2-8-4 - Wikipedia
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 locomotive type is most often referred to as a Berkshire, though the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway used the name Kanawha for their 2-8-4s.
2-8-4 "Berkshire" Locomotives in the USA
Twenty of the "Berkshire" type locomotives exist today: 2 from the Pere Marquette, 6 from the Nickel Plate Road and 12 of the C & O's 2-8-4 locomotives, which they called "Kanawhas". There are also a number of tenders that were used on "Berkshire" type locomotives that have survived.
Steam locomotive profile: 2-8-4 Berkshire | Classic Trains ...
2006年6月29日 · It dramatically outperformed a two-year-old heavy 2-8-2. The B&A subsequently ordered 55 copies and the 2-8-4 got a name – Berkshire. The prototype locomotive then successfully demonstrated on several more railroads, and Lima got orders from Boston & Maine, Illinois Central, and Missouri Pacific.
2-8-4 "Berkshire" Type, Born From The 2-8-2 - American-Rails.com
2024年11月6日 · The Berkshire class, embraced by numerous railroads for its efficiency and performance, is particularly remembered for its seminal deployment on the Boston & Albany Railroad. It was during rigorous testing in the scenic Berkshire Mountains of New England that this locomotive class acquired its name.
Locomotive profile: 2-8-4 Berkshire type steam locomotive
2020年2月21日 · Pere Marquette 2-8-4 Berkshire type steam locomotive No. 1225 steams near Owosso, Michigan. •YEARS BUILT: 1924 to 1949. •MANUFACTURERS: Lima, Alco, Baldwin. •OPERATED ON: Multiple large railroads. •NAMES: Berkshire, Kanawha (Chesapeake & Ohio) •QUANTITY: 611; C&O had the most with 130 on the roster in 1947. •BOILER PRESSURE: …
New York, Chicago & St Louis 2-8-4 "Berkshire" Locomotives in ...
These locomotives had 69" diameter drivers, 25" x 34" cylinders, a 245 psi boiler pressure, they exerted 64,135 pounds of tractive effort and each weighed between 261,100 to 266,030 pounds. There are six surviving NKP 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type locomotives.
Boston & Maine 2-8-4 "Berkshire" Locomotives in the USA
Boston & Maine 2-8-4 "Berkshire" Locomotives in the USA The Boston & Maine Railroad bought twenty-five "Berkshire" type locomotives from the Lima Locomotive Works and numbered them 4000 through 4024. These B&M "Berks" had a very distinctive appearance.
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