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Owner: Baltimore & Annapolis
Model:Lima 2-8-4Built As:BA 1427 (2-8-4)
Serial Number:7194Order No:1095
Frame Number:28X30 cylinders, 63" driversBuilt:1/1927
Notes:1926, class A-1b, scrapped 1949
Other locos with this serial:  BA 1427(2-8-4)
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BA 2-8-4 #1427 - Boston & Albany
Title:  BA 2-8-4 #1427 - Boston & Albany
Description:  Somehow the reporting mark "BA"is listed in this site as Baltimore & Annapolis instead of the correct Boston & Albany. This is an example of a beautiful 1926 Lima built Berkshire that just looks like power personified. Specifics - class A-1b, class A-1b, 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 389,000 lb, tractive effort of 76,160 lb. The loco was scrapped in 1949. No exact date, location or photographer was listed for this photo unfortunately.
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 11/20/2014 6:48:18 AM
Location:  Unknown, MA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  BA 1427(2-8-4)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
Boston & Albany 2-8-4 1427
Title:  Boston & Albany 2-8-4 1427
Description:  Captured at Boston at the end of June 1940 was B&A Berkshire 1427. The 2-8-4 was built by Lima in 1926 as one of the early "Superpower" steam locomotives.
Photo Date:  6/30/1940  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 7:43:18 PM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Unknown
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Locomotives:  BA 1427(2-8-4)
Views:  83   Comments: 0


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