CO 2-8-4 #2759 - Chesapeake & Ohio         
Found sitting in a storage line at Huntington, WV, is Cheseapke & Ohio 2-8-4 #2759. Called a "Kanawha" wheel configuration by the C&O, this loco was built by Lima in 1947 but was scrapped by 1961. Specs - serial #9266, K-4 class, 69" drivers, impressive 245 psi boiler pressure, 26x34" cylinders, engine weight of 460,000 lb and tractive effort of 69,368 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Date: 9/13/1954 Location: Huntington, WV   Map Show Huntington on a rail map Views: 438 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CO 2759(2-8-4)    Author:  Gary Everhart
CO 2-8-4 #2759 - Chesapeake & Ohio
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  C&O 2-8-4 "Kanawhas"
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