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2-4-4-2. In Whyte notation, 2-4-4-2 refers to a railroad steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two sets of four coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.
Jan 22, 2018 · Skookum, a 2-4-4-2 logging locomotive reunited with its tender for the first time in decades the week of Jan. 20 in Garibaldi, Ore. GARIBALDI, Ore. — Another milestone has been reached in the long-awaited restoration of the famous Pacific Northwest Baldwin-built logging 2-4-4-2 Skookum. The unique 1909 locomotive was reunited with its tender ...
- Martin E. Hansen
Dec 16, 2014 · The locomotive was built as a coal-burner in 1909 for the Little River Railroad as its No. 126. It was the first of only three 2-4-4-2s built. The locomotive also worked for the Columbia River Belt, Whitney & Co., Larkin & Green Logging, Carlisle Lumber Co., and Deep River Logging Co.
- Martin E. Hansen
In Whyte notation, 2-4-4-2 refers to a railroad steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two sets of four coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels. Schematic of 2-4-4-2 wheel arrangement.
Rogers Locomotive Works. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The type is sometimes named Columbia after a Baldwin 2-4-2 locomotive was showcased at ...
As a result, a locomotive with 2 Leading Wheels, 4 Driving Wheels and 2 Trailing Wheels would be described as a 2-4-2. Locomotives without either Leading or Trailing Wheels still have to be accounted for, and so in the example above (top middle) where the locomotive has just 4 Driving Wheels, the designation is 0-4-0. Important points to note:
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The 4-4-2T is the tank locomotive equivalent of a 4-4-0 American type tender locomotive, but with the frame extended to allow for a fuel bunker behind the cab. This necessitated the addition of a trailing truck to support the additional weight at the rear end of the locomotive. As such, the tank version of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement appeared ...
