Whyte; Mollies; etc.

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Frank, Bruce, Ted, Roger (not necessarily in that order):
Thanks for the discussion. Two comments: Didn't some rr have a President
class? RF&P? And, I always thought Mollie was a butchered pronunciation of
the word/title Mallet.
Charlie Long


On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 9:44 AM, NW Mailing List
<nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


> Rather than try to figure out how to put this in Files, or ask Roger Link

> to do it, I thought I'd send this out as an email.

>

> This is the result of decades of digging.  This is the most complete list

> I've seen, but I am absolutely not saying that it is COMPLETE.  I welcome

> supplementation--with some references if possible.  Now I've ignored the

> number nicknames ("The Big Sixes, the 600's,)and the "affectionate"

> nicknames (the Big Emmas).  Yes, I left in Chesapeake because....well,

> because.  Purely my own opinion, but I have disregarded tank engines.  To

> me the CNJ 4-6-4T is not a Hudson, and the German 2-8-4T, although

> interesting, is not a Berk.

>

> Take your shots, but please read the notes at the bottom first.

>

> Frank Bongiovanni

>

>

> 0-4-0

>

> 0-6-0

>

> 0-8-0

>

> 0-10-0

>

> 0-10-2   Union

>

> 2-4-0      Porter

>

> 2-6-0      Mogul

>

> 2-8-0      Consolidation

>

> 2-10-0   Decapod

>

> 2-4-2      Columbia

>

> 2-6-2      Prairie

>

> 2-8-2      Mikado, MacArthur

>

> 2-10-2   Santa Fe

>

> 2-6-4      Adriatic(1)

>

> 2-8-4      Berkshire, Kanawha

>

> 2-10-4   Texas, Colorado

>

> 4-4-0      American

>

> 4-6-0      Ten Wheeler

>

> 4-8-0      Twelve Wheeler, Mastodon

>

> 4-10-0   *El Gobernador*, Mastodon(2)

>

> 4-4-2      Atlantic

>

> 4-6-2      Pacific

>

> 4-8-2      Mountain, Mohawk

>

> 4-10-2   Southern Pacific, Overland

>

> 4-12-2   Union Pacific

>

> 4-4-4      Jubilee

>

> 4-6-4      Hudson, Baltic

>

> 4-8-4      Northern, Niagara, Greenbrier, Dixie, Pocono, Wyoming, Golden

> State

>

> *Articulated*

>

> 0-6-6-0

>

> 2-6-6-0

>

> 2-6-6-2

>

> 2-6-8-0

>

> 0-8-8-0

>

> 2-8-8-0

>

> 2-6-6-4

>

> 2-6-6-6  Allegheny, Blue Ridge

>

> 2-8-8-2 Chesapeake(3)

>

> 4-6-6-4  Challenger

>

> 4-8-8-4 Big Boy

>

> 2-8-8-4  Yellowstone

>

> 2-10-10-2

>

> 2-8-8-8-2

>

> 2-8-8-8-4

>

> *The Pennsy experimentals*

>

> S1           6-4-4-6

>

> S2           6-8-6

>

> T1           4-4-4-4

>

> Q1          4-6-4-4

>

> Q2          4-4-6-4

>

> The S1,T1,Q1 and Q2 were not articulated, but were divided drive duplexes.

> It’s also not quite fair to call the T1 and the Q2 experimental, as there

> were about 25 built of each.  The S1,S2, and Q1 were one of a kind.

> [there was also a 4-4-4-4 duplex built for the B&O].

>

>

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> (1)none in North America.  Oddly enough, 2-6-4 was a very popular Lionel

> wheel arrangement.

>

> (2)Yes, Mastodon was used for the 4-8-0 and the 4-10-0.  And it’s further

> ironic that the 4-10-0 had two different names as there was only one

> locomotive of that type in the U.S.(on SP)

>

> (3)not generally used

>

>

>

>

>

>

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