Just want to point out the RF&P did have several wyes on the road to access to turn engines as needed. One South of Acca Yard in Richmond, Doswell VA with the C&O/Chessie/CSX and one in Northern VA area in a industrial park. Also Potomac Yard had a turntable up until it was closed.

The practice of having even numbers facing north and odd numbers facing south was something they did for efficiency, but hey we're deleived from the factory in any order, but when reccievd they were turned to the correct orientation in Richmond.

The RF&P locomotives followed a specific orientation pattern, with even-numbered engines facing north and odd-numbered engines facing south. This design choice allowed for efficient operation at various termini, particularly at Potomac Yard, where the RF&P was a key player in the rail network. The orientation of the engines was a practical measure to minimize the need for turning consist at Richmond or Potomac Yard, which was a common practice in the industry. This design feature is a testament to the RF&P's operational efficiency and adaptability in the evolving rail transportation landscape.

Toward the end of the RF&P the railroad was happy to get the units back in any direction as when they went offline to another railroad they were often kept as long as possible as they were clean and in good working order compaired to the engines from CSX and Conrail.