| Title: |
CO 2-8-8-2 #1578 - Cheaspeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
This massive 2-8-8-2 "Chesapeake-type" locomoitve was an undeniable power asset for the C&O. Author Alexander (American Locomotives, 1950) notes that H7 pulled 9,500-ton trains over 113-mile run from Russell, Kentucky to Columbus, Ohio in 5 hours. Averaged 4,400 miles per month until displaced by the 2-10-4s in Ohio and the 2-6-6-6 Alleghenies in the rest of the territory. 30 of the fifty were later leased to the Union Pacific. Specs - class H-7, bldr #59055, 57" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 23x32" cylinder. According to the C&O Historical Society, the engine weight was 572,330 lb and the tractive effort was 108,550 lb.No date or location given for this photo. Heier Industrial photo credit |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1936 Upload Date: 5/3/2016 6:12:18 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, OH |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 1578(2-8-8-0) |
| Views: |
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