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First built in the 1860's, this type of locomotive dominated rail transport until the 1960's. By 1900 the US already had 33 000 locomotives of this type, and they were also used extensively by Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium and Australia.

In the Whyte notation, a 2-8-0 is a railroad steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by four powered driving axles. In the US, this wheel arrangement is commonly called a Consolidation.