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Owner: Baltimore & Ohio
Model:BLW 2-8-8-4Built As:BO 7609 (2-8-8-4)
Serial Number:70071Order No:
Frame Number:4 of 24x32 cyl., 64" driversBuilt:1/1944
Notes:1944, EM-1 re# BO 659 in 1956, scrapped 1960
Other locos with this serial:  BO 7609(2-8-8-4)
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BO 2-8-8-4 #7609 - Baltimore & Ohio
Title:  BO 2-8-8-4 #7609 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:  Steaming up, coal loaded and ready to roll is Baltimore & Ohio 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type steam locomotive #7609 built by Baldwin in 1944 (serial #70071). The impressive loco was not the first choice by B&O (they wanted diesels) but war restrictions forced these onto the B&O roster. They proved powerful and fairly reliable until diesels replaced them. The loco was renumbered in 1956 to BO #659 and the loco was eventually scrapped in 1960. No date, location or photographer was listed for this great photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 1/27/2023 5:07:15 AM
Location:  Unknown, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 7609(2-8-8-4)
Views:  179   Comments: 0


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