Pennsylvania Railroad class D15, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 9 relations: Altoona Works, Compound locomotive, Footplate, Pennsylvania Railroad, Steam locomotive, Stephenson valve gear, Wheel arrangement, Whyte notation, 4-4-0.

2. Railway locomotives introduced in 1892

Altoona Works

Altoona Works (also known as Altoona Terminal) is a large railroad industrial complex in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

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Compound locomotive

A compound locomotive is a steam locomotive which is powered by a compound engine, a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. Pennsylvania Railroad class D15 and compound locomotive are compound locomotives.

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A footplate provides the structure on which a locomotive driver and fireman stand in the cab to operate a British or continental European steam locomotive.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

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Stephenson valve gear

The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for various kinds of steam engines.

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Wheel arrangement

In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive.

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Whyte notation

The Whyte notation is a classification method for steam locomotives, and some internal combustion locomotives and electric locomotives, by wheel arrangement.

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4-4-0

4-4-0, in the Whyte notation, denotes a steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles (usually in a leading bogie), four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels. Pennsylvania Railroad class D15 and 4-4-0 are 4-4-0 locomotives.

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See also

Railway locomotives introduced in 1892

• 130T steam locomotive (Ferrocarriles Vascongados)
• 3237
• BNCR Class S
• Barry Railway Class G
• Bavarian B XI
• FS Class 410
• GCR Class 9D
• GNR Class J14
• GNRI Class P
• GS&WR Class 33
• GWR 3001 Class
• GWR 3232 Class
• GWR 655 Class
• Highland Railway Strath Class
• LB&SCR D3 class
• LNWR Greater Britain Class
• LSWR T3 class
• Midland Railway 1833 Class
• NCC Class S2
• NER Class M1
• NZASM 40 Tonner 0-6-2T
• NZR FA class
• NZR WA class
• New South Wales C32 class locomotive
• New South Wales Z26 class locomotive
• Nord 2.311 to 2.380
• Pennsylvania Railroad class D15
• Pennsylvania Railroad class G3
• Prussian G 5.1
• Russian locomotive class A
• Saxon IV K
• South African Class 7 4-8-0
• TDLR 5
• Tasmanian Government Railways A class
• WAGR J class

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_D15

Also known as PRR D15.