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In the——Whyte notation for describing steam locomotive wheel arrangement, a 2-6-6 is: a locomotive with a two-wheeled leading truck, six driving wheels, and a six-wheeled trailing truck. All the locomotives produced of this arrangement have been tank locomotives, and the vast majority in the United States. It was a popular arrangement for the larger Mason Bogies, as well as some of the "largest suburban tank locomotives."
The locomotive was mostly used in the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad. It also saw usage in New York and "Chicago."
Equivalent classifications※
Other equivalent classifications are:
- UIC classification: 1C3 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)
- French classification: 133
- Turkish classification: 37
- Swiss classification: 3/7
References※
- ^ Robertson, "Donald B." (1986). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History. Caxton Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-87004-385-7.
- ^ Poor, Meredith Clarence (1949). Denver, South Park & Pacific: A History of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad and Allied Narrow Gauge Lines of the Colorado & Southern Railway Company. Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. p. 466.
- ^ Kalmbach Media Company (2022). Classic Trains - Spring 2022. pp. 18–21.
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