2-8-8-0

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In the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, a 2-8-8-0 is a locomotive with a two-wheel leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing truck.

[edit] Equivalent classifications

Other equivalent classifications are:

The UIC classification is refined to (1'D)D for Mallet locomotives.

The Great Northern Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad operated this type; and it was called the "Bull Moose" by Union Pacific crews.

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Single engine types	0-2-2 • 0-2-4 • 2-2-0 • 2-2-2 • 2-2-4 • 4-2-0 • 4-2-2 • 4-2-4 • 6-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 • 0-4-2 • 0-4-4 • 2-4-0 • 2-4-2 • 2-4-4 • 2-4-6 • 4-4-0 • 4-4-2 • 4-4-4 • 4-4-6 0-6-0 • 0-6-2 • 0-6-4 • 2-6-0 • 2-6-2 • 2-6-4 • 2-6-6 • 4-6-0 • 4-6-2 • 4-6-4 0-8-0 • 0-8-2 • 0-8-4 • 2-8-0 • 2-8-2 • 2-8-4 • 2-8-6 • 4-8-0 • 4-8-2 • 4-8-4 • 4-8-6 • 6-8-6 0-10-0 • 0-10-2 • 2-10-0 • 2-10-2 • 2-10-4 • 4-10-0 • 4-10-2 0-12-0 • 2-12-0 • 2-12-2 • 2-12-4 • 4-12-2 • 4-14-4

Divided drive and Duplex engine types	2-(2-2)-0 • 2-(2-2)-2 • 2-2-(4-0) • 4-2-2-0 • 2-4-6-2 • 4-4-4-4 • 6-4-4-6 • 4-4-6-4 • 4-6-4-4

Articulated locomotives Garratt and Meyer types	0-4-0+0-4-0 • 2-4-0+0-4-2 • 2-4-2+2-4-2 • 4-4-2+2-4-4 0-6-0+0-6-0 • 0-6-2+2-6-0 • 2-6-0+0-6-2 • 2-6-2+2-6-2 • 4-6-0+0-6-4 • 4-6-2+2-6-4 • 4-6-4+4-6-4 2-8-0+0-8-2 • 2-8-2+2-8-2 • 4-8-0+0-8-4 • 4-8-2+2-8-4 • 4-8-4+4-8-4

Articulated locomotives Fairlie and Mallet types (includes Triplex types).	0-4-4-0 • 0-4-4-2 • 2-4-4-0 • 2-4-4-2 0-6-6-0 • 2-6-6-0 • 2-6-6-2 • 2-6-6-4 • 2-6-6-6 • 2-6-8-0 • 4-6-6-2 • 4-6-6-4 0-8-6-0 • 0-8-8-0 • 2-8-8-0 • 2-8-8-2 • 2-8-8-4 • 4-8-8-2 • 4-8-8-4 2-10-10-2 • 2-8-8-8-2 • 2-8-8-8-4

Articulated locomotives Engerth types	0-4-4 • 0-4-6 2-6-2 • 0-6-4 • 0-6-4-0 0-8-4 • 0-8-6

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