Chesapeake and Ohio Information

H-7 2-8-8-2 and H-8 2-6-6-6

thank you very much for the reply Reading fan appreciate the Information

For what it's worth, the "Chessie" never had ANY steam on their motive power roster, as it is a much newer railroad. 

Not even this one HW? 

Depends on how you define largest. Longest was the M-1 steam-turbine-electric. Most powerful and heaviest was the H-8 Allegheny 2-6-6-6.

Ken

Especially NOT "that one"! I was waiting for someone to bring up the "Chessie Steam Specials", however the Chessie System did NOT own that former Reading RR T-1. It was owned by Mr. Ross Rowland, and the Chessie System CONTRACTED for those "Chessie Steam Specials".

to redefine the terms of the original post. I was inquiring about What articulated steam may have been used on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad or the Chessie

The chessie I understand is out because it was only Dieselized except for the Contractual

accomodation of the T-1 to pull passenger service.

I am helping a friend complete his roster of C&O Steam and we needed to know what we had left to procure. 

at this point I believe the only engine missing is the H-7 2-8-8-2

Again Thank you everyone for the Information.

Well then, some additional information concerning ORIGINAL C&O steam locomotives:

1) Depending on if your friend is modeling a specific time frame for C&O steam power, those H-7 "Simple Simon" 2-8-8-2 locomotives departed the C&O for the UP, sometime during WWII, when the H-8 2-6-6-6 locomotives arrived.

2) Don't forget those FANTASTIC H-4, H-5, and H-6 2-6-6-2 compound articulated locomotives. Lionel offered those a number of times, and they are REALLY great models.

3) Also, don't forget those HUGE C&O T-1 class 2-10-4 locomotives. Although not articulateds, they operated right to the end of steam in the mid 1950s. The most correct model of the C&O T-1 was produced by Sunset/3rd Rail, and it is a great runner, although requiring 072 curves as a minimum.

okay two for the roster

2-10-4/  2-8-8-2

Not all of the H-7's went to the UP. 11 of them stayed with the C&O and were scrapped in 1952.

The Lionel 2-6-6-2 is an H-5. Right-of-Way did an H-4.

Ken

Thank you one and all

for all this information

Hmmm?  I always thought the Allegheny was the largest.

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Dennis

the locomotive

The Chessie system operated two steam locomotives. The first was the Reading 2101. It began life as an I-10sa Consolidation 2-8-0. Reading rebuilt this locomotive into a T1 4-8-4. It later became the property of Ross Rowland. During his ownership, the 2101 was painted into the Chessie System colors and used to pull the Chessie Steam Special. In 1979, the 2101 was damaged in a roundhouse fire. Mr. Rowland traded the 2101 to the B&O museum in exchange for C&O 614.

The second steam locomotive to be operated by the Chessie System was C&O 614, now owned my Mr. Rowland. The 614 was a J-3-A Greenbrier 4-8-4. When the C&O borrowed 4-8-4's from the RF&P, C&O 614 was renumbered to 611. The C&O gave 611 (614) to the B&O museum during 1975. When the locomotive was restored in 1980, it was renumbered back to 614. From 1980 through 1981, 614 pulled the Chessie Safety Express.

wow thank you all

Ha! That's the reason the 2101's boiler sat so low in the saddle compare to a modern steam 4-8-4. I could not figure that one out. Thanks ChessieFan72