They became the railroad's standard light freight locomotive, replacing all other class H 2-8-0s, and a number remained in service until the end of PRR steam locomotive operation in 1957. 968 class H8 of various subclasses were constructed, along with 274 class H9s and 273 class H10s.

From 1907 onwards, the PRR initially procured 540 Consolidations of classes H8 to H8c, which were still operated with saturated steam. In addition, 146 of them had already been built as H8sb or H8sc with superheaters.

Class A was the 0-4-0 type, an arrangement best suited to small switcher locomotives (known as "shifters" in PRR parlance). Most railroads abandoned the 0-4-0 after the 1920s, but the PRR kept it for use on small industrial branches, especially those with street trackage and tight turns.

Nov 12, 2010 · The H8/9 class would make an excellent starter set engine, bet it would sell like gang busters on the east coast. Not everybody has 36"+ radius curves for huge steam to look and run good.

As Locobases 67, 5153, and 15921 show, the PRR found its superheavyweight freight hauler answer in the I1 series of 2-10-0s that premiered in 1916. Their boilers were worked hard, but contained much higher percentages of superheater area in their combined heating surface totals and their boilers were pressed a full 90 psi (6.2 bar) higher.

Jan 22, 2025 · They became the railroads standard light freight locomotive, replacing all other class H 2-8-0s, and a number remained in service until the end of PRR steam locomotive operation in 1957. 968 class H8 of various subclasses were constructed, along with 274 class H9s and 273 class H10s.

class of American 2-8-0 locomotives

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Oct 20, 2023 · They became the railroad's standard light freight locomotive, replacing all other class H 2-8-0s, and a number remained in service until the end of PRR steam locomotive operation in 1957. 968 class H8 of various subclasses were constructed, along with 274 class H9s and 273 class H10s.

From 1907 onwards, the PRR started with procuring 540 Consolidations of classes H8 to H8c, most of which were still operated with saturated steam. In addition, 146 of them had already been built as H8sb or H8sc with superheaters.