Western Maryland 202

Western Maryland 202
WM #202 at Hagerstown City Park
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 38076 Build date July 1912
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 69 in (1.753 m) Wheelbase Loco & tender: 67.42 ft (20.55 m) Axle load 53,500 lb (20 t) Adhesive weight 160,500 lb (70 t) Loco weight 254,300 lb (120 t) Tender weight 148,000 lb (70 t) Total weight 402,300 lb (180 t) Fuel type Fuel oil Originially coal Fuel capacity 3,174 US gal (12,010 l; 2,643 imp gal) Water cap. 8,000 US gal (30,000 l; 6,700 imp gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 61.80 sq ft (5.741 m2) Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa) Heating surface:  • Firebox 307 sq ft (28.5 m2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 755 sq ft (70.1 m2) Cylinder size 24 in × 28 in (610 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaert
Performance figures Tractive effort 39,736 lbf (176.75 kN) Factor of adh. 4.04
Career Operators Western Maryland Railway Class K-2 Number in class 2nd of 9 Numbers 202 Delivered 1912 Current owner City of Hagerstown Disposition Static display
Western Maryland Railway Steam Locomotive No. 202
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates	39°38′6″N 77°44′6″W / 39.63500°N 77.73500°W / 39.63500; -77.73500Coordinates: 39°38′6″N 77°44′6″W / 39.63500°N 77.73500°W / 39.63500; -77.73500
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	K-2 Pacific
NRHP reference No.	84001884[1]
Added to NRHP	June 7, 1984

Western Maryland Railway No. 202 is a preserved 4-6-2 "pacific" steam locomotive built in 1912 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Western Maryland Railway. The locomotive was used for pulling various passenger trains of the WM over the course of 40 years. In 1938, the locomotive was refitted with Walschaert valve gear, replacing its original Baker valve gear. In 1947, it was converted to burn oil and stayed east of Cumberland after the conversion. No. 202 pulled its last revenue freight assignment in 1952, and it was subsequently retired and donated "to the children of Hagerstown", to be displayed in City Park, Hagerstown, Maryland.^[2] It is one of only two surviving Western Maryland steam locomotives and the only surviving mainline WM steam locomotive.^[3][4]

In 1983, No. 202 was purchased by John Long who started, but never completed, a project of restoring the locomotive to operating condition.^[5] After he died, ownership of No. 202 reverted to the City of Hagerstown. In the late 1980s, the tourist line that ran between Cumberland and Frostburg was sold to the then-new Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, who started looking for a steam locomotive to operate on their trackage.^[6] The WMSR wanted to restore No. 202, since it was an authentic Western Maryland locomotive. However, due to its low tractive effort and the fact the city of Hagerstown chose to keep the locomotive, restoration of No. 202 on the WMSR never fell through, either, and it has since then remained in the park under the auspices of the Hagerstown Railroad Museum.

No. 202 spent so much time being exposed to the elements and vandals, that it was cosmetically restored in 2008 for a cleaner appearance. However, the locomotive is still remains in City Park to rust away, as of 2021.

No. 202 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

See also[]

• Hagerstown City Park

References[]

• Western Maryland 202 from www.steamlocomotive.info
• National Register of historic Places listings for Washington County, MD

External links[]

Media related to Western Maryland 202 at Wikimedia Commons

• Western Maryland Railway Steam Locomotive #202, Washington County, including photo from 1982, at Maryland Historical Trust

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