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Pictures of CO 2956
Owner:
Chesapeake & Ohio
Model:
BLW 2-10-2
Built As:
LV 4066 (2-10-2)
Serial Number:
52631
Order No:
Frame Number:
29X32 cylinders, 63" drivers
Built:
12/1919
Notes:
BLW 12/1919 as LV #4066 > HV #136 > C&O #2956, scrapped 07/1952
Other locos with this serial:
CO 2956(2-10-2)
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Title:
CO 2-10-2 #2956 - Cheaspeake & Ohio
Description:
Here is a photo of a "boomer" locomotive that bounced from one railroad to another and caught here as C&O 2-10-2 #2956 in the Potomac Yards. Originally built for the Lehigh Valley in December of 1919 by Baldwin as LV #4066, it and its sisters were sold to the Hocking Valley in 1920. this loco became Hocking Valley #136. When Hociking Valley became part of the C&O, it was renumbered C&O #2956. After nearly 33 years of service to all, the loco was retired and scrapped in July of 1952. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x32" cylinders, engine weight of 384,100 lb, tractive effort of 74,430 lb. Glenn Pfleghar photographer
Photo Date:
11/15/1938
Upload Date:
5/4/2016 3:30:45 AM
Location:
Alexandria, VA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
CO 2956(2-10-2)
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