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Owner: Baltimore & Annapolis
Model:Alco 4-6-4Built As:BA 608 (4-6-4)
Serial Number:68485Order No:S-1697
Frame Number:25X28 cylinders, 75" driversBuilt:8/1930
Notes:Schenectady 1930, J-2a class, to NYC 5463 in 1951, sfs 07/53
Other locos with this serial:  BA 608(4-6-4)
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BA 4-6-4 #608 - Boston & Albany
Title:  BA 4-6-4 #608 - Boston & Albany
Description:  Beautiful photo of a 1930 Alco-Schenectady Hudson. According to one source "These engines, built for the New York Central subsidiary, were virtually identical to the NYC J-series Hudsons. A visible difference was the B&A square sand dome." Specifics - 75" drivers, respectable 240 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 353,000 lb, tractive effort of 47,600 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1945  Upload Date: 11/26/2014 6:05:40 AM
Location:  Unknown, MA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  BA 608(4-6-4)
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