Always thought these were neat locos. Nice clean lines. 1/8/2017 7:38:10 PM
Robert Farkas General Good-looking locomotive. 1/10/2017 9:14:15 PM

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