C&O Allegheny 1624
| Last updated on August 7, 2025
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| Last updated on August 7, 2025
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C&O’s Allegheny class locomotive was one of two outsized symbols representing the late Chairman Robert R. Young’s belief that it wasn’t in America’s best interest to dieselize its railroads. Chessie’s steam turbine was the other one.