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Viewing Album: WM 4-8-4 #1404 "Potomac" - Reposted
By:
Gary Everhart
Dates:
6/1/1950 - 6/1/1950
Album Info:
Nice photo of Western Maryland 4-8-4 "Potomac"-type #1404. No information was given for this photo so date and location are approximate. The missing photo after the RRPA crash was re-posted on 3/7/2025.
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Title:
WM 4-8-4 #1404 - Western Maryland
Description:
Fairly nice roster shot of Western Marylant 4-8-4 "Potomac" type #1404. History - Baldwin, 1947, Instead of the term "Northern", WM called this 4-8-4 configuration "Potomacs" which was a preferred name for a "southern" railroad. Specifics - J-1 class, 69" drivers, impressive 255 psi boiler pressure, 26.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 5-6,500 lb, tractive effort of 70,591 lb. The class was retired in 1954.This loco was sold for scrap to the Luria Bros. Company in 9/1955. No location, date or photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:
6/1/1950
Upload Date:
3/7/2025 5:55:46 AM
Location:
Unknown, MD
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
WM 1404(4-8-4)
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