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Frederick Methvan Whyte

Dutch-American mechanical engineer; invented the Whyte Classification System

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Lived 1865–1941, aged 76United States
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    1865–1941
    Aged 76
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Updated 2026-06-23

Frederick Methvan Whyte was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central Railroad in the United States. He is most widely known as the person who developed the Whyte notation to describe the different wheel arrangements of steam locomotives in 1900.

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