Drawing # mikado

2-8-2 Mikado

The 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, commonly referred to as the "Mikado" type, was offered by several builders including Alco, Baldwin, Lima and others.  The name possibly derives from the first locomotives being built by Baldwin in 1893 for Japan Railways.  Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, some railroads renamed these locomotives "MacArthurs."  Mikados were arguably one of the most common locomotive types in freight service in the United States during the early to mid 1900's.

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