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Viewing Album: RFP 4-8-4's "Generals & Governors"
By:
Gary Everhart
Dates:
7/12/1939 - 6/1/1942
Album Info:
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac 4-8-4's were the near epitome of style, grace and power in steel built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. These original, small b&w photos of them don't do justice to their beauty.
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Title:
RFP 4-8-4 #554, "General A.P Hill" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
Description:
Here is another example of a 1936 Baldwin built 4-8-4 "General" class (RFP refused to call them "Northerns" possibly because the southern influence was still strong in 1936!). This one bore the name "General A.P. Hill", another of Virginia's esteemed Civil War Generals. Specifics - 77" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, 466,040 lb engine weight, 66,391 lb tractive effort.
Photo Date:
7/1/1939
Upload Date:
11/2/2014 8:29:05 AM
Location:
New York, NY
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
RFP 554(4-8-4)
Views:
1137
Comments:
0
Title:
RFP 4-8-4 #604, "Governor Benjamin Harrison" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
Description:
After the first five 4-8-4's were delivered to the RF&P, the next six nearly identical locomotives to the Generals were labeled "Governor's" class and named after a Virginia governor, hence the name for this one being "Governor Benjamin Harrison". Specifics - 77" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, 466,040 lb engine weight, 66,391 lb tractive effort. No photographer was identified for this photograph.
Photo Date:
7/1/1939
Upload Date:
11/2/2014 8:29:42 AM
Location:
New York, NY
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
RFP 604(4-8-4)
Views:
1234
Comments:
0
Title:
RFP 4-8-4 #553, "General J.E.B. Stuart" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
Description:
This is an example of one of the most elegant steam locomotives that Baldwin ever built. When delivered in 1936, RFP refused to use the term "Northerns" for the mighty 4-8-4 configuration. Instead they chose the class label of "Generals" for the first five with each one named after a Virginia Civil War general like this one for General Jeb Stuart. Specifics - 77" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, 466,040 lb engine weight, 66,391 lb tractive effort. No photographer was listed for this photo nor an exact date.
Photo Date:
6/1/1942
Upload Date:
11/2/2014 8:28:48 AM
Location:
Washington, DC
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
RFP 553(4-8-4)
Views:
789
Comments:
0
Title:
RFP 4-8-4 #555, "General J.E. Johnson" - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Description:
This is another fine example of the 1936 Baldwin built 4-8-4 "Generals" class locomotive, this one named after Virginia's Civil War Generals, J.E. Johnson". According to one source, "Amazingly, they (the 4-8-4's) were several inches too wide to properly clear the tunnels in Washington. More importantly they had too heavy of an axle-load to traverse the Long Bridge. These two factors forever consigned these beautiful engines to the Virginia side of the river and freight service. Although they were pressed into emergency passenger service on occasion, they always stayed on the south side of the river." Specifics - 77" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, 466,040 lb engine weight, 66,391 lb tractive effort. No date, location or photographer was listed for this beautiful photograph.
Photo Date:
6/1/1942
Upload Date:
11/2/2014 8:29:23 AM
Location:
Unknown, NY
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
RFP 555(4-8-4)
Views:
1573
Comments:
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