I, who prefer 4-8-2's and Northerns, even found this an educational and informative read. Apparently, except for the war time used loco sales of the coffin feedwater heater
SP and ATSF versions, no western roads bought these, at least, new? The DT&I had
Lima build their 700 series, six 2-8-4's, to the AMC design. I guess none of them
have been done, even in brass, but certainly not in three rail?