This wheel arrangement was rare. Only two classes of 2-10-10-2 locomotives have been built; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's 3000 class, and the Virginian Railway's class AE. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe 3000 class unfortunately performed poorly, and therefore were rebuilt back to the original 2-10-2s they came from between 1915-1918, after only being in service for approximately 3-7 years. None of these survived into preservation. The Virginian Railway Class AE were much more successful, providing between 25-31 years of service, where some were scrapped from 1943-1945, and the rest were scrapped from 1947 to 1949 . None were preserved.