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BO 5218, P-5, #2 of 3, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the second of three 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" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1919 and retired in October of 1956 after 37 years of faithful service. Partially visible at the 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) |
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314 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BO 5218, P-5, #3 of 3, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the third of three 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" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1919 and retired in October of 1956 after 37 years of faithful service. 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) |
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327 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BO 5218, P-5, #1 of 3, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the first of three successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Prominent here is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #5218, a P-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1919 and retired in October of 1956 after 37 years of faithful service. Partially visible at the far right is a Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 electric locomotive awaiting its next assignment. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1953 Upload Date: 6/17/2025 3:40:07 AM |
| Location: |
Ivy City, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 5218(4-6-2) |
| Views: |
9 Comments: 0 |
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