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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Diesel Roster (All-Time)

Published: October 18, 2026

By: Adam Burns

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy counted 951 diesel locomotives on the parent railroad, each frame once. Electro-Motive built 839 of them, from the shovel-nose Zephyr power cars of 1934 to SD45s delivered in January 1969. General Electric, Alco, and Baldwin built the other 112. The Colorado & Southern added 72 new locomotives through the merger, and the Fort Worth & Denver added 36. Those are three lists. A unit transferred from the parent, and a unit later renumbered, is the same locomotive. In 1963 the property still held 691 diesels. That figure is a census of one year. The company story, from the Aurora Branch charter of February 12, 1849, to Burlington Northern at 12:01 a.m. on March 2, 1970, is the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy page. Steam built or rebuilt since 1900 is the steam roster.

Burlington FT 115-A at Lincoln, Nebraska, in January 1959

FT 115-A at Lincoln, Nebraska, in January 1959. Richard Wallin photo. Freight dieselization had begun with the FT sets of 1944. This cab was still at work in the last winter of commercial steam.

On this page: At a glance · Zephyrs and E units · Freight cabs · Road switchers · Yard switchers · Subsidiaries · Roster

At a glance

ItemDetail
RailroadChicago, Burlington & Quincy. Mark CBQ. Company history
Parent frames951. Electro-Motive 839. General Electric, Alco, and Baldwin 112
Colorado & Southern72 locomotives built new for that company through the merger
Fort Worth & Denver36 locomotives built new for that company through the merger
First passenger dieselZephyr power car 9900, completed April 9, 1934. Dawn-to-Dusk dash, May 26, 1934
First freight road dieselsFT sets, 32 cabs and 32 boosters, January–September 1944
Last new parent road freightSD45s 516–530, January 1969, and U23Cs 460–468, April 1969
1963 census691 diesels on the property that year. The same count listed 10 steam locomotives
Burlington Northern12:01 a.m., March 2, 1970. Later numbers are the same locomotives

Zephyrs and E units

The order for the first train went to the Budd Company on June 17, 1933. Power car 9900, Electro-Motive serial 509, was completed on April 9, 1934. On May 26, 1934, the Dawn-to-Dusk dash ran from Denver to Chicago, 1,015.4 miles in 13 hours 5 minutes. Revenue service began November 11, 1934, and the power car was retired on March 20, 1960. Ten more shovel-nose power cars followed through Silver Charger, 9908, in April 1939. The eleven power cars are in the table. The train names, from the Pioneer Zephyr through the California Zephyr and the Denver Zephyr, are on the company page.

The stainless E5s replaced the articulated trainsets on the long runs. Nine E5A cabs were built for the Burlington, 9909 through 9915, plus three E5B boosters, 9910B–9912B. The printed serial span for cabs 9910A–9912A does not cover three units, so that cell is blank. The booster row is printed 971–973. The Fort Worth & Denver roster prints serial 968 for 9911A, later its 9982A. E5A 9909, 9913, and 9914A later went to the Colorado & Southern as 9953, 9954A, and 9955A. They stay on the parent rows.

E7A deliveries ran from November 1945 through March 1949, 39 new cabs. The first 9925 was later numbered 9949, which is a different frame from E8A 9949A. E8As are 38 new cabs, including 9970–9977 of 1953, and the series reaches 9937B, built in December 1949 beside an E7 numbered 9937A. E9As are 16, six in June 1954 and ten at the end of 1955 and the start of 1956. E9A 9985-A and GP30 974 stood in the 1964 Chicago-line lineup with Silver Charger.

Freight cabs

The FT was the freight diesel. Electro-Motive delivered 32 cabs and 32 boosters between January and September 1944, numbers 100 through 115, each set lettered A through D. The first five cab pairs and the first five booster pairs were later renumbered 150C–159C and 150B–159B. Those are the same frames. FT 115-A, serials 2725–2726 on that last pair, is the Lincoln engine above.

Ten F2A cabs arrived in 1946 and took the 150A–154A and 155C–159C numbers. Construction number 3021 is printed in both of those lists. The two rows are given as printed. F3s then filled out the freight pools and a small passenger pool, 9960–9962, in 1947, 1948, and January 1949. Sets 119A–D later became Colorado & Southern 703A–D and stay on the parent rows. F3As 137A and 137D through 138A and 138D were later 163C–166C.

New Burlington F3s 124-A and 124-B with John Deere farm equipment, circa 1948

New F3s 124-A and 124-B with John Deere equipment, circa 1948. The place was not recorded.

The F7s are a short list, four cabs in 163A–166A and six more in 167A–169A and 167C–169C, plus three boosters, all in May 1950. The 168 set is the one at La Crosse. 168-B is an F7B.

Burlington F7 168-A, 168-B, and 168-C at La Crosse, Wisconsin, with 5632 in the background, September 9, 1962

F7s 168-A, 168-B, and 168-C at the La Crosse roundhouse on September 9, 1962, with 5632 between fan trips. Rick Burn photo.

Road switchers

Geeps replaced the Mikados on the branches and the locals. GP7s 200–267 are 68 engines, serials 13169–13183 on the first fifteen and then four later blocks through December 1953. The year is not printed for 200–214. GP9s 270–289 followed in June 1954. The turbocharged road switchers came in a rush: 36 GP20s in 1961, 38 GP30s in 1962 and 1963, 22 GP35s in 1963 and 1964, and 40 GP40s, twenty in December 1966 and twenty in February 1968.

Six-axle Electro-Motive power began with 37 SD7s, twelve numbered 400–411 in 1952 and twenty-five numbered 300–324 in 1953. SD9s then came in three blocks, 325–374 and 430–459, eighty engines, from 1954 to 1957. Sixteen SD24s, 500–515, arrived in May and June 1959. Fifteen SD45s, 516–530, closed the parent Electro-Motive road list in January 1969.

Burlington SD24 514 leading a freight in the Chinese-red scheme

SD24 514 with a freight, in Chinese red. The photograph does not record the place or the date.

General Electric’s road switchers are the other half of the late freight fleet. Six U25Bs, 100–105, came in September 1964, the third use of the 100 series. Twenty U28Bs followed in the 106, 111, and 140 series, and the 140s were later rebuilt to 3,000 horsepower. Five U30Bs, 150–154, are dated October 1966, the second use of the 150 series. Twelve U25Cs, 550–561, came in August and September 1965. The printed serial span for that row does not match twelve units, so the cell is blank. Sixteen U28Cs, 562–577, and nine U23Cs, 460–468, of April 1969, finish the parent General Electric list. The U23Cs and the SD45s were the last new road freight units lettered for the Burlington.

Yard switchers

Yard dieselization started earlier than the road freight. Six prewar SW switchers, 9130–9135, arrived in 1937 and were traded in on SW1000s in 1966. Eighteen SW1s followed in 1939–1941. One of them, 9146, later became Colorado & Southern 155 and then Fort Worth & Denver 601, and it is counted here. Two NW1s, 9200 and 9201, were traded in during September 1965. NW2s, SW7s, SW9s, SW1200s, and twelve SW1000s carry the yard list through May 1966. The printed serial spans for SW1200s 9281–9292 and SW1000s 9310–9321 do not match the twelve units in each row, so those cells are blank. SW9 9270 had been an Electro-Motive demonstrator with the same number.

The cow-and-calf TR2s are 28 units, 14 sets, 9400 through 9413, built from a pair of demonstrators in 1947 through November 1949. The calf of the demonstrator pair was later rebuilt as an NW2. Alco’s contribution was nine S-2s, 9300–9308, in 1943 and 1944. Baldwin’s was thirty VO-1000s, 9350–9379, built in November and December 1943 and November and December 1944.

General Electric 44-tonner 9103, serial 12908, September 1940, was the first of that model built. Four more, 9104–9107, followed in February and March 1941, and 9107 was later 8903. Nine small industrial locomotives never joined the road fleet: Plymouth 1 and 2, Mack 100, Whitcomb 101, Porter 111, Whitcomb 112, and Midwest 65-ton 9121–9123. Several of those were later numbered in the 8900s and 9100s. They are the same machines, and they are outside the 951.

Subsidiaries

The Colorado & Southern and the Fort Worth & Denver bought their own locomotives, and those lists stop at the merger. A parent engine later lettered for either subsidiary stays in the parent table. Colorado & Southern new power through 1968 is the switchers 150–154 and 156–160, F7s 700–702, SD7s 810–819, SD9s 820–842, SD40s 875–887, and U30Cs 890–893, 72 frames. The SD9 rows are 23 engines. Number 155 was the parent SW1. SD45s of 1971 and the SD40-2s from 1972 were Burlington Northern deliveries. The printed serial span for SD40s 875–887 does not match thirteen units, so that cell is blank.

Fort Worth & Denver new power is 36 frames: switchers 602–610, the E5 pair 9980, F7s 750–752, E8As 9981A and 9981B, and SD7s 850–860. The railroad’s 601 was the parent SW1 9146. The 9982 pair was the parent E5 9911. The GP38-2s of June 1980 came after the merger.

Roster

Electro-Motive, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy

ModelNumbersBuilderSerialOrderBuiltQtyNotes
FTA100A, D–111A, DEMD2108–2131—January–July 194424100A and 100D through 104A and 104D later became 150C–159C
FTA112A, D–114A, DEMD2187–2192—August–September 19446
FTA115A, DEMD2725–2726—September 19442115-A is the Lincoln engine in the 1959 photograph
FTB100B, C–111B, CEMD2132–2155—January–July 194424100B and 100C through 104B and 104C later became 150B–159B
FTB112B, C–114B, CEMD2193–2198—August–September 19446
FTB115B, CEMD2727–2728—September 19442
F2A150A–154AEMD3018, 3020–3021, 3024, 3026—19465Construction number 3021 is also printed on the next row
F2A155C–159CEMD3019, 3021, 3023, 3025, 3027—July 19465
F3A116A, D–121A, DEMD4404–4413, 4465–4466—October–November 194712119A and 119D later Colorado & Southern 703A and 703D
F3B116B, C–121B, CEMD4414–4423, 4467–4468—October–November 194712119B and 119C later Colorado & Southern 703B and 703C
F3A122A, D–128A, DEMD5874–5887—April–August 194814124-A and 124-B are the new units with John Deere equipment
F3B122B, C–128B, CEMD7020–7033—April–August 194814
F3A129A, D–130A, DEMD6561–6562, 7006–7007—19484
F3B129B, C–130B, CEMD7034–7037—August–October 19484
F3A131A, D–132A, DEMD7008–7009, 7050–7051—October–November 19484
F3A133A, DEMD7056–7057—January 19492
F3B133B, CEMD7052–7053—January 19492
F3A134A, D–136A, DEMD7014–7019—November 19486
F3B134B, C–137B, CEMD7044–7049—November 19488
F3A137A, D–138A, DEMD7010–7013—October 19484Later 163C–166C
F3160A–C, 161A–CEMD4469, 4473, 4470, 4471, 4474–4475—November 19476Four cabs and two boosters
F3162A–CEMD6506–6508—June 19483Two cabs and one booster
F3B163B–166BEMD7040–7043—October 19484
F3A9960A, C–9962A, CEMC4424–4429—October 19476Passenger cabs
F3B9960B–9962BEMD4430–4432—October 19473Passenger boosters
F7A163A–166AEMD9692–9695—May 19504
F7A167A, C–169A, CEMD9696–9701—May 19506168-A, 168-B, and 168-C are the La Crosse set. 168-B is an F7B
F7B167B–169BEMD9702–9704—May 19503
Zephyr9900EMC, Budd509—April 19341Pioneer Zephyr. Dawn-to-Dusk dash, May 26, 1934
Zephyr9901–9902EMC, Budd530–531—April 19352Twin Zephyrs. Later the Sam Houston Zephyr and the Ozark State Zephyr
Zephyr9903EMC, Budd521—October 19351Mark Twain Zephyr
Zephyr9904–9905EMC, Budd621–622—October 19362
Zephyr9906A, 9907AEMC, Budd623–624—November 19362Silver King and Silver Knight
Zephyr9906B, 9907BEMC, Budd625–626—October 19362Silver Queen and Silver Princess
Zephyr9908EMC, Budd——April 19391Silver Charger. In the 1964 lineup
E5A9909EMC970—March 19401Silver Bullet. Later Colorado & Southern 9953
E5A9910A–9912AEMC——February–March 19403Silver Speed, Silver Pilot, and Silver Meteor. 9911A later Fort Worth & Denver 9982A. The Fort Worth & Denver roster prints serial 968 for that cab
E5B9910B–9912BEMC971–973—February–April 19403Silver Power, Silver Mate, and Silver Comet. 9911B later Fort Worth & Denver 9982B
E5A9913EMC1133—October 19401Silver Wings. Later Colorado & Southern 9954A
E5A9914A, 9914BEMC1301–1302—June 19412Silver Arrow and Silver Swift. 9914A later Colorado & Southern 9955A
E5A9915A, 9915BEMC1303–1304—June 19412Silver Carrier and Silver Clipper. 9915-B is the Sandwich local
E7A9916A, B–9925A, BEMD2938–2957—November 194520The first 9925 was later numbered 9949
E7A9926A, B, 9929A, BEMD——September 19474
E7A9930A, BEMD4499–4500—September 19472
E7A9931A, B–9933A, BEMD6500–6505—March 194969932-A is the Buda Nebraska Zephyr. 9932-B is the Kansas City engine
E7A9934A, B, 9935A, BEMD8488–8491—March 19494
E7A9936A, B, 9937AEMD8917–8919—March 194939937B, below, is an E8A
E8A9937BEMD9674—December 19491
E8A9938A, B–9940A, BEMD9675–9680—December 19496
E8A9941A, B–9945A, BEMD9681–9690—March and May 1950109945-B is the Aurora dinky
E8A9946A, BEMD9691, 10031—May and August 19502
E8A9947A, B, 9948A, BEMD11701–11704—September 19504
E8A9949AEMD11762—September 19501A different frame from the renumbered 9925, which became 9949
E8A9964–9969EMD16705–16710—August–September 19526
E8A9970–9977EMD18312–18319—August–September 19538
E9A9990–9995EMD19629–19634—June 19546
E9A9985A, B–9989A, BEMD20533–20542—December 1955–January 1956109985-A is in the 1964 lineup
GP7200–214EMD13169–13183——15
GP7215–239EMD14679–14703—September 195125
GP7240–249EMD14704–14713—November 195110244 is the Milledgeville local. 247 is the Clyde Yard Blackbird
GP7250–252EMD16711–16713—November 19523
GP7253–267EMD18969–18983—December 195315
GP9270–274EMD19609–19613—June 19545
GP9275–279EMD19614–19618—June 19545
GP9280–289EMD19619–19628—June 195410
GP20900–935EMD26571–26606—February–April 196136
GP30940–969EMD27151–27180—May–June 196230
GP30970–977EMD28292–28299—June–August 19638974 is in the 1964 lineup
GP35978–981EMD28300–28303—December 19634
GP35982–983EMD28979–28980—March 19642
GP35984–985EMD29280–29281—April 19642
GP35986–991EMD28981–28986—May–July 19646
GP35992–995EMD29282–29285—August–September 19644
GP35996–999EMD28987–28990—November–December 19644
GP40170–189EMD32566–32585—December 196620
GP40620–634EMD33741–33755—February 196815
GP40635–639EMD33869–33873—February 19685
SD7400–411EMD17396–17407—November–December 195212
SD7300–324EMD18320–18344—May–October 195325301 is the Clinton engine
SD9325–344EMD18984–19003—March 195420
SD9345–374EMD20555–20584—May–October 195530
SD9430–459EMD23609–23638—August–October 195730
SD24500–515EMD25197–25212—May–June 195916514 is the Chinese-red freight in the photograph
SD45516–530EMD34551–34565—January 196915
SW9130–9132EMC675, 700, 684—May and October 19373Traded in on SW1000s, February–May 1966
SW9133–9135EMC682, 683, 697—May 19373Same trade-in
SW19136–9153EMC, EMD——1939–1941189146 later Colorado & Southern 155, then Fort Worth & Denver 601
NW19200–9201EMC775–776—November–December 19372Traded in during September 1965
NW29203–9204EMC999, 1009—April–May 19402
NW29205–9219EMD1286–1300—February–May 194115
NW29220–9247EMD3616–3643—August 194628
NW29248EMD8492—November 19491
SW79249–9260EMD8493–8504—May 195012
SW79261–9268EMD9718–9725—July 19508
SW99269–9270EMD13212–13213—August–September 195129270 was EMD demonstrator 9270
SW12009271–9280EMD20543–20552—October–November 195510
SW12009281–9292EMD——June–August 196512
SW10009310–9321EMD——February–May 196612
TR2A, TR2B9400A, BEMD5514–5515—October 19472Ex-EMD demonstrators 912A and 912B. The calf was later rebuilt as an NW2
TR2A9401A–9405AEMD6563–6567—February 19495
TR2B9401B–9405BEMD6568–6572—February 19495
TR2A9406A–9408AEMD6573–6575—February–March 19493
TR2B9406B–9408BEMD6576–6578—February–March 19493
TR2A, TR2B9409A, BEMD6579–6580—March 19492
TR2A9410A–9413AEMD8505–8508—November 19494
TR2B9410B–9413BEMD8509–8510, 8598–8599—November 19494

General Electric, Alco, and Baldwin

ModelNumbersBuilderSerialOrderBuiltQtyNotes
U25B100–105GE35194–35199—September 19646Third use of the 100 series
U28B106–110GE36101–36105—October 19665
U28B111–115GE——December 19665
U28B140–149GE36106–36115—October 196610Rebuilt to 3,000 horsepower
U30B150–154GE36520–36524—October 19665Second use of the 150 series
U25C550–561GE——August–September 196512
U28C562–571GE35751–35760——10
U28C572–577GE35815–35820——6
U23C460–468GE36988–36996—April 19699
44-ton9103GE12908—September 19401The first GE 44-tonner built
44-ton9104–9107GE12949–12952—February–March 194149107 was later 8903
S-29300–9301Alco70271–70272—April 19432
S-29302–9305Alco71297–71300—December 194349304 is the Denver switcher
S-29306–9308Alco69870–69872—March 19443
VO-10009350–9351Baldwin69778–69779—November 19432
VO-10009352–9355Baldwin70103–70106—December 19434
VO-10009356–9357Baldwin70119–70120—December 19432
VO-10009358–9363Baldwin70294–70299—November 19446
VO-10009364Baldwin70305—November 19441
VO-10009365–9374Baldwin70306–70315—December 194410
VO-10009375–9377Baldwin70317–70319—December 19443
VO-10009378–9379Baldwin71977–71978—December 19442

Built for the Colorado & Southern

These are locomotives built new for the Colorado & Southern. E5s that moved over from the parent, and F3s 703A–D, stay in the CB&Q table. SD45s of 1971 and the SD40-2s from 1972 were Burlington Northern deliveries.

ModelNumbersBuilderSerialOrderBuiltQtyNotes
NW2150–152EMD4945–4947—September 19473
NW2153EMD7740—December 19481
SW7154EMD11475—August 19501
SW1200156–160EMD25006–25010—February 19595
F7A700A, D–702A, DEMD11317–11322—August 19506
F7B700B, C–702B, CEMD11323–11328—August 19506
SD7810–817EMD17129–17136—January–February 19538
SD7818–819EMD17260–17261—February 19532
SD9820–830EMD22403–22413—December 1956–March 195711
SD9831–835EMD25011–25015—April 19595
SD9836–842EMD25156–25162—April 19597840 is the Denver Freight Lead engine
SD40875–887EMD——1967–196813
U30C890–893GE36791–36794—July 19684

Built for the Fort Worth & Denver

The same rule: new locomotives only. Fort Worth & Denver 601 was Colorado & Southern 155 and, before that, CB&Q 9146. The 9982 pair was CB&Q 9911. The GP38-2s of June 1980 came after the merger.

ModelNumbersBuilderSerialOrderBuiltQtyNotes
SW1602EMC994—December 19391
NW2603EMC1447—October 19411
SW1604EMD1864—August 19421
NW2605–606EMD3923–3924—October 19462
SW1200607–610EMD25043–25046—March 19594
E5A9980AEMC1036—March 19401Silver Chief
E5B9980BEMC1038—March 19401Silver Warrior
F7A750A, D–752A, DEMD11329–11334—August 19506751-A led A-B-B-A freight sets
F7B750B, C–752B, CEMD11335–11340—August 19506
E8A9981A, 9981BEMD17440–17441—December 195229981-B is the Dallas engine
SD7850–857EMD17121–17128—March 19538
SD7858–860EMD17921–17923—October 19533

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Sources

  • Diesel roster at thedieselshop.us, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Colorado & Southern, and Fort Worth & Denver, redone April 7, 2012, from John Komanesky and Bob Van Derveer. https://www.thedieselshop.us/CB&Q.HTML. Road numbers, models, builder serials, and dates in the tables above. Baldwin VO-1000 builder numbers and months from the same site’s VO-1000 list. https://www.thedieselshop.us/BLW_VO1000.HTML. Where a printed serial range does not match the number of units, the serial cell is left blank: U25C 550–561, U28B 111–115, SW1000 9310–9321, SW1200 9281–9292, E7 9926 and 9929, E5A 9910A–9912A, and Colorado & Southern SD40 875–887. The E5A cab line prints 971–972 for three units. The E5B line prints 971–973. The Fort Worth & Denver roster prints serial 968 for 9911A. Both F2A lists print construction number 3021.
  • Parent frames are 951, Electro-Motive 839 and General Electric, Alco, and Baldwin 112. Colorado & Southern new frames through the merger are 72. Fort Worth & Denver new frames are 36. Nine industrial locomotives, Plymouth 1 and 2, Mack 100, Whitcomb 101, Porter 111, Whitcomb 112, and Midwest 65-ton 9121–9123, are outside the 951. The company page holds the 1963 census of 691 diesels and the merger at 12:01 a.m. on March 2, 1970.
  • Pioneer Zephyr: Budd order of June 17, 1933, completion April 9, 1934, and the Dawn-to-Dusk dash of May 26, 1934, 1,015.4 miles in 13 hours 5 minutes. Revenue service began November 11, 1934. The power car was retired on March 20, 1960.

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  12. Georgia Railroad: Map, History, Logo, Rosters

    Oct 17, 26 12:59 PM

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    Georgia Railroad, the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company, Augusta to Atlanta, with the Athens branch and the Macon Road. Mark GA. The railroad properties were sold on November 4, 1982.

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  13. West Point Route (Railroad): Map, History, Logo

    Oct 16, 26 11:26 PM

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    The West Point Route was a trademarked name comprising the Atlanta & West Point and Western Railway of Alabama, which were controlled by the Georgia Railroad.

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  14. Virginian Railway Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 16, 26 11:11 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Virginian Railway. 40 Fairbanks-Morse H16-44s, 25 H24-66 Train Masters, and one GE 44-tonner. Serials included.

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  15. Virginian Railway Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 16, 26 10:55 PM

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    Virginian Railway steam locomotives built since 1900. Mikados, 2-8-8-2s, the Triplex, class AE 2-10-10-2s, and the 1945 2-6-6-6s.

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  16. Virginian Railway: Map, Rosters, History, Electrification

    Oct 16, 26 10:51 PM

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    Virginian Railway, Deepwater to Norfolk. Combined in 1907 and completed in 1909. Electrified from Roanoke to Elmore. Absorbed by the Norfolk & Western on December 1, 1959.

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  17. Baldwin "Centipede" Locomotives: Specs, Roster, Photos

    Oct 16, 26 03:58 PM

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    Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 Centipede—2-D+D-2, two 608SC engines, 3,000 hp. SAL 4500 from the 1943 test bed. 54 on the serial list, 52 sold. PRR BP60 then BH50. None preserved.

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  18. Louisville & Nashville Class M-1 2-8-4s: The Big Emmas

    Oct 16, 26 03:52 PM

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    Louisville & Nashville class M-1, 42 Big Emma 2-8-4s. Baldwin in 1942 and 1944, Lima in 1949. Coal trains from Neon to DeCoursey. No locomotive survives.

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  19. Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway: Map, History, Rosters

    Oct 16, 26 03:21 PM

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    Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway, Chattanooga to Gadsden. The May 1929 card is 91.7 miles. Southern stock control closed on a January 1, 1971 schedule. Five diesels and Prince's steam list.

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  20. Railroad Museums In The USA (2026): State Guides & Collections

    Oct 16, 26 02:29 PM

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    U.S. railroad museums—what they are vs tourist railroads, preservation history (R&LHS, NRHS, IRM, Steamtown), state guides, and destination collections. Confirm hours on each museum’s site.

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  21. Wyoming Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 16, 26 02:26 PM

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    Wyoming railroad museums—the Cheyenne Depot, Burlington 5633 at Douglas, Big Boy 4004, and the Laramie depot. Confirm hours and which locomotive is on the property.

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  22. West Virginia Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 16, 26 12:52 PM

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    West Virginia railroad museums—Cass Scenic’s geared steam, the Hinton C&O collection, and the Martinsburg B&O roundhouse. Confirm hours and which locomotive is assigned.

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  23. Washington Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 16, 26 12:46 PM

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    Washington railroad museums—Snoqualmie, Elbe, Chehalis, Reardan, and the Northern Pacific depot at Toppenish. Confirm hours and which locomotive is assigned.

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  24. Vermont Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 16, 26 12:42 PM

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    Vermont railroad museums—the Shelburne Museum’s 1890 station, Central Vermont No. 220, and the private car Grand Isle. Confirm hours on the site.

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  25. Tennessee Central Railway: Map, Logo, Rosters, History

    Oct 16, 26 11:32 AM

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    Tennessee Central Railway, Harriman to Hopkinsville. Reorganized January 26, 1922. Last day August 31, 1968. Thirty-one diesels and the railroad's steam roster.

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  26. Southern Railway Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 16, 26 09:40 AM

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    Southern Railway steam locomotives built since 1900. Ps-4 Pacifics, Ts Mountains, USRA Santa Fes, and the subsidiary grids for the CNO&TP, Alabama Great Southern, and New Orleans and Northeastern.

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  27. Southern Railway (USA): Map, Locomotives, Logo, History

    Oct 16, 26 09:28 AM

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    The Southern Railway, formed July 1, 1894 from the Richmond and Danville and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Washington. Norfolk Southern Railway on December 31, 1990.

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  28. Seaboard Coast Line Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 15, 26 04:21 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Seaboard Coast Line. Inherited Coast Line and Seaboard locomotives, then 623 new locomotives in the printed orders, plus 28 acquired from other railroads.

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  29. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad: Map, History, Photos

    Oct 15, 26 04:17 PM

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    The Seaboard Coast Line, formed July 1, 1967 from the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line. Jacksonville. Family Lines, then the Seaboard System on December 29, 1982.

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  30. South Carolina Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 15, 26 02:54 PM

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    South Carolina railroad museums—Winnsboro’s Rockton & Rion line, Spartanburg’s Hub City depot, Greenwood’s Baldwin No. 19, and the Best Friend replica. Confirm hours on each site.

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  31. South Dakota Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 15, 26 10:55 AM

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    South Dakota railroad museums—the Hill City museum beside the 1880 Train, and Prairie Village at Madison. Confirm hours, and confirm whether Hill City is still open.

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  32. Seaboard Air Line Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 15, 26 10:46 AM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Seaboard Air Line. 734 locomotives: E4s in 1938, Centipedes, Alco road switchers, and GP40s through February 1967. Serials included.

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  33. Seaboard Air Line Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 15, 26 10:39 AM

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    Seaboard Air Line steam locomotives built since 1900. Mikados, Russian Decapods, 2-10-2s, and the 2-6-6-4s sold to the Baltimore and Ohio in 1947. Drury's class grid.

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  34. Seaboard Air Line Railroad: Map, Rosters, History

    Oct 15, 26 10:34 AM

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    The Seaboard Air Line, chartered in the Portsmouth and Roanoke of 1832 and formed July 1, 1900. Inland route to Florida. Merged into the Seaboard Coast Line on July 1, 1967.

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  35. Utah Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 15, 26 12:04 AM

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    Utah railroad museums—Ogden Union Station, Golden Spike at Promontory, the Helper mining museum, and the Heber Valley Railroad. Confirm hours on each site.

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  36. Escanaba & Lake Superior Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 14, 26 10:44 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Escanaba & Lake Superior. 30 locomotives: Baldwin switchers and RS-12s, two RF16s, three GP38s, three SD40-2s, and the Reserve Mining units. Serials and order numbers.

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  37. Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad: In Service Since 1898

    Oct 14, 26 09:04 PM

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    Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad, chartered November 17, 1898, and still operating from Wells, Michigan. Logging line to Channing, the Milwaukee Road lines, and the diesel roster.

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  38. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 14, 26 08:49 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac. 107 locomotives: 22 Alco S2s, one SW1, and an Electro-Motive road fleet from E8s to GP40-2s. Serials and order numbers.

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  39. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Steam Roster (Since 1900)

    Oct 14, 26 08:46 PM

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    Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac steam locomotives built since 1900. Pacifics, Mountains, Berkshire-type 2-8-4s, and the named 4-8-4s. Last revenue run December 17, 1954.

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  40. Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad: Map, Rosters, Logo

    Oct 14, 26 08:36 PM

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    The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac, chartered February 25, 1834. A 113-mile Richmond–Washington bridge line. Named 4-8-4s, Potomac Yard, and the CSX sale of October 10, 1991.

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  41. North Dakota Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 14, 26 08:29 PM

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    North Dakota railroad museums—Mandan’s state museum, the Railroad Museum of Minot, and Bonanzaville’s Northern Pacific 684. Confirm hours on each site.

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  42. Oklahoma Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 14, 26 08:02 PM

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    Oklahoma railroad museums—the Oklahoma Railway Museum, Enid’s Frisco 1519, Waynoka’s Harvey House, and El Reno’s Rock Island depot. Confirm hours on each site.

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  43. Oneida & Western Railroad: Map, History, Timetable

    Oct 14, 26 06:47 PM

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    Oneida & Western Railroad, a Tennessee short line from Oneida to Jamestown. Chartered in 1912, opened to East Jamestown in 1921, and to Jamestown on December 10, 1930. Last revenue train March 4, 1954…

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  44. Oneida and Western Railroad (Shamrock Coal Company)

    Oct 14, 26 03:20 PM

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    Shamrock Coal's mint-green coal trains, 1979–1987. Eight EMD SD40-2s, OWTX 9950–9957, order 786246. Two 72-car gondola sets. Louisville & Nashville, then CSX. Sold to BC Rail.

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  45. Rhode Island Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 14, 26 03:03 PM

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    Rhode Island railroad museums—the Friends’ museum in the 1875 Kingston depot, on the old New York, Providence and Boston. Confirm what is on view.

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  46. Original Norfolk Southern Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 14, 26 12:40 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the original Norfolk Southern Railway. 59 locomotives: Baldwin switchers and AS-416s, three GE 70-tonners, 17 GP18s, and seven GP38s. Serials and order numbers.

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  47. Original Norfolk Southern Railway: Map, Rosters, History

    Oct 14, 26 10:09 AM

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    The original Norfolk Southern Railway, chartered in 1870 as the Elizabeth City & Norfolk. Norfolk to Charlotte. Merged into the Southern Railway on January 1, 1974. Baldwin diesels and the GP18s and G…

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  48. Nebraska Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 14, 26 10:00 AM

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    Nebraska railroad museums—the Durham Museum, Kenefick Park, Cody Park, and the Golden Spike Tower over Bailey Yard. Confirm hours on each site.

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  49. Nevada Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 14, 26 09:51 AM

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    Nevada railroad museums—Carson City, Boulder City, the Nevada Northern at East Ely, and the Virginia City depot. Confirm hours on each site.

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  50. Montana Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 14, 26 12:17 AM

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    Montana railroad museums—the Livingston depot, Fort Missoula’s Willamette, the Harlowton Milwaukee depot, and the Whitefish station. Confirm hours on each site.

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