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Chesapeake and Ohio No. 490 was built by ALCO in 1926 as a 4-6-2 (Pacific) for express trains. After World War II, the coal-hauling C&O wanted to promote steam, and converted No. 490 into a streamlined 4-6-4 (Hudson). No. 490 was extremely advanced, but never realized its full potential, as the express train customers took to the highways and airplanes in the postwar years. No. 490 was retired in 1953, and this beautiful streamliner is currently preserved at the B&O Railroad Museum, protected from the elements in the old carriage shed. It is the only surviving streamlined Hudson in the world, the Dreyfuss Hudsons, Hiawathas, and other having been scrapped. The tender numbered 1604 in the background belongs to the Allegheny, one of the heaviest engines in the world.

Description
Chesapeake and Ohio No. 490 was built by ALCO in 1926 as a 4-6-2 (Pacific) for express trains. After World War II, the coal-hauling C&O wanted to promote steam, and converted No. 490 into a streamlined 4-6-4 (Hudson). No. 490 was extremely advanced, but never realized its full potential, as the express train customers took to the highways and airplanes in the postwar years. No. 490 was retired in 1953, and this beautiful streamliner is currently preserved at the B&O Railroad Museum, protected from the elements in the old carriage shed. It is the only surviving streamlined Hudson in the world, the Dreyfuss Hudsons, Hiawathas, and other having been scrapped. The tender numbered 1604 in the background belongs to the Allegheny, one of the heaviest engines in the world.