Baltimore & Ohio (B&O): Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Published: March 13, 2025
By: Adam Burns
The Baltimore & Ohio's diesel locomotive roster was initially an eclectic array of road-switcher models from all of the major builders, except General Electric (the railroad did own a few GE switchers).
However, by the 1950s it was largely a loyal Electro-Motive customer, purchasing large batches of first-generation cab and GP units. Due to severe financial constraints by the 1950s, the railroad went nearly ten years without acquiring new locomotives.
That all changed with the Chesapeake & Ohio's acquisition in early February of 1963. The C&O was a very healthy company and its infusion of cash enabled the B&O; to purchase large batches of second-generation power such as GP30's, GP35's, GP38's, GP40's, GP40-2's, and more.
The final new locomotives to wear any kind of "B&O" markings were a batch of SD50's that rolled of La Grange in 1984 wearing the Chessie System livery.
From a historical perspective the B&O had been fascinating line to railfan dating back to the late steam era with big 2-8-8-4 EM-1's and 2-10-2 "Big Sixes" working Sand Patch, and 4-8-2's hustling fast freights through the Midwest.
This enthusiasm continued into the diesel era as the railroad operated a variety of locomotives, ranging from Electro-Motive's very early EA passenger model to Baldwin's RF16 and Alco's stylish FA freight units.
Photos
Baltimore & Ohio FA-2's head east past the depot at Brunswick, Maryland during the 1950s. American-Rails.com collection.Early History
The Baltimore & Ohio enjoyed many firsts throughout its history, from the first common-carrier railroad chartered in 1827 to the first employing air-conditioning in 1930 when dining car Martha Washington was unveiled with the newfangled accommodation.
The B&O was also the first to implement electrification in main line applications when it opened its Baltimore Belt Railroad in 1895.
This 4-mile stretch of railroad operated through Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore and closed the gap between the B&O's railroad’s New York-Washington (north-south) and Washington – Cumberland (east-west) main lines.
It was electrified to eliminate smoke through the downtown area. This electrification lasted until 1952 when the B&O had accumulated enough diesels to discontinue electric operations.
In another move to eliminate steam locomotives in an urban setting and comply with a city's smoke abatement ordinance, the B&O put into service its first diesel in 1925.
That year it acquired a 60-ton, 300 horsepower boxcab produced by American Locomotive/General Electric/Ingersoll-Rand to carry out switching chores along its confined yard at 26th Street in New York City, situated on Manhattan's West Side.
Then, in 1935 the railroad acquired Electro-Motive's early boxcab design for main line service, an 1,800 horsepower testbed unit numbered 50.
It tested on Sand Patch and spent time pulling the Royal Blue between Washington and New York before being transferred to Abraham Lincoln on subsidiary Alton Railroad.
The railroad came back to Electro-Motive in 1937 for the streamlined variants of these boxcabs known as the EA model. The cab units featured a beautiful sweeping carbody with a slanted nose.
They went to work on the flagship Capitol Limited that year and the B&O was quite pleased with the units. From this point forward the railroad was a loyal EMD customer although did experiment with some models from other builders.
You could find Baldwins, FMs, and Alcos in yard work while the B&O even tried out a few of the latter's dual-service cab model, the FPA-2.
After the War Production Board eased restrictions on buying new diesels during World War II, the B&O picked up its efforts to fully dieselize its locomotive fleet in the late 1940s.
During the 1950s the Baltimore & Ohio purchased large batches of GP units, like the GP7, and even tried out Baldwin's unique AS616 road-switcher.
American Locomotive (Alco)
| Model Type | Road Number (1st) | Road Number (2nd) | Road Number (3rd) | Order Number | Serial Number | Date Built | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxcab* | 1 | - | - | S1484 | Unknown | 1925 | 1 | - |
| S1 | 222-223 | 8010-8011 | 9150-9151 | Unknown | 70057, 72694 | 8/1944-9/1944 | 2 | - |
| S1 | 224-227 | 8012-8015 | 9152-9155 | S1942 | 72835-72836, 72840-72841 | 10/1944-11/1944 | 4 | - |
| S4 | 468-474, 542-545 | - | 9008-9018 | 20961 | 81320-81330 | 4/1955 | 11 | - |
| S2 | 475-481 | - | 9019-9025 | S1884 | 70248-70254 | 4/1943-11/1943 | 7 | - |
| S2 | 482-487 | - | 9026-9031 | S1915 | 71301-71303, 71309-71311 | 4/1943-11/1943 | 6 | - |
| S2 | 488-492 | - | 9032-9036 | Unknown | 76175-76184 | 4/1944-7/1944 | 5 | - |
| S2 | 493-496 | - | 9037-9040 | S1943 | 72727, 72892-72894 | 8/1944-1/1945 | 4 | - |
| S2 | 497-508 | - | 9041-9052 | S1943 | 72903-72909, 72912-72916 | 2/1945-5/1945 | 12 | - |
| S2 | 509-510 | - | 9053-9054 | 20243 | 76160-76161 | 8/1948 | 2 | - |
| S2 | 511-520 | - | 9055-9064 | 20243 | 76175-76184 | 9/1948-10/1948 | 10 | - |
| S2 | 521-524 | - | 9065-9068 | 20243 | 76202-76205 | 11/1948 | 4 | - |
| S2 | 525-533 | - | 9069-9077 | 20243 | 76500-76508 | 11/1948-12/1948 | 9 | - |
| S4 | 534-541 | - | 9000-9007 | Unknown | 80954-80959, 80962-80963 | 11/1953-12/1953 | 2 | - |
| FA-2 | 801-805 (Odds), 801A-805A (Odds) | 4000-4005 | - | Unknown | 78188-78193 | 10/1950-11/1950 | 6 | - |
| FB-2 | 801x-809x (Odds) | 5000-5003 | - | Unknown | 78198-78200, 78502 | 10/1950-1/1951 | 4 | - |
| FA-2 | 807, 807A | 4006-4007 | - | Unknown | 78266-78267 | 11/1950 | 2 | - |
| FPA-2 | 809-817 (Odds), 809A-817A (Odds) | 4008-4017 | - | 20551 | 78483-78492 | 12/1950-1/1951 | 10 | - |
| FB-2 | 809x-817x (Odds)** | 5004-5008 | - | Unknown | 78201, 78498-78501 | 12/1950-1/1951 | 5 | - |
| FB-2 | 817Ax | 5009 | - | Unknown | 78497 | 1/1951 | 1 | - |
| FA-2 | 819-823 (Odds), 819A-823A (Odds) | 4018-4023 | - | 20774 | 79710-79715 | 1/1952-2/1952 | 6 | - |
| FB-2 | 819x-823x (Odds) | 5010-5012 | - | Unknown | 79760-79762 | 1/1952 | 3 | - |
| FA-2 | 825-827 (Odds), 825A-827A (Odds) | 4024-4027 | - | 20774 | 79744-79746, 79955 | 3/1952 | 4 | - |
| FB-2 | 825x-835x (Odds) | 5013-5018 | - | Unknown | 80010-80013, 80030-80031 | 4/1952, 4/1953 | 6 | - |
| FA-2 | 829-831 (Odds), 829A-831A (Odds) | 4028-4031 | 4128-4131 | 20774 | 79956-79959 | 3/1952-4/1952 | 4 | - |
| FA-2 | 833-837 (Odds), 833A-837A (Odds) | 4032-4037 | 4132-4137 | 20848 | 79984-79989 | 4/1953-5/1953 | 6 | - |
| FB-2 | 837x, 837Ax | 5019-5020 | - | Unknown | 80032-80033 | 5/1953 | 2 | - |
| RSD12 | - | - | 2007-2016 | Unknown | 81943-81952 | 4/1956-5/1956 | 10 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #6700-6709 |
| RS1 | - | - | 9185-9186 | 20871 | 80851-80852 | 9/1953 | 2 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #5114-5115 |
| S4 | 9078-9097 | - | - | 21023 | 81860-81879 | 4/1956-6/1956 | 20 | - |
| S4 | 9098-9099 | - | - | 21023 | 81971-81972 | 6/1956 | 2 | - |
| S4 | 9100-9114 | - | - | 21055 | 81985-81999 | 2/1957-8/1957 | 15 | - |
| S2 | 9115-9144 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio*** |
| S2 | 9145-9149 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | Ex-Lehigh Valley**** |
| S2 | 9160-9165, 9171-9184 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio***** |
* A joint GE/Alco/Ingersoll-Rand project. The boxcab employed 300 horsepower and could produce 7,900 pounds of tractive effort at 10.0 mph. Its top speed was 30 mph. The trio broke down the work as follows:
- Alco carried out mechanical work at its Schenectady, New York plant.
- Ingersoll-Rand supplied the engine from its Phillipsburg, New Jersey plant, and was responsible for sales.
- General Electric installed all electrical equipment and carried out testing at its Erie, Pennsylvania plant.
** Steam-generator equipped.
*** See Table Below
| Baltimore & Ohio Number | Chesapeake & Ohio Number | Serial Number | Date Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9115 | 5026 | 77165 | 10/1949 |
| 9116 | 5029 | 77798 | 10/1949 |
| 9117 | 5016 | 77141 | 10/1949 |
| 9118 | 5039 | 77807 | 11/1949 |
| 9119 | 5017 | 77142 | 10/1949 |
| 9120 | 5004 | 76783 | 6/1949 |
| 9121 | 5028 | 77797 | 10/1949 |
| 9122 | 5042 | 77811 | 11/1949 |
| 9123 | 5043 | 77812 | 11/1949 |
| 9124 | 5035 | 77803 | 11/1949 |
| 9125 | 5027 | 77796 | 10/1949 |
| 9126 | 5030 | 77799 | 10/1949 |
| 9127 | 5037 | 77806 | 10/1949 |
| 9128 | 5023 | 77148 | 10/1949 |
| 9129 | 5054 | 76899 | 1/1950 |
| 9130 | 5050 | 77944 | 1/1950 |
| 9131 | 5044 | 77813 | 11/1949 |
| 9132 | 5038 | 77807 | 10/1949 |
| 9133 | 5040 | 77809 | 11/1949 |
| 9134 | 5041 | 77810 | 11/1949 |
| 9135 | 5001 | 76771 | 5/1949 |
| 9136 | 5024 | 77149 | 10/1949 |
| 9137 | 5008 | 77133 | 9/1949 |
| 9138 | 5013 | 77138 | 10/1949 |
| 9139 | 5002 | 77165 | 10/1949 |
| 9140 | 5009 | 77134 | 9/1949 |
| 9141 | 5010 | 77135 | 9/1949 |
| 9142 | 5003 | 76782 | 6/1949 |
| 9143 | 5007 | 77132 | 9/1949 |
| 9144 | 5014 | 77139 | 10/1949 |
**** See Table Below
| Baltimore & Ohio Number | Lehigh Valley Number | Serial Number | Date Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9145 | 150 | 69952 | 8/1942 |
| 9146 | 153 | 69955 | 10/1942 |
| 9147 | 155 | 69878 | 10/1943 |
| 9148 | 161 | 70068 | 10/1949 |
| 9149 | 162 | 70069 | 11/1949 |
***** See Table Below
| Baltimore & Ohio Number | Chesapeake & Ohio Number | Serial Number | Date Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9160 | 5000 | 76770 | 5/1949 |
| 9161 | 5005 | 77130 | 9/1949 |
| 9162 | 5006 | 77131 | 9/1949 |
| 9163 | 5011 | 77136 | 10/1949 |
| 9164 | 5012 | 77137 | 10/1949 |
| 9165 | 5015 | 77140 | 10/1949 |
| 9171 | 5032 | 77801 | 11/1949 |
| 9172 | 5033 | 77802 | 11/1949 |
| 9173 | 5036 | 77805 | 10/1949 |
| 9174 | 5045 | 77827 | 12/1949 |
| 9175 | 5046 | 77828 | 12/1949 |
| 9176 | 5047 | 77941 | 12/1949 |
| 9177 | 5048 | 77942 | 12/1949 |
| 9178 | 5049 | 77943 | 1/1950 |
| 9179 | 5051 | 77945 | 1/1950 |
| 9180 | 5052 | 76897 | 1/1950 |
| 9181 | 5053 | 76898 | 1/1950 |
| 9182 | 5055 | 76900 | 1/1950 |
| 9183 | 5056 | 76901 | 1/1950 |
| 9184 | 5057 | 76902 | 1/1950 |
Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
| Model Type | Road Number (1st) | Road Number (2nd) | Road Number (3rd) | Baldwin Serial Number(s) | Construction Number(s) | Date Built | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS-4-4-1000 | 376 | - | 9250 | 1005 | 74778 | 7/14/1950 | 1 | - |
| DS-4-4-1000 | 377-381 | - | 9251-9255 | 1006-1010 | 74788-74792 | 7/14/1950 | 5 | - |
| DS-4-4-1000 | 382-385 | - | 9256-9259 | 1017-1020 | 74799-74800, 74881-74882 | 8/23/1950-8/25/1950 | 4 | - |
| DS-4-4-1000 | 386-399 | - | 9260-9273 | 1029-1042 | 74937-74950 | 8/28/1950-10/13/1950 | 14 | - |
| VO-1000 | 413, 415, 421, 429 | 9221-9224 | - | 168-170, 299, 416 | 67649, 67651, 70858, 71990 | 8/26/1943-1/24/1945 | 4 | - |
| VO-1000 | 414, 416 | 9200-9201 | - | 169, 171 | 67650, 67652 | 8/27/1943, 8/30/1943 | 2 | - |
| VO-1000 | 417-420 | 9202-9205 | - | 218-221 | 70112-70115 | 11/27/1943-12/1/1943 | 4 | - |
| VO-1000 | 422-427 | 9206-9211 | - | 300, 320, 332-335 | 70859, 70879, 71930-71933 | 5/8/1944-7/24/1944 | 6 | - |
| VO-1000 | 428, 430-432 | 9212-9215 | - | 415, 417-419 | 71989, 71991, 71426-71427 | 1/21/1945-1/28/1945 | 4 | - |
| VO-1000 | 433-437 | 9216-9220 | - | 427-431 | 71333-71337 | 2/19/1945-2/25/1945 | 5 | - |
| DS-4-4-1000 | 438-462 | - | 9225-9249 | 707-731 | 73839-73863 | 10/27/1948-12/25/1948 | 25 | - |
| DS-4-4-1200 | 463-467 | - | 9274-9278 | 408-412 | 75961-75965 | 11/11/1953-11/20/1953 | 5 | - |
| DR-4-4-1500 (A) | 847, 849 | 4200-4201 | - | 29, 30 | 73981, 73984 | 6/1949 | 2 | Acquired 3/1955: Ex-Elgin, Joliet & Eastern #700A-701A: Nee-Demonstrators #6001A, #6001A1. |
| DR-4-4-1500 (A) | 847x, 849x | 5200-5201 | - | 18-19 | 73982-73983 | 6/1949 | 2 | Acquired 3/1955: Ex-Elgin, Joliet & Eastern #700B-701B: Nee-Demonstrators #6001B, #6001B1. |
| RF16 (A) | 851-861 (Odds), 851-861A (Odds) | 4202-4213 | - | 1-12 | 74801-74811, 74816 | 11/7/1950-11/30/1950 | 12 | - |
| RF16 (A) | 863, 863A | 4214-4215 | - | 13-14 | 74817-74818 | 12/6/1950 | 2 | - |
| RF16 (A) | 865, 865A, 867, 869, 871 | 4216-4220 | - | 107-111 | 75386-75390 | 5/24/1952-5/21/1953 | 5 | - |
| RF16 (B) | 865x, 851x, 853x-861x (Odds), 867x-871x (Odds), 867Ax-871Ax (Odds) | - | - | 40-52 | 75413-75419, 75808-75813 | 5/15/1952-5/21/1953 | 13 | - |
| AS16 | 890-898 | 6207-6216 | 2241-2249 | 120-128 | 76096-76104 | 5/6/1955-6/30/1955 | 9 | - |
| AS16 | 899 | 6206 | 2240 | 105 | 75966 | 2/25/1954 | 1 | - |
| AS16 | 900-904 | 6200-6204 | 2234-2238 | 60-64 | 75498-75502 | 5/27/1952-6/3/1952 | 5 | - |
| AS16 | 905 | 6205 | 2239 | 92 | 75420 | 3/27/1953 | 1 | - |
| AS616 | 2250 | - | - | 83 | 75175 | 8/3/1951 | 1 | Built as Chesapeake & Ohio #5555, later became C&O; #2219. |
Electro-Motive (EMC/EMD)
| Model Type | Road Number (1st) | Road Number (2nd) | Road Number (3rd) | Serial Number(s) | Order Number | Date Built | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW | 2 | - | - | 653 | E152 | 12/1936 | 1 | Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal. Rebuilt as SW1 #199 in May, 1942. Later renumbered again as 8422. |
| E8A | 26-32 (Evens), 26A-32A (Evens) | 1446-1453 | 1446-1453 | 18675-18682 | 2061 | 10/1953 | 8 | - |
| FTA | 1A-5A Odds), 1D-5D (Odds) | 101-111 (Odds) | 4400-4405 | 1633-1638 | E470 | 8/1942-9/1942 | 6 | - |
| FTB | 1B-5B (Odds), 1C-5C (Odds) | 101x-105X (Odds), 101Ax-105Ax (Odds) | 5400-5405 | 1645-1650 | E471 | 8/1942-9/1942 | 6 | - |
| FTA | 7A-11A (Odds), 7D-11D (Odds) | 101A-111A (Odds) | 4406-4411 | 1639-1644 | E470 | 8/1943-10/1943 | 6 | - |
| FTB | 7B-11B (Odds), 7C-11C (Odds) | 107x-111x (Odds), 107Ax-111Ax (Odds) | 5406-5411 | 1651-1656 | E471 | 8/1943-10/1943 | 6 | - |
| E9A | 34-40 (Evens) | 1454-1457 | 1454-1457 | 20377-20380 | 2069 | 5/1955 | 4 | - |
| Boxcab | 50 | - | - | 532 | E127 | 8/1935 | 1 | This 1,800 horsepower boxcab was first assigned to the New York-Washington, D.C. "Royal Blue" service. It was transferred to the Alton Railroad's "Abraham Lincoln" service in April, 1936. It later became Gulf, Mobile & Ohio #1200; retired in 1956 and now preserved at the Museum Of Transportation in St. Louis. |
| EA | 51 | 1433 | 1433 | 666 | E145 | 5/1937 | 1 | Rebuilt as E8Am #1433 (order #7507) in December, 1953. |
| EB | 51x-56x | 2414-2419 | 2414-2419 | 667, 669, 768-770, 801 | E146 | 5/1937-6/1938 | 6 | Rebuilt as E8Bm's #2414-2419 (order #7507) between May, 1953 and January, 1954. |
| EA | 52 | - | - | 668 | E145 | 6/1937 | 1 | Transferred to the Alton Railroad. |
| E6A | 52 (2nd) | - | - | 1094 | E322 | 10/1940 | 1 | - |
| EA | 53-54 | 1434-1435 | 1434-1435 | 765-766 | E189 | 1/1938 | 1 | Rebuilt as E8Am #1434-1435 (order #7507) in October, 1953 and January, 1954. |
| EA | 55-56 | 1436-1437 | 1436-1437 | 770, 801 | E191 | 6/1938 | 1 | Rebuilt as E8Am #1436-1437 (order #7507) between June-August, 1953. |
| E6A | 57-59 | 1408-1410 | 1408-1410 | 1091-1093 | E322 | 9/1940 | 3 | - |
| E6B | 57x-59x | 2407-2409 | 2407-2409 | 1095-1097 | E323 | 9/1940 | 3 | - |
| E6A | 60-63 | 1411-1414 | 1411-1414 | 1328-1331 | E388 | 6/1941-7/1941 | 4 | - |
| E6B | 60x-63x | 2410-2413 | 2410-2413 | 1332-1335 | E389 | 6/1941-7/1941 | 4 | - |
| E7A | 64, 64A, 66, 66A | 1415-1418 | 1415-1418 | 1673-1676 | E472 | 2/1945 | 4 | - |
| E7A | 68-80 (Evens), 68A-80A (Evens) | 1419-1432 | 1419-1432 | 2897-2910 | E642 | 9/1945-10/1945 | 14 | - |
| F3A | 82-88 (Evens), 82A-86A (Evens) | 1400-1406 | 4637-4643 | 4072-4078 | E757 | 7/1947 | 7 | Steam-generator equipped. |
| F3B | 82x-82Ax, 84x-84Ax | 2400-2403 | 5520-5523 | 4080-4083 | E757 | 7/1947 | 4 | - |
| F3B | 86x,86Ax, 88x | 2404-2406 | 5524-5526 | 4135-4137 | E757 | 7/1947 | 3 | - |
| E8A | 90, 90A, 92, 92A | 1438-1441 | 1463 (See Notes) | 10231-10234 | 2015 | 9/1950 | 4 | #92/#1440 was later renumbered as 1463. |
| E8A | 94, 94A, 96, 96A | 1442-1445 | 1442-1445 | 12712-12715 | 6162 | 9/1950-10/1950 | 4 | - |
| F3A | 113-151 (Odds), 113A-151A (Odds) | 4420-4459 | - | 5089-5128 | E865 | 4/1948-5/1948 | 40 | - |
| F3A | 153-151 (Odds), 153A-171A (Odds) | - | 4460-4479 | 5089-5128 | E940 | 11/1948-1/1949 | 20 | - |
| F7B | 153x-171x (Odds) | 5420-5429 | 5420-5429 | 12283-12292 | 3069 | 9/1950 | 10 | - |
| F7A | 180-192 (Evens), 180A-192A (Evens) | 4480-4493 | 4480-4493 | 7554-7567 | E1079 | 8/1949-10/1949 | 14 | - |
| F7B | 180x-184x (Evens), 180Ax-184Ax (Evens) | 5430-5435 | 5430-5435 | 7568-7573 | E1079 | 8/1949-9/1949 | 6 | - |
| F7B | 186x-192x (Evens), 186Ax-192Ax (Evens) | 5436-5443 | 5436-5443 | 8743-8750 | E1079 | 9/1949 | 8 | - |
| SW1 | 200-215 | - | 8400-8415 | 1098-1113 | E324 | 8/1940-9/1940 | 16 | - |
| SW1 | 217, 216, 218-221 | - | 8416-8421 | 1601-1606 | E462 | 5/1940-8/1940 | 6 | Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal |
| F7A | 231-237, 239-243 (Odds), 239A-243A (Odds) | 4494-4503 | 4494-4503 | 10221-10230 | 8/1950 | 10 | - | |
| F7B | 231x-237x (Odds) | 5444-5447 | 5444-5447 | 11709-11712 | 3034 | 8/1950 | 4 | - |
| F7A | 245-245A, 247-247A | 4504-4507 | 4504-4507 | 11705-11708 | 8/1950 | 4 | - | |
| F7A | 249-263 (Odds), 249A-263A (Odds) | 4508-4523 | 4508-4523 | 12259-12274 | 3064 | 9/1950-10/1950 | 16 | - |
| F7B | 249x-263x (Odds) | - | 5448-5455 | 12275-12282 | 3064 | 9/1950-10/1950 | 8 | - |
| F7A | 265-279 (Odds), 265A-279A (Odds) | 4524-4539 | 4524-4539 | 12626-12641 | 6161 | 10/1950-12/1950 | 16 | - |
| F7B | 265-279x (Odds) | 5456-5463 | 5456-5463 | 12674-12681 | 6161 | 11/1950-12/1950 | 8 | - |
| F7A | 281-297 (Odds), 281A-297A (Odds), 361-361A | 4540-4559 | 4540-4559 | 12642-12661 | 6207 | 1/1951-2/1951 | 20 | - |
| F7B | 281x-297x (Odds), 361x | 5464-5473 | 5464-5473 | 12682-12691 | 6207 | 1/1951-2/1951 | 10 | - |
| F7A | 363-363A, 365-365A | 4560-4563 | 4560-4563 | 12662-12665 | 6161 | 1/1951-2/1951 | 4 | - |
| F7B | 363x-363Ax, 365x-365Ax | 5474-5477 | 5474-5477 | 12692-12695 | 6161 | 12/1950-1/1951 | 4 | - |
| F7A | 367-374 | 4564-4571 | 4564-4571 | 12666-12673 | 6161 | 12/1950-1/1951 | 8 | - |
| F7B | 367x-374x (Odds), 367Ax-374Ax (Odds) | 5478-5493 | 5478-5493 | 12696-12711 | 6161 | 12/1950-1/1951 | 16 | - |
| NW2 | 400-408 | - | 9500-9508 | 1114-1122 | E325 | 10/1940-11/1940 | 9 | - |
| NW2 | 409-411 | - | 9509-9511 | 1729-1731 | E463 | 1/1943 | 3 | Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal |
| NW2 | 550-559 | - | 9542-9551 | 6673-6682 | E1086 | 9/1948-11/1948 | 10 | - |
| NW2 | 560-589 | - | 9512-9541 | 6683-6712 | E1022 | 1/1949-5/1949 | 30 | - |
| SW9 | 590-597 | - | 9600-9607 | 15886-15893 | 6366 | 2/1952-4/1952 | 8 | Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal |
| SW9 | 598-603 | - | 9608-9613 | 19308-19313 | 4258 | 12/1953 | 6 | - |
| SW900 | 625-653 | - | 9400-9428 | 20384-20412 | 4301 | 5/1955-7/1955 | 29 | - |
| GP7 | 720-731 | 6413-6424 | 5613-5624 | 18694-18705 | 5301 | 9/1953 | 12 | - |
| GP7 | 740-746 | 3400-3406 | 6693-6699 | 18687-18693 | 5302 | 10/1953 | 7 | - |
| GP9 | 747-752 | 3417-3412 | 6600-6605 | 20417-20422 | 5388 | 4/1955 | 6 | - |
| GP9 | 675-690 | - | 6425-6440 | 20429-20444 | 5393 | 4/1955-5/1955 | 16 | - |
| GP9 | 691-696 | - | 6441-6446 | 20423-20428 | 5392 | 4/1955 | 6 | - |
| SD7 | 760 | 7400 | 1826 | 17410 | 6457 | 3/1952 | 1 | Ex-Demonstrator #991 |
| SD7 | 761-764 | 7401-7404 | 1827-1830 | 18683-18686 | 5303 | 11/1953 | 4 | - |
| SD9 | 765-766 | 7405-7406 | 1831-1832 | 20121-20122 | 5376 | 12/1954 | 2 | - |
| SD9 | 772 | 7412 | 1838 | 20123 | 5388 | 12/1954 | 1 | - |
| SD9 | 767-771 | 7407-7411 | 1833-1837 | 20124-20128 | 5376 | 12/1954 | 5 | - |
| SD9 | 773-774 | 7413-7414 | 1839-1840 | 20451-20452 | 5395 | 4/1955 | 2 | - |
| GP7 | 910-922 | 6400-6412 | 5600-5612 | 17499-17511 | 6294 | 1/1953 | 13 | - |
| F7A | 929-945 (Odds) | 4572-4580 | 4572-4580 | 15905-15913 | 3122 | 1/1952 | 9 | - |
| F7B | 929x-945x (Odds) | 5494-5502 | 5494-5502 | 15923-15931 | 3122 | 1/1952 | 9 | - |
| F7A | 929A-945A (Odds) | 4581-4589 | 4581-4589 | 15914-15922 | 3122 | 1/1952 | 9 | - |
| F7A | 947-961 (Odds), 947A-961A (Odds) | 4590-4605 | 4590-4605 | 16642-16657 | 3146 | 8/1952 | 16 | - |
| F7B | 947x-961x (Odds) | 5503-5510 | 5503-5510 | 16671-16678 | 3146 | 8/1952 | 8 | - |
| F7A | 963-975 (Odds), 963A-973A (Odds) | 4606-4618 | 4606-4618 | 16658-16670 | 3154 | 8/1952 | 13 | - |
| F7A | 977-993 (Odds), 977A-993A (Odds) | 4619-4636 | 4619-4636 | 17512-17529 | 6467 | 1/1953 | 18 | - |
| F7B | 977x-993x (Odds) | 5511-5519 | 5511-5519 | 17530-17538 | 6467 | 1/1953 | 9 | - |
| E8A | 1440 (2nd) | - | - | 14765 | 2015 | 8/1951 | 1 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #4006. |
| E8A | 1460-1462 | - | - | 14760, 14770, 14776 | 2040 | 8/1951-12/1951 | 3 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #4001, #4011, #4017. |
| E8A | 1464-1467 | - | - | 14766, 14768, 14771-14772 | 2040 | 8/1951-11/1951 | 4 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #4007, #4009, #4012-4013. |
| GP9 | 3413-3418 | 6606-6611 | - | 22255-22260 | 5490 | 8/1956-10/1956 | 6 | - |
| GP9 | 3419-3425 | 6612-6618 | - | 22418-22424 | 5490 | 10/1956 | 7 | - |
| GP35 | 3500-3519 | - | - | 29090-29109 | 7716 | 3/1964-4/1964 | 20 | - |
| GP35 | 3540-3559 | - | - | 29372-29391 | 7736 | 7/1964-9/1964 | 20 | - |
| GP35 | 3581 | - | - | 31262 | 7863 | 12/1965 | 1 | - |
| GP40 | 3684-3699 | - | - | 32644-32659 | 7943 | 11/1966 | 15 | - |
| GP40 | 3700-3739 | - | - | 34823-34862 | 7158 | 2/1969-4/1969 | 40 | - |
| GP40 | 3740-3764 | - | - | 36721-36745 | 7275 | 12/1970-1/1971 | 25 | - |
| GP40 | 3765-3777 | - | - | 37189-37201 | 7301 | 2/1971-3/1971 | 13 | - |
| GP40 | 3778-3779 | - | - | 37202-37203 | 7317 | 3/1971 | 2 | - |
| GP38 | 3800-3849 | - | - | 33318-33367 | 7060 | 10/1967-11/1967 | 50 | - |
| GP38 | 3837 (2nd) | - | - | 33335 | 8085 | 7/1971 | 50 | - |
| GP40 | 4000-4054 | - | - | 38480-38534 | 7340 | 8/1971-10/1971 | 55 | - |
| GP40 | 4055-4064 | - | - | 38535-38544 | 7356 | 11/1971 | 10 | - |
| GP40-2 | 4100-4162, 1977 (1st), 4164 ("GM50") | - | - | 7365-1 thru 7365-65 | 7365 | 8/1972-11/1972 | 65 | #1977 celebrated the B&O;'s 150th anniversary while "GM50" marked Electro-Motive's 50 years of building locomotives. |
| GP40-2 | 4185-4246 | - | - | 74695-1 thru 74695-62 | 74695 | 4/1975-7/1975 | 62 | - |
| GP40-2 | 4247-4256 | - | - | 767034-1 thru 767034-10 | 767034 | 2/1977 | 10 | - |
| GP40-2 | 4287-4307 | - | - | 776091-1 thru 776091-21 | 777051 | 1/1978-2/1978 | 21 | - |
| GP40-2 | 4308-4311 | - | - | 777051-1 thru 777051-4 | 777051 | 3/1978 | 4 | - |
| GP40-2 | 4322-4351 | - | - | 787227-1 thru 787227-30 | 787227 | 2/1979-3/1979 | 30 | - |
| FTA | 4412-4413 | - | - | 3128-3129 | E654 | 5/1945 | 2 | Ex-New York, Ontario & Western #806-807. |
| GP40-2 | 4422-4447 | - | - | 807014-1 thru 807014-26 | 807014 | 5/1981-6/1981 | 26 | - |
| F7A | 4644-4647 | - | - | 11809-11812 | 6118 | 6/1950 | 4 | Ex-Bessemer & Lake Erie #701A-704A. |
| F7A | 4648-4651 | - | - | 13678-13681 | 3085 | 2/1951-3/1951 | 4 | Ex-Bessemer & Lake Erie #708A-711A. |
| F7A | 4652-4654 | - | - | 11813-11815 | 6118 | 6/1950 | 3 | Ex-Bessemer & Lake Erie #705A-707A. |
| GP38 | 4800-4819 | - | - | 36676-36695 | 8085 | 8/1970-12/1970 | 20 | - |
| NW2 | 5061-5064 | - | - | 10382-10385 | 6023 | 9/1949 | 4 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #5061-5064. |
| NW2 | 5069 | - | - | 10370 | 6021 | 6/1949 | 1 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #5069. |
| NW2 | 5074, 5076, 5079 | - | - | 10375, 10377, 10380 | 6021 | 6/1949-8/1949 | 3 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio 5074, 5076, 5079. |
| SW7 | 5215 | - | - | 10274 | 6075 | 1/1950 | 1 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #5215. |
| FTB | 5412-5413 | - | - | 3136-3137 | E654 | 5/1945 | 2 | Ex-New York, Ontario & Western #806B-807B. |
| F7B | 5527-5533 | - | - | 11816-11822 | 6118 | 2/1951 | 7 | Ex-Bessemer & Lake Erie #701B-707B. |
| F7B | 5534-5537 | - | - | 13685-13688 | 3085 | 3/1951 | 4 | Ex-Bessemer & Lake Erie #708B-711B. |
| F7B | 5540 | - | - | 16026 | 3097 | 2/1952 | 1 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #7519. |
| GP7 | 6405 (2nd) | - | - | 17504 | 8030 | 12/1953 | 1 | - |
| GP9 | 6447-6500 | - | - | 22191-22244 | 5477 | 8/1956-10/1956 | 54 | - |
| GP9 | 6498 (2nd) | - | - | 23624 | 8045 | 5/1957 | 1 | - |
| GP9 | 6501-6510 | - | - | 22245-22254 | 5489 | 10/1956 | 10 | - |
| GP9 | 6511-6562 | - | - | 22985-23036 | 5519 | 5/1957-7/1957 | 52 | - |
| GP9 | 6563-6570 | - | - | 23037-23044 | 5543 | 7/1957 | 8 | - |
| GP9 | 6571 | - | - | 23641 | 8046 | 5/1957 | 1 | - |
| GP9 | 6572-6598 | - | - | 24356-24382 | 5568 | 1/1958-2/1958 | 27 | - |
| GP9 | 6599 | - | - | 27086 | 7615 | 1/1962 | 1 | - |
| GP9 | 6650-6658 | - | - | 22101-22109 | 5473 | 6/1956-7/1956 | 9 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #6100-6108. |
| GP9 | 6659-6661 | - | - | 22017-22019 | 5467 | 9/1956 | 3 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #6109-6111. |
| GP9 | 6662-6683 | - | - | 22021-22042 | 5467 | 9/1956 | 22 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #6113-6134. |
| GP30 | 6900-6927 | - | - | 27617-27644 | 7628 | 10/1962-11/1962 | 28 | - |
| GP30 | 6928-6976 | - | - | 27645-27693 | 7631 | 11/1962-1/1963 | 49 | - |
| SD35 | 7400-7419 | - | - | 29408-29427 | 7738 | 7/1964-10/1964 | 20 | - |
| SD35 | 7437-7440 | - | - | 30706-30709 | 7828 | 9/1965 | 4 | - |
| SD40 | 7482-7494 (See Notes) | 7591-7594 (See Notes) | - | 33161-33173 | 7998 | 5/1967 | 13 | Among this group, #7482-7490 were transferred to the Jersey Central while #7591-7594 were renumbered as #7591-7594. |
| SD40 | 7497-7500 | 7597-7599 (See Notes) | - | 34775-34778 | 7159 | 4/1969 | 4 | #7497-#7499 were renumbered as #7597-7599 while #7500 maintained its original number. |
| SD40-2 | 7600-7619 | - | - | 767033-1 thru 767033-20 | 767033 | 1/1977-2/1977 | 20 | - |
| SD20-2 | 7700-7704 | - | - | 29413, 29409, 29414, 29412 | 7738 | 2/1979-3/1979 | 5 | Ex-Baltimore & Ohio SD35's #7405, #7401, #7406, and #7404; de-rated to 2000 horsepower. |
| TR3A (Cow) | 9552, 9555 | - | - | 10253, 10256 | 6018 | 7/1949, 10/1949 | 2 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #9552 and #9555; built as C&O; #6500A and #6501A. |
| TR3B (Calf) | 9554, 9556 | - | - | 10254-10255 | 6018 | 7/1949 | 2 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #9554 and #9556; built as C&O; #6500B and #6500C. |
| TR3B (Calf) | 9553, 9557 | - | - | 10257-10258 | 6018 | 10/1949 | 2 | Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio #9553 and #9557; built as C&O; #6500B and #6500C. |
| SW1200 | 9614-9621 | - | - | 23360-23367 | 4393 | 5/1957 | 8 | - |
Fairbanks-Morse (FM)
| Model Type | Road Number (1st) | Road Number (2nd) | Road Number (3rd) | Construction Number(s) | Contract Number(s) | Date Built | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H12-44 | 196-197 | - | 9720-9721 | 12L774-12L775 | LD157 | 9/1953 | 2 | - |
| H10-44 | 300-309 | - | 9700-9709 | 10L86-10L95 | LD151 | 11/1948-12/1948 | 10 | - |
| H12-44 | 310-319 | - | 9710-9719 | 12L392-12L401 | LD103 | 2/1951 | 10 | - |
| H16-44 | 906-907 | 6700-6701 | - | 16L697-16L598 | LD144 | 12/1952 | 2 | Leased to the CNJ in November, 1967 and numbered 18-19. Returned to the B&O; the following year, both were to be renumbered as 9735-9736. However, the units were retired and scrapped in January, 1970 prior to this last renumbering. |
| H16-44 | 925-926 | 6702-6703 | 9737-9738 | 16L961-16L962 | LD178 | 4/1955 | 2 | - |
| H16-44 | 927 | 6704 | 9739 | 16L969 | LD178 | 4/1955 | 1 | - |
| H16-44 | 6705-6709 | 9740-9743 | - | 16L1144-16L1148 | LD211 | 3/1957 | 5 | #6709 was wrecked prior to its renumbering, which would have been 9744. |
| H12-44 | 9722-9726 | - | - | 12L1089-12L1093 | LD213 | 4/1957 | 5 | - |
General Electric (GE)
| Model Type | Road Number (1st) | Road Number (2nd) | Road Number (3rd) | Serial Number(s) | Date Built | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44-Ton | 19-20 | 8801-8802 | 8300-8301 | 30470-30471 | 9/1950-10/1950 | 2 | - |
| 65-Ton | 194 | 8810 | - | 18072 | 12/1943 | 1 | - |
| 80-Ton | 198 | 8820 | - | 18011 | 9/1943 | 1 | - |
Lima-Hamilton Locomotives
Lima never gave model names to its diesel line.
| Model Type | Road Number (1st) | Road Number (2nd) | Road Number (3rd) | Construction Number(s) | Order Number(s) | Date Built | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 Horsepower Switcher | 330-331 | - | 9366-9367 | 9347-9348 | 1212-3 thru 1212-4 | 12/1949-1/1950 | 2 | - |
| 1,000 Horsepower Switcher | 332-337 | - | 9381-9386 | 9347-9348 | 1212-5 thru 1212-10 | 1/1950-2/1950 | 6 | - |
| 1,000 Horsepower Switcher | 338-339 | - | 9374-9375 | 9392-9393 | 1214-1 thru 1214-2 | 3/1950 | 2 | - |
| 1,200 Horsepower Switcher | 320-327 | 9376-9383 | - | 9468-9475 | 1219-12-19 | 12/1950 | 8 | - |
| 1,200 Horsepower Switcher | 328-329 | 9384-9385 | - | 9476-9477 | 1219-20-21 | 1/1951 | 2 | - |
| 1,200 Horsepower Switcher | 340-343 | 9386-9389 | - | 9478-9481 | 1219-22-25 | 1/1951 | 4 | - |
| 1,200 Horsepower Switcher | 344-352 | 9390-9398 | - | 9482-9490 | 1219-26-34 | 2/1951 | 9 | - |
| 1,200 Horsepower Switcher | 353 | 9399 | - | 9491 | 1219-35 | 3/1951 | 1 | - |
Plymouth Locomotive Works
| Model Type | Road Number (1st) | Road Number (2nd) | Road Number (3rd) | Date Built | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Ton | 25 | 8900 | - | 1/1926 | 1 | - |
Sources
- Kirkland, John F. Diesel Builders, The: Volume One, Fairbanks-Morse And Lima-Hamilton. Glendale: Interurban Press, 1985.
- Kirkland, John F. Diesel Builders, The: Volume Two, American Locomotive Company And Montreal Locomotive Works. Glendale: Interurban Press, 1989.
- Kirkland, John F. Diesel Builders, The: Volume Three, Baldwin Locomotive Works. Pasadena: Interurban Press, 1994.
- Liljestrand, Robert A. and Sweetland, David R. Baltimore & Ohio Diesel Locomotives: Volume 1, Switchers & Road Switchers.
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Baltimore & Ohio E6A #62 leads a heavyweight passenger consist westbound over Sand Patch Grade in Pennsylvania during a fall morning in the 1950s. American-Rails.com collection.In 1958 the B&O had completed dieselization when its final steam locomotives entered retirement. Interestingly, this was also a period when the railroad was struggling financially.
It acquired its first GP30's in 1962 but it wasn't until the C&O's takeover a year later and subsequent cash infusion this acquisition provided that the railroad acquired the new power needed to meet increasing traffic demands.
Its final new power included a fleet of twenty SD50's, rated at 3,600 horsepower, delivered in the Chessie System livery in 1984. By this time CSX Corporation had already been created and the railroad formally disappeared into the new railroad in 1987.
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