4-8-8-4

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

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Meanings

noun4-8-8-4 (plural 4-8-8-4s)

plural 4-8-8-4s

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Chicago

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