Oh yeah.......Something else these two wrecks DO have in common was the engine type. Thankfully the Chesapeake and Ohio always used a block numbering system. Engine 1256 was also a Mikado built by Alco(Richmond) in late 1924. As this wreck happened in January of 1925, this locomotive was basically brand new. Bless you Chessie for having an easily researched numbering system.

There are no surviving C&O Mikados but here's a nice photo of the Chessie version for comparison. THIS ENGINE, number 2338, was built in 1925.

Spaw