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.HM Number | HM2G4S |
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Placed By | Museum of Transportation |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at 8:01am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 721040 N 4272272 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.57143333, -90.46275000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 34.286', W 90° 27.765' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 34' 17.16" N, 90° 27' 45.9" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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