Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha

Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha (HMXPA)

Location: Logan, WV 25601 Logan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 53.563', W 82° 0.563'

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Class K-4

— Engine 2755 —

This Model 2700 engine, 55th of the series, was donated to Chief Logan State Park by C&O Railroad and placed on display in March 1961. Engine 2755 was one of 90 such models built in 1947. This particular engine hauled coal, which was mined on property that now belongs to Chief Logan State Park, approximately 90 miles to a steel mill in Russell, Kentucky. The use of the steam engine was abandoned with the invention of the diesel engine.
Road Number - 2755
Builder - Lima, Ohio
Date - 1947
Weight - 1 million pounds
Tender Coal Capacity - 30 tons
Tender Water Capacity - 21,000 gallons
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 3:00am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 411248 N 4194391
Decimal Degrees37.89271667, -82.00938333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 53.563', W 82° 0.563'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 53' 33.78" N, 82° 0' 33.78" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10341 Co Hwy 10/02, Logan WV 25601, US
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