I am going to ask what I am sure is a silly question but I can't seem to find the answer.
What do the numbers stand for IE: 2-10-4 I assume it has something to do with the cars but am unsure.
Not a silly question at all.
This is the Whyte Classification system. It is used as a shorthand that describes the wheel arrangements of American steam locomotives.
Using the 2-10-4 example in your question, the locomotive would have a leading truck with a single axle with two wheels, five driving axles with a total of ten wheels, and a two axle trailing truck with four wheels.
For a complete explanation (with examples), see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whyte notation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whyte%20notation)
Happy RRing,
Jerry
Thank you this was very helpful.
Quote from: darthraven on December 20, 2011, 05:48:02 PM
Thank you this was very helpful.
No it wasn't! I thought 2-10-4 was my social security number,
D-
I never thought I would see the day train makers would stoop as low as they did stealing peoples identity, and all the way back to your year. That's almost grave robbing. :D ;D
Jerry