Santa Fe 3751-3785 4-8-4s in Freight Service

Did any Santa Fe 4-8-4s 3751-3785 used in freight service like the 2900 class.

I’d definitely guess so …

At least with Diesels being introduced on the property ,

steam locos more and more got pushed into freight to do or die .

= J =

Well, on the Union Pacific their 4-8-4’s got bumped to freight traffic when the diesels began showing up. Ironically, that’s when the UP found out how good they really were!

Frequently.