List of Chesapeake and Ohio locomotives

Locomotives operated by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

Steam locomotives

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Class A: 4-4-0 and 4-4-2

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Class B: 2-10-2

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Class B was used for the 2-10-2 Santa Fe types.

Class C: 0-6-0, 0-8-0, 0-10-0, and Shays

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Class E: 2-6-0

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Class F: 4-6-0 and 4-6-2

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Class G: 2-8-0

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Class H: 2-6-6-2, 2-8-8-2, 2-6-6-6

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Class H was used for the 2-6-6-2, 2-8-8-2, and 2-6-6-6 Allegheny types

Class J: 4-8-2 and 4-8-4

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Class J was used for 4-8-2 Mountain and 4-8-4 Greenbrier types

Class K: 2-8-2 and 2-8-4

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C&O's "Big Mike" #2705, a 2-8-4 Class K-4 "Kanawha" built by Alco in 1943, at the B&O Railroad Museum in 2008

Class K was used for 2-8-2 Mikado and 2-8-4 Kanawha types

Class L: 4-6-4

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C&O L-1 class

Class L was used for 4-6-4 "Hudson" types.

Class M: Steam-Turbine-Electric

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Class M was used for a single class of 2-C1+2-C1-2 Steam-turbine electric locomotives.

Class N: 2-8-4

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Class T: 2-10-4

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Class T was used for a single class of 2-10-4 "Texas" types

Diesel locomotives

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Switchers

  • NW2 35 built for the C&O
  • SW7 26 built for the C&O
  • SW9 35 built for the C&O
  • TR3 Cow-Calf-Calf 2 sets built in 1949
  • TR4 Cow-Calf 2 sets built and operated together for use on the Dawkins Sub. out of Paintsville, KY.

Passenger Cab units

  • E8A 31 built for the C&O

Freight Cab units

  • F7A 94 built for the C&O
  • F7B 54 built for the C&O
  • FP7 16 built for the C&O

Road Switchers

Branch line (BL) 4 Axle

General Purpose (GP) 4 Axle

  • GP7 180 built for the C&O
  • GP9 363 Built for the C&O
  • GP30 48 Built for the C&O
  • GP35 41 Built for the C&O
  • GP38 60 Built for the C&O
  • GP39 20 Built for the C&O
  • GP40 50 Built for the C&O

Special Duty (SD) 6 Axle

  • SD18 19 Built for the C&O
  • SD35 14 Built for the C&O
  • SD40 59 Built for the C&O
  • SD50 43 Built for the C&O

Road Switcher 4 Axle

  • U23B 30 Built for the C&O
  • U25B 38 Built for the C&O
  • U30B 33 Built for the C&O

Road Switcher 6 Axle

  • U30C 13 Built for the C&O

Dash 7

  • B30-7 30 Built for the C&O

References

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  • Drury, George H (1993). Guide to North American Steam Locomotives. Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 78–88. ISBN 0-89024-206-2.
  • Doyle, Jerry (2006). Chesapeake & Ohio Diesel Locomotives in Color 1949 - 1971. Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society. pp. 37, 52, 88–89, 100, 122. ISBN 1-883089-97-2.