2-8-4

Posted by travelingrant (Kanazawa, Japan) on 17 April 2008 in Transportation.

2-8-4 is in reference to a way to classify steam locomotives. This one has two leading wheels, eight drive wheels, and four trailing wheels. To put that in perspective, the fabled Big Boy Locomotives were 4-8-8-4, four leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

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