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Owner: Baltimore & Ohio
Model:BLW 4-6-2Built As:BO 5218 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:51987Order No:
Frame Number:25X28 cylinders, 74" driversBuilt:6/1919
Notes:BLW 1919, class P-5, retired 10/1956
Other locos with this serial:  BO 5218(4-6-2)
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WATC Ivy City Yard, #2 of 5, c. 1953
Title:  WATC Ivy City Yard, #2 of 5, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the second of five successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. At the left is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #5218, a P-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive. Partially visible in the center and right are three Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 electrics and three GM-EMD "E" Class diesels, all awaiting their next assignments.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 8/23/2021 7:25:49 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 5218(4-6-2)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
WATC Ivy City Yard, #3 of 5, c. 1953
Title:  WATC Ivy City Yard, #3 of 5, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the third of five successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Shown here is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #5218, a P-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive. Partially visible in the background is the soon-to-be-obsolete Ivy City Coaling Tipple.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 8/23/2021 7:26:33 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  BO 5218(4-6-2)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
WATC Ivy City Yard, #1 of 5, c. 1953
Title:  WATC Ivy City Yard, #1 of 5, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the first of five successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. In the center are the Pennsylvania Railroad's mainline tracks linking Washington (to the left) with Baltimore (to the right). Across the PRR's mainline is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #5218, a P-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive. Beyond it are several baggage cars and a PRR GG-1 awaiting their next assignments.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 8/21/2021 10:31:14 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 5218(4-6-2)
Views:  89   Comments: 0


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