Saint Louis - San Franscisco Articulated Locomotives

The Frisco had seven 2-8-8-2 locos numbered 2001 thru 2007. They were built in 1910 at the ALCO/Schenectady plant. They were an unusual group. So that they would fit onto existing turntables, the tenders were built very small. Thus they had a very short operating range. Consequently, they were a disaster at over-the-road hauling. They were quickly reassigned to duty as switch engines in iron ore service at Birmingham, AL. Someone could correct me if I'm wrong, but they were probably the largest steam switch engines. They were scrapped circa 1937.

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