| This powerful loco was built in 1934 according to the Baldwin records but listed as 1935 by the B&M rectords. For the R-1 class of "Mountain" type B&M locos, a naming contest was held with this loco receiving the name "Hannah Dustin" after the colonial Puritan woman who fought her Indian captors. In November of 1956, the loco was sold to the Baltimore & Ohio as BO #751. It was dropped from the B&O roster in 1957, presumedly scrapped. Specs - 73" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 28x31" cylinders, engine wt of 416,100 lb and tractive effort of 67,900 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo so approximates were used. |