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Pictures of CO 1550
Owner:
Chesapeake & Ohio
Model:
Alco 2-8-8-2
Built As:
CO 1109 (2-8-8-2)
Serial Number:
64961
Order No:
S-1440
Frame Number:
4-23X32 cylinders, 57" drivers
Built:
2/1924
Notes:
Schenectady, 1924, class H-7, to UP 3585 in 07/1945, retired 09/1947
Other locos with this serial:
CO 1550(2-8-8-2)
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Title:
C&O 2-8-8-2 #1550 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR
Description:
Beautiful photo by Glenn Pfleghar of the massive 1924 Alco-Schenectady 2-8-8-2 Chesapeake- type locomotive in the Clifton Forge, VA, yard. Often called "Simons" by the C&O (short for "Simple Simon"), these locos operated as simple-expansion articulateds, unlike the earlier compound Mallets. Specifics - H-7 class, 57" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 23x32" cylinders, engine weight of 567,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 108,547 lb. .
Photo Date:
1/15/1940
Upload Date:
8/24/2015 4:40:33 PM
Location:
Clifton Forge, VA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
CO 1550(2-8-8-2)
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