Whyte; Mollies; etc.

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Sat Sep 21 12:30:02 EDT 2013


And don't forget the S2 was one wacky Turbine drive design, worse yet it
has two turbines one for forward one for reverse and as a result it
could not go as fast in reverse as forward. It also had problems with
almost running out of steam when starting.

Nathan

Nathan Simmons
trainman51 at gmail.com
http://www.t-51.org
KI4MSK

On 9/21/2013 09:44, NW Mailing List 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

>

> 0-10-2Union

>

> 2-4-0Porter

>

> 2-6-0Mogul

>

> 2-8-0Consolidation

>

> 2-10-0Decapod

>

> 2-4-2Columbia

>

> 2-6-2Prairie

>

> 2-8-2 Mikado, MacArthur

>

> 2-10-2Santa Fe

>

> 2-6-4Adriatic(1)

>

> 2-8-4Berkshire, Kanawha

>

> 2-10-4Texas, Colorado

>

> 4-4-0American

>

> 4-6-0Ten Wheeler

>

> 4-8-0Twelve Wheeler, Mastodon

>

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

>

> 4-4-2Atlantic

>

> 4-6-2Pacific

>

> 4-8-2Mountain, Mohawk

>

> 4-10-2Southern Pacific, Overland

>

> 4-12-2Union Pacific

>

> 4-4-4Jubilee

>

> 4-6-4Hudson, Baltic

>

> 4-8-4Northern, 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

>

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

>

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

>

> 4-6-6-4Challenger

>

> 4-8-8-4 Big Boy

>

> 2-8-8-4Yellowstone

>

> 2-10-10-2

>

> 2-8-8-8-2

>

> 2-8-8-8-4

>

> _The Pennsy experimentals_

>

> S1 6-4-4-6

>

> S26-8-6

>

> T14-4-4-4

>

> Q14-6-4-4

>

> Q24-4-6-4

>

> 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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