Baltimore & Ohio 4-8-2 #5565  Contributor's Pick!       
Like its sister B&O 5562, this "Mountain"-type locomotive built by Baldwin in January 1911 as class P-1 4-6-2 number 2135 with 26X32 cylinders and 74" drivers. It was rebuilt in 1918 to class P-1aa with 26X32 cylinders, 74" drivers, and renumbered 5050. In 1943 it was rebuilt again to a 4-8-2, class T-3b, renumbered 5565, fitted with 27X32 cylinders and 70" drivers, developed 230 psi, with an engine weight of 375,000 lb and an overall engine+tender wheelbase of 88.10'. It was renumbered 707 in 1956 and dropped from the roster in 1960.
Date: 3/9/1953 Location: Riverdale, IL   Map Show Riverdale on a rail map Views: 765 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: BO 5565(4-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
Baltimore & Ohio 4-8-2 #5565
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam This picture is part of album:  B&O STEAM ALBUM
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Robert Farkas General Beautiful image. Sorry about my earlier pressing the "submit" button without writing anything. 2/9/2015 9:43:13 PM

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