C&O 490 on display at the B&O Railroad Museum.

Majestic Remnant. This beautiful streamlined locomotive rests at the B&O Museum, looking as if it wants just one more chance to get on the main.

Streamliners of the diesel and steam variety rest side-by-side at the B&O Railroad Museum. While steam locomotive C&O 490 was technically built before the diesel, it wasn't streamlined until 1947... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 4-6-4 No. 490 rests on indoor display at the B&O Railroad Museum. 490 was built by ALCO in 1926 as a 4-6-2. It was converted to a 4-6-4 and streamlined in 1947, shortly befor... (more)

C&O "Yellow Belly" #490

One of my all time favorite locomotives - this time, a less often shared view of the fireman's side, thanks to a vacant track to the right left by the Museum's more)

C&O No. 490 steels the spotlight from the equally historic B&O "George Washington" 4-6-2 No. 5300.

C&O No. 490 was built by Alco in 1926 as a Pacific, the C&O rebuilt this engine as ... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio #490, a streamline hudson steam locomotive is on display at B&O Railroad Museum.

C&O Hudson #490 Occupying a prominent spot in the B&O Museum's car shop exhibit hall is this odd-looking steam locomotive from the post-World War II "streamliner era." You are lo... (more)

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 4-6-2 Pacific No. 5300 "President Washington" (built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in February 1927) and Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 4-6-4 Streamlined Hudson No. ... (more)

C&O "Yellow Belly" #490

One of my all time favorite locomotives - this time, a rarely seen view of the fireman's side, thanks to a vacant track to the right left by the Museum's Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-4
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: CO 490
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 02, 2016

C&O #490

On the outside looking in - no doubt I had the same reaction that Jon Wright had upon discover... (more)

"ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN"
The streamlined Hudson sits outside the North Machine Shop at the museum and is seen looking in. I imagine with sad puppy dog eyes wondering what it has don... (more)

Streamlined They don't make 'em like they used to.

C&O #490: One of my all time favorite engines - built by ALCO in 1926 as a Pacific, the C&O rebuilt this engine as a streamlined Hudson in 1946 for "Chessie" service, the C&O’s hope for... (more)

"C&O for Progess"
How's this for progress? Built by ALCO in 1926 as a Pacific, the C&O rebuilt this engine as a streamlined Hudson in 1946 for "Chessie" service, the C&O’s hope for ... (more)