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Title: 4-8-2 and 4-6-? what does it mean?
Post by: pamardon on December 09, 2008, 09:24:29 PM

what does those numbers mean??

i see that a lot in here but I'm clueless ??? :-[

Title: Re: 4-8-2 and 4-6-? what does it mean?
Post by: the Bach-man on December 09, 2008, 10:59:26 PM

Dear Pam,
the numbers indicate the wheel arrangement of the steam locomotive. A 4-8-2, called a "Mountain", has four wheels on the front (pony) truck, eight drivers, and two wheels on the trailing truck.
See:
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/misc/wheels.shtml
Happy Holidays!
the Bach-man

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