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Viewing Album: B&O 2-8-8-0's Consolidation Mallets
By:
Gary Everhart
Dates:
8/18/1924 - 6/1/1949
Album Info:
Fairly nice group of older b&w photos of Baltimroe & Ohio 2-8-8-0 Consolidation Mallets mostly rebuilt from 2-8-8-2's.These were all former Seaboard Air Line 2-8-8-2's sold to B&O in the 1920's.
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Title:
BO 2-8-8-0 #7314 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
Not long after it was rebuilt by the B&O Shops, this new 2-8-8-0 #7314 sits in the Cumberland yard in Maryland with its other rebuilt sisters. Originally built by Alco-Richmond in January of 1918 as Seaboard Air Line 2-8-8-2 #514, it proved to be a poor match for the needs of the SAL and too costly to maintain both loco and damaged trackage. The SAL sold all of its 2-8-8-2's to B&O in 1920. It was renumbered BO #7314. In 1923, the B&O Shops undertook to simplify the compound Mallet into a simple-articulated one, removed the trailing truck and reclassified BO 2-8-8-0 #7314 as EL-6a. With the advent of diesel, this massive machine was sold for scrap in July of 1950 after nearly 32 years of service. Simplified EL-6a specs - 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, four 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 492,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 108,000 lb. This is a Ralph G. Dunn photo.
Photo Date:
8/18/1924
Upload Date:
3/16/2024 4:56:03 AM
Location:
Cumberland, MD
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
BO 7314(2-8-8-0)
Views:
92
Comments:
1
Title:
BO 2-8-8-0 #7314 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
This beautiful, massive machine was originally built by the Alco-Richmond plant in January of 1918 as Seaboard Air Line 2-8-8-2 #514. The loco was sold to the B&O in 1920 after Seaboard Air Line found the loco too much trouble. It was renumbered BO #7314. In 1923, the B&O Shops undertook to simplify the compound Mallet into a simple-articulated one, removed the trailing truck and reclassified BO 2-8-8-0 #7314 as EL-6a. With the advent of diesel, this massive machine was sold for scrap in July of 1950 after nearly 32 years of service. Simplified EL-6a specs - 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, four 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 492,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 108,000 lb. This is a Ralph G. Dunn photo.
Photo Date:
9/6/1939
Upload Date:
3/16/2024 4:56:09 AM
Location:
Grafton, WV
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
BO 7314(2-8-8-0)
Views:
82
Comments:
0
Title:
BO 2-8-8-0 #7300 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
Originally built by Alco-Richmond as Seaboard Air Line 2-8-8-2 #500, the loco was sold to the B&O in 1920 after SAL saw it was not a good model for their system. The B&O Shops rebuilt it from compound Mallet to simple-articulated,removed the trailing truck and reclassed BO 2-8-8-0 #7300 as EL-6a class. The loco was finally sent ot the scrapper's torch in May of 1950 after nearly 32 years of heavy service. Simplified EL-6a specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, four 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 492,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 97,800 lb. This is a Ralph G. Dunn photo.
Photo Date:
8/26/1946
Upload Date:
3/16/2024 4:55:12 AM
Location:
New Castle Junction, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
BO 7300(2-8-8-0)
Views:
78
Comments:
0
Title:
BO 2-8-8-0 #7306 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
With its power up, this mighty, mighty locomotive is once again ready for the task of heading up long strings of coal cars in West Virginia. Originally built in January of 1918 as Seaboard Air Line 2-8-8-2 #506, the SAL found the loco too heavy for many of their tracks and to high maintenance on their limited budget so they sold it to the B&O in 1920 who renumbered BO 7306. In 1923, the loco was rebuilt by the B&O Shops from a compound to a simple-articulated loco, removbed the trailing truck and reclassed BO 2-8-8-0 #7306 as EL-6a. After nearly 32 years of dedicated service, the loco was sold for scrap in May of 1950. Simplified EL-6a specs - 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, four 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 492,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 108,000 lb. This is a photo by Harold Buckley Jr.
Photo Date:
4/20/1947
Upload Date:
3/16/2024 4:55:26 AM
Location:
Benwood, WV
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
BO 7306(2-8-8-0)
Views:
74
Comments:
0
Title:
BO 2-8-8-0 #7313 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
Still running the rails with a long drag of coal cars is Baltimore & Ohio massive 2-8-8-0 #7313. Originally built in January of 1918 by Alco-Richmond as Seaboard Air Line 2-8-8-2 #513, the SAL found the massive compound articulated loco unsuitable and very costly to maintain for their system. They sold #7313 and its sisters to the B&O in 1920. In 1923, the B&O Shops rebuilt it into a simple-articulated Mallet and reclassed as EL-6a After nearly 32 years of service, the loco was sold for scrap in July of 1950. That would have been one HUGE pile of scrap metal! Simplified EL-6a specs - 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, four 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 492,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 108,000 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:
11/1/1947
Upload Date:
3/16/2024 4:55:30 AM
Location:
Unknown, WV
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
54
Comments:
0
Title:
BO 2-8-8-0 #7302 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
This massive loco now appears to be sitting in the storage/scrap line at an unidentified locaiton - probably Grafton yards in West Virginia. This was originally built by Alco-Richmond in January of 1918 as Seaborad Air Line 2-8-8-2 #503. When the size and maintenance was too much of the SAL, they sold it to B&O in 1920 and renumbered BO 7302. In 1923, the B&O Shops undertook to rebuild it from a compound Mallet to simple-articulated,removed the trailing truck and reclassed BO 2-8-8-0 #7302 as EL-6a class. The loso was finally sold for scrap in August of 1950 after nearly 32 years of heavy service. Simplified EL-6a specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, four 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 492,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 97,800 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:
6/1/1949
Upload Date:
3/16/2024 4:55:18 AM
Location:
Grafton, WV
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
BO 7302(2-8-8-0)
Views:
72
Comments:
0
Title:
BO 2-8-8-0 #7306 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
This massive powerhouse was caught sitting idle in the Grafton Yard in West Virgina awaiting its final sentence to be passed. Originally built in January of 1918 as Seaboard Air Line 2-8-8-2 #506, it proved to be too costly and time-consuming for the SAL to handle. They sold the loco asnd its sisters to the B&O in 1920. In 1923, the loco was rebuilt by the B&O Shops from a compound to a simple-articulated loco, removbed the trailing truck and reclassed BO 2-8-8-0 #7306 as EL-6a. After nearly 32 years of dedicated service, the loco was sold for scrap in May of 1950. Simplified EL-6a specs - 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, four 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 492,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 108,000 lb. This is a photo by Harold Buckley Jr.
Photo Date:
6/1/1949
Upload Date:
3/16/2024 4:55:23 AM
Location:
Grafton, WV
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
BO 7306(2-8-8-0)
Views:
75
Comments:
0
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