The MoPac had some 4-8-4's with 2 sand domes.
They were built from MoPac Berkshires, and the 2 domes remained.
The locos were given, among other things, longer boilers, as the 4-8-4 was a larger loco.
Next to the NYC Niagara, the MoPac "home made" 4-8-4's were the best looking examples of the type, to my eyes.
I won't be buying a WM 4-8-4, but if Weaver were to do the MoPac, I'd be all over it. So handsome. (MoPac had a later class of 4-8-4, which did not have the same level of good looks.)
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