Title: |
BO 2-10-2 #531 - Baltimore & Ohio |
Description: |
Sitting in the scrap line at the Willard Ohio yard is Baltimore & Ohio 2-10-2 #531. Originally built by Baldwin in march of 1926 as B&O #6200, the massive and powerful Santa Fe type steam locomotive served well. The loco was renumbered in 1956 to B&O #531. With the age of the diesels dawning, this loco like many in its class was retired and scrapped in 1959.Specs - S-1a class, 64" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, 30x32" cylinders, engine wt of 436,510 lb, impressive tractive effort of 84,300 lb. Glenn H. Davis photo |
Photo Date: |
3/28/1959 Upload Date: 7/3/2023 3:53:07 PM |
Location: |
Willard, OH |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
BO 531(2-10-2) |
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