BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: GC E No.1 Greenbrier, Cheat Elk Railroad Three Cylinder Shay on April 15, 2017
Prior to 1880, lumber companies used mules to haul logs to the saw mills. In 1879, Lima Locomotive Works built the first light version of the standard freight engine design in order to haul logs. This logging locomotive design was … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O No. 117 Thatcher Perkins Baltimore Ohio Railroad 4-6-0 Perkins Ten Wheeler on April 15, 2017
In 1853, the Baltimore Ohio Railroad built its first Ten Wheeler locomotives to tackle the tough mountain grades in what is now West Virginia. A decade later, this locomotive type was needed to meet the demand caused by the Civil … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: PM No.11 Pere Marquette Railway GM-EMD model SW-1 on April 15, 2017
By 1936, the General Motors, Electro-Motive Division GM-EMD began mass-producing diesel switcher locomotives. The lightweight diesel switchers afforded switch crews with improved visibility and efficient reversing and maneuverability compared to their steam counterparts. Three years later, the Pere Marquette Railway … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O No.5300, President Washington Baltimore Ohio Railroad Baldwin Locomotive Works on April 15, 2017
The No. 5300, President Washington was the first of 20 class P-7 Pacific-type locomotives built for the B O by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and first unveiled at the B O’s centennial celebration, also known as the Fair of … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: MARC F7-A General Motors EMD Locomotive on April 15, 2017
The original version of this F7-A was built by General Motors EMD in 1951. The unit was outfitted with the standard 1500 hp., 16 cylinder 567B diesel engine and sold to the B O Railroad to be used in service … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: WM No.236 Western Maryland Railway GM-EMD, model F-7A, Diesel Locomotive on April 15, 2017
General Motors developed the F-7 diesel-locomotive type In 1949. The F-7s had an EMD V-16 model 567B engine and was available as an A cab unit or a B booster unit. The A and B units were designed so they … Read More