Under the Whyte notation, a 2-8-4 is a steam locomotive that has two unpowered leading wheels, followed by eight coupled and powered driving wheels, and four trailing wheels. This …

A 2-8-8-4 steam locomotive, under the Whyte notation, has two leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck. The type was generally named the Yellowstone, …

This new 2-8-4 locomotive was sent to the Boston & Albany Railroad by Lima in the early spring of 1925 for tests on that railroad. In several test runs over a division of the railroad that crossed …

2025年3月1日 · The 2-8-4 Berkshire , a triumph of engineering elegance and functionality, stands out as one of the most stunning steam locomotives designed for medium to heavy-duty tasks. …

Railroads that used 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" Locomotives in the USA (data provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media)

2024年9月28日 · Today, just three of these magnificent locomotives are preserved. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 #230 steams southbound at Alborn, Minnesota with a heavy …

2006年6月29日 · One of Nickel Plate’s handsome Berkshires leads a westward freight across the Grand River bridge in Painesville, Ohio. No. 802 was originally built for the Wheeling & Lake …

Only one 2-8-8-8-4 was ever built, a Mallet-type for the Virginian Railway in 1916. [1] Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, it became the only example of their class XA, so named due to …

2006年6月14日 · Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 No. 236 hauls an empty ore train north out of Two Harbors, Minn. DM&IR’s Yellowstones were equipped with all-weather cabs and …

In the spring of 1925, the Berkshire Hills on the Boston and Albany railroad resounded with the roar of a new concept in locomotive design – the first “Super-Power” 2-8-4. Dubbed the A-1 by …