Baltimore and Ohio class S explained

S class S-1 and S-1a Class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
Builddate:1914,1923–1926
Totalproduction:31 (Class S) 75 (Class S-1) 50 (Class S-1a)
Rebuilder:B&O
Rebuilddate:1925
Numberrebuilt:2 (6009 and 6030)
Whytetype:2-10-2
Driverdiameter:58 in:1473 mm(S class) 64 in:1626 mm(S-1 class)
Engine Total:436.510 Ib(198.0 t : S-1 class) (184.16 : S Class)
Drivers:347.230 Ib(157.5 t S-1 class) (152.77 t : S class)
Diameterinside:90 in to 100 in (2286 mm to 2540 mm : S-1 class)
Boilerpressure:220 Ib:15.5 kg/cm2(S-1 class) 200 Ib:14.1 kg/cm2(S Class)
Totalsurface:5270 sq.ft(489.6 m2 : S-1 class) (517.8 m2 : S class)
Tubearea:4881 sp.ft(140.5 m2 : S-1 class)
Fireboxarea:262 sq.ft(S-1 class)
Superheaterarea:1512 sq.in(140.5 m2 : S-1 class) (123.5 m2 : S class)
Cylindersize:30 in x 32 in (762 mm x 813 mm : S-1 class) 30 in x 32 in (762 mm x 813 mm : S class)
Maxspeed:55-75 Mph
Operator:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Operatorclass:S,S-1 and S-1a
Numinclass:31 (S class) 125 (S-1)
Fleetnumbers:6000–6030 (S class) 6100-6224 (S-1 Class)
Nicknames:"big sixes"
Locale:Eastern United States
Retiredate:1926 (2) 1938 (15) 1953-1959 (Remainder)
Preservedunits:0
Scrapdate:1926,1938,1953-1959
Disposition:All Scrapped by 1959.

Baltimore and Ohio Class S comprised three classes of 2-10-2 locomotives.

The S class proper were 31 locomotives built in 1914 by Baldwin Locomotive Works and numbered 6000–6030. The S-1 class comprised 50 locomotives numbered 6100–6149, and 25 locomotives numbered 6150-6174. They were built between 1923 and 1924, 75 by Baldwin and by Lima Locomotive Works . The Class S-1a’s were built in 1926. The first batch of 25 were built by Lima, and numbered 6175-6199. The second batch was built by Baldwin, and numbered 6200-6224. They were nicknamed "big sixes" because until renumbering in 1954 their road numbers all began with 6. Locomotives numbered 6009 and 6030 were scrapped in 1925, and their boilers used to build new Class T 4-8-2 Mountain Type locomotives numbered 5500 & 5501. 15 of the Class were retired and scrapped in 1938. The remainder of S-1's/S-1a's continued service until 1953-1959.

None of the B&O Class S 2-10-2’s were preserved.