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B&O Q-4 Mikado in Indiana

By Angela Cotey | October 20, 2025

Baltimore & Ohio class Q-4 2-8-2 No. 4479 steps along a manicured right of way with a westbound freight near Walkerton, Ind., in the early 1950s. Linn H. Westcott photo

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