
2-8-0 - Wikipedia
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels.
2-8-0 "Consolidation" Locomotives in the USA
The first 2-8-0 was built by Matthias Baldwin in 1866. The locomotive was named "Consolidation" in honor of the recent consolidation of the Beaver Meadow, Penn Haven & White Haven and Lehigh & Mahanoy railroads into the Lehigh Valley. The Consolidation became the principal hauler on most main lines.
2-8-0 "Consolidation", First Tested In 1866 - American-Rails.com
2025年2月27日 · Technologically, the 2-8-0 represented a significant advancement over the older 4-4-0 model. With its heavier frame and larger boiler, the new design delivered enhanced tractive effort and increased horsepower, qualities that were particularly beneficial for mountain railroads.
2-8-8-0 - Wikipedia
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.
Steam locomotive profile: 2-8-0 Consolidation - Trains
2006年7月1日 · Mountain railroads such as the Erie, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore & Ohio began replacing 4-4-0s with 2-8-0s in freight service. Compared to a 4-4-0, the 2-8-0 could pull trains that were twice as heavy at less cost.
Maryland & Pennsylvania 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Locomotives in …
The design can be described as typical of late-period American 2-8-0s, although the syphons were relatively rare as was the Elesco feed water heater. Data from M&PA 1956ca Locomotive Diagrams, supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange, shows that the 43 went out of service in December 1956.
2-8-0 Consolidation - Trains and Railroads
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels.
2-8-0 - Railfanning.org
A 2-8-0 steam locomotive has a single-axle leading truck followed by four powered driving axles. This type of locomotive is commonly called a Consolidation. Of all the locomotive types that were created and experimented with in the early part of the …
2-8-0 - Trains
The 2-8-0 was the standard heavy freight steam locomotive type in the 20th Century. The first 2-8-0 built in Britain was the Great Western Railway's 2800 Class from 1903. Other systems followed the GWR's lead; notable British 2-8-0s include the LMS Stanier Class 8F, the GCR Class 8K, and the WD Austerity 2-8-0 of the World War II period. Australia
The 2-8-8-0: "Big Mallies" and the "Bull Moose" - American-Rails.com
The history of the 2-8-8-0 began in 1911 at the Sante Fe's Topeka, Kansas shops as one of the railroad's first such locomotives put into service. The AT&SF thought that by basically smashing together a pair of standard 2-8-0 Consolidations a more powerful unit could be created.
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