| Title: |
BO 2-6-6-2 #7539 - Baltimore & Ohio |
| Description: |
Originally built by Alco-Brooks in May of 1919 as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh 2-6-6-2 Mallet Mogul #739 (serial #58492), it was absorbed into the B&O roster in 1932 and renumbered B&O 7539 with a new classification as KK-4c. The loco served the heavy coal hauling service for nearly 34 years before finally being sold for scrap in March of 1952. Specs = 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 23.5x32 and 37x32" cylinders, engine weight of 437,000 lb, . tractive effort of 80,000 lb. No photographer or exact date in 1948 was given for the photo |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1949 Upload Date: 3/6/2023 4:53:36 AM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7539(2-6-6-2) |
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