Steam Locomotives 2-8-0 Consolidation   The first 2-8-0 was built in 1866 for the Lehigh Valley and was named Consolidation to honor the recent merger which formed the railroad. This new wheel arrangement was truly "ahead of its time." Designed more for pulling power than speed, railroads were generally slow to begin using the Consolidation because their 2-6-0 Moguls were adequate for the tasks at hand.     It wasn't until the turn-of-the-century that the 2-8-0 gained widespread acceptance and became the workhorse of freight service. Only after the introduction of the 2-8-2 Mikado in 1911, were the 2-8-0s relegated to yard switching and helper service. More than 21,000 Consolidations were built over an 86 year period and most railroads owned more 2-8-0s than they did locomotives of any other wheel arrangement.   Powerful can motor Brass flywheel Precision gear transmission Fully operational valve gear Smooth, quiet mechanism Excellent low speed control Finely molded details Operating pilot coupler Electrical pick-up from each rail in both engine and tender IHC's universal Magic Mate coupler body-mounted on tender Operating headlight Diode-controlled reversing tender light Nickel silver handrails and coupler lift bars Negotiates 18" radius curves M9509 (HO) 2-8-0 Consolidation - Burlington - #641 M9538 (HO) 2-8-0 Consolidation - Southern Pacific - #2726 M9540 (HO) 2-8-0 Consolidation - Wabash - #1555 M9550 (HO) 2-8-0 Consolidation - Undecorated M9553 (HO) 2-8-0 Consolidation - Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific - #2478

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