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Owner:
Chesapeake & Ohio
Model:
Lima 2-6-6-6
Built As:
CO 1603 (2-6-6-6)
Serial Number:
7823
Order No:
1154
Frame Number:
4 of 22½X33 cylinders 67" driv
Built:
12/1941
Notes:
1941, H-8 class
Other locos with this serial:
CO 1603(2-6-6-6)
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Title:
CO 2-6-6-6 #1603 - Chesapeake & Ohio
Description:
Massive Lima built articulated locomotive so suited for long coal train drags. According to www.Steamlocomotive.com "It should also be noted that the Alleghenies were some of the most powerful steam locomotives ever built. At 40 MPH they could generate 7,500 HP. This power was only exceeded by the PRR Q-2 Class (7,987HP). By contrast the UP Big Boy could generate a maximum of 6,200 drawbar HP." Specifics - H-8 class, 67" drivers, impressive 260 psi boiler pressure, 22.5x33" cylinders, engine weight of 771,300 lb, massive tractive effort of 110,211 lb, scrapped between 1952-56. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
8/2/1948
Upload Date:
10/25/2015 6:25:30 AM
Location:
Russell, KY
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
CO 1603(2-6-6-6)
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