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Designation: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Model: 2-8-0 freight
Identification No: Chesapeake & Ohio 701
Class: C&O G5


Designed by: American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
Built at: Richmond Locomotive Works (ALCO)
Richmond, Virginia, USA
construction no: 49910
Year : 1911
fuel: coal
gauge:std
cylinders: 23X30 in
boiler pressure: 205 psi
driver diameter: 57in
tractive force: 48,515 lbs
total weight:215,000 lbs
Item Category: Locomotive, Steam

Memorial Information
Owner: Not in our records



Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Main Street Park
708 West Main St
Covington, Virginia, USA
Lat/Long37.789498-79.999891 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

http://www.rgusrail.com/vaco701.html
https://www.steamlocomotive.com/survivors/?country=USA

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Last update to record: 2022-04-12

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