No, this isn’t a thread about two steamers found in a field. This is about two steam locomotives that the Pennsy ordered that everyone seems to forget about. Pennsy ordered 38 USRA Mikados in 1919. Of these, all but 5 were denied upon delivery. The USRA sold the other 33 to the Frisco and the Mopac. Even though these locomotives never served under the Pennsy flag officially, they were still ordered. Frisco 4003 and 4018 are two ex Pennsy steam locomotives that are still with us. I could not find the Pennsy number for 4003, but I found out that 4018 would have been 20030. I believe this was just an order number, but I’m not sure. I just found the story of these two steamers interesting and thought I would share it with others. Too bad neither of these ended up in Pennsy paint whilst in preservation...
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