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The original Atlantics in the United States were built with the hauling of wood-frame passenger cars in mind and came in a variety of configurations, including the four-cylinder [[Vauclain compound]] which had previously been used on express [[4-4-0|4-4-0 American]], [[4-6-0|4-6-0 Ten-wheeler]] and [[2-4-2|2-4-2 Columbia]] locomotives. Around the 1910s, railroads started buying heavier steel passenger cars, which precipitated the introduction of the {{nowrap|[[4-6-2|4-6-2 Pacific]]}} type as the standard passenger locomotive. Nonetheless, the [[Chicago and North Western Railway|Chicago and North Western]], [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]], [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe]] and Pennsylvania railroads used {{nowrap|4-4-2}} Atlantics until the end of steam locomotive use in the 1950s, with some even being utilizedused in local freight and switching service.{{cn|date=September 2021}}