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Stephen's Train Glossary!

Stephen's Train Glossary!



Below is a table showing the most types of locomotives that have existed in America.

Symbol
(Whyte Classification)

Wheels

Type/Name

First made in

0-6-0 000 Six Wheel Switcher 1918
0-8-0 0000 Eight Wheel switcher1930
2-6-0 o000 Mongul 1895
2-6-0 o000 Camelback 1905
2-6-2 0000o Prairie 1912
2-8-0 o0000 Consolidation 1877
2-8-2 o0000o Mikado 1919
2-8-4 o0000oo Berkshire -
2-10-0 o00000 Decapod -
2-10-2 o00000o Santa Fe -
2-10-4 o00000oo Texas -
4-4-0 oo00 American 1848
4-4-2 oo00o Atlantic 1902
4-4-4 oo oo oo Three Truck Shay 1882
4-4-4-400 00 00 00 T-1 1945
4-6-0 oo000 Ten Wheeler 1892
4-6-2 oo000o Pacific 1908
4-6-4 oo000oo Hudson (Baltic) 1937
4-6-6 oo000ooo Forney Tank -
4-8-0 oo0000 Mastodon 1890
4-8-2 oo0000o Mountain -
4-8-4 oo0000oo Northern 1937
4-8-8-4oo0000 0000oo"Big-Boy" 1941