According to "Model Railroader Cyclopedia Vol 1 Steam
Locomotives" and E.P Alexander's "American Steam
Locomotives", Mikado's were named for the first
engines of that arraignment built for export to Japan
in 1897. WWII saw an attempt rename the type as
"MacArthurs" but it didn't catch on. Atlantic's were
named for the Atlantic City RR, an early user, and
Pacific types for one of the two first buyers,
Missouri Pacific. The name "Baltic" for a 4-6-4 type
originates in Europe, but NYC was the first to take
delivery in the U.S. (Milw's were designed two years
before, but delayed) and choose the name "Hudson".
"Northern" for a 4-8-4 is derived from Northern
Pacific, who built the first of the design 1926. A
4-10-2 is an "Overland" or "Southern Pacific" type,
while Union Pacific's name defines a 4-12-2!
While Raleigh's comment about using class number of
types among RR employee's is no doubt correct, it
isn't terribly useful when you consider multiple RRs
which the same number series or even class designation
probably represents a very different locomotive. While
assigning "P" class to pacifics and "m" class to
mikado's makes sense (until the first mountain types
arrive), many railroads chose different schemes.
Pieter Roos
--- bud9351 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> OK guys, thanks for the correction. I'm never too
> old to learn
> something new. <SNIP> As for "mikado"
> didn't that
> originally come from the Japanese steam of that
> wheel arrangement? And
> perhaps MacArthur might have come out of the
> anti-Japanese sentiment
> of that time?
> Kind of makes you wonder why the term "pacific"
> applied to engines
> used on both coasts and "atlantics" were also used
> by the SP out west.
> Same goes for "hudsons", which were also on the
> Milwaukee road and
> Nickle Plate but never traveled along the banks of
> the Hudson. Whereas
> "Mohawk" was a class by itself unless you were
> referring to a haircut.
> Here's a test for ya, especially you Ed, which
> other railroad
> called their 4-8-4's "Niagara", although spelled
> slightly different?
> Bud
> Rindfleisch
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