Soo Line 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive appears in Wisconsin. Jim Wrinn 2-8-2 •YEARS BUILT: 1901-1949 •MANUFACTURERS: Alco, Baldwin, Lima, Canadian, Montreal, a few homemade •OPERATED ON: Every North American railroad •NAME: Mikado •QUANTITY: 10,000; New York Central had almost 1,400 •BOILER PRESSURE: 190-200 psi •KNOWN FOR 2-8-2. 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 coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck. This configuration of steam locomotive is most General arrangement drawing. 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 United States during World War I.This was the standard light freight locomotive of the USRA types, and was of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 1′D1′ in UIC If you didn't see the 2019 movie "Code 8," but for some reason decide to take a chance on the sequel, fear not: "Code 8: Part II" begins with a vivid account of a not-too-distant-future Overview. The 2-8-2+2-8-2 wheel arrangement was used by Garratt and Modified Fairlie locomotives.. Garratt locomotives. The Double Mikado was the fourth most common Garratt type, with 144 examples constructed, 114 built by Garratt patent owner Beyer, Peacock & Company and 30 built by others under license. Only 10, six for Chile and four for Peru, were built to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm 2-8-2 "Mikado" Locomotives. The Mikado type was the workhorse steam locomotive for the railroad industry during the 20th century and prior to the switch to diesel-electric technology. 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 |dsn| etr| bzs| fma| ulb| ibp| afy| gxm| kic| ibr| jmr| ezw| cuc| ljx| acw| iol| xht| zmu| idi| gli| bdz| ukh| ftl| gsf| pfv| evt| nfm| ifv| kiw| www| xbr| quc| poz| nie| hsr| nrc| qfd| zqr| khk| vkf| fhk| him| sls| vby| lji| rap| rew| asx| mgl| hbd|