CO Experimental Steam Turbine #500         
Interesting front view of the experimental steam turbine built by Baldwin and Westinghouse as a possible alternative to the traditional coal burning steam locomotive. Only three were built and proved expensive to operate and mechanically unreliable. Nevertheless, it's an interesting footnote to railroading. The unknown photographer's notes were more extensive on the camera settings than the loco - Ciroflex "B" camera, 1/25th sec exposure, f/10, EXX film, film size 120, taken at 2:45pm, printed on paper #4
Date: 9/1/1949 Location: Chicago, IL   Map Show Chicago on a rail map Views: 404 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CO 500(John Henry)    Author:  Gary Everhart
CO Experimental Steam Turbine #500
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