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BO 2-8-8-2 #7316 - Baltimore & Ohio |
| Description: |
Built by Alco-Brooks in March of 1918, this massive 2-8-8-2 "Chesapeake" type steam locomotive was originally as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #800. B&O usually referred to these as "EE-2's" rather than "Chesapeakes". The loco was absorbed into the B&O roster in 1938 and renumbered BO 7316. It lasted in service until being scrapped in December of 1950 after 32 years of total service. Original specs - XX class, 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" high pressure cylinders, 44x32" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 569,000 lb, and an impressive tractive effort of 113,000 lb. The photo comes from the Ralph G. Dunn collection. |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/1939 Upload Date: 1/30/2024 5:22:41 AM |
| Location: |
DuBois, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7316(2-8-8-2) |
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100 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BO 2-8-8-2 #7316 - Baltimore & Ohio |
| Description: |
This massive 2-8-8-2 "Chesapeake" type steam locomotive was built by Alco-Brooks in March of 1918 originally as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #800. After the B&O purchased the BRP, the loco was renumbered in 1938 to B&) #7316 as seen here. It lasted in service until being scrapped on December 20, 1950 after 32 years of total service. Original specs - XX class, (BRP) and EE-2 (B&O) 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" high pressure cylinders, 44x32" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 569,000 lb, and an impressive tractive effort of 113,000 lb. This is an Howard W. Ameling photo.. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1947 Upload Date: 1/14/2025 3:20:25 AM |
| Location: |
DuBois, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 7316(2-8-8-2) |
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24 Comments: 0 |
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