Chesapeake and Ohio classes L-2 and L-2-A

what is it?

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's class L-2 comprised eight coal-fired 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives numbered 300–307 and built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1941. They had roller bearings on all axles, and the first-built, No. 300, also had roller bearings on its side and main rods.

who runs it

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

base stats

• weight 199 tin working order
• built 13made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 85 years ago, in 1941.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 33 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏32.9 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1941

retired

1953

status

retired

number built

13

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works

operators

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-4

length

32.9 m

weight

199 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.