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Owner: Baltimore & Ohio
Model:BLW 2-8-2Built As:BO 4462 (2-8-2)
Serial Number:55678Order No:
Frame Number:26x32 cylinders, 64" driversBuilt:9/1922
Notes:9/1922 Q-4 class re# BO 440 in 1957 retired 1/1958
Other locos with this serial:  BO 4462(2-8-2)
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BO 2-8-2 #4462 - Baltimore & Ohio
Title:  BO 2-8-2 #4462 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:  Here is a 2-8-2 Mikado built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1922 as B&O #4462 (serial #55678). It served in both freight and sometimes passenger service for nearly 36 years before being retired in January of 1958 at Fairmont, WV. In 1957, it was renumbered to BO #440 for a short while before meeting the scrapper's torch. Specs - Q-4 class, 64" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 327,400 lb, tractive effort of 63,200 lb. No exact date in 1947 was given and no photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1947  Upload Date: 1/30/2023 4:22:09 PM
Location:  New Castle, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 4462(2-8-2)
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