2-4-4
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In Whyte notation, a 2-4-4 is a steam locomotive with two unpowered leading wheels followed by four powered driving wheels and four unpowered trailing wheels.
The equivalent UIC classification is 1'B2' (or (1'B)2' for a Mason Bogie).
This type of locomotive was one of the more common configurations for Mason Bogie locomotives, like those used on the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad.
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Steam locomotive types | |
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| Single engine types | 0-2-2 • 2-2-0 • 2-2-2 • 2-2-4 • 4-2-0 • 4-2-2 • 4-2-4 • 6-2-0 0-4-0 • 0-4-2 • 0-4-4 • 2-4-0 • 2-4-2 • 2-4-4 • 4-4-0 • 4-4-2 • 4-4-4 0-6-0 • 0-6-2 • 0-6-4 • 2-6-0 • 2-6-2 • 2-6-4 • 2-6-6 • 4-6-0 • 4-6-2 • 4-6-4 0-8-0 • 0-8-2 • 0-8-4 • 2-8-0 • 2-8-2 • 2-8-4 • 2-8-6 • 4-8-0 • 4-8-2 • 4-8-4 • 4-8-6 • 6-8-6 0-10-0 • 0-10-2 • 2-10-0 • 2-10-2 • 2-10-4 • 4-10-0 • 4-10-2 0-12-0 • 2-12-0 • 2-12-2 • 2-12-4 • 4-12-2 • 4-14-4 |
| Duplex engine types | 4-4-4-4 • 6-4-4-6 • 4-4-6-4 • 4-6-4-4 |
| Garratt (articulated) types | 0-4-0+0-4-0 • 2-6-0+0-6-2 • 4-6-2+2-6-4 • 2-8-0+0-8-2 • 4-8-2+2-8-4 • 4-8-4+4-8-4 |
| Mallet (articulated) types | 0-4-4-0 • 0-4-4-2 • 2-4-4-2 0-6-6-0 • 2-6-6-0 • 2-6-6-2 • 2-6-6-4 • 2-6-6-6 • 2-6-8-0 • 4-6-6-2 • 4-6-6-4 0-8-8-0 • 2-8-8-0 • 2-8-8-2 • 2-8-8-4 • 4-8-8-2 • 4-8-8-4 2-10-10-2 • 2-8-8-8-2 • 2-8-8-8-4 |
