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Hudson

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002925

A type of steam locomotive with a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement, characterized by a four-wheel leading truck, six driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck. This configuration provided good stability at speed and a large firebox. The New York Central Railroad's J-class Hudsons were among the most famous examples.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002925
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Hudson; Spanish: Hudson; French: Hudson
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A type of steam locomotive with a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement, characterized by a four-wheel leading truck, six driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck. This configuration provided good stability at speed and a large firebox. The New York Central Railroad's J-class Hudsons were among the most famous examples.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Hudson",
    "es": "Hudson",
    "fr": "Hudson"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hudson/"
}

Record 3,221 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.