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hi,
Could someone please explain to me what some American terms mean:

1. Shortline
2. Mikado

I dont get very far out of Wales to know what they are - Ive managed
to work out what a switch is, and a Tie!

Alan Jones wrote:

hi,
Could someone please explain to me what some American terms mean:

1. Shortline

Typically a small independant railroad, as opposed to a 'class 1' main
railroad, or a branchline of a class 1 railroad. Early shortlines
connected resource deposits or small outlying towns to larger
railroads. More recently, shortlines have been formed from abandoned or
cast off branch lines from mergers.

2. Mikado

A steam engine of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.

Hope this helps!

Peter

A Shortline is a Railroad that only has a short amount of trackage
A Mikado is a 2-8-2.
David Cooke.