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The nickname Mastodon is often mistakenly used to describe the 4-8-0 wheel arrangement and was derived from the unofficial name of the first 4-8-0 locomotive of the Central Pacific Railroad in the United States, the wood-fired CPR no. 229, which was designed and built in 1882 by the railroad's master mechanic, Andrew Jackson (A.J.) Stevens, at ...
Norfolk and Western 475 is a M class 4-8-0 "Twelve-wheeler" type steam locomotive built in June 1906 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as part of the Norfolk and Western Railway's (N&W) first order of M class numbered 375–499.
Class D16 on the Pennsylvania Railroad was their final development of the 4-4-0 "American" type of steam locomotive. [2] A total of 429 of these locomotives were built at the PRR's Juniata Shops, spread across five subclasses; some had 80 in (2,030 mm) diameter driving wheels for service in level territory, while others had 68 in (1,730 mm) drivers for mountainous terrain. [3]
Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. SP 2562: Steam 2-8-0 C-9 1906 built [2] 2009 NRHP Arizona Railway Museum, Chandler, Arizona: NRHP-listed in Maricopa County: AZ-02 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Locomotive 3759: Steam 4-8-4 3751 1928 built 1986 NRHP Kingman, Arizona: AZ-03 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive 2355: Steam 4-6-0 T ...
All the 4-8-0+0-8-4 Garratts were built by Beyer, Peacock & Company for the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge Bengal Nagpur Railway in India. The first 16 were designated Class N and were delivered in 1929, while 10 more arrived in 1931 and were designated class NM. The locomotives had Belpaire fireboxes and piston valves. [1]
Maine Central class C 4-6-2; Maine Central class H 4-4-0; Maine Central class K 0-6-0; Maine Central class L 4-4-0; Maine Central class M 2-6-0; Maine Central class N 4-6-0; Maine Central class O 4-6-0; Maine Central class P 2-6-0; Maine Central class S 2-8-2; Maine Central class W 2-8-0; Mastodon (steam locomotive) Milwaukee Road class A ...
Campbell patented his 4-4-0 design in February 1836, [1] [2] just a few months before the patent law was changed to require that claims include proof of originality or novelty. [3] The 4-4-0 or American type steam locomotive was the most popular wheel arrangement in 19th century American railroads and was widely copied. [2]
During World War II, the NC&StL found itself unable to order more diesel locomotives to handle the increased passenger traffic. [2] Officials decided to go for steam power; they accepted a proposal by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for a streamlined 4-8-4 J3 locomotive similar to the Norfolk and Western J class locomotives, (a design rejected by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L ...