On the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, locomotives were always considered of great importance, and the railroad was involved in many experiments and innovations.
A Baltimore and Ohio Crab, the Mazeppa, built around 1837 and photographed after years of service.
"Old Maude" from a Baltimore and Ohio postcard.
CNJ 1000 in 1957, as it was being retired from service. It is now at the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation.
Builder's Photo of B&O #4500
2-8-8-4
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A 2-8-8-4 steam locomotive, under the Whyte notation, has two leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck. The type was generally named the Yellowstone, a name gi
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad locomotives
…cartoon mule due to its strength. It was the first Mallet in North America. Mallets were built in large numbers for the B&O, culminating in the huge EM-1 2-8-8-4. In the presidency of Daniel Willard, the motive power department, headed by Col. George H. Emerson, entered on a long series of experiments intended…
DM&IR 227 at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
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Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" No. 229, as preserved in 1987
Class P38 locomotive elevation