Also interested to read that not NYC, but a subsidiary?, used 2-8-4's. I would only use 4-8-4's and 4-8-2's, if my short line justified them. I was surprised that the C&O used 2-8-4's, certainly a mountain road that needed oomph to yank loaded hoppers down from mines. Given mountain curves, l thought tracking qualities of four wheel pilot trucks made sense and were used, but maybe was just thought, and not proven? Baldwin, Alco, Lima engineers? And the S-2....six wheel pilot?
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