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Whyte classification
[ wahyt klas-uh-fi-key-shuhn, hwahyt ]
noun
- a system for classifying steam locomotives according to the total number of wheels on the front trucks, drivers, and rear trucks, in that order. For example, a Pacific locomotive is designated as 4-6-2.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Whyte classification1
After U.S. railroad engineer Frederick M. Whyte (1865–1941), who devised the system for the New York Central Railroad c1900
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