| Title: |
CO 4-8-4 #610 - Chesapeake & Ohio |
| Description: |
Lima built this sleek 4-8-4 "Greenbrier" type steam locomotive in June of 1948 as C&O #610. The C&O called the 4-8-4 configuration a "Greenbrier" rather than the more conventional "Northern" typle. The loco was part of a 5 unit purchase from Lima and was the last group of passenger steam locomotives built in the US. Unfortunately, the loco only lasted only into the early 1950's before being scrapped. This is a LIma builder's photo taken before it delivered the loco to the C&O Specs - serial #9302, J-3a class, 72" drivers (C&O changed to 74"), impressive 255 psi boiler pressure, 27.5x30" cylinders, engine wt of 482,200 lb and tractive effort with added booster was 78,850 lb. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1948 Upload Date: 7/20/2025 11:54:48 AM |
| Location: |
Lima, OH |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CO 610(4-8-4) |
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