2-10-4

2-10-4 (Texas)
Diagram of one small leading wheel, five large driving wheels joined together with a coupling rod, and two small trailing wheels
Front of locomotive at left
ATSF 5001 Class Texas type
Equivalent classifications
UIC class1E2, 1′E2′
French class152
Turkish class58
Swiss class5/8
Russian class1-5-2
First known tender engine version
First use1919
CountryUnited States
LocomotiveNo. 3829
RailwayAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
DesignerBaldwin Locomotive Works
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Evolved from2-10-2, 2-8-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-10-4 locomotive has two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a Bissel truck, ten coupled driving wheels on five axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles, usually in a bogie. These were referred to as the Texas type in most of the United States, the Colorado type on the Burlington Route, and the Selkirk type in Canada.[1]

  1. ^ Barris, W. "The Texas Type Locomotive".