The C & O had watched the development of the 2-8-4 on the Nickel Plate Road and the Pere Marquette through the "Advisory Mechanical Committee" which was common to the four …

Twenty of the "Berkshire" type locomotives exist today: 2 from the Pere Marquette, 6 from the Nickel Plate Road and 12 of the C & O's 2-8-4 locomotives, which they called "Kanawhas". …

This committee, after exhaustive studies and tests, used the most favorable ratios, proportions and characteristics of the Erie Railroad's 2-8-4 of 1927, and enlarged it into the famous C & O …

There are two surviving Pere Marquette 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type locomotives. Both are presently in Michigan, with one in full operating condition. They are numbers 1223 and 1225 and are …

The "Mountain" 4-8-2 was a fast dual-service locomotive that was bought by many railroads in need of more motive power for the ever increasing weight of passenger trains and to compete …

Data from C&O 9 - 1936 and C&O 12 - 1946 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. See also "Simple Mallet Type Locomotives for …

Now it needed a new freight locomotive for the lower grade portions of its railroad to replace the 2-8-0 in order to increase speed on the system. The C&O turned to the American Locomotive …

Virginian 2-8-4 "Berkshire" Locomotives in the USA The Virginian Railway ordered and took delivery of five "Berkshire" type locomotives from the Lima Locomotive Works in 1946. These …

There were 44 North American railroads that owned and operated a total of 2,179 "Santa Fe" type locomotives. The B&O produced the ultimate 2-10-2s. They were more powerful and faster …

C&O 4-8-4 614 (Chessie Safety Express Locomotive) In 1992 Ross Rowland's "Chessie Safety Express" locomotive was displayed at the B&O Museum. The name the C&O chose to use for …