TIIRC te name Baltic was originally applied to the 4-6-4T which were not the
same as Hudsons at all, more like a 4-6-0 with a tank on the rear.
Some "customized" type names were given for advertising or publicity purposes,
like CP's Jubilees and Selkirks. NYC used "Mohawk" because having "Mountain"
typse would conflicted with their slogan as the "Water Level Route". Great
Northern called their 4-8-4s "Montanas" to avoid referring to a type named for
their competitor Northern Pacific, even though "Northern" was part of both
company's names. Some southern lines didn't want to use the name "Northern" at
all so came up with different names.
Don Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger T.
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] Steam loco types
Yet Consolidations, Pacifics and many others are the same for everyone.
I heard of CPR consolidations being called Mudhens. The 4-6-4 is properly
known as the Baltic.
How do railroads think when they name a type.
The Whyte system is more accurate but it is clinically “dry”. I imagine
names made better advertising.
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It seems that only North America has this "fetish" for naming all wheel
arrangements.
In the UK, for example, the only names that were commonly used were/are
4-6-2 "Pacific", "Prairie" and then usually in regards to ex GWR 2-6-2Ts,
2-6-0 "Mogul", 4-4-2 "Atlantic", 2-2-2 "Single" and 4-6-4 "Baltic".
Few, if any of the other Whyte names were ever used.
Cheers.
Roger T.
See the GER at: -
http://www.islandnet.com/~rogertra/
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