Death of a Steam Locomotive, C&O 2770 in April 1971

Rob Gardner · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:50 pm **Posts:** 574

You can never have too much C&O Steam. The C&O should definitely commended for their efforts in an age when so many executives saw only scrap dollars in the retired steam power. 1189 would have been a marvelous example of a typical midwestern freight hog. Even two more Kanawhas would have been great, too. We really do need to get a C&O Kanawaha on the path to operating condition. Nothing would be better than to line up a hot 2700 with 765 and 1225. That would be spectacular. I'm holding out hope that HVRM will ultimately mount a fundraising drive to get 2789 fully restored!

Rob Gardner

J3a-614 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:08 am

Rob Gardner wrote:

You can never have too much C&O Steam. The C&O should definitely commended for their efforts in an age when so many executives saw only scrap dollars in the retired steam power. 1189 would have been a marvelous example of a typical midwestern freight hog. Even two more Kanawhas would have been great, too. We really do need to get a C&O Kanawaha on the path to operating condition. Nothing would be better than to line up a hot 2700 with 765 and 1225. That would be spectacular. I'm holding out hope that HVRM will ultimately mount a fundraising drive to get 2789 fully restored!

Rob Gardner

Never too much C&O steam? Oh, yes, how much I agree with that. . .

but where can we run, with the home road so, eh, disinterested today?

southern154 · **Joined:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:54 pm **Posts:** 317

PRR8157 wrote:

Not only was the 1189 the last C&O 2-8-2, she was the last USRA heavy Mike. Several light 2-8-2s from various railroads are still around, both original USRA and later copies. But the big girls are extinct.

Just out of curiosity, how does a USRA heavy 2-8-2 and a Chinese JS class 2-8-2 match up?

ekrwy2 · **Joined:** Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:12 pm **Posts:** 118

Compare the 2 for yourself:
http://www.multipowerinternational.com/standard.html
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/mikado/?page=co

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6469

wilkinsd wrote:

I believe 2772 was the other locomotive scrapped. Here she is in Russell, KY at about the same time. Also, here is a photo of the 2-8-2, 1189. It's the only photo of 1189 in the set, and not a very good one as it does not show the whole locomotive.

David -

Sorry to bring up this old thread, but just happened to notice that the photo of the "other" C&O Kanawha is NOT the 2772, but an additional photo of the 2770, with the slide reversed! Wonder if you actually had a photo of the other C&O 2-8-4 being scrapped then?

Thanks.

Les

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