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Finally in 1937 the B&O bought the first multiple unit diesel locomotives to power its passenger trains. And in 1937 they ran the first coast to coast use of diesel electric locomotives. [5] The railroad put an end to the steam locomotive experiments, though wartime pressures would lead to purchase of many other new steam locomotives.
The engines would receive upgrades over their 31-year careers and some locomotives received streamlined shrouds, but the class never saw a major rebuild. In 1937 locomotive 5304 was rebuilt by the B&O into a Class P-7a streamlined locomotive. In 1942 locomotive 5306 was rebuilt into a Class P-7b streamlined locomotive.
C&O's "Big Mike" #2705, a 2-8-4 Class K-4 "Kanawha" built by Alco in 1943, at the B&O Railroad Museum in 2008. Class K was used for 2-8-2 Mikado and 2-8-4 Kanawha types Chesapeake and Ohio class K ex-Hocking Valley Railway 2-8-2; Chesapeake and Ohio class K-1 2-8-2; Chesapeake and Ohio class K-2 2-8-2; Chesapeake and Ohio classes K-3 and K-3-A ...
Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) 1957 Awaiting restoration at the Flying Yankee Association: Built by the Budd Company, but designed by EMD [1] 532 Baltimore and Ohio #50 August 1935 1,800 hp B-B Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) Chicago and Alton Railroad (C&A) Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GM&O) 1937 (B&O)
In 1984, it was repainted and renumbered B&O 4164. B&O #3802 was named the All American Locomotive by Trains in 1982. It has been restored and is on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. B&O #4444 (EMD GP40-2) pulled Ronald Reagan's 1984 presidential train through Ohio. It was the third-to-last GP40-2 owned by Chessie; the last was B ...
Baltimore and Ohio No. 5300, also known as President Washington, is the sole survivor of the P-7 class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives.It was built by Baldwin in 1927, and it was used on mainline passenger trains across the Baltimore and Ohio system, particularly the Royal Blue train, until it was retired in 1957.
It has been called one of the most significant collections of railroad treasures in the world and has the largest collection of 19th-century locomotives in the U.S. [3] [4] The museum is located in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's old Mount Clare Station and adjacent roundhouse, and retains 40 acres of the B&O's sprawling Mount Clare Shops ...
Chesapeake and Ohio No. 490 is the sole survivor of the L-1 class 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives.It was built by ALCO's Richmond works in 1926 as an F-19 class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type to be used to pull the Chesapeake and Ohio's secondary passenger trains.