Baltimore and Ohio No. 2 Lord Baltimore

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B&O No.2 *Lord Baltimore*
Power type	Steam

Builder	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Build date	1935
Configuration	4-6-4
UIC classification	2'C2'
Driver size	84 in (2134 mm)
Total weight	284,000 lb (129,000 kg)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	19×28 in (483×711 mm)
Tractive effort	34,000 lbf (151 kN)
Career	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Number	2, 5340 (post 1942)
Disposition	Scrapped 1949

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's sole class V-2 4-6-4 steam locomotive, No. 2 Lord Baltimore, was constructed by the railroad's own shops in 1935. It was constructed to haul a new, lightweight train, the Royal Blue, between New York City and Washington, DC. Later on that year it was sent to the B&O-owned Chicago and Alton Railroad. It returned to the B&O in 1942 and after work in the B&O's shops it was renumbered to #5340 and assigned to service between Washington, DC and Cumberland, Maryland. Shortly afterward, it was withdrawn from service and stored at the railroad's shops in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1949, it was scrapped.