B&O S2 9041
B&O S2 9041 at Robey Street, Chicago, Illinois, March 7, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler.. This locomotive is sub-lettered for the B&OCT. It is pictured at the Robey Street roundhouse, where the B&O and C&O shared facilities. Nice coal conveyor, eh?
Date:
3/7/1965
Location:
Chicago, IL
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Chuck Zeiler
Locomotives:
BO 9041(S2)
BOCT 9041(S2)
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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Bernie Feltman
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What is that contraption to the right of the S2?
2/10/2010 3:55:03 PM
Chuck Zeiler
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Bernie, I think it's a coal conveyor, left over from the days of steam. It must have been quite an engineering marvel, since it apparently pulls the coal up from below. I recall that the roundhouse was elevated above the streets, as were all the tracks.
2/10/2010 6:43:12 PM
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