Figure 76. — Model of B & O Hudson-type locomotive Lord Baltimore, 1935. 



Jersey City lightweight, streamHned train, the "Royal Blue," 

 first placed in operation on June 24, 1935. 



The contest, with a first prize of $500, was won by Fletcher 

 G. Speed of New Rochelle, N. Y., and his prize-winning train 

 (figure 76) was presented by the Baltimore and Ohio in 1937 

 to the National Museum (USNM 311191). The train con- 

 sists of the Hudson-type, or 4-6-4, steam locomotive Lord 

 Baltimore and tender, together 2 feet long, plus five cars. 

 Beautiful in workmanship, and powered with a small electric 

 motor, the model is built to a scale of V4 inch to the foot. 



The original locomotive Lord Baltimore was designed by 

 the Baltimore and Ohio, and was constructed at the com- 

 pany's Mount Clare shops in Baltimore. The weight of the 

 locomotive and tender in working order was 527,000 pounds, 

 and the tractive force was 38,000 pounds. The driving 

 wheels were 84 inches in diameter, and the driving wheel- 

 base was 178 inches. The bore and stroke of the cylinders 

 were 20 and 28 inches, respectively, Walschaert valve gear 

 was used, and a steam pressure of 350 pounds per square 

 inch was employed. The fuel was bituminous coal. 



On September 11, 1935, an average speed of 59.28 miles 

 an hour was obtained between Washington and Jersey City 

 while pulling a dynamometer car and five other cars. 

 Although designated as No. 2 when built in 1935, the loco- 

 motive was changed to No. 5340 in 1942. As it was not 

 designed to handle standard weight trains, the locomotive 

 was later removed from service, and after being in storage 

 for several years was scrapped on July 19, 1949. 



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