STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

[Anonymous]

[I AM SEARCHING FOR ANY INFO ON WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE IN MY MIND THE MOST IMPRESSIVE LOCOMOTIVE EVER BUILT I SAW THIS LOCOMOTIVE IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND AT THE TRAIN MUSEUM. I COULD FEEL THE POWER, HISTORY AND MAJISTY OF THIS MIGHTY ENGINE, I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED THE ALLEGHENY. INTERESTED IN PIC'S AND HISTORY [8D]

[Anonymous]

A short history of the Allegheny class locos:


The Allegheny class locos were 2 6 6 6 steam locomotives build by Lima for the C & O Railroad. C & O purchased 60 of these between 1941 and 1948. The Virginian Railroad bought 8 in 1945. The name--Allegheny--came from the mountain range the C & O crossed. The Alleghenies were articilated locomotives with 67 inch drivers. The weight of the firebox required another axle thus the 6 wheel trailing truck was used. In my opinion the Allegheny was a classy looking locomotive. Axle loading was 84,650 pounds per driving axle and engine weight was 771,300 pounds. The Allegheny class were used in coal trains but really were not given the chance to "strut their stuff". The Virgian retired their Alleghenies in 1955 while the last of the C& O's were retired in 1956.

[Anonymous]

IISLICKS [:)]

I hope this is the type of info you are looking for. [:)]

Welcome to the forums. [:)]

[Anonymous]

IISLICKS,
" Allegheny Lima's FInest " by Eugene Huddleston and Thomas Dixon jr. is an excellant book on these locomotives. It is published by Hundman publishing at hundman.com. The new "Steam Glory" magazine advertised on this sight also has an article on the modern articulateds. Hope this helps.
Ken

[Anonymous]

A really good link with lots of information and pictures on the Alleghenys is www.steamlocomotive.com/allegheny . The site www.steamlocomotive.com itself is a very excellent site and worth checking out.

[ben13]

The steam glory magazine has load of allegeny info. The mag is worth the price.