4-8-8-2 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works; the 145 engines built in 1930 and later had cylinders 24 inches by 32 inches, drivers 63-1/2 inches and boiler pressures of 250 psi, giving a calculated tractive effort of 123,400 lb. The locomotives were built as cab-forwards to protect engine crews from exhaust smoke in the many tunnels and snow sheds that were part of their usual routes. Southern Pacific 4294 is the only cab forward that exists today, at the California State Railroad Museum. 4-8-8-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 4-8-8-2 is a locomotive with four
Wait a Minim! Wait a Minim! Wait a Minim! (1962-68) was a musical revue conceived by Leon Gluckman, with original songs by Jeremy Taylor, and a collection of international folk music arranged by Andrew Tracey. Many authentic instruments were played to accompany dances and pantomimes satirizing the national characteristics and political and social eccentricities of many different countries. The only spoken words were when the cast was introduced, and in the South African scene where apartheid was ridiculed. The revue originated in South Africa and toured Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and London before opening on Broadway in New York City. The show opened