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The caption for that picture says "Southern Pacific Railroad #4274, a type 4-8-8-2 "cab-forward" steam locomotive, leads a California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society excursion out of Reno, Nevada in December of 1957." So that train was scrapped, right? When did that happen? I'm betting the photo was taken in the last few years of its life -- you don't really hear about important steam trains being scrapped after like 1965, due to historical interest. -- Ragemanchoo ( talk) 09:56, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
This article needs renaming. 4-8-8-2 does not mean anything to someone other than a knowledgeable train person so finding this page would have to be by happenstance or luck. Possibly Locomotive (4-8-8-2) or some other like name would be more appropriate and certainly better than just 4-8-8-2. I would hope that someone has this article marked to watch and will realize the impracticality of the current name. Another option is that this article needs to be merged with another appropriate article where 4-8-8-2 can be a section of locomotive types. If there is not sufficient information about this particular locomotive to facilitate article expansion this might be the more prudent solution. Otr500 ( talk) 17:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
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The caption for that picture says "Southern Pacific Railroad #4274, a type 4-8-8-2 "cab-forward" steam locomotive, leads a California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society excursion out of Reno, Nevada in December of 1957." So that train was scrapped, right? When did that happen? I'm betting the photo was taken in the last few years of its life -- you don't really hear about important steam trains being scrapped after like 1965, due to historical interest. -- Ragemanchoo ( talk) 09:56, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
This article needs renaming. 4-8-8-2 does not mean anything to someone other than a knowledgeable train person so finding this page would have to be by happenstance or luck. Possibly Locomotive (4-8-8-2) or some other like name would be more appropriate and certainly better than just 4-8-8-2. I would hope that someone has this article marked to watch and will realize the impracticality of the current name. Another option is that this article needs to be merged with another appropriate article where 4-8-8-2 can be a section of locomotive types. If there is not sufficient information about this particular locomotive to facilitate article expansion this might be the more prudent solution. Otr500 ( talk) 17:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)