| Built by Alco-Brooks in March of 1918, this massive 2-8-8-2 "Chesapeake" type steam locomotive was originally as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #800. B&O usually referred to these as "EE-2's" rather than "Chesapeakes". The loco was absorbed into the B&O roster in 1938 and renumbered BO 7316. It lasted in service until being scrapped in December of 1950 after 32 years of total service. Original specs - XX class, 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" high pressure cylinders, 44x32" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 569,000 lb, and an impressive tractive effort of 113,000 lb. The photo comes from the Ralph G. Dunn collection. |