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Owner: Chesapeake & Ohio
Model:Alco 2-8-8-2Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:64966Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:Schenectady, 1924, class H-7, to UP 3587 in 06/1945, retired 04/1947
Other locos with this serial:  CO 1555(2-8-8-2)
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C&O 2-8-8-2 #1555 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR
Title:  C&O 2-8-8-2 #1555 - Chesapeake & Ohio RR
Description:  Although this appears to be an older contact reprint, it still shows the massive size of the 1924 Alco-Schenectady built "Chesapeake-type" 2-8-8-2 locomotive. Specifics - H-7 class, 57" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 23x32" cylinders, engine weight of 567,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 108,547 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo so arbitrary points were used.
Photo Date:  6/1/1939  Upload Date: 8/24/2015 4:40:35 PM
Location:  Unknown, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  CO 1555(2-8-8-2)
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