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Owner:
Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac
Model:
BLW 4-8-4
Built As:
RFP 555 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:
61978
Order No:
Frame Number:
27X30 cylinders, 77" drivers
Built:
4/1936
Notes:
1936, "General J.E. Johnson", sfs 04/1952
Other locos with this serial:
RFP 555(4-8-4)
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Title:
RFP 4-8-4 #555, "General J.E. Johnson" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Description:
This is another fine example of the 1936 Baldwin built 4-8-4 "Generals" class locomotive, this one named after Virginia's Civil War Generals, J.E. Johnson". According to one source, "Amazingly, they (the 4-8-4's) were several inches too wide to properly clear the tunnels in Washington. More importantly they had too heavy of an axle-load to traverse the Long Bridge. These two factors forever consigned these beautiful engines to the Virginia side of the river and freight service. Although they were pressed into emergency passenger service on occasion, they always stayed on the south side of the river." Specifics - 77" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, 466,040 lb engine weight, 66,391 lb tractive effort. No date, location or photographer was listed for this beautiful photograph.
Photo Date:
6/1/1942
Upload Date:
11/2/2014 8:29:23 AM
Location:
Unknown, NY
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
RFP 555(4-8-4)
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