Whyte; Mollies; etc.

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On the Illinois Central, 2-10-2's were called "Centrals" in company  
issued literature but in actual practice, I head them called 2700's  
and 2800's, just as their Mountains which came in several  
versions,were called 2300's, 2400's, 2500's and 2600's. Of those, the  
2500's were freight locos and the others seem to have been dual  
service engines. The 2300 and 2400 engines were mostly for passenger  
service but also handled priority freights such as the famous banana  
trains from New Orleans to Chicago.


-Jim Herron