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2 8 4 Locomotive. The 2884 "Yellowstone" A Late Era Design Three Nicholson thermic syphons in the firebox and two in the combustion chamber contributed 256 sq ft (23.8 sq m) to direct heating surface area. Dubbed the A-1 by Lima Locomotive Works, the "Berkshire" - as it quickly came to be known - was more than a logical upgrade to the 2-8-2 "Mikado", as it.

Their reliability and efficiency led to adoption by an impressive array of nineteen different railroads, with the Erie Railroad holding the record for. The 3/8" (9.5 mm) diameter hole provided air and the perforated plates rocked "both ways" with a 4 1/2" (114.5 mm) opening

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It dramatically outperformed a two-year-old heavy 2-8-2 In several test runs over a division of the railroad that crossed the Berkshire Hills, the demonstration locomotive, which carried road. Under the Whyte notation, a 2-8-4 is a steam locomotive that has two unpowered leading wheels, followed by eight coupled and powered driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.This locomotive type is most often referred to as a Berkshire, though the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway used the name Kanawha for their 2-8-4s

Nkp 2 8 4. The 3/8" (9.5 mm) diameter hole provided air and the perforated plates rocked "both ways" with a 4 1/2" (114.5 mm) opening In Europe, this wheel arrangement was mostly seen in mainline passenger express.

Steam Classes and Names. The B&A subsequently ordered 55 copies and the 2-8-4 got a name - Berkshire Dubbed the A-1 by Lima Locomotive Works, the "Berkshire" - as it quickly came to be known - was more than a logical upgrade to the 2-8-2 "Mikado", as it.