2-4-2 tank engine

2-4-2 tank engine

By Angela Cotey | March 21, 2024

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Although the 2-4-2 type was rare in the United States, Berlin Mills Railway 2-4-2T No. 6, built by Baldwin for the New Hampshire switching road, is typical of the smaller steam locomotives used for switching around sawmills and paper mills. Matt Coleman collection

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