2-8-2 - Wikipedia
USRA Heavy Mikado. The 2-8-2 saw great success in the United States, mostly as a freight locomotive. In the 1910s it largely replaced the 2-8-0 Consolidation as the main heavy freight locomotive type.
The 2-8-2 "Mikado", The Industrial Workhorse - American-Rails.com
Nov 1, 2024 — The first 2-8-2 rolled out on the Lehigh Valley in 1883 as an experimental design born through a rebuilt 2-10-0 Camelback. The name "Mikado" (referring to a Japanese emperor) was applied to a batch of narrow-gauge 2-8-2s manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for Japan Railways in 1893.
2-8-2 "Mikado" Locomotives in the USA
"Mikado" is the name generally assigned to the steam locomotives of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. The general, and reasonable assumption, is that this appellation stems from the construction of locomotives of this wheel arrangement by Baldwin in 1893.
USRA Heavy Mikado - Wikipedia
The USRA Heavy Mikado was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration (USRA), the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. These locomotives were of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 1′D1′ in UIC classification.
USRA Light Mikado - Wikipedia
The USRA Light Mikado was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I.
Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 "Mikado" Locomotives in the USA
There are no surviving Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives. USRA allocated "Mikado-Heavy" locomotives. All scrapped between 1938 and 1956. Data from MILWRD 1930ca locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from …
The versatile 2-8-2 Mikado - Trains
Nov 29, 2021 — The 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive was the first with a firebox behind the drivers and supported by a trailing truck. Originally conceived by Baldwin Locomotive Works and the narrow gauge Interoceanic Railway in Mexico, the first U.S. Mikado was a 50-inch drivered Baldwin built in 1901 for the Bismarck, Washburn & Great Northern.
United States Railroad Administration / Wabash 2-8-2 "Mikado ...
The following list is of all Mikados of USRA design built from 1918 through October, 1944, when Akron, Canton & Youngstown 406, a "light" 2-8-2, was built by Lima, coincidentally the last Mikado built for domestic service in the United States.
The 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive - Trains
May 1, 2024 — This 2-8-2 wheel arrangement became the “one size fits all” in terms of mass usage across North America’s railroads. When it also came to bridging the gap in advanced steam technology at the turn of the 20th century, this locomotive type delivered.
Steam locomotive profile: 2-8-2 Mikado | Classic Trains Magazine
Jun 30, 2006 — The locomotives acquired the name Mikado because the first large-scale, main-line 2-8-2s were built by Baldwin in 1897 for use in Japan. The Mikado was a very successful locomotive, and eventually more than 14,000 engines were built.
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