BO 4-6-2 5091 - Baltimore & Ohio RR  Contributor's Pick!       
Built by Baldwin in July 1911 as 2-8-2 class Q-1 number 4122, it was equipped with 24X32 cylinders and 64" drivers. In 1925 the B&O rebuilt it into a class P-1c 4-6-2 and numbered the result as #5091, equipped with 26½X28 cylinders and 74" drivers. It was retired in 1955. Date is unknown.
Date: 8/1/1953 Location: Ivy City, DC Views: 462 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: BO 5091(4-6-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
BO 4-6-2 5091 - Baltimore & Ohio RR
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam This picture is part of album:  B&O STEAM ALBUM
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Tom Davidson General Actually class P-1d, built by B&O Mount Clare Shops in 1925, using the boiler from Q-1aa 2-8-2 Mikado 4122. 10/14/2015 3:15:47 PM
Tom Davidson General The date is probably earlier than August, 1953 because the lettering shows the larger size, which was no longer in use in 1953. 10/14/2015 3:17:26 PM

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