| Three experimental steam turbine locomotives were built for the Chesapeake & Ohio by Baldwin and Westinghouse in 1948-49. They had conventional fire-tube boilers mounted backward to regular practice. They were streamlined and looked like nothing else on the rails. They were built for speeds of 100 miles per hour. The only problem was that they were incredibly complex. They spent much more time in the shop than on the rails. Coal dust fouled the forward traction motors and water dripping from the boiler often short circuited the traction motors on the other two powered trucks. Eventually they were quietly scrapped in 1950. C.W. Jernstrom photo |
| Date:
7/13/1948 |
Location:
Greenwood, VA Map  |
Views:
12 |
Collection Of:
 
Gary Everhart |
| Locomotives: |
Author: Gary Everhart
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| Picture Categories: Roster,Steam,Track |
This picture is part of album: C&O Experimental Steam Turbine #501 - Reposted |