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Pictures of RFP 553
Owner:
Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac
Model:
BLW 4-8-4
Built As:
RFP 553 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:
61976
Order No:
Frame Number:
27X30 cylinders, 77" drivers
Built:
4/1936
Notes:
1936, "General J.E.B. Stuart", sfs 04/1952
Other locos with this serial:
RFP 553(4-8-4)
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Title:
RFP 4-8-4 #553, "General J.E.B. Stuart" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
Description:
This is an example of one of the most elegant steam locomotives that Baldwin ever built. When delivered in 1936, RFP refused to use the term "Northerns" for the mighty 4-8-4 configuration. Instead they chose the class label of "Generals" for the first five with each one named after a Virginia Civil War general like this one for General Jeb Stuart. Specifics - 77" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, 466,040 lb engine weight, 66,391 lb tractive effort. No photographer was listed for this photo nor an exact date.
Photo Date:
6/1/1942
Upload Date:
11/2/2014 8:28:48 AM
Location:
Washington, DC
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
RFP 553(4-8-4)
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