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"Cow-Calf" Switcher Locomotives: Specs, Data, Rosters

Last revised: December 16, 2024

By: Adam Burns

The oddly named cow-calf design was released only by Electro-Motive, first built as an experimental prior to World War II.  It was essentially a different name for "A" and "B" (cabless) locomotives, commonly found in the F and E series cab models. 

EMD took the same concept and applied it to its switcher line for use in transfer and yard work by providing a cabless "B" unit mated to an "A." Doing so offered more horsepower and tractive effort without the need of supplying an additional crew. 

As with transfer models offered by other builders, railroads remained largely disinterested in such a specialized locomotive, even for EMD's highly respectable designs rolling out of La Grange at the time. 

Overall, few cow-calves were sold among the seven different types offered although they did prove more successful than similar examples cataloged by other manufacturers.   As the years passed railroads tended to lashup "A's" and "B's" of different models together.  

Photos

Chicago Great Western cow-calf switcher set TR2, #61-61A, is seen here between assignments at St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1964. American-Rails.com collection.Chicago Great Western cow-calf switcher set TR2, #61-61A, is seen here between assignments at St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1964. American-Rails.com collection.

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Overview

The cow-calf term is unique into itself; technically it is neither a mother-slug (a fully operational locomotive coupled to a unit with no prime mover, only traction motors and/or ballasting for increased tractive effort) nor an actual "B" unit. 

Instead the design refers solely to switchers built by Electro-Motive.  The "cow-calf" designation was not the product of EMD, merely a nickname adopted by train enthusiasts.  

EMD referred to these designs as transfer switchers, the first of which was an experimental.  This unit, numbered 9201 (later changed to #9202) and listed as the T-Model (for Transfer) was a single, center-cab locomotive built in 1936 for Illinois Central, which intended to use it in yard service between Chicago and Markham Yard.

It was constructed by what was then the Electro-Motive Corporation featuring a pair of 900 horsepower, Winton V-12 201-A prime movers with the carbody supplied by the St. Louis Car Company.

A Chicago & North Western photo featuring TR-2 cow-calf set #2001-A and #2001-B in October of 1949. As built these locomotives were used in hump yard service in Chicago. Later, calf #2001-B was rebuilt into Slug #BU-5 during 1961.

Railroad officials were pleased with the model although its unique B-B+B-B wheel arrangement and longer frame caused the unit to develop a sag beneath the cab.  The issue was later resolved by EMD.

In 1940 the first, true cow-calf model was outshopped by EMD; designated class TR (TRansfer), it was based on the popular 1,000 horsepower NW2. 

However, instead of Winton prime movers the locomotive featured EMD's highly reliable 12-cylinder, model 567 power plant.  

The IC was so pleased with this latest design it ultimately purchased three sets, numbered 9203A–9205A/9203B-9205B.

During their long career these cow-calves spent most of their time in yard service pushing long cuts of freight cars over the hump at Markham.

021231hf11010961081.jpgA Baltimore & Ohio TR4 "cow-calf" set, #9624, is seen here tied down at Riverside Yard in Baltimore, Maryland on January 19, 1969. These locomotives were originally built for the Chesapeake & Ohio in 1950 and later transferred to the B&O; following the takeover. Roger Puta photo.

It was the only system to purchase the TR, as well as the following TR1 of 1941.  This particular variant featured a very interesting extended carbody based on the NW3.

It was capable of producing a combined 2,700 horsepower and was essentially an FT in a switcher carbody, even sporting Blomberg trucks; only two sets were built.

In 1945 EMD began production on the 2,000-horsepower TR2, also based from the NW2 but sporting the updated 567A power plant.

The most successful of the series, 36 sets were built for seven different lines by 1949.  In a bit of comedy, names for future cow-calf combinations became even more interesting.

During the summer of that same year (1949) the Chesapeake & Ohio took delivery of the TR3; a three-unit, cow-calf-calf combination, or "herd," which could produce 3,000 horsepower.  

Data Sheets

TR (NW2)

Entered Production2/1940 (Illinois Central #9203)
Years Produced2/1940 - 11/1940
EMD ClassTR
Engines (2)567 (6 Cylinder)
Engine BuilderGM/EMD
Horsepower2000
RPM800
Length (End of Couplers)44' 5" (Per Locomotive)
Total Length (End of Couplers)86' 5"
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab)14' 6 ¼"
Width10' 0"
Weight250,000 Lbs (Per Locomotive)
Fuel Capacity600 Gallons
Air Compressor3C2C (Westinghouse)
Air Brake Schedule24EL (Westinghouse)
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeGRS Rigid Bolster, Drop-Side Equalizer (AAR Type-A)
Truck Wheelbase8' 0"
Wheel Size40"
Traction Motors (Per Locomotive)D7 (4), GM/EMD
Traction GeneratorD4/D4D, GM/EMD
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesNo
Gear Ratio62:15
Tractive Effort/Starting62,500 Lbs
Top Speed65 mph

TR1 (FT)

Entered Production4/1941 (Illinois Central #9250-9251)
Years Produced4/1941 - 5/1941
EMD ClassTR
Engines (2)567 (8 Cylinder)
Engine BuilderGM/EMD
Horsepower2700
RPM800
Length52' 1 1/2" (Per Locomotive)
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab)14' 6 ¼"
Width9' 11 ½"
Weight230,000 Lbs
Fuel Capacity600 Gallons
Air Compressor3C2C (Westinghouse)
Air Brake Schedule24EL (Westinghouse)
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeBlomberg
Truck Wheelbase9' 0"
Wheel Size40"
Traction Motors (Per Locomotive)D7 (4), GM/EMD
Traction GeneratorD12, GM/EMD
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesNo
Gear Ratio62:15
Tractive Effort/Starting55,000 Lbs
Top Speed65 mph

This variant was a stretched version of an NW, essentially an NW3 which Electro-Motive briefly marketed. 

Internally, it was nearly identical to an FT sporting a 567A prime mover capable of producing 1,350 horsepower each.  In addition, it rode on Blomberg trucks.

TR2 (NW2)

Entered Production11/1945 (Illinois Central #9206A-9206B)
Years Produced11/1945 - 12/1949
EMD ClassTR2
Engines (2)567A (6 Cylinder)
Engine BuilderGM/EMD
Horsepower2000
RPM800
Length44' 5" (Per Locomotive)
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab)14' 6 ¼"
Width10' 0"
Weight250,000 Lbs (Per Locomotive)
Fuel Capacity600 Gallons
Air Compressor3C2C (Westinghouse)
Air Brake Schedule24EL (Westinghouse)
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeGRS Rigid Bolster, Drop-Side Equalizer (AAR Type-A)
Truck Wheelbase8' 0"
Wheel Size40"
Traction Motors (Per Locomotive)D7 (4), GM/EMD
Traction GeneratorD4/D4D, GM/EMD
Auxiliary GeneratorGeneral Motors/EMD
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesNo
Gear Ratio62:15
Tractive Effort/Starting62,500 Lbs
Top Speed65 mph

TR3 (NW2)

Entered Production7/1949 (Chesapeake & Ohio #6500)
Years Produced7/1949 - 10/1949
EMD ClassTR3
Engines (3)567A (6 Cylinder)
Engine BuilderGM/EMD
Horsepower3000
RPM800
Length44' 5" (Per Locomotive)
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab)14' 6 ¼"
Width10' 0"
Weight250,000 Lbs (Per Locomotive)
Fuel Capacity600 Gallons
Air Compressor3C2C (Westinghouse)
Air Brake Schedule24EL (Westinghouse)
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeGRS Rigid Bolster, Drop-Side Equalizer (AAR Type-A)
Truck Wheelbase8' 0"
Wheel Size40"
Traction Motors (Per Locomotive)D7 (4), GM/EMD
Traction GeneratorD4/D4D, GM/EMD
Auxiliary GeneratorGeneral Motors/EMD
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesNo
Gear Ratio62:15
Tractive Effort/Starting62,500 Lbs
Top Speed65 mph

TR4 (SW7)

Entered Production6/1950 (Chesapeake & Ohio #6000A)
Years Produced6/1950 - 1/1951
EMD ClassTR4
Engines (2)567A (6 Cylinder)
Engine BuilderGM/EMD
Horsepower2400
RPM800
Length44' 5" (Per Locomotive)
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab)14' 6 ½"
Width9' 11 ½"
Weight250,000 Lbs (Per Locomotive)
Fuel Capacity600 Gallons
Air CompressorWXO (GM/EMD)
Air Brake Schedule24EL (Westinghouse)
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeGRS Rigid Bolster, Drop-Side Equalizer (AAR Type-A)
Truck Wheelbase8' 0"
Wheel Size40"
Traction Motors (Per Locomotive)D7 (4), GM/EMD
Traction GeneratorD4/D4D, GM/EMD
Auxiliary GeneratorGeneral Motors/EMD
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesNo
Gear Ratio62:15
Tractive Effort/Starting62,500 Lbs
Top Speed65 mph

TR5 (SW9)

Entered Production3/1951 (Union Railroad #701-702)
Years Produced3/1951 - 10/1951
EMD ClassTR5
Engines (2)567B (6 Cylinder)
Engine BuilderGM/EMD
Horsepower2400
RPM800
Length44' 5" (Per Locomotive)
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab)14' 6 ½"
Width9' 11 1/2"
Weight250,000 Lbs (Per Locomotive)
Fuel Capacity600 Gallons
Air CompressorWXO (GM/EMD)
Air Brake Schedule6BL (Westinghouse)
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeGRS Rigid Bolster, Drop-Side Equalizer (AAR Type-A)
Truck Wheelbase8' 0"
Wheel Size40"
Traction Motors (Per Locomotive)D37 (4), GM/EMD
Traction GeneratorD15C, GM/EMD
Auxiliary GeneratorGeneral Motors/EMD
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesNo
Gear Ratio62:15
Tractive Effort/Starting62,500 Lbs
Top Speed65 mph

TR6 (SW8)

Entered Production11/1950 (Electro-Motive #1600-1600B)
Years Produced11/1950 - 8/1953
EMD ClassTR6
Engines (2)567B (4 Cylinder)
Engine BuilderGM/EMD
Horsepower1600
RPM800
Length44' 5" (Per Locomotive)
Height (Top Of Rail To Top Of Cab)14' 6 ½"
Width10'
Weight230,000 Lbs (Per Locomotive)
Fuel Capacity600 Gallons
Air CompressorWXO (Gardner-Denver)
Air Brake Schedule6BL (Westinghouse)
TrucksB-B
Truck TypeGRS Rigid Bolster, Drop-Side Equalizer (AAR Type-A)
Truck Wheelbase8' 0"
Wheel Size40"
Traction Motors (Per Locomotive)D37 (4), GM/EMD
Traction GeneratorD15C, GM/EMD
Auxiliary GeneratorGeneral Motors/EMD
MU (Multiple-Unit)Yes
Dynamic BrakesNo
Gear Ratio62:15
Tractive Effort/Starting69,000 Lbs (at 30% adhesion)
Top Speed65 mph

According to Electro-Motive's Operating Manual #2303, the D15A main generator and D27 traction motors were used in NW2's after August, 1949 and in SW7's after October, 1949.

'.jpgChicago Great Western cow-calf set #63A and #63B (TR2A and TR2B) switches the yard in Oelwein, IA in March 1967. Rick Burn photo.

Production Rosters

TR

(Total Built = 3 Sets)

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date Quantity
Illinois Central9203-9204 (A-B)1032-1033E2862/19402
Illinois Central9205 (A-B)1190E34511/19401

TR1

(Total Built = 2 Sets)

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date Quantity
Illinois Central9250-9251 (A-B)1191E3584/1941-5/19412

TR2

(Total Built = 36 Sets)

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date Quantity
Illinois Central9206A (A), 9206B (B)2067-2068E55211/19452
Southern Railway2400A-2403A (A)4764-4767E8298/19474
Southern Railway2400B-2403B (B)4768-4771E8298/19474
Southern Railway2404A (A), 2404B (B)5002-5003E8298/19472
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator)912A (A), 912B (B)*5514-5515E91210/19472
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9401A-9405A (A)6563-6567E10092/19495
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9401B-9405B (B)6568-6572E10092/19495
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9406A-9408A (A)6573-6575E10092/1949-3/19493
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9406B-9408B (B)6576-6578E10092/1949-3/19493
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9409A (A), 9409B (B)6579-6580E10093/19492
Chicago Great Western58A (A), 58B (B)6877-6878E10978/19482
Chicago Great Western59A-65A (A)6879-6885E10337/1949-8/19497
Chicago Great Western59B-65B (A)6886-6892E10337/1949-8/19497
Chicago Great Western66A (A), 66B (B)6893-6894E10337/19492
Milwaukee Road2000A (A), 2000B (B)7919-7920E112412/19492
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9410A-9413A (A)8505-8508E117911/19494
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9410B-9411B (B)8509-8510E117911/19492
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy9412B-9413B (B)8598-8599E117911/19492
Chicago & North Western2000A-2001A (A)10021-10022E130510/19492
Chicago & North Western2000B-2001B (B)10023-10024E130510/19492
Illinois Central9207A (A), 9207B (B)10056-10057600712/19492
Illinois Central9208A (A), 9208B (B)10058-10059600712/19492
Belt Railway Of Chicago500A-501A (A)10512-10513602711/1949-12/19492
Belt Railway Of Chicago500B-501B (B)10514-10515602711/1949-12/19492

* Sold to Chicago, Burlington & Quincy as #9400A-9400B.

TR3

(Total Built = 2 Sets)

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date Quantity
Chesapeake & Ohio6500A (A)1025360187/19491
Chesapeake & Ohio6500C, 6500B (B)10254-1025560187/19492
Chesapeake & Ohio6501A (A)10256601810/19491
Chesapeake & Ohio6501C, 6501B (B)10257-10258601810/19492

TR4

(Total Built = 15 Sets)

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date Quantity
Belt Railway of Chicago502A-506A (A)10516-1052040329/19505
Belt Railway of Chicago502B-506B (B)10521-1052540329/19505
Milwaukee Road2001A (A)1140240519/19501
Milwaukee Road2001B (B)1140340519/19501
Chesapeake & Ohio6000A (A)1194561246/19501
Chesapeake & Ohio6000B (B)1194661246/19501
Chesapeake & Ohio6001A (A)1194761246/19501
Chesapeake & Ohio6001B (B)1194861246/19501
Santa Fe2418 (A)1236061466/19501
Santa Fe2418A (B)1236161466/19501
Milwaukee Road2002A-2006A (A)12447-1245140711/19515
Milwaukee Road2002B-2006B (B)12452-1245640711/19515
Santa Fe2419 (A)1382762141/19511
Santa Fe2419A (B)1382862141/19511

TR5

(Total Built = 10 Sets And 2 Calves)

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date Quantity
Union Railroad701-702 (A)8544-8545E11873/19512
Union Railroad701C-702C (B)8546-8547E11873/19512
Union Railroad703C-704C (B)14786-14787625310/19512
Union Pacific1870A-1877A (A)15068-1507562849/1951-10/19518
Union Pacific1870B-1877B (B)15076-1508362849/1951-10/19518

TR6

(Total Built = 12 Sets)

Owner Road Number Serial Number Order Number Completion Date Quantity
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator)1600 (A)*135491505111/19501
Electro-Motive (Demonstrator)1600B (B)**135501505111/19501
Oliver Iron Mining Company1207A-1209A (A)14829-14831632110/1951-12/19513
Oliver Iron Mining Company1207B-1209B (B)14832-14834632110/1951-12/19513
Oliver Iron Mining Company1210A-1211A (A)14835-14836633212/19512
Oliver Iron Mining Company1210B-1211B (B)14837-14838633212/19512
Southern Pacific4601-4603 (A)15084-15086410010/19513
Southern Pacific4701-4703 (B)15117-15119410010/19513
Oliver Iron Mining Company1212A (A)1705263825/19521
Oliver Iron Mining Company1212B (B)1705363825/19521
Oliver Iron Mining Company1213A (A)1705463825/19521
Oliver Iron Mining Company121BA (B)1705563825/19521
Oliver Iron Mining Company1216A (A)1861965028/19531
Oliver Iron Mining Company1216B (B)1862065028/19531

*  Became Southern Pacific #4600 (A). Order number 4147.

** Became Southern Pacific #4700 (B). Order number 4147.

Sources

  • EMD. Operating Manual #2303: 600 & 1200 HP Switching Locomotives (Models SW1 & SW7; 567 Series Engines). La Grange: Electro-Motive Division (General Motors Corporation), January, 1950 (5th Edition).
  • Foster, Gerald. A Field Guide To Trains. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
  • Hayden, Bob. Diesel Locomotives: Cyclopedia, Volume 2 (Model Railroader). Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1980.
  • Marre, Louis A. Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years, A Guide To Diesels Built Before 1972.  Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1995.
  • Pinkepank, Jerry A. Diesel Spotter's Guide.  Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1967.
  • Solomon, Brian.  EMD Locomotives.  Minneapolis: MBI Publishing Company, 2006.
340520395273572357378468938978703848.jpgA Milwaukee Road TR-4 cow-calf set, #695-A and #695-B (built as #2006-A and #2006-B) were photographed here at Pigs Eye Yard in St. Paul, Minnesota during June of 1968. American-Rails.com collection.

The C&O went on to purchase two, three-unit sets; #6500ABC-6501ABC.  EMD's last three cow-calf models saw only modest sales:

  • In 1950-1951 it released an SW7 version, the TR4 that could produce 1,200 horsepower; 15 examples were built for four different railroads. 

  • Later in 1951 EMD cataloged its most powerful cow-calf, the 2,400 horsepower TR5.  Based from the SW9 it utilized the newest model 567B prime mover but only two buyers were interested; Union Pacific and Union Railroad (a short line based in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania area).

  • Finally, there was the TR6 of 1950.  A less powerful version it featured a pair of four-cylinder, model 567B engines which could produce 800 horsepower each.

Once again there were few buyers as only the Southern Pacific, which acquired four sets (including EMD's demonstrator), and the Oliver Iron Mining Company took orders. 

By the early 1950s no more TR examples were outshopped although those that were remained in use for several years, many of which were rebuilt with cabs like the CB&Q's.

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    2026 TVRM Valentine Train Ride in Chattanooga—Feb. 6–15, plated dinner, Grand Junction Depot. Confirm on tvrail.com.

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  22. River Fox Train Dining (2026)

    Sep 17, 26 02:29 PM

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    2026 River Fox Train in West Sacramento—Brunch Train and Murder Mystery dinner. 18095 County Road 117. Confirm on riverfoxtrain.com.

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  23. Weehawken Terminal, Serving The West Shore Railroad

    Sep 17, 26 01:38 PM

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    Weehawken Terminal—West Shore / New York Central Hudson waterfront station, opened 1884. Five ferry slips, sixteen tracks, Weehawken Tunnel 4,014 feet. Last ferry March 25, 1959. Port Imperial and HBL…

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  24. West Shore Railroad: Map, History, Timetables

    Sep 17, 26 01:32 PM

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    West Shore Railroad—New York, West Shore & Buffalo 1880–83, Weehawken to Buffalo. PRR-backed rival to the Central. Morgan settlement, 475-year NYC lease January 1 1886. CSX River Sub today.

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  25. Jersey Central Diesel Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 17, 26 01:20 PM

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    Central Railroad of New Jersey diesel—boxcab 1000, Baldwin double-enders, F3s, Train Masters, SD35s, GP40Ps. All-time roster. Steam ended July 1, 1954.

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  26. Jersey Central Steam Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 17, 26 01:17 PM

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    Central Railroad of New Jersey steam—Camelback Ten-Wheelers, USRA Mikados, G-class Pacifics, suburban tanks. Post-1900 class roster after Drury. Dieselized July 1, 1954.

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  27. Jersey Central Railroad (CNJ): Map, Rosters, History

    Sep 17, 26 01:14 PM

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    Central Railroad of New Jersey—Elizabethtown & Somerville 1831, named April 23 1849. Communipaw, anthracite, Blue Comet, Reading/B&O control. Conrail April 1 1976. Complete corporate history.

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  28. Central Vermont Diesel Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 17, 26 11:35 AM

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    Central Vermont diesel—Alco S-2s 1942, RS-3s, RS-11s from DW&P, EMD GP9s 1956–57, GP38ACs 1971. All-time roster. Last steam April 4, 1957.

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  29. Central Vermont Steam Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 17, 26 11:19 AM

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    Central Vermont steam—ten Alco 2-10-4s of 1928, four U-1-a Mountains, Consolidations. Post-1900 class roster after Drury. Last steam April 4, 1957.

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  30. Central Vermont Railway: Map, Logo, Rosters

    Sep 17, 26 11:03 AM

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    Central Vermont Railway—Vermont Central charter October 1843, Bethel–White River Junction June 26, 1848. Grand Trunk 1898, CN 1923, RailTex/NECR 1995. Complete corporate history.

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  31. Fitchburg Railroad: Map, History, Timetables

    Sep 17, 26 10:40 AM

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    Fitchburg Railroad—chartered March 3, 1842, Boston–Fitchburg March 5, 1845. Alvah Crocker, Hoosac west door, Vermont & Massachusetts, Cheshire. B&M 99-year lease July 1, 1900. Complete corpora…

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  32. Steam Railroading Institute Dining (2026)

    Sep 17, 26 10:30 AM

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    2026 SRI Owosso dining—vintage dining cars, select evenings. 2026 dinner calendar not posted; 2025 Up In Smoke is the recent example. Confirm on michigansteamtrain.com.

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  33. Canadian Pacific Railway: Map, History, Logo, Photos

    Sep 17, 26 12:06 AM

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    Canadian Pacific Railway—incorporated February 16, 1881. Last spike Craigellachie November 7, 1885. Soo, Milwaukee, D&H, DM&E. CPKC April 14, 2023. Complete corporate history.

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  34. Canadian Pacific Diesel Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 17, 26 12:03 AM

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    Canadian Pacific diesel—E8A 1800 in 1949, FP7/FP9, FA-2, C424, SD40-2, SD40-2F Red Barns, AC4400CW, ES44AC, SD30C-ECO, SD70ACu heritage. All-time roster. Last steam November 6, 1960.

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  35. Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 16, 26 11:35 PM

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    Canadian Pacific steam—3,257 engines 1881–1949. D10 Ten-Wheelers, G3 Pacifics, Royal Hudsons, Selkirk 2-10-4s. Post-1900 class roster after Drury. Last steam November 6, 1960.

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  36. Woodstown Central Dining in Motion (2026)

    Sep 16, 26 11:31 PM

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    2026 Woodstown Central Dining in Motion—Salem County table car, 50–60 minutes, private table of four from $190. Confirm on woodstowncentral.com.

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  37. NCTM Wine & Dine on the Rails (2026)

    Sep 16, 26 11:28 PM

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    2026 NCTM Wine & Dine on the Rails in Spencer—Feb. 13–15, three-course dinner, 21+, $145/$140. Sold out. Confirm next season on nctransportationmuseum.org.

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  38. Southern Railway 4-6-2 1380: The Streamlined Ps-4

    Sep 16, 26 10:34 PM

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    Southern Railway Ps-4 4-6-2 1380—Alco 1923, serial 64857. Otto Kuhler streamlining at Spencer 1940–41 for the Tennessean. Only streamlined steam locomotive on the Southern. Scrapped Baltimore 1953.

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  39. Texas Mexican Railway: Serving The Border Since The 1880s

    Sep 16, 26 09:58 PM

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    Texas Mexican Railway—Corpus Christi, San Diego & Rio Grande March 1875, 3-foot. Tex-Mex June 1881, Laredo Sept 1881, Rio Grande bridge 1883. Standard gauge July 17 1902. Mexican government 1900–1…

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  40. Mount Hood Railroad Dining (2026): No Plated Dinner Train This Season

    Sep 16, 26 09:53 PM

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    2026 Mount Hood Railroad in Hood River is scenic Fruit Loop trains with snacks and sandwiches—not a plated dinner train. Confirm on mthoodrr.com.

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  41. Peoria and Eastern Railway: Map, Timetables, History

    Sep 16, 26 09:39 PM

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    Peoria & Eastern—Danville, Urbana, Bloomington & Pekin 1866, IB&W 1869, OI&W 1887. Incorporated Feb 21 1890, Big Four next day. NYC 1930, Conrail 1976. GP7s 5612–5625. Complete corporate history.

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  42. Boston and Maine Railroad: "Route Of The Minute Man"

    Sep 16, 26 11:30 AM

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    Boston & Maine—Andover & Wilmington 1833, NH charter June 27 1835. Eastern, Boston & Lowell, Fitchburg/Hoosac, Concord & Montreal. Section 77 March 12 1970. Guilford June 30 1983. CSX June 1 2…

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  43. Smoky Valley Limited Dinner Train (2026)

    Sep 16, 26 11:24 AM

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    2026 Abilene & Smoky Valley Smoky Valley Limited—two-hour dinner from the 1887 Rock Island Depot. Kansas catering, ~$72–$110. Confirm on asvrr.org.

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  44. Canadian National Diesel Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 16, 26 11:14 AM

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    Canadian National diesel—CLC boxcabs 1929, GMD FP9 and GP9, MLW FPA-4 and RS-18, GMD1, wide-cab SD40-2W, Dash-9s, ES44AC and ET44AC. All-time roster.

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  45. Canadian National Steam Locomotives: History, Roster & Photos

    Sep 16, 26 10:07 AM

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    Canadian National steam—CGR, Canadian Northern, Grand Trunk, GTP. 4-8-4 Confederations, U-1 Mountains, J and K Pacifics. Post-1900 class roster. Last scheduled steam April 25, 1960.

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  46. Canadian National Railway: Map, Logo, History, Photos

    Sep 16, 26 08:55 AM

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    Canadian National—name Dec 20 1918, incorporated June 6 1919, Grand Trunk Jan 20 1923. Crown corporation, IPO Nov 17 1995. IC, Wisconsin Central, BC Rail, EJ&E. Class I, mark CN.

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  47. Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway: "Safety and Service"

    Sep 16, 26 12:12 AM

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    Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh—Rochester & State Line 1869, BR&P March 12 1887. Pennsylvania coal to Buffalo and Rochester. B&O January 1 1932. All-time steam roster, LL 2-6-6-2s, XX…

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  48. Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad: Map, Roster, Logo, Photos

    Sep 15, 26 11:55 PM

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    Buffalo Creek & Gauley—Elk River Coal & Lumber, April 1 1904, Dundon–Widen. Last all-steam WV coal road, February 27 1965. All-time steam roster, #4 Baldwin 59472, Majestic and Elk River diesels…

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  49. Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad: Map & History

    Sep 15, 26 11:42 PM

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    Buffalo & Susquehanna—Goodyear hemlock railroad, Sinnemahoning Valley December 14 1885, 1893 merger, coal to Sagamore, Buffalo extension, bankruptcy May 6 1910, B&O 1932, WAG 1956.

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  50. WMSR Allegheny Mountain Dinner Train (2026): Dates & Tickets

    Sep 15, 26 11:36 PM

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    2026 Western Maryland Scenic Allegheny Mountain Dinner Train—Cumberland, 3 hours, 21+, Saturday 7 p.m. Confirm on wmsr.com.

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