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Posted by atsf3751 (Member # 1538) on :

I've read several stories that mention a type of articulated locomotive that one of the eastern coal haulers used in the 1920's (can't remember whether it was Norfolk and Western or Virginian) that had a wheel arrangement of 2-10-10-2. However, I cannot find any pictures of one. I was curious to see what one looked like and how they compared in size to the Big Boy (4-8-8-4) and Allegheny (2-6-6-6) types of the 1940's.

Posted by CarterB (Member # 1439) on :

Attached link will show you pic of the Virginian 2-10-10-2 http://www.toytrains1.com/mallet4.htm

Posted by atsf3751 (Member # 1538) on :

Thanks. That's the first picture I've ever seen of one. It's not quite as big as I thought - the driving wheel diameter is pretty small - doesn't look like it could do more than a liesurely speed. I think Big Boys and Alleghenies were larger - they had much bigger driving wheels.

What was the era for these locomotives - 1920's?