Chesapeake & Ohio 1308
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member jrappold
N 38° 24.310 W 082° 28.622
17S E 371034 N 4251803
Chesapeake & Ohio 1308 Locomotive
Waymark Code: WM1ZF2
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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The 1308, built in 1949, was one of the last working steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for a Class 1 railroad in the U.S. It primarily hauled coal from Logan Co. Retired from C&O Railway service in 1956. Moved in September 1962 to its present location. The 1308 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2003.
Marker Title: Chesapeake & Ohio 1308

Marker Location: 14th Street West and Memorial Boulevard, Huntington

County or Independent City: Cabell County

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed

Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed

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