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Not sure if this has been said, but there are several cases of steam holdouts also involved branchlines with light rail.  Newer diesels spread their weight over fewer axles, and thus you found a old, worn out steam locomotive in service well after newer locomotives were scrapped.  The whole premise behind the BL2 or GP7 was it was supposed to be ugly and thus put on branchlines hidden from view...except the opposite happened.   N&W as a coal hauler had quite a few branches that were built with heavier rail, and therefore big steam lasted longer. [quote user="dehusman"]The last passenger steamers were the RDG's G3 Pacifics built in 1948, pulled out of service by the mid 50's and scrapped by 1957[/quote] For arguements sake:  N&W 611, built May 1950 (happy birthday!), was not pulled from service until 1958/1959.  N&W 612 and 613 were also built in 1950.  Such was N&W's commitment to steam power. N&W also built the last steam locomotive constructed in the United States, a USRA 0-8-0 copy if memory serves in December of 1953.
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