Little Joe (Baltimore and Ohio locomotive)

Infobox Locomotive
name=B&O class C-16
powertype=Steam
gauge=4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
railroad=Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
whytetype=0-4-0T
uicclass=B
valvegear = Walschaerts
railroadclass=C-16
nicknames="Little Joe", "Dockside"
builder=Baldwin Locomotive Works
serialnumber=96-99
builddate=1912
driversize=48 in (1.219 m) diameter
cylindersize=19 in (48.3 cm) diameter x 27 in (68.6 cm) stroke
The C-16 class switchers were the last 0-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. They were assigned to the Baltimore, Maryland "Pratt Street Line" along the Inner Harbor, and to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania waterfront trackage. Initially constructed as saddle tank engines, some were given tenders in later years. The diminutive size and short wheelbase were required to handle the tight curves of these lines.

Nicknamed "Little Joe" by railroad workers, they became famous to several generations of model railroad enthusiasts through construction of HO, S & O scale models of the "Dockside" switcher. Arguably one of the best known of all steam locomotive models for half a century, versions of the C-16 have been offered by Varney, Rivarossi, Gem, Life-Like, Pacific Fast Mail and others.This website has a picture of what these looked like: http://www.trains.com/ctr/objects/images/0-4-0_3.jpg