Mainline steam power in the US enjoyed, perhaps, a 10 year lease on life due to WWII, though, with few exceptions, steam locomotive development ended in the mid 1930s.
During WWII, the government controlled production, assuring that most manufacturing resources were applied toward the war effort. Though, industry was gearing up for dieselization of America's railroads in the late 1930s, the limited production capacity of diesel engines suitable for use in locomotives was diverted to the war effort, e.g., LSTs, etc. Consequently, the government specified that US railroads could order only steam locomotives, and only such designs as the government deemed appropriate until such regulations were lifted after the war.
As a result, many steam locomotives were built during the war years to move the record tonnage resulting from the war effort.
Sadly, the rapid dieselization of America's railroads after WWII resulted in the premature scrapping of many steam locomotives with estimated service lifetimes of 50 years or more when they were 10 years old or less.
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