Les, Around here, both the N&W and the Virginian ran local shifter runs with 0-8-0's. When they started out they looked like a regular freight with the loco on one end and the caboose on the other. Of course, by the end of the day, anything could be anywhere in the consist. And on the N&W, you could just as easily find a 4-8-0 or 2-8-8-2 instead of the 0-8-0. The N&W's definition of a switcher (at least until the S1's came along) was the biggest thing you can bolt a set of footboards onto. (if you don't believe me, go to Union Il. and look at the 2050.....:) )

When I planned a photo charter on the Wilmington & Western years ago (which was canceled by the first of the floods that knocked out the line's trestles), my plans were very much along those lines: AB&A 0-6-0 58 masquerading as nearly-identical B&O 58, mixed train with B&O caboose and DL&W combine, with a car or two being picked up from the Hercules siding en route and some more switching at the old industries at Yorklyn. I'd love to look into the possibilities of doing something along that line again, although in the meantime we've lost not only all the wooden trestles, but the Wooddale covered bridge as photo props. Of course, by now we might have a 4-4-0 back in steam, so...........

John, feel like a photo charter in Delaware? <:-)