@Rusty Traque posted:Needless to say a lot of 4-8-2's and 4-8-4's on various roads saw regular freight service.
Then there were 4-10-2's and UP's 4-12-2's that were essentially freight only.
Rusty
The 4-10-2's and 4-12-2's were fast freight locomotives that could pull reefer blocks at 60 along the Platte River Valley(UP) or on the long straight and flat parts of the Sunset Route (SP). In those conditions, you wanted plenty of lateral force going into curves.