0-8-0

English thumb Noun Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with four axles connecting eight powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels. en 1965 Philip Shuster; Eugene L. Huddleston; Alvin F. Staufer C & O power: steam and diesel locomotives of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, 1900-1965 16 This group of 30 0-8-0’s came from Baldwin between July and October 1948 and were given road numbers 255 to 284 (C/N 74024 to 74053) pushing aside several 4-4-2’s in the 275-284 bracket in the process. en 2006 Joe Welsh; Jim Boyd; William F. Howes The American Railroad: Working for the Nation 118 The last new steam locomotive for a Class 1 U.S. railroad was an 0-8-0 built in December 1953 by the Norfolk & Western's home shop in Roanoke, Virginia. en 2012 Frederick A. Talbot Railway Wonders of the World 215 It was taken back to the shops and converted into an 0-8-0 engine for heavy goods traffic. Further reading Anagrams en 008 (800) 800 en Rail transportation