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Pictures of CO 1456
Owner:
Chesapeake & Ohio
Model:
Alco 2-6-6-2
Built As:
CO 855 (2-6-6-2)
Serial Number:
57038
Order No:
S-1208
Frame Number:
22&35X32 cylinders, 56" driver
Built:
6/1916
Notes:
Schenectady 06/1917, nee-855, class H-4, to CO 1456 08/1924
Other locos with this serial:
CO 1456(2-6-6-2)
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Title:
CO 2-6-6-2 #1456 - Chesapeake & Ohio
Description:
The front mounted air compressors give this massive locomotive a frightening appearance like some Cyborg contraption. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1917 as #855, it was ideal for long coal drags in West Virginia and Kentucky. Specs - serial #57038, H-4, 56.5" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x32" high pressure cylinders, 35x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 425,000 lb, tractive effort of 67,104 lb. No photographer listed for the photo.
Photo Date:
7/12/1953
Upload Date:
3/13/2019 5:10:11 PM
Location:
Rainelle, WV
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
CO 1456(2-6-6-2)
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