Several major railroads had 2-4-4T in short distance commuter service.  Two that come to mind are the Illinois Central (also had 2-4-6Ts and 2-6-6Ts) and the New York Central.

One of the ICs is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL.

http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/image.pl?conf=img600&img=/pictures/600/201ic01.jpg

The NYCs were much more modern and rather attractive

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/nych1911.jpg

PBK