2-10-2 (Santa Fe)|  | 
| ATSF tandem compound 2-10-2 | 
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| | First known tender engine version | 
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 | First use | 1903 | 
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 | Country | United States | 
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 | Locomotive | AT&SF 900 class | 
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 | Railway | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe | 
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 | Builder | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe | 
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 | Evolved from | 2-10-0, 2-8-2 | 
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 | Evolved to | 2-10-4 | 
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 | Benefits | Deeper firebox and better steaming than the 2-10-0 | 
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 | Drawbacks | Nosing action at speed | 
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| | First known "True type" version | 
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 | First use | 1919 | 
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 | Country | United States | 
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 | Locomotive | AT&SF 3800 class | 
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 | Railway | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe | 
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 | Builder | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe | 
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 | Evolved to | 2-10-4 | 
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 | Benefits | Larger and deeper firebox | 
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 | Drawbacks | Nosing action at speed | 
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Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-10-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, ten powered and coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. In the United States and elsewhere the 2-10-2 is known as the Santa Fe type, after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that first used the type in 1903.