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Mississippian Railway No. 76
MississippianRRNo.76
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Details

Builder

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Built

December 1920

Number

76

Current Owner

B&O Railroad Museum

Configuration

2-8-0

Fuel Type

Coal

Valve Gear Type

Consolidation

Locale

Baltimore, Maryland

Power Type

Steam

Category

Steam locomotive

Operator

Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad

V - E - T - D


The Mississippian Railway No. 76 is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in December 1920 for the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Co. as #40.

The locomotive used to haul passenger and freight trains for the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Co.

In 1925, the locomotive was later sold to St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. and renumbered as #76.

Today the engine is stored at the Oakland B&O Museum where it have a cosmetic restoration, and renumbered as B&O No. 476.

Trivia[]

  • The engine was sold to the Mississippian Railway in 1947.
  • As of 2020, there are plans to restore the engine back into running condition.

See also[]

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