Baltimore And Ohio Railroad EL-5 Class

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad EL-5 class locomotives were

2-8-8-0 In the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, a 2-8-8-0 is a locomotive with a two-wheel leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing truck. These were nicknamed "Bull Mooses". Equival ...

"Consolidation Mallet" steam locomotives built by the

Baldwin Locomotive Works The Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located in Philadelphia, it moved to nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania, in the early 20th century. The company was for decades t ...

in 1919-1920, and were large and heavily modified articulated locomotives built for heavy coal drag on the Baltimore & Ohio. There were 26 Locomotives altogether numbers 7145-7170, these engines went through many modifications, such as larger tenders, conversion from compound to simple articulated, and many more modifications, these engines were in use through World War II and started to be replaced soon after the War by dieselization. The locomotives began retirement in the 1950s with the last unit removed from service in 1955. Sadly, none of these impressive engines were saved from the scrapper´s torch. Builder :

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Built: 1919-1920 Numbers: 7145-7170 Total Produced: 26 Retired: 1955 Scrapped: 1955 Steam locomotives of the United States 2-8-8-0 locomotives Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore and Ohio locomotives Scrapped locomotives