A 4-6-0 steam locomotive, under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, has four leading wheels on two axles in a leading bogie and six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles with the absence of trailing wheels.

The 4-6-0 wheel arrangement was a natural progression from the 4-4-0 (American type) when railroads desired a locomotive with more power. The first example was built in 1847 by the Norris Brothers for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.

The British Railways Standard Class 4 4-6-0 is a class of steam locomotives, 80 of which were built during the 1950s. Six have been preserved. 75076 with a double chimney and BR1B type tender. The class was introduced in 1951.

Originally introduced to Britain in 1894 for freight haulage, 4-6-0 locomotives ("Ten-Wheelers" in American railroad jargon) became the predominant type for express and mixed traffic duties. By 1948 4-6-0s in Britain were outnumbered only by 0-6-0s and 0-6-0Ts, and British Railways built more 4-6-0s than any other type.

Jun 24, 2006 · As train lengths grew in the 1880s, the 4-6-0 grew with them. Successive locomotives became larger and larger – particularly in passenger service. At the turn of the century, the New York Central and its subsidiaries took delivery of some large 4-6-0s from Brooks with 80-inch drivers.

The 4-6-0 was an incredibly popular steam locomotive that first saw service in the 1840s. Thousands were built and saw use on numerous railroads.

The Pennsylvania Railroad G5 is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives built by the PRR's Juniata Shops in the mid-late 1920s. It was designed for passenger trains, particularly on commuter lines, and became a fixture on suburban railroads (notably the …

Feb 20, 2020 · Nevada Northern Railway Ten Wheeler type No. 40 steams upgrade from Ely, Nevada, in 2016. •MANUFACTURERS: Baldwin, Rogers, Illinois Central, Brooks, Alco, Pennsylvania Railroad, Canadian Locomotive Co., others. •OPERATED ON: Most major and some smaller railroads in high speed passenger service and/or slow-speed freight service. •NAME: Ten Wheeler.

Constructed the same month as the sinking of the Titanic, 4-6-0 No. 1551 rolled out of the Montreal Locomotive Works as Canadian Northern Railway No. 1354 in April of 1912. In 1923, it became the property of the unified Canadian National Railway system after Canadian Northern and a number of other railroads were consolidated into the CN.

Arguing for its usefulness as a true mixed-traffic locomotive, Baldwin built a large Ten-wheeler with relatively tall drivers, painted it olive green and gold, and let railroads across the country try out the design over the next five years.