#50

#50 (HM2G4S)

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N 38° 34.286', W 90° 27.765'

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Baltimore & Ohio

—1935 —

Built by General Motors/ General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania, this 1,800 h.p. locomotive was the first non-articulated, high speed, mainline passenger locomotive on the American railroads. Originally powering the B&O's "Royal Blue" passenger train, in 1938 it went into service on Alton Railroad powering the "Abraham Lincoln". Donated in 1958 by General Motors, General Electric and Hyman-Michaels Company.
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HM NumberHM2G4S
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Placed ByMuseum of Transportation
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Date Added Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at 8:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 721040 N 4272272
Decimal Degrees38.57143333, -90.46275000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 34.286', W 90° 27.765'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 34' 17.16" N, 90° 27' 45.9" W
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