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1/8/2025
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/1/1943 - 6/1/1943
Album Info:Nice group of what appears to be original photos of the massive Baltimore & Ohio 2-8-8-0 "Consolidation Mallets" taken in 1943.
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BO 2-8-8-0 #7143
Title:  BO 2-8-8-0 #7143
Description:  Here is an original photo of the massive 2-8-8-0 "Consolidation Mallet" built by Baldwin in 1917 for the B&O. They were bound for the hilly Cumberland Division. Specs - class EL-3, 58" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 24x32" cylinders, engine weight of 484,400 lb, impressive tractive effort of 113,452 lb. No photographer and no exact location were listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1943  Upload Date: 11/6/2018 6:03:04 AM
Location:  Unknown, MD
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 7143(2-8-8-0)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
BO 2-8-8-0 #7145
Title:  BO 2-8-8-0 #7145
Description:  This massive beast, a 2-8-8-0 "Consolidation Mallet" type locomotive built for the B&O Cumberland Division, could handle the difficult hilly terrain. Specs - class EL-5, 58" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 24x32" cylinders, engine weight of 484,400 lb, impressive tractive effort of 113,452 lb. No photographer or exact location were listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1943  Upload Date: 11/6/2018 6:03:34 AM
Location:  Unknown, MD
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  BO 7145(2-8-8-0)
Views:  480   Comments: 0
BO 2-8-8-0 #7150
Title:  BO 2-8-8-0 #7150
Description:  Another fine example of the 1917 Baldwin built 2-8-8-0 "Consolidation Mallet" built for the hilly Cumberland Division of the Baltimore & Ohio. Specs - class EL-5, 58" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 24x32" cylinders, engine weight of 484,400 lb, impressive tractive effort of 113,452 lb. No photographer listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1943  Upload Date: 11/6/2018 6:04:02 AM
Location:  Cumberland, MD
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 7150(2-8-8-0)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
Eastbound Alcoa hauling a Frieght
Title:  Eastbound Alcoa hauling a Frieght
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Photo Date:  6/10/1995  Upload Date: 11/6/2018 3:44:36 PM
Location:  Ronkonkoma, NY
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  LI 227(C420)
Views:  214   Comments: 0


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