Baltimore & Ohio 50
| Baltimore & Ohio #50 | |
|---|---|
| Depiction of the train as the Alton's Abraham Lincoln. | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | Electro-Motive Corporation |
| Serial number | 532 |
| Build date | August 1935 |
| Total produced | 1 |
| Career | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Chicago and Alton Railroad Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad |
| Number | B&O 50 C&A 50 GM&O 1200 |
| Official name | 1800 hp B-B |
| Locale | North America |
| Current owner | Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Disposition | Museum artifact |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad #50 was fundamentally identical to demonstrators 511 and 512 when delivered. In this form, it hauled the first diesel-powered Royal Blue until the introduction of the EA/EB units in 1937.
Following that, it had a semi-streamlined "shovel nose" applied to one end, and transferred to the B&O-owned Chicago and Alton Railroad to haul the Abraham Lincoln. When the Alton left B&O control in the merger that created the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, #50 entered the GM&O roster as #1200. After the Second World War, the shovel-nose treatment was removed, restoring the unit to its prior boxcab appearance. The locomotive was placed into local freight service until it was retired, upon which it was donated to the Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri, where it remains.
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