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Baltimore and Ohio 4500
B&O 4500 as it was built in 1918
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number49153
Build dateJuly 4, 1918
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-2
 • UIC1′D2′ h1
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.33 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.63 in (1,600 mm)
Trailing dia.43 in (1,092 mm)
WheelbaseLoco & tender: 41.98 ft (12.80 m)
Axle load55,200 lb (25,000 kilograms; 25.0 metric tons)
Adhesive weight220,000 lb (100,000 kilograms; 100 metric tons)
Loco weight292,000 lb (132,000 kilograms; 132 metric tons)
Tender weight185,400 lb (84,100 kilograms; 84.1 metric tons)
Total weight477,400 lb (216,500 kilograms; 216.5 metric tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity16 t (16 long tons; 18 short tons)
Water cap.10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area66.70 sq ft (6.197 m2)
Boiler pressure200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox286 sq ft (26.6 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area882 sq ft (81.9 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size26 in × 30 in (660 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gearWalschaert
Performance figures
Tractive effort53,800 lbf (239.31 kN)
Factor of adh.4.08
Career
OperatorsBaltimore and Ohio
ClassQ-3
Number in class1st of 100
NumbersB&O 4500
B&O 300 (from 1957-1964)
RetiredAugust 1957
Preserved1960
Current ownerB&O Railroad Museum
DispositionOn static display

Baltimore and Ohio 4500 is a 2-8-2 "USRA Light Mikado" steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July 1918 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) as a member of the Q-3 class.

The locomotive hauled freight for the B&O until retirement in August 1957 and was donated for display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the sole surviving Baltimore and Ohio Mikado type steam locomotive.

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