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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