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Pictures of BO 6500
Owner:
Baltimore & Ohio
Model:
Alco 2-10-0
Built As:
Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:
42720
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
Notes:
Brooks, 6/1907, nee-BRP 501, renmbrd in 1932 BO 6500, scrpd 12/1948
Other locos with this serial:
BO 6500(2-10-0)
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Title:
BO 2-10-0 #6500 - Baltimore & Ohio
Description:
Built by Alco-Brooks in June of 1907 as Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh #501, this 2-10-0 decapod and its sisters were designated helper units in a 17 mile stretch between between Clarion and Freeman, PA. In 1932, the B&O formally absorbed the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg with this loco being renumbered B&O #6500. The loco lasted in helper service where needed until being scrapped in December of 1948. Original specs - class Y, 52" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 24x28" cylinders, engine wt of 268,000 lb and tractive effort of 52,730 lb. The photo comes from the Ralph G. Dunn collection.
Photo Date:
7/6/1947
Upload Date:
1/30/2024 5:50:29 AM
Location:
Keyser, WV
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
BO 6500(2-10-0)
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