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Atlantic

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000299

A type of steam locomotive characterized by a 4-4-2 wheel arrangement, meaning four leading wheels, four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. This configuration provided a good balance of speed and stability for passenger services. The Atlantic type was popular in the early 20th century for express trains.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000299
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
References4-4-2 Atlantic (Trains and Railroads)
TranslationsGerman: Atlantic; Spanish: Atlantic; French: Atlantic
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A type of steam locomotive characterized by a 4-4-2 wheel arrangement, meaning four leading wheels, four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. This configuration provided a good balance of speed and stability for passenger services. The Atlantic type was popular in the early 20th century for express trains.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "references": [
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  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Atlantic",
    "es": "Atlantic",
    "fr": "Atlantic"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/atlantic/"
}

Record 321 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.