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[quote user="Trainman440"] Ah, thanks all for the usefull responses! This was just what I was looking for! Guess I was more or less correct on my guess.  Charles <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote] Not really When and which railroads are the most important questions.  At the end of steam on the N&W, you could find J class 4-8-4s on local freights.  Even before dieselization, 4-8-2s routinely held down locals on the Peavine Div in Ohio.   On the NYC, toward the end, 4-6-4s and 4-8-4s could be found on local passenger runs, bumped from long distance runs.    On the NH and NYC 2-8-2s were used in local and mainline freight.  2-6-0s were also used on some branches on the NH. BM used 2-6-0s and 4-6-2s on branch line and mainline commuter trains.  2-8-0s were also used on both local and mainline freights.   What wheel arrangement could be found on what trains depended on a number of factors: Weather Tonnage to be hauled Grades and curvature of the line Available motive power
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