| Title: |
CO 2-6-6-2 #1456 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
The front mounted air compressors give this massive locomotive a frightening appearance like some Cyborg contraption. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1917 as #855, it was ideal for long coal drags in West Virginia and Kentucky. Specs - serial #57038, H-4, 56.5" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x32" high pressure cylinders, 35x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 425,000 lb, tractive effort of 67,104 lb. No photographer listed for the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1953 Upload Date: 3/13/2019 5:10:11 PM |
| Location: |
Rainelle, WV |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1456(2-6-6-2) |
| Views: |
342 Comments: 1 |
