Jersey Central Diesel Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos
Published: September 17, 2026
By: Adam Burns
The Central Railroad of New Jersey bought the first commercially successful diesel locomotive and, a generation later, the only double-ended cab diesels in North America. In between it sampled every major builder: Alco, Baldwin, Electro-Motive, Fairbanks-Morse, and the Alco-GE-Ingersoll-Rand boxcab that started it. Steam was announced gone on July 1, 1954. The last new freight engines were twelve SD35s in 1965. Thirteen GP40Ps in 1968, paid for with New Jersey and B&O money, finished the Train Master commuter pool.
Jersey Central Train Master #2410 between commuter assignments on the New York & Long Branch at Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, July 15, 1956. Author’s collection. Thirteen H24-66s, 2401–2413, owned that shore pool until the GP40Ps of 1968.
On this page: At a glance · Boxcab 1000 · Switchers · Double-enders, F3s, Baldwins · FM, Alco, Geeps · SD35s, SD40s, GP40Ps · Red Baron to Conrail · All-time roster
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Railroad | Central Railroad of New Jersey / Jersey Central Lines. Mark CNJ |
| First diesel | Alco-GE-Ingersoll-Rand 60-ton boxcab #1000, 1924/25, Bronx Terminal. First commercially successful diesel. Preserved, B&O Railroad Museum |
| Last steam announced | July 1, 1954. Freight dieselized 1953; passenger 1954 |
| Builders | Alco, Baldwin, Electro-Motive, Fairbanks-Morse, GE/Ingersoll-Rand, Budd (RDC), Davenport |
| Unique to CNJ | Six Baldwin DRX-6-4-2000 double-enders, 2000–2005, 1946–48. Only ones in North America. Sublettered Wharton & Northern |
| Train Masters | Thirteen FM H24-66, 2401–2413, 1954 and 1956. NY&LB commuter power. Photo: #2410 Bay Head |
| Last new freight | Twelve SD35s, 2501–2512, May–June 1965. To Conrail 6040–6051 |
| Last new passenger | Thirteen GP40P, 3671–3683, October–November 1968. NJDOT / B&O money. Became NJ Transit GP40PH-2s; see 4109 |
| Paint | Blue and tangerine; then dark green; 1972 red-and-white “Red Baron” on some RS-3s, GP7s, and SD40 3067 |
| CRP | Central Railroad of Pennsylvania sublettering, 1946–52, on F3s, Baldwin cab units, RSD-4s, and some switchers |
Serials and dates follow the live CNJ tables, Extra 2200 South (May 1968) as compiled at The Diesel Shop, builder records, and Classic Trains. Information compiled September 17, 2026.
Bronx Terminal, and boxcab 1000
In 1924 Alco, General Electric, and Ingersoll-Rand built five 60-ton, 300-horsepower diesel switchers. CNJ purchased the first of them for its Bronx carfloat terminal. Drury, and Jim Boyd in The American Freight Train, treat #1000 as the first commercially successful diesel locomotive. It switched around New York for about 27 years. No more diesels arrived until the late 1930s, when the railroad began buying switchers. 1000 is preserved at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. The diesel history page and the GE page carry the same 1924/25 service-era date.
A second 1000, a Davenport 35-tonner, later reused the number. A Davenport-Cooper-Bessemer-GE end-cab, 1001, sat beside it. They were industrial curiosities on a Class I roster.
HH-600s, Baldwins, and the Elizabethport flock
Alco HH-600s 1020–1023 were the first catalog diesels after 1000. Electro-Motive SCs 1005–1008 and SW1s 1009–1012, Baldwin VO-660s and VO-1000s, Alco S-1s and S-2s, Baldwin DS-4-4-1000s and S-12s, and a pair of NW2s filled the yards at Communipaw, Elizabethport, Allentown, and the Pennsylvania colliery branches. When the Pennsylvania lines were papered as the Central Railroad of Pennsylvania in 1946–52, some of this power—and the 1947 road cabs—wore CRP sublettering to keep the engines off New Jersey’s tax rolls.
Electro-Motive SW7s 1080–1083 (May 1950) and SW9s 1084–1094 (1951–52) were the late CRP switchers; they became Conrail 8868–8871 and 8951–8961. In the last years B&O sent over SW1s 8400 and 8405, a handful of Baldwin DS-4-4-1000s in the 9200s, and Fairbanks-Morse H10-44s in the 9700s, still in B&O numbers.
Double-enders, F3s, and Baldwin baby-faces
Jersey Central double-ender DRX-6-4-2000 #2003 during a station stop in September 1953. Built for subsidiary Wharton & Northern as a variant of Baldwin’s DR-6-4-2000. Jack Raymus photo.
In 1946–48 Baldwin delivered six 2,000-horsepower double-cab units, DRX-6-4-2000 2000–2005, so commuter trains would not have to turn at Communipaw. They were the only double-ended cab diesels in North America, and a reminder of the 2-6-2T and 4-6-4T suburban tanks on the steam roster. They were sublettered for the Wharton & Northern. The 1946 trio, 2000–2002, replaced Pacifics on Mauch Chunk–Jersey City trains; 2003–2005 followed in 1948. All were scrapped. The company-page photograph is sister 2005 at Plainfield.
An A-B-A set of Jersey Central DR-4-4-1500s, 76-L-77—CNJ lettered the cab units with numbers and the boosters with letters—on a mixed freight at Phillipsburg, New Jersey, fall 1948. John Maris photo. CRP sublettering on the Pennsylvania-side Baldwin fleet.
Road freight dieselized in 1947 with five A-B-A sets of Electro-Motive F3s (cabs 50–59, boosters A–E) and five A-B-A sets of Baldwin DR-4-4-1500 baby-faces (cabs 70–79, boosters K, L, M, R, S). That bump retired many of the Mikados. On July 1, 1948, the Ashley Planes closed; diesels handled all freight on the Back Track at half the cost. Later F7s were not a CNJ order. 10–17 were leased from the B&O. 20–29 came off the Norfolk & Western as former Wabash units.
Jersey Central F7A #13 and Norfolk & Western F7A #3690 (ex-Wabash) at the Communipaw Avenue engine terminal, Jersey City, November 8, 1969. Roger Puta photo. The leased and secondhand F7s filled holes after the home-road F3s aged out.
Fairbanks-Morse road switchers, Alco RS units, GP7s
Jersey Central H15-44 #1512 with train #3357 at Long Branch, New Jersey, August 1964. Rick Burn photo. 1500 was the Fairbanks-Morse demonstrator, purchased in September 1948.
Fairbanks-Morse got there early. Demonstrator H15-44 1500, built March 1948, was purchased that September. Thirteen production H15-44s, 1501–1513, followed in 1949; four H16-44s, 1514–1517, in July 1950. Two more H16-44s, numbered 18 and 19 (second), came off the B&O as 6700–6701. The opposed-piston 1,500- and 1,600-horsepower road switchers did freight and commuter work on the NY&LB and the Central Division until the Train Masters and Geeps took the heavier trains.
A Jersey Central H15-44 with train 1414 at 45th Street in Bayonne, New Jersey, August 1964. Rick Burn photo. Two years from the Aldene cutoff that ended through passenger service to Communipaw.
Alco’s road-switcher fleet was larger than the live roster showed. Six RS-1s, 1200–1205, arrived in 1950–51. Fourteen RSD-4s, 1601–1614, and one RSD-5, 1615, covered the Pennsylvania grades (1601–1606 sublettered CRP). Home-road RS-3s ran in two blocks: freight 1540–1555 and steam-generator commuter units 1700–1709. Reading RS-3s 1562–1566 and leased Precision National units 1560–1561 filled gaps in the 1970s. Baldwin contributed four RS-12s, 1206–1209, in January 1953.
Jersey Central RS-3 #1700 at Jersey City, New Jersey, winter 1970. American-Rails.com collection. 1700–1709 were the steam-generator commuter RS-3s, built March 1953.
Electro-Motive GP7s 1520–1532, November–December 1952, were the first Geeps. 1526 was wrecked on September 15, 1958, in the Newark Bay drawbridge accident that killed 48 people on commuter train 3314. A second 1526 was made from 1528; 1531 and 1532 were replaced in August 1959 by GP9m rebuilds on serials 25447–25448. Several GP7s later wore the 1972 red-and-white scheme and went to Conrail as 5676–5677, 5681, and 5902–5904. Budd RDC-1s 551–561 covered the lighter passenger runs; 558–561 were ex-New York, Susquehanna & Western M1–M4.
The engine that dieselized the NY&LB was the Train Master. Seven H24-66s, 2401–2407, came in May–June 1954; six more, 2408–2413, in March–April 1956. 2,400 opposed-piston horsepower on C-C Trimount trucks, steam generators for the coaches. They lasted in that assignment until the GP40Ps arrived twelve years later.
Jersey Central Train Master #2401 westbound at Elizabeth, New Jersey, circa 1960. Meyer Pearlman photo. American-Rails.com collection.
SD35s, borrowed SD40s, GP40Ps
Twelve SD35s, 2501–2512, May and June 1965, were the last new freight locomotives CNJ paid for. They wore the dark green that had replaced blue-and-tangerine on the road fleet. They became Conrail 6040–6051. Ally B&O supplied nine SD40s in May 1967, numbered 3061–3069, built as B&O 7482–7490. Those are the units in the Ashley photograph on the company page and in the Green’s Bridge lash-up below. They became Conrail 6285–6292.
Led by SD40 #3063 (ex-B&O #7484), an eclectic lash-up at Green’s Bridge, New Jersey, April 19, 1972. Bob Wilt photo / Warren Calloway collection. Classic Trains called consists like this “we ain’t mad at nobody.”
In November 1968 Electro-Motive delivered thirteen GP40Ps, 3671–3683: elongated GP40s with a steam generator in the long hood, numbered in the B&O system, painted blue. New Jersey DOT and the B&O financed them. They replaced the thirteen Train Masters in passenger service. After Conrail they stayed on the commuter trains, became GP40PH units with head-end power, and in 1991–92 GP40PH-2s. NJ Transit 4109 still wears Jersey Central paint.
Jersey Central H24-66 Train Master #2410 on a commuter stop at Matawan, New Jersey, summer 1967. Randy Kotuby collection. The GP40Ps were a year away.
Red Baron, April 1, 1976
In 1972 CNJ adopted a red body with white trim. It went on some RS-3s and GP7s and on SD40 3067, which picked up the name Red Baron. It did not save the railroad. Conrail took the freight locomotives on April 1, 1976. GP40Ps stayed with the state. A few GP7s and RS-3s lasted on New Jersey short lines; 1554 went to the Black River & Western. The green, the tangerine, and the Liberty-herald red are heritage paint now: NS 1071 on the company page, NJT 4109 on its own.
All-time roster
This is an owned-, lettered-, and long-term-leased Central Railroad of New Jersey diesel roster. CRP sublettering is noted. B&O, Reading, Wabash/N&W, and Precision National units that ran as CNJ are included with their origins. Serials are given where Extra 2200 South, the live tables, or builder lists publish them. The GP40Ps post-date the May 1968 Extra 2200 South roster that The Diesel Shop used as a base; they are in the EMD table from Classic Trains and NJ Transit records.
By model
| Model | Numbers | Qty | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGEIR 60-ton boxcab | 1000 | 1 | 1924/25 | Bronx Terminal. Preserved, B&O Museum |
| Davenport 35-ton / DCBGE | 1000 (2nd), 1001 | 2 | — | Industrial switchers |
| EMD SC | 1005–1008 | 4 | — | |
| EMD SW1 | 1009–1012 | 4 | — | |
| Alco HH-600 | 1020–1023 | 4 | late 1930s | First catalog diesels after 1000 |
| Alco S-1 | 1024–1025 | 2 | — | |
| Baldwin VO-660 | 1040–1043 | 4 | — | |
| Baldwin S-12 | 1053–1059 | 7 | — | |
| EMD NW2 | 1060–1061 | 2 | — | |
| Baldwin VO-1000 | 1062–1066 | 5 | — | |
| Alco S-2 | 1067–1071 | 5 | — | |
| Baldwin DS-4-4-1000 | 1072–1074 | 3 | — | |
| EMD SW7 | 1080–1083 | 4 | 5/1950 | CRP. To CR 8868–8871 |
| EMD SW9 | 1084–1094 | 11 | 12/1951–12/1952 | CRP |
| Alco RS-1 | 1200–1205 | 6 | 6/1950–9/1951 | |
| Baldwin RS-12 | 1206–1209 | 4 | 1/1953 | |
| FM H15-44 | 1500–1513 | 14 | 1948–49 | 1500 ex-demonstrator. Photo: #1512 Long Branch |
| FM H16-44 | 1514–1517; 18–19 (2nd) | 6 | 1950, 1952 | 18–19 ex-B&O 6700–6701 |
| EMD GP7 / GP9m | 1520–1532 | 13+2 | 1952; GP9m 8/1959 | 1526 wrecked Newark Bay 9/15/1958 |
| Alco RS-3 | 1540–1555, 1700–1709, plus 1560–1566 | see unit table | 1950–53 | 1700s steam-generator commuter. Photo: #1700 Jersey City |
| Alco RSD-4 / RSD-5 | 1601–1614; 1615 | 14+1 | 1951–53 | 1601–1606 CRP. 1611 later Utah Railway 307 |
| Baldwin DR-4-4-1500 | 70–79 (A); K, L, M, R, S (B) | 10+5 | 1947–48 | CRP. Photo: 76-L-77 Phillipsburg |
| EMD F3A / F3B | 50–59; A–E | 10+5 | 7/1947 | CRP |
| EMD F7A | 10–17; 20–29 | 8+10 | 1950–52 | Leased B&O; ex-Wabash/N&W. Photo: #13 Communipaw |
| Baldwin DRX-6-4-2000 | 2000–2005 | 6 | 1946–48 | Double-enders. Wharton & Northern. Photo: #2003 |
| FM H24-66 | 2401–2413 | 13 | 1954, 1956 | Train Masters. Photo: #2410 Bay Head |
| EMD SD35 | 2501–2512 | 12 | 5–6/1965 | Last new freight. To CR 6040–6051 |
| EMD SD40 | 3061–3069 | 9 | 5/1967 | Ex-B&O 7482–7490. To CR 6285–6292. Photo: #3063 Green’s Bridge |
| EMD GP40P | 3671–3683 | 13 | 10–11/1968 | NJDOT. To NJ Transit as GP40PH-2s |
| Budd RDC-1 | 551–561 | 11 | 1954+ | 558–561 ex-NYSW M1–M4 |
| B&O switchers (leased) | SW1 8400, 8405; DS-4-4-1000 92xx; H10-44 97xx | — | — | Late B&O power, B&O numbers |
American Locomotive Company
| Model | Numbers | Serial | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH-600 | 1020–1023 | — | late 1930s | |
| S-1 | 1024–1025 | — | — | |
| S-2 | 1067–1071 | — | — | |
| RS-1 | 1200–1204 | 78095–78099 | 6/1950 | |
| RS-1 | 1205 | 79234 | 9/1951 | |
| RS-3 | 1540–1547 | 78058–78065 | 6/1950 | |
| RS-3 | 1548–1550 | 80234, 80243, 80247 | 3–4/1953 | |
| RS-3 | 1551–1553 | 80255, 80261, 80268 | 4/1953 | |
| RS-3 | 1554–1555 | 80271, 80276 | 4/1953 | 1554 later Black River & Western |
| RS-3 | 1560 | 78248 | 9/1950 | Leased Precision National; ex-Central of Georgia 110 |
| RS-2 | 1561 | 77565 | 11/1949 | Leased Precision National; ex-SP&S / BN |
| RS-3 | 1562–1563 | 80104, 79863 | 1952 | Ex-Reading 486, 475 |
| RS-3 | 1564 | 80107 | 7/1952 | Ex-Reading 489. To CR 5389 |
| RS-3 | 1565 | 80108 | 7/1952 | Ex-Reading 490. To CR 5390 |
| RS-3 | 1566 | 78936 | 8/1951 | Ex-Reading 522 |
| RSD-4 | 1601–1606 | 78745–78750 | 11/1951–2/1952 | CRP |
| RSD-4 | 1607–1608 | 78946–78947 | 2/1952 | |
| RSD-4 | 1609–1614 | 78949–78954 | 1–2/1952 | 1611 to Utah Railway 307 |
| RSD-5 | 1615 | 80286 | 4/1953 | |
| RS-3 | 1700–1701 | 80236–80237 | 3/1953 | Steam generator. Photo: #1700 |
| RS-3 | 1702–1704 | 80232, 80233, 80235 | 3/1953 | Steam generator |
| RS-3 | 1705–1709 | 80238–80242 | 3/1953 | Steam generator |
Baldwin Locomotive Works
| Model | Numbers | Serial | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VO-660 | 1040–1043 | — | — | |
| S-12 | 1053–1059 | — | — | |
| VO-1000 | 1062–1066 | 70136–70137 (1065–1066) | — | |
| DS-4-4-1000 | 1072–1074 | — | — | |
| RS-12 | 1206–1208 | 75446–75448 | 1/1953 | |
| RS-12 | 1209 | 75698 | 1/1953 | |
| DR-4-4-1500 (A) | 70–79 | 73114–73123 | 11/1947–9/1948 | CRP. Photo: #76 at Phillipsburg |
| DR-4-4-1500 (B) | K, L, M | 73124–73126 | 11/1947, 7–8/1948 | CRP |
| DR-4-4-1500 (B) | R, S | 73127–73128 | 9/1948 | CRP |
| DRX-6-4-2000 | 2000–2002 | 73060–73062 | 11/1946–1/1947 | Double-ender. Wharton & Northern |
| DRX-6-4-2000 | 2003–2005 | 73750–73752 | 8–9/1948 | Double-ender. Photo: #2003. Company-page hero is #2005 |
Budd Company
| Model | Numbers | Serial | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDC-1 | 551–554 | 5919–5922 | 4/1954 | |
| RDC-1 | 555–557 | — | — | |
| RDC-1 | 558–561 | — | — | Ex-NYSW M1–M4 |
Electro-Motive Division
| Model | Numbers | Serial | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 1005–1008 | — | — | |
| SW1 | 1009–1012 | — | — | |
| NW2 | 1060–1061 | — | — | |
| SW7 | 1080–1083 | 11629–11632 | 5/1950 | CRP. To CR 8868–8871 |
| SW9 | 1084–1092 | 14745–14753 | 12/1951 | CRP |
| SW9 | 1093–1094 | 17111–17112 | 12/1952 | CRP |
| F3B | A, B, C | 4056–4058 | 7/1947 | CRP |
| F3B | D, E | 4059–4060 | 7/1947 | CRP |
| F3A | 50–59 | 4046–4055 | 7/1947 | CRP |
| F7A | 10 | 10230 | 8/1950 | Leased B&O 4503; built as B&O 243A |
| F7A | 11–12 | 15907, 15916 | 1/1952 | Leased B&O 4576–4577 |
| F7A | 13–15 | 15918, 15910, 15911 | 1/1952 | Leased B&O. Photo: #13 Communipaw |
| F7A | 16–17 | 15913, 15922 | 1/1952 | Leased B&O 4588–4589 |
| F7A | 20–22 | 9032–9033, 12615 | 7/1951 | Ex-N&W 3689–3690, 3697; nee Wabash 689–690, 697 |
| F7A | 23–25 | 15038, 15040, 15047 | 1/1952 | Ex-N&W 3703, 3705, 3712; nee Wabash 703, 705, 712 |
| F7A | 26–29 | 17069–17070, 17072–17073 | 9/1952 | Ex-N&W 3714–3715, 3717–3718; nee Wabash 714–715, 717–718 |
| GP7 | 1520–1525 | 17098–17103 | 11–12/1952 | To CR 5676–5677, 5681, 5902–5904 |
| GP7 | 1526 (1st) | 17104 | 11/1952 | Wrecked Newark Bay Bridge, 9/15/1958 |
| GP7 | 1526 (2nd) | 17106 | 12/1952 | Renumbered from 1528 (1st) |
| GP7 | 1527 | 17105 | 12/1952 | To NJ Transit |
| GP7 | 1528 (2nd), 1529–1530 | 17109, 17107–17108 | 12/1952 | Number shuffle after 1526 wreck |
| GP7 | 1531–1532 (1st) | 17109–17110 | 12/1952 | Replaced by GP9m 8/1959 |
| GP9m | 1531 (2nd), 1532 (2nd) | 25447, 25448 | 8/1959 | EMD, using wrecked GP7 parts |
| SD35 | 2501–2510 | 29974–29983 | 5–6/1965 | To CR 6040–6049 |
| SD35 | 2511–2512 | 30298–30299 | 6/1965 | To CR 6050–6051 |
| SD40 | 3061–3069 | 33161–33169 | 5/1967 | Ex-B&O 7482–7490. To CR 6285–6292. Photo: #3063 |
| GP40P | 3671–3683 | 34249–34261 | 10–11/1968 | NJDOT / B&O. To NJ Transit GP40PH-2s; see 4109 |
Fairbanks-Morse
| Model | Numbers | Serial | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H15-44 | 1500 | 15L6 | 3/1948 | Ex-FM demonstrator 1500. Purchased 9/1948 |
| H15-44 | 1501–1513 | 15L15–15L27 | 1–4/1949 | Photo: #1512 Long Branch |
| H16-44 | 1514–1517 | 16L304–16L307 | 7/1950 | |
| H16-44 | 18 (2nd)–19 (2nd) | 16L697–16L698 | 12/1952 | Ex-B&O 6700–6701 |
| H24-66 | 2401–2407 | 24L849–24L855 | 5–6/1954 | Train Master. Photo: #2401 Elizabeth |
| H24-66 | 2408–2413 | 24L885–24L890 | 3–4/1956 | Train Master. Photo: #2410 Bay Head |
General Electric / Ingersoll-Rand / others
| Model | Numbers | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGEIR 60-ton boxcab | 1000 | 1924/25 | Alco mechanical, GE electrical, Ingersoll-Rand engine. Bronx Terminal. Preserved, B&O Railroad Museum |
| Davenport 35-ton | 1000 (2nd) | — | Reused number |
| Davenport / Cooper-Bessemer / GE | 1001 | — | End-cab industrial |
Related reading on American-Rails.com
- Central Railroad of New Jersey · CNJ steam roster
- FM Train Master · Alco RS-3 · EMD SD35 · EMD GP7 · EMD SD40
- Diesel locomotives · General Electric · NJ Transit 4109
- Baltimore & Ohio · Reading · Conrail · New York & Long Branch
Sources
- Extra 2200 South, May 1968, as compiled at The Diesel Shop (CNJ.HTML), with updates from Marty Bernard, Edwin Cooper, Tom Berry, and R. Craig. Serials and dates for F-units, Baldwins, Alco RS/RSD, FM, GP7s, SD35s, SD40s, switchers
- Eagleson, Mike. Motive Power of the Jersey Central. Cited on The Diesel Shop CNJ roster
- Drury, George H. Guide to North American Steam Locomotives, revised edition, p. 100. Boxcab 1000; double-enders as the only ones in North America; dieselization by April 1953 / July 1, 1954
- “Jersey Central: Coal, Commuters, and a Comet.” Classic Trains, Winter 2011. 1947 F3 and Baldwin sets; Ashley Planes closed July 1, 1948; Train Masters; SD35s 1965; B&O SD40s 1967; GP40P 3671–3683 November 1968; Red Baron 1972
- Boyd, Jim. The American Freight Train. Boxcab 1000, 1924
- Conrail Cyclopedia, SD35 roster. CNJ 2501–2512 to CR 6040–6051
- American-Rails.com: CNJ company; Train Master production; RS-3; SD35; GP7; NJ Transit 4109
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Ian Choudri resigned October 28, 2026 as chief executive of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The board named Joe Stephenshaw interim chief executive. -
The 1910 Portal Bridge Is Handed Over for Demolition
Oct 30, 26 04:03 PM
Amtrak handed the 1910 Portal Bridge over for demolition on October 29, 2026, during the final cutover to Portal North. Regular NJ Transit and Amtrak schedules are expected November 15. -
Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Review Runs to 2027
Oct 30, 26 03:59 PM
Union Pacific says the Surface Transportation Board's review of the Norfolk Southern merger gathers information through May 28, 2027. A closing still depends on board approval. -
Amtrak Board Will Hear Restructuring Comments on November 10
Oct 30, 26 03:41 PM
Amtrak's board will hear public comments on its restructuring on November 10, 2026, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern. Written comments were due October 30. A proposal goes to the board in December. -
Canadian Pacific Selkirk 5931 Restored in Calgary
Oct 30, 26 01:36 PM
Heritage Park in Calgary unveiled a cosmetic restoration of Canadian Pacific 2-10-4 No. 5931 on October 27, 2026. One of two surviving Selkirks. It stays on display. -
Gettysburg Railway to Host Steam for Lincoln
Oct 30, 26 01:18 PM
Northern Central Railway of York No. 17 will recreate Lincoln's arrival at Gettysburg on November 18, 2026, with public steam trips November 19-21. -
NC&StL No. 576 to Steam for the Public in Nashville
Oct 30, 26 01:00 PM
Nashville Steam will fire NC&StL 4-8-4 No. 576 for the public on November 7, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 220 Willow Street. Admission is free. -
Pennsylvania Railroad E8s Join the T1 Trust
Oct 30, 26 12:38 PM
The T1 Trust has acquired former Pennsylvania Railroad E8A diesels 5702A and 5761A from the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. They are bound for Cumberland. -
Ligonier Valley Railroad: History, Roster, Timetable
Oct 30, 26 12:03 PM
The Ligonier Valley Railroad ran 10.5 miles from Latrobe to Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Opened December 1, 1877. Last day August 31, 1952. -
Toledo, Peoria & Western Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Oct 30, 26 10:25 AM
Toledo, Peoria & Western diesel locomotives, each frame once. Thirteen Alcos, three Lima-Hamilton switchers, and 26 Electro-Motive units. -
Toledo, Peoria & Western Steam Roster
Oct 30, 26 09:14 AM
Toledo, Peoria & Western steam locomotives from the Rogers Consolidations of 1895 through the 4-8-4s of 1937 -
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway: Map, Roster, History
Oct 29, 26 11:12 PM
History of the Toledo, Peoria & Western. The Peoria & Oquawka, George P. McNear, the Santa Fe and Pennsylvania years, and the railroad that came back in 1989. -
Cotton Belt Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Oct 29, 26 07:58 PM
St. Louis Southwestern diesel locomotives, each frame once. Baldwin switchers, F units, and new Cotton Belt-lettered power through the GP60s of May 1990. -
Cotton Belt Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)
Oct 29, 26 06:52 PM
St. Louis Southwestern steam locomotives built since 1900. Consolidations, Ten-Wheelers, and twenty class L-1 4-8-4s. The quantity column is 297. -
Cotton Belt Railroad: Map, Logo, History, Rosters
Oct 29, 26 10:56 AM
History of the St. Louis Southwestern, the Cotton Belt Route. The Tyler Tap, Paramore's silver spike, the Thebes Bridge, the Blue Streak, and Southern Pacific control. Steam and diesel rosters are sep… -
Pere Marquette Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)
Oct 28, 26 11:54 PM
Pere Marquette steam locomotives built since 1900. Consolidations, Mikados, Pacifics, and 39 Berkshires. The quantity column is 503. -
Pere Marquette Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Oct 28, 26 11:48 PM
Pere Marquette diesel locomotives, each frame once. Two SW1s, 14 NW2s, three GE 70-tonners, eight E7As, and six BL2s delivered lettered Chesapeake and Ohio. The quantity column is 33. -
Pere Marquette Railway: Map, Logo, Rosters, History
Oct 28, 26 11:44 PM
History of the Pere Marquette Railway. Timber roads, the Prince years, the Van Sweringens, the Ludington car ferries, and the Chesapeake and Ohio merger of June 6, 1947. -
Nickel Plate Road (Railroad): Map, History, Rosters
Oct 28, 26 10:51 PM
History of the Nickel Plate Road, the New York, Chicago and St. Louis. The Seney syndicate, the Van Sweringens, the Berkshires, and the Norfolk and Western absorption at 12:01 a.m. on October 16, 1964… -
Nickel Plate Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Oct 28, 26 10:48 PM
Nickel Plate diesel locomotives, each frame once. Alco switchers and PAs, GP7s and GP9s, and the GP30s. The quantity column is 440. The 1950 fleet was 117. -
Nickel Plate Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)
Oct 28, 26 10:43 PM
Nickel Plate steam locomotives built since 1900, including the Lake Erie and Western, the Clover Leaf, and the Wheeling engines that took Nickel Plate numbers. The quantity column is 786. -
EMD "E9" Locomotives: Specs, Roster, History
Oct 28, 26 10:37 PM
EMD E9 cab units and boosters, 2,400 horsepower, built April 1954 through January 1964. Gear ratios, specifications, and the production roster by owner, serial, and order. -
NYC 4-6-4 #5344, "Commodore Vanderbilt"
Oct 28, 26 04:31 PM
NYC J-1e Hudson 5344, the Commodore Vanderbilt. Alco, November 1931. Carl Kantola’s shroud, December 1934, then a Dreyfuss bullet nose in 1939. Scrapped at Collinwood in 1954. -
New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad: A South Bend Shortline
Oct 28, 26 11:05 AM
The New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois, the Jersey Line, ran from South Bend to Pine. Singer built it in 1905. Wabash stock control came in 1926. Two diesels, and the steam the record names. -
Monon Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Oct 28, 26 10:13 AM
Monon diesel locomotives, each frame once. F3s, nine BL2s, the C420s, and eight U23Bs. The quantity column is 96. The 1951 fleet was 57. -
Monon Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)
Oct 28, 26 10:09 AM
Monon steam locomotives built since 1900. Twelve-Wheelers, Mikados, light Pacifics, and thirteen six-wheel switchers. The quantity column is 148. -
Monon Railroad: Map, Photos, History, Logo
Oct 28, 26 09:55 AM
History of the Monon, the Hoosier Line. The New Albany & Salem, the X at Monon, Barriger's streamliners, and the Louisville & Nashville merger of July 31, 1971. -
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Oct 28, 26 09:48 AM
All-time diesel roster of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas. 406 locomotives, each frame once. Baldwin switchers, Alco cab units, F units, Geeps, and the SD40-2s. -
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)
Oct 28, 26 09:43 AM
Missouri-Kansas-Texas steam locomotives built since 1900. Moguls, Mikados, Pacifics, and the narrow-gauge shop tanks. The quantity column is 715. -
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (Katy): Map, History, Rosters
Oct 27, 26 11:02 PM
History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas, the Katy. The race into Indian Territory, Gould, the 1923 railroad, the Texas Special, and the 1988 sale. Steam and diesel rosters are linked. -
Soo Line Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Oct 27, 26 10:55 PM
All-time diesel roster of the Soo Line and the Wisconsin Central. 786 locomotives, each frame once. Cab units, Geeps, the Milwaukee Road engines, and the SD60s. The South Shore's 24 stay on that page.
