Baltimore and Ohio class S

S class S-1 and S-1a Class
B&O S-1a class #6206 in 1928
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Lima Locomotive Works Build date 1914,1923–1926 Total produced 31 (Class S) 75 (Class S-1) 50 (Class S-1a) Rebuilder B&O Rebuild date 1925 Number rebuilt 2 (6009 and 6030)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-10-2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 58 in:1473 mm(S class) 64 in:1626 mm(S-1 class) Wheelbase: ​  • Engine 436.510 Ib(198.0 t : S-1 class) (184.16 : S Class)  • Drivers 347.230 Ib(157.5 t S-1 class) (152.77 t : S class) Boiler: ​  • Diameter 90 in to 100 in (2286 mm to 2540 mm : S-1 class) Boiler pressure 220 Ib:15.5 kg/cm2(S-1 class) 200 Ib:14.1 kg/cm2(S Class ) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 262 sq.ft(S-1 class)  • Tubes 4881 sp.ft(140.5 m2 : S-1 class)  • Total surface 5270 sq.ft(489.6 m2 : S-1 class) (517.8 m2 : S class) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 1512 sq.in(140.5 m2 : S-1 class) (123.5 m2 : S class) Cylinder size 30 in x 32 in (762 mm x 813 mm : S-1 class) 30 in x 32 in (762 mm x 813 mm : S class)
Performance figures Maximum speed 55-75 Mph
Career Operators Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Class S,S-1 and S-1a Number in class 31 (S class) 125 (S-1) Numbers 6000–6030 (S class) 6100-6224 (S-1 Class) Nicknames "big sixes" Locale Eastern United States Retired 1926 (2) 1938 (15) 1953-1959 (Remainder) Preserved 0 Scrapped 1926,1938,1953-1959 Disposition All Scrapped by 1959.

Baltimore and Ohio Class S comprised three classes of 2-10-2 locomotives.

The S class proper were 31 locomotives built in 1914 by Baldwin Locomotive Works and numbered 6000–6030. The S-1 class comprised 50 locomotives numbered 6100–6149, and 25 locomotives numbered 6150-6174. They were built between 1923 and 1924, 75 by Baldwin and by Lima Locomotive Works . The Class S-1a’s were built in 1926. The first batch of 25 were built by Lima, and numbered 6175-6199. The second batch was built by Baldwin, and numbered 6200-6224. They were nicknamed "big sixes" because until renumbering in 1954 their road numbers all began with 6. Locomotives numbered 6009 and 6030 were scrapped in 1925, and their boilers used to build new Class T 4-8-2 Mountain Type locomotives numbered 5500 & 5501. 15 of the Class were retired and scrapped in 1938. The remainder of S-1's/S-1a's continued service until 1953-1959.

None of the B&O Class S 2-10-2’s were preserved.