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 …

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 …

The Railway Operating Division (ROD) ROD 2-8-0 is a type of 2-8-0 steam locomotive which was the standard heavy freight locomotive operated in Europe by the ROD during the First World War.

Feb 27, 2025 · While each railway's fleet of 2-8-0 locomotives varied in terms of size, power output, boiler pressure, and the type of tender utilized, here we focus on the Baltimore & …

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 …

Jul 1, 2006 · Baldwin assembled Lehigh Valley 2-8-0 No. 310 in 1876 – the heaviest locomotive the firm had built up to that time – and displayed it at the Centennial International Exhibition in …

During the 1930s, the US Army updated a Baldwin 2-8-0 design from World War 1 (Pershing). It was initially kept on the shelf as a contingency, but an order was placed in August 1941 for …

During and after World War 2, the LNER made brief use of LMS-designed 2-8-0s as well as USATC locomotives en route to France, but by 1947 these had been all replaced by over 450 …

Jan 17, 2024 · Consolidation 2-8-0 locomotives were primarily freight-haulers popularized in the mid-to-late 1800s throughout the railways of the United States, Australia, Europe, and Canada …

Delivered as N-1 compounds by Baldwin in 1912 (Locobase 307), these engines were simpled in the mid-1920s (N-2; Locobase 2802). Note that they still had the characteristic Belpaire firebox.