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| Title: |
CO Experimental Steam Turbine #501 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
Here is a close up of the massive front grill of this innovative, experimental steam turbine locomotive built by Baldwin and Westinghouse in 1948. It has almost the appearance of a pair of screen doors in the front. Unfortunately, a total disaster in terms of reliability and the 3 built were scrapped in 1950 - barely two years of trial. C.W. Jernstrom photo |
| Photo Date: |
7/13/1948 Upload Date: 2/19/2019 11:03:45 AM |
| Location: |
Greenwood, VA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 501(John Henry) |
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163 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CO Experimental Steam Turbine #501 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
One of the few action shots of this innovative experiment by Chesapeake & Ohio. Built by Baldwin in conjunction with Westinghouse, the 3 units built had conventional fire-tube boilers mounted backward to regular practice. They were streamlined and looked like nothing else on the rails. They were built for speeds of 100 miles per hour. The only problem was that they were incredibly complex and spent much more time in the shop than on the rails. Coal dust fouled the forward traction motors and water dripping from the boiler often short circuited the traction motors on the other two powered trucks. Eventually they were quietly scrapped in 1950. C.W. Jernstrom photo |
| Photo Date: |
7/13/1948 Upload Date: 2/19/2019 11:03:52 AM |
| Location: |
Greenwood, VA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 501(John Henry) |
| Views: |
416 Comments: 0 |
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