learned something new about alleghenies!

I think I've read they were used on troop trains. I don't know if they were, or weren't used on the regular passenger trains. I'd be interested in learning this too. Good question.

Bill

So here is what I am finding:

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However, the Allegheny Types were designed to operate most efficiently at high speeds where their high horsepower could truly be appreciated. While the C&O had 23 of their 2-6-6-6s equipped with heat and signal lines for passenger service the steamers rarely saw use in this capacity except for occasionally moving a few heavy mail trains.

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The C&O had 23 of its "Alleghenies" equipped with steam heat and signal lines for passenger service, but they were used sparingly, pulling an occasional heavy mail train or a troop train during World War II.

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23 were equipped for passenger operation, but if they were so used, it was to pull troop trains.

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So, looks like they cruise at 60Mph pulling passengers (troops exclusively?) or straight mail consists. Anyone know if troop train cars exist?

Time to build that troop train, Eric!

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...8#153463017887318378

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ary-war-train?page=1

Scanning the book The Allegheny, Lima's Finest there were 21 Alleghenies s equipped with steam heat lines and Automatic Train Control. They were only used for passenger service beginning in WW2 and ending in 1948. Outside of regular passenger service they were used for troop, prisoner, and hospital trains. Newport News being a major transit point to and from Europe for troops and prisoners. The Greenbrier Resort located on the C&O mainline at White Sulpher Springs, WVA was converted to an Army hospital. The book cites a report that a westbound hospital train consisting of 29 heavyweight Pullmans came through Clifton Forge, VA pulled by an Allegheny.

The only regular passenger service was over the Mountain Subdivision (Charlottesville to Clifton Forge) where the grades were up to 1.48% at Staunton, VA. Probably most continued over the Allegheny summit and on to Hinton, WVA. Because of the increase in the number of passenger trains during and shortly after WW2, the C&O was short on passenger engines and pressed the Alleghenies into regular service on this stretch of track.

Ken