4-6-2 - Wikipedia
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.
4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA
The 4-6-2 type, or "Pacific", as the class was known, was the predominant steam passenger locomotive during the first five decades of the 20th century. Between 1902 (when the first North American locomotives of this wheel arrangement were produced) and 1930, about 6800 locomotives of the type were built for US and Canadian service.
Steam locomotive profile: 4-6-2 Pacific - Trains
2006年6月22日 · The 4-6-2, or Pacific type, grew out of the need for a more powerful passenger locomotive. Like the earlier passenger-hauling 4-4-2, the 4-6-2 had a large, deep firebox located behind the rear driving wheels. The combination of a big grate and large furnace volume produced a firebox with excellent combustion conditions.
Chesapeake & Ohio 4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA
Chesapeake & Ohio 4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA The Chesapeake and Ohio was among the first railroads to test the 4-6-2 wheel arangement (around 1902) and had at least one 4-6-2 before the Missouri Pacific (from which the wheel arrangement gots its name).
Erie 4-6-2 "Pacific" Locomotives in the USA
These large-boilered Pacifics were the largest class of 4-6-2s built for the Erie. Alco built three (works numbers 30712-30714) in 1905, Rogers 41 (works 38578-39724) in 1906, and Baldwin 15 (works 32917-32929, 32937-32939, 32948-32950) in 1908.
The 4-6-2 Pacific-type steam locomotive - Trains
2024年7月1日 · Prior to the Hudsons, Mountains, and Northerns, the 4-6-2 Pacific-type was celebrated as THE passenger locomotive at the turn of the 20th century. Outperformed in later years by their bigger, faster, and stronger successors, the smaller racehorses continued to hold their own until the end of steam along North America’s railroads.
4-6-2 "Pacific" Type: The Common Passenger Design - American-Rails.com
2024年11月6日 · The 4-6-2 was a steam locomotive first developed in the early 1900s and became widely used in passenger service for many railroads.
4-6-2 Pacific - Trains and Railroads
Soo Line 4-6-2 No. 2719 steams from Duluth to Two Harbors, Minnesota. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.
4-6-2, Pacific Type - Steam Giants
The Pacific type steam locomotive featured one of the most popular wheel arrangements for railroad operators. These locomotives have a wheel arrangement of 4-6-2, meaning she has four pilot (leading) wheels, six-coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. The wheel arrangement is depicted as: ooOOOo
Steam Locomotive, Southern Railway 1401 - Smithsonian Institution
The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive for passenger trains was introduced late in the 19th century and perfected after 1910. It was among the most numerous type of steam locomotive for passenger trains operated in the United States from about 1910 to 1955.