| Title: |
C&O 4-8-2 #542 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR |
| Description: |
Here is an action shot of the Alco-Richmond "Mountain-type" locomotive delivered in March of 1917 ready to pull a freight from the Peru, IN, yard. Usually this class worked passenger service. The original number was 318 but renumbered in 1923. Specifics - class J-1, 62" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 330,000 lb, tractive effort of 58,110 lb. The class was retired in 1952. R.W. Legg photo |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1931 Upload Date: 8/23/2015 12:14:02 PM |
| Location: |
Peru, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 542(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
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