| One of hundreds of Baltimore & Ohio 2-8-2 Mikado, B&O #4579 was built by Baldwin in January of 1919 (serial #51146). It was later renumbered for a short time as BO 376 in 1957 only to be retired the next year in June of 1958 at Ivorydale, OH. Specs - Q-3 class, 64" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 292,000 lb, tractive effort of 53,800 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo. |