Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and …

2024年11月1日 · The design is often regarded as the classic American steam locomotive for this very reason. The 2-8-2 design (a blend of the 2-8-0 and 2-6-2 wheel arrangements) offered …

The USRA Light Mikado was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the …

2006年6月30日 · The last steam-powered run on the New York Central was handled by a 2-8-2 in May of 1957 – appropriate enough, since the Central rostered North America’s largest fleet of …

2024年5月1日 · The 2-8-2 became a template for the standard light- and heavy-type locomotives from the USRA. Their popularity led to more than 850 being constructed during and after the …

A 2-8-8-2, in the Whyte notation for describing steam locomotive wheel arrangements, is an articulated locomotive with a two-wheel leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a …

By the time the first decade of the twentieth century ended the Mikado locomotive had become the most popular for demanding freight work. Through the mid-1920s the 2-8-2 was built in the...

2021年11月29日 · The 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive was the first with a firebox behind the drivers and supported by a trailing truck. Originally conceived by Baldwin Locomotive Works …

2024年4月12日 · The 2-8-2 classification (also known under the name of "Mikado", "McAdoo Mikado" - after Director General of Railroads William G. McAdoo - or simply "Mike") was a …

Instead of being driven with steam at a pressure of 85 to 90 psi, the low-pressure cylinders would operate with steam at 100 to 110 psi. On the Norfolk & Western, this valve was commonly …