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Chesapeake and Ohio 614
C&O No. 614 on display in 2012
Note: The locomotive is currently wearing a paint scheme for the cancelled Greenbrier Presidential Express
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderLima Locomotive Works
Serial number9306
Build dateJune 1948
Rebuild date1979–1980
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-8-4
 • UIC2′D2′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.38 in (965 mm)
Driver dia.74 in (1,880 mm)
Trailing dia.42 in (1,067 mm)
44 in (1,118 mm) on last axle
Tender wheels36 in (914 mm)
Minimum curve20°
Length112 ft 2+34 in (34.21 m)
Height15 ft 8+12 in (4.79 m)
Axle load71,700 lb (32,500 kilograms; 32.5 metric tons)
Adhesive weight285,200 lb (129,400 kilograms; 129.4 metric tons)
Loco weight482,200 lb (218,700 kilograms; 218.7 metric tons)
Tender weight386,130 lb (175,150 kilograms; 175.15 metric tons)
Total weight868,330 lb (393,870 kilograms; 393.87 metric tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Tender cap.As built: 21,500 US gal (81,000 L; 17,900 imp gal) water; 50,000 lb (23,000 kilograms; 23 metric tons) coal
Current tender: 18,200 US gal (69,000 L; 15,200 imp gal) water; 100,000 lb (45,000 kilograms; 45 metric tons) coal,
Auxiliary tender: 31,800 US gal (120,000 L; 26,500 imp gal) water[1][2]
Firebox:
 • Grate area100.3 sq ft (9.32 m2)
Boiler100 in (2,540 mm)
Boiler pressure255 lbf/in2 (1.76 MPa)
Superheater:
 • TypeType E
 • Heating area2,058 sq ft (191.2 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size27.5 in × 30 in (698 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gearBaker
Performance figures
Maximum speed125 mph (201 km/h)
Power output5,000 hp (3,700 kW)
Tractive effort66,453 lbf (295.60 kN)
w/Booster: 78,853 lbf (350.76 kN)
Factor of adh.4.29
Career
OperatorsChesapeake and Ohio Railway
ClassJ-3-A
Number in class5
Numbers
  • C&O 614
  • C&O 611
  • C&O 614-T
Retired1955 (revenue service)
1999 (excursion service)
Restored1980
Current ownerRoss Rowland
DispositionOn static display, based in Clifton Forge, Virginia

Chesapeake and Ohio 614 is a class "J-3-A" 4-8-4 "Greenbrier" (Northern) type steam locomotive built in June 1948 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) as a member of the J-3-A class. As one of the last commercially built steam locomotives in the United States, the locomotive was built with the primary purpose of hauling long, heavy, high speed express passenger trains for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway such as the George Washington and the Fast Flying Virginian.

Retired from active service in the mid 1950s, No. 614 was preserved and placed on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Between 1979 and 1980, restoration work on the locomotive to operating condition took place and it was used for extensive mainline excursion service from the early 1980s until the late 1990s. Since 2011, No. 614 has been on display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia.

  1. ^ quicktastic (July 3, 2008). Chessie 614 in Port Jervis. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ "History of C&O 614". CO614.com.

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