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Owner: Baltimore & Ohio
Model:UNKNOWN 2-8-0Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
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Notes:A.J. Cromwell; blt in Mt Clare shops 3/1888
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BO 2-8-0 #545, The "A.J. Cromwell"
Title:  BO 2-8-0 #545, The "A.J. Cromwell"
Description:  Not sure what event was being held when R.D. Patton photographed the famous A.J. Cromwell, but it appears to have been some kind of railroad show. The No. 545 was designed by Andrew J. Cromwell, the B&O's Supervisor of Motive Power, in the Mt. Clare shops. The locomotive was designed for durability, rather than speed. The No. 545 and others in its class worked into the 1920s despite new and improved locomotive designs. In 1927, for the Fair of the Iron Horse, the No. 545 was renamed "A.J. Cromwell." This locomotive is the only surviving B&O freight locomotive of its type.This locomotive is the oldest piece in the museum's collection to be equipped with air brakes. In 1956, the "A.J. Cromwell" was featured in the motion picture, "The Swan." During the 2003 Roundhouse roof collapse at the B&O Railroad Museum, the No. 545 "A.J. Cromwell" was severely damaged and was awaiting restoration - may have been completed by now. Specs - "A.J. Cromwell", 50" drivers, 21x26" cylinders, engine weight of 125,000 lb, tractive effort of 29,200 lb.
Photo Date:  10/21/1955  Upload Date: 3/15/2017 5:04:43 PM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 545(2-8-0)
Views:  714   Comments: 0
BO 545
Title:  BO 545
Description:  545 "A.J. Cromwell" was built by the B&O RR in 1888. It is known as a "Consolidation".
Photo Date:  1/28/2013  Upload Date: 3/4/2014 10:33:55 PM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BO 545(2-8-0)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
BO 545
Title:  BO 545
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2014  Upload Date: 11/5/2014 8:01:45 PM
Location:  Baltimore B&O Museum, MD
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 545(2-8-0)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
BO 545
Title:  BO 545
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/8/2017  Upload Date: 11/8/2017 11:33:36 PM
Location:  Baltimore B&O Museum, MD
Author:  Tim Darnell
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Locomotives:  BO 545(2-8-0)
Views:  414   Comments: 0
Third Generation Steam Engines
Title:  Third Generation Steam Engines
Description:  On display for future generations to see and appreciate
Photo Date:  5/29/2019  Upload Date: 8/17/2019 9:04:00 PM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  BO 545(2-8-0)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
Steam locomotives at the turntable
Title:  Steam locomotives at the turntable
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/16/2020  Upload Date: 2/23/2020 8:20:30 PM
Location:  Baltimore B&O Museum, MD
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 305(4-6-0) BO 147(4-6-0) BO 600(2-6-0) BO 545(2-8-0)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
B&O 545 A.J. Cromwell
Title:  B&O 545 A.J. Cromwell
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/27/2021  Upload Date: 3/2/2021 10:42:39 AM
Location:  Baltimore B&O Museum, MD
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BO 545(2-8-0)
Views:  230   Comments: 0


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