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BO 2-6-6-2 #7500 - Baltimore & Ohio |
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Nice example of an Alco-Schenectady 2-6-6-2 Mogul Mallet type steam locomotive built originally as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #700. In 1932, the loco was absorbed into the B&O roster and renumbered BO #7500.It lasted until being scrapped in September of 1949 after nearly 35 total years of service. Original specs - 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressuer, 23.5x37" high pressure cylinders, 37x32" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 429,000 lb and an impressive 80,000 lb tractive force. The photo is from the Ralph G. Dunn collection. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/1938 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 4:31:59 AM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7500(2-6-6-2) |
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326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BO 2-6-6-2 #7527 - Baltimore & Ohio |
| Description: |
The massive Baltimore & Ohio 2-6-6-2 "Mallet Mogul" type steam locomotive #7527 was built by Alco-Brooks in May of 1918 originally as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #727 (serial #58480). After being absorbed into the B&O roster, it was renumbered B&O #7527 as seen in this photo. The loco was especially built for slow drags of long strings of coal cars and performed well doing so. After 32 years of service, the loco was finally retired and scrapped in 1950. 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: |
6/1/1948 Upload Date: 3/6/2023 4:53:32 AM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7527(2-6-6-2) |
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390 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
B&O 0-8-0 #781 - Baltimore & Ohio |
| Description: |
Originally built by Alco-Brooks in July 1923 as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh 0-8-0 #529, it was absorbed into the B&O roster in 1932 and renumbered 781, retired in 1955. Specs - serial #64594, 24½X28 cylinders, 52" drivers. The photo comes from the Ralph G. Dunn collection. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1948 Upload Date: 9/29/2021 5:49:45 AM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 781(0-8-0) |
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467 Comments: 0 |
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BO 2-10-0 #6507 - Baltimore & Ohio |
| Description: |
Originally built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1909, this 2-10-0 decapod helper was numbered Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #508. In 1932 when the B&O finally absorbed the Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts burgh, this loco was renumbered B&O #6507. Somewhere along the way it a superheater was added. The loco was retired and scrapped in 1949. Original specs - class Y, 52" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 24x28" cylinders, engine wt of 268,000 lb and tractive effort of 52,730 lb. The photo comes from the Ralph G. Dunn collection. |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/1949 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 5:50:36 AM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 6507(2-10-0) |
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286 Comments: 1 |
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| 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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369 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BO 2-6-6-2 #7518 - Baltimore & Ohio |
| Description: |
This massive 2-6-6-2 Mogul Mallet was built by Alco-Brooks in January of 1918 originally as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #718. In 1932, BRP #718 was officially added to the B&O roster as #7518. In 1949, the loco was rebuilt into a simple class KK-5 unit. It served until being scrapped in March of 1953. Original specs - 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 23.5x37" high pressure cylinders, 37x32" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 432,000 lb, impressive tractive effort of 80,000 lb. The photo is from the Ralph G. Dunn collection. |
| Photo Date: |
7/2/1949 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 4:32:06 AM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7518(2-6-6-2) |
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318 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NBER 1601 |
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4/8/2009 Upload Date: 4/8/2009 1:58:35 PM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Marty Finnigan |
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NBER 1601(GP8) |
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807 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crewless in the Morning... |
| Description: |
...but soon she'll be off to Johnsonburg for the daily trade with the southbound from Salamanca. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2009 Upload Date: 6/25/2009 2:15:17 PM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Kevin Ashbaugh |
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| Locomotives: |
BPRR 457(SD40-2) |
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894 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Working the west end of the yard |
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| Photo Date: |
2/6/2023 Upload Date: 5/14/2023 10:47:01 AM |
| Location: |
Riker, PA |
| Author: |
Paul Leach |
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| Locomotives: |
WCOR 6072(SD40-3) |
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380 Comments: 0 |
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