Challenger stock

[challenger3802]

I've got a D&RGW Challenger nad was wondering what stock it would have hauled. Was it primarily a freight hauler or did it ever haul passenger cars.

Thanks
Ian

[swolcott]

Ian,
All the info I can find says the Challengers were used for freight, purchased in 1942 and scrapped in 1951. During that time the D&RGW used mostl;y 4-8-4's for their mainline passenger trains, sometimes doubleheading them.
Steve

[Morpar]

I do have some photos that show some of these locos (the L105s, not the L97s) hauling passenger trains, as they were equipped for it. Try this site for more photos:
http://www.drgw.org/data/steam/roster/drgw16.htm
It has photos of both classes and some other information. For the L105 locos, there was an article in the November 1982 Mainline Modeler with drawings and other information.