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Erie Lackawanna Diesel Roster: All-Time

Last revised: September 18, 2026

By: Adam Burns

Erie Lackawanna never bought a matched second-generation fleet and then parked the first. From October 17, 1960, until Conrail on April 1, 1976, the railroad ran what it inherited from the Erie and the Lackawanna, then added GP35s, U25Bs, C424s and C425s, SD45s, SDP45s, U33Cs, U34CHs, U36Cs, and a last thirteen SD45-2s. The photographs that made the road beloved are the lash-ups: an F3 and an SD45 on the same train, an E8 regeared for freight, a PA still in Erie yellow at Port Jervis four years after the merger.

William White’s capital program is why the later six-motor power exists. The SDP45s, 3635–3668, were freight engines on a passenger frame: no steam generator, a 5,000-gallon tank, New Jersey to Chicago without a fuel stop. U34CHs 3351–3382 were New Jersey commuter power, state money, still lettered EL. Three SD45s, 801–803, came from the Delaware & Hudson in trade for U33Cs 3301–3303, then went home in December 1975. Conrail took the rest. Serials and builder orders are in the tables. The company history is Erie Lackawanna.

Erie Lackawanna E8A 828 eastbound mail and express at Binghamton New York June 1963 passing former Erie engine house

E8A 828 eastbound with mail and express on the old DL&W at Binghamton, New York, passing the former Erie engine house, June 1963. American-Rails.com collection.

On this page: At a glance · What came in · Second generation · Switchers · Early road-switchers · GP35s, U-boats, SD45s · Freight cab units · Passenger cabs

At a glance

ItemDetail
RailroadErie Lackawanna. Mark EL. Company Erie Lackawanna
InheritanceErie and DL&W fleets, October 17, 1960. Erie cab units renumbered by replacing A/B/C/D with 1/2/3/4
PaintMaroon, gray, and yellow diamond. Predecessor colors lasted years. E8s later regeared for freight
New in EL yearsC424 2401–2415 (1963); C425 2451–2462 (1964); U25B 2501–2527 (1964–65); GP35 2551–2586 (1964–65); SD45 3601–3634 (1967–68); SDP45 3635–3668 (1969–70); U33C 3301–3315 (1968–69); U34CH 3351–3382 (1970–73); U36C 3316–3328 (1971); SD45-2 3669–3681 (1972)
Last newSD45-2 3669–3681, order 7381, October 1972
Odd tradeD&H SD45s 801–803 (ex-demonstrators) for EL U33Cs 3301–3303, 1969; reversed December 1975
EndConrail April 1, 1976. Predecessor all-time lists stay on Erie and DL&W diesel

Serials and orders follow Extra 2200 South, The Diesel Shop (R. Craig / Tom Berry), the Erie Lackawanna Railway Historical Society compilation, and American-Rails SD45/SDP45 tables. Information compiled September 18, 2026.

Two fleets, one number series

EL did not start from zero. It started from two complete diesel rosters that had already retired steam. Erie brought FTs, F3s, F7s, FA/FB-1s and FA-2s, PA-1s and PA-2s, E8As, RS-2s and RS-3s, GP7s and GP9s, Baldwins, Lima switchers, and a GE 44-tonner. Lackawanna brought FTs, F3s, F7s, E8As (810–811 ex-demonstrators), GP7s, RS-3s, Train Masters, H16-44s, SW1s through SW1200s, and the maroon-and-gray passenger look. Cab-unit numbers tell the story: Erie 700A became EL 7001; Lackawanna 611A became 6111. Several Lackawanna F3 “B” cars were A carbodies; the DL&W diesel page keeps that correction.

Yard slugs B21, B22, and B25 were rebuilt from Erie boxcabs. EL added B65 (from 1150, 1965) and B66 (from Baldwin 1105, 1966). Hornell did that work. First-generation road power drifted into helpers, as at Deposit, and into mixed consists with the new six-motors.

White’s locomotives

The 1963–72 orders are the EL-built fleet. Alco C424s 2401–2415, May–June 1963, were the first new units. C425s 2451–2462 followed in October 1964, order 3392. GE U25Bs 2501–2527, 1964–65, and EMD GP35s 2551–2586, 1964–65, were the four-axle second generation. Then the railroad bet on 20-cylinder, 3,600-horsepower six-motors for the Chicago merchandise: SD45s 3601–3620 (June 1967) and 3621–3634 (May 1968). The SDP45s used the longer passenger frame for fuel, not steam—34 units in two orders, 7174 and 7246. U33Cs 3301–3315 came 1968–69 (the first six are not 1964 U25Bs; that date in older tables is a paste error). U36Cs 3316–3328, 1971. U34CHs for NJDOT commuter service, 3351–3382, 1970–73. Last: thirteen SD45-2s, 3669–3681, order 7381-1 through 7381-13, October 1972, again with the large tank.

Erie Lackawanna GP7 1209 at Buffalo New York August 28 1969

GP7 1209 at Buffalo, New York, August 28, 1969. Photographer unknown. American-Rails.com collection.

Three D&H SD45s, 801–803, built as EMD demonstrators 4352–4354, came over in 1969 for U33Cs 3301–3303 (which became D&H 751–753). Both sides took their engines back in December 1975. The SD45 type page is SD45.

Switchers

NumbersHeritageModelClassSerialOrderBuiltNotes
21–22Erie 21–22Alco-GE-IR boxcab—66951, 66678—1920sRebuilt to slugs B21 (10/1951), B22 (1/1952)
25Erie 25GE boxcab—11032—4/1931Rebuilt to slug B25, 12/1950
26Erie 26GE 44-tonSG-328504—9/1946
302–305Erie 302–305Alco HH660SA-6-a69136, 69153–69155—10/1939
306–308Erie 306–308Alco S-1SA-674935, 74962–74963—9–11/1946
309–311Erie 309–311Alco S-1SA-675119, 75121–75122—1/1947
312–316Erie 312–316Alco S-1SA-675353–75357—8–9/1947
317Erie 317Alco S-1SA-677478—4/1950
318–320Erie 318–320Alco S-1SA-677977–77979—4–5/1950
321Erie 321Alco S-1SA-677080—4/1950
322–323DL&W 405–406Alco HH600SA-6-a68639–68640—1/1934
324–325DL&W 409–410Alco HH600SA-6-a69257–69258—4/1940
349–359DL&W 427–437EMD SW1SE-61027–1029, 1051–1058—3–5/1940
360Erie 360EMD SW1SE-66148—7/1948
361–365DL&W 501–505EMD SW8SE-814063–14067—8/1951
366–369DL&W 506–509EMD SW8SE-815727–15730—6/1952
370–371DL&W 510–511EMD SW8SE-817885–17886—5/1953
381–383Erie 381–383Baldwin DS-4-4-660SB-673043–73044, 73366—11/1946–1947
384–385Erie 384–385Baldwin DS-4-4-660SB-673898–73899—2/1947
386–389Erie 386–389Baldwin DS-4-4-750SB-774430–74433—2/1949, 8/1949
401–403Erie 401–403EMD NW2SE-10951–953—1/1948
404–413Erie 404–413EMD NW2SE-105129–5138—1/1948
414–416Erie 414–416EMD NW2SE-106145–6147—11/1948
417–421Erie 417–421EMD NW2SE-107460–7464—10/1949
422–427Erie 422–427EMD NW2SE-108911–8916—11/1949
428Erie 428EMD SW7SE-611825—5/1950
429–433Erie 429–433EMD SW7SE-612022–12026—11/1950
434Erie 434EMD SW9SE-1213829—3/1951
435–438Erie 435–438EMD SW9SE-1215933–15936—4/1952
439–440Erie 439–440EMD SW9SE-1216176, 16174—4/1952
441–445DL&W 461–465EMD NW2SE-103391–3395—11/1945
446–448DL&W 551–553EMD SW9SE-1214068–14070—6/1951
449–452DL&W 554–557EMD SW9SE-1215731–15734—7/1952
453–455DL&W 558–560EMD SW9SE-1217887–17889—6/1953
456–463DL&W 561–568EMD SW1200SE-1223762–23769—5–6/1957Last new Lackawanna diesels
500–503Erie 500–503Alco S-2SA-1074809, 74811–74813—10–11/1946
504–508Erie 504–508Alco S-2SA-1073891–73895—11–12/1946
509–512Erie 509–512Alco S-2SA-1075242, 75247–75248, 75252—6–7/1947
513–514Erie 513–514Alco S-2SA-1075362–75363—7/1947
515–519Erie 515–519Alco S-2SA-1076185–76189—10–11/1948
520–523Erie 520–523Alco S-2MSA-1076776–76779—6/1949
524–525Erie 524–525Alco S-2SA-1077825–77826—11–12/1949
526–527Erie 526–527Alco S-4MSA-1078716, 79530—4/1951, 1/1952
528–529Erie 528–529Alco S-4SA-1080089–80090—10/1952
530–533Erie 530–533Alco S-2SA-1075550, 75552, 75554, 75649—12/1947
534–535DL&W 475–476Alco S-2SA-1073641–73642—9/1945
536–538DL&W 477–479Alco S-2SA-1074324–74326—9/1945
539–540DL&W 480–481Alco S-2SA-1075663–75664—3/1948
541–547DL&W 482–488Alco S-2SA-10 / MSA-1076789–76795—6–7/1949
548–550DL&W 489–491Alco S-2SA-1076926–76928—6–7/1949
600–601Erie 600–601Baldwin DS-4-4-1000SB-10a72808–72809—11–12/1946
602–604Erie 602–604Baldwin DS-4-4-1000SB-1073568–73570—1947–48
605–606Erie 605–606Baldwin DS-4-4-1000SB-1073766–73767—6/1948
607–608Erie 607–608Baldwin DS-4-4-1000SB-1073959–73960—3/1949
609–610Erie 609–610Baldwin DS-4-4-1000SB-1074203–74204—6/1949
611–615Erie 611–615Baldwin DS-4-4-1000SB-1074616–74620—7–8/1949
616Erie 616Baldwin DS-4-4-1000SB-1074196—9/1949
617–618Erie 617–618Baldwin S-12SB-1274875–74876—2/1951
619–628Erie 619–628Baldwin S-12SB-1275672–75681—4–5/1952
650–655Erie 650–655Lima 1,000 hpMSL-109328–9333—7–8/1949
656–659Erie 656–659Lima 1,000 hpMSL-109340–9341, 9343–9344—10/1949
660–665Erie 660–665Lima 1,200 hpMSL-129443–9447, 9456—7–8/1950
B21, B22, B25Erie boxcabsYard slugs———1950–52Rebuilt from 21, 22, 25
B65EL 1150Yard slug———7/1965Hornell
B66EL 1105Yard slug———12/1966Ex-Baldwin DRS-4-4-1500; Hornell. Photo on company page

Early road-switchers

NumbersHeritageModelClassSerialOrderBuiltNotes
900–901Erie 900–901Alco RS-2MPSA-1576973–76974—6/1949
902–904Erie 902–904Alco RS-2MPSA-1577405–77407—9/1949
905–913Erie 905–913Alco RS-2MPSA-1577546–77554—11/1949
914–915Erie 914–915Alco RS-3MPSA-1678322–78323—10/1950
916–923Erie 916–923Alco RS-3MPSA-1678555–78562—4/1951
924–927Erie 924–927Alco RS-3MPSA-1679629–79632—2/1952
928–933Erie 928–933Alco RS-3MPSA-1680226–80231—10/1952–3/1953
1000–1004Erie 1000–1004Alco RS-2MPSA-1577555, 77863–77866—11–12/1949
1005–1006Erie 1005–1006Alco RS-3MFSA-1677975–77976—4/1950
1007–1028Erie 1007–1028Alco RS-3MFSA-1678305–78314, 78320–78321, 78547–78554, 79359–79360—1950–51
1029–1036Erie 1029–1036Alco RS-3MFSA-16D80116–80123—1952
1037–1038Erie 1037–1038Alco RS-3MFSA-16D80224–80225—1952
1039–1042DL&W 901–904Alco RS-3MFSA-16-478076–78079—8/1950
1043–1048DL&W 905–910Alco RS-3MFSA-16D-478573–78578—4/1951
1049–1056DL&W 911–918Alco RS-3MFSA-16D-479667–79674—3/1952
1100–1105Erie 1100–1105Baldwin DRS-4-4-1500MFSB-1573652, 74289–74293—1949–501105 to slug B66
1106–1107Erie 1106–1107Baldwin AS-16MFSB-1674903–74904—1951
1108–1112Erie 1108–1112Baldwin AS-16MFSB-1674980–74982, 74986–74987—1951
1113–1120Erie 1113–1120Baldwin AS-16MFSB-1675516–75519, 75538–75541—1952
1140Erie 1140Baldwin AS-16MFSB-1674983—1951
1150–1153Erie 1150–1153Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500MFSB-15A74714, 74717–74719—19501150 to slug B65
1154–1158Erie 1154–1158Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500MFSB-15A74779–74783—1950
1159–1161Erie 1159–1161Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500MFSB-15A74930–74932—1951
1200–1201Erie 1200–1201EMD GP7MFSE-1511823–11824—1950
1202–1209Erie 1202–1209EMD GP7MFSE-15D11834–11841—1950Photo: 1209 Buffalo
1210–1223Erie 1210–1223EMD GP7MFSE-15D12004–12017—1950
1224–1227Erie 1224–1227EMD GP7MFSE-1512242–12245—1950
1228–1230Erie 1228–1230EMD GP7MFSE-1515937–15939—1952
1231–1233Erie 1231–1233EMD GP7MFSE-1516175–16177—1952
1234–1246Erie 1234–1246EMD GP7MFSE-1516926–16938—1952
1260–1265Erie 1260–1265EMD GP9MFSE-17D21821–21826—1956
1270–1274DL&W 951–955EMD GP7MFSE-15D14059–14062, 15866—8, 10/1951
1275–1284DL&W 956–965EMD GP7MFSE-15D15717–15726—1952
1400–1404Erie 1400–1404EMD GP7MPSE-1512021, 12018–12020—1950Passenger Geeps
1406–1410DL&W 966–970EMD GP7MPSE-15-617880–17884—2/1953Passenger Geeps
1850–1859DL&W 850–859FM H24-66MFFM-24D-424L734–24L74324L7346/1953Train Master
1860–1861DL&W 860–861FM H24-66MFFM-24D-424L1035–24L103624L103511/1956Train Master
1930–1935DL&W 930–935FM H16-44MFFM-16D-416L687–16L69216L68712/1952

GP35s, U-boats, SD45s

Erie Lackawanna F3s led by 8044 and an F7A at Secaucus New Jersey February 4 1968

F3s led by 8044, and an F7A, at Secaucus, New Jersey, February 4, 1968. Peter Klapper photo, Rick Burn collection.

NumbersModelClassSerialOrderBuiltNotes
801–803EMD SD45MFE-36D-631694–31695, 32462—1/1966, 6/1966Ex-EMDX 4352–4354 via D&H; traded for U33Cs 3301–3303; returned to D&H 12/1975
2401–2415Alco C424MFA-24D-684543–84557—5–6/1963First new EL units
2451–2462Alco C425MFA-25D-63392-01 thru 3392-12339210/1964
2501–2504GE U25BMFG-25D-635160–35163—9/1964
2505–2512GE U25BMFG-25D-635164–35171—9–10/1964
2513–2527GE U25BMFG-25D-635652–35666—7–9/1965
2551–2554EMD GP35MFE-25D-629485, 29494–29496—9/1964
2555–2562EMD GP35MFE-25D-629486–29493—9/1964
2563–2586EMD GP35MFE-25D-630595–30618—8–9/1965
3301–3306GE U33CMFG-33D-636785–36790—1968Not 1964. 3301–3303 to D&H 751–753 1969; back 12/1975
3307–3315GE U33CMFG-33D-637054–37062—8/1969
3316–3328GE U36CMFG-36D-638586–38598—10–11/1971
3351–3356GE U34CHMPG-34D-637625–37630—11–12/1970NJDOT commuter
3357–3373GE U34CHMPG-34D-637935–37951—3–5/1971NJDOT commuter
3374–3382GE U34CHMPG-34D-638749–38757—12/1972–1/1973NJDOT commuter
3601–3620EMD SD45MFE-36D-633101–33120—6/1967
3621–3634EMD SD45MFE-36D-633936–33949—5/1968
3635–3653EMD SDP45MFE-36-6A34976–3499471745–6/1969Freight; 5,000-gal tank; no steam generator
3654–3661EMD SDP45MFE-36-6A36658–3666572467–8/1970
3662–3668EMD SDP45MFE-36-6A36880–3688672468/1970
3669–3681EMD SD45-2MFE-36-6A7381-1 thru 7381-13738110/1972Last new EL locomotives. Photo: 3680 on company page

Freight cab units

Erie sets used A-B-C-D. EL replaced the letter with 1-2-3-4 (700A = 7001). Lackawanna used A-B-C; EL added a 1 in the same way (611A = 6111). F3 B units that were A carbodies are noted on the DL&W diesel page.

Erie Lackawanna FA-1 7314 at Chicago April 1965 built as Erie 715-D later 731-D

FA-1 7314 (built as Erie 715-D, later 731-D) in Chicago, April 1965. Rick Burn photo.

NumbersHeritageModelClassSerialBuiltNotes
6011, 6014, 6021, 6024DL&W 601A/C, 602A/CEMD FTAFE-13DD2711–27144–5/1945
6012, 6022, 6032, 6042DL&W 601B–604BEMD FTBFE-13DD2719–27224–5/1945
6031, 6034, 6041, 6044DL&W 603A/C, 604A/CEMD FTAFE-13DD2715–27185/1945
6051, 6054, 6061, 6064DL&W 605A/C, 606A/CEMD F3AFE-15D3723–372612/1946
6052, 6062DL&W 605B–606BEMD F3BFE-15D3727–372812/1946
6111, 6112, 6114DL&W 611A/B/CEMD F7FE-15AD4969, 4972, 49707/1949Photo: 6111 company hero
6211, 6212, 6214DL&W 621A/B/CEMD F3FE-15D4595–45971/1948
6311, 6314DL&W 631A, 631CEMD F7AFE-15AD4967–49681948
6321–6351DL&W 632A–635AEMD F7AFE-15AD7445–74487/1949
6322–6352DL&W 632B–635BEMD F7BFE-15AD7449–74527/1949
6361, 6362DL&W 636A, 636BEMD F7AFE-15AD7444, 49717/1949636B is an A carbody
6511–6541DL&W 651A–654AEMD FTAFE-13D2703–27065/1945
6512–6542DL&W 651B–654BEMD FTBFE-13D2707–27105/1945
6551, 6552, 6561, 6562DL&W 655A/B, 656A/BEMD F3FE-15D3729–37321/1947
6571–6591DL&W 657A–659AEMD F3AFE-15D4973–49753/1948
6601–6621DL&W 660A–662AEMD F3AFE-15D4976–49783/1948
6602–6622DL&W 660B–662BEMD F3AFE-15D4982–49843/1948A carbodies
7001, 7004 : 7051, 7054Erie 700A/D : 705A/DEMD FTAFE-13D2533–254410–11/1944
7002, 7003 : 7052, 7053Erie 700B/C : 705B/CEMD FTBFE-13D2545–255610–11/1944
7061, 7064 : 7081, 7084Erie 706A/D : 708A/DEMD F3AFE-15D4377–438211/1947
7062, 7063 : 7082, 7083Erie 706B/C : 708B/CEMD F3BFE-15D4383–438811/1947
7091, 7094 : 7101, 7104Erie 709A/D : 710A/DEMD F3AFE-15AD7465–74682/1949
7092, 7093 : 7102, 7103Erie 709B/C : 710B/CEMD F3AFE-15AD7469–74722/1949A carbodies
7111–7114Erie 711A–DEMD F7FE-15AD10112–101151/1950
7121–7124Erie 712A–DEMD F7FE-15AD15135–1513812/1951
7131, 7132, 7134Erie 713A/B/DEMD F7FE-15AD13209–132113/1951Ex-passenger 807A/B/D
7133Erie 713CEMD F7BFE-15AD159322/1952
7141–7144Erie 714A–DEMD F3AFE-15D3142–31453/1948Ex-NYO&W 821/822/821B/822B
7251, 7254 : 7271, 7274Erie 725A/D : 727A/DAlco FA-1FA-15D75428–7543312/1947
7252, 7253 : 7282, 7283Erie 725B/C : 728B/CAlco FB-1FA-15D75597–7560312/1947–1/1948
7281, 7284 : 7321, 7324Erie 728A/D : 732A/DAlco FA-1FA-15D75575–7558412/1947
7292, 7293 : 7332, 7333Erie 729B/C : 733B/CAlco FB-1FA-15D75745–757541–2/1948
7331, 7334Erie 733A, 733DAlco FA-1FA-15D75705–757062/1948
7341, 7344 : 7351, 7354Erie 734A/D : 735A/DAlco FA-1FA-15D76713–767161949
7361, 7364 : 7371, 7374Erie 736A/D : 737A/DAlco FA-2FA-16D78184–7818710/1950
7362, 7363 : 7372, 7373Erie 736B/C : 737B/CAlco FB-2FA-16D78194–7819710/1950
7381, 7384 : 7391, 7394Erie 738A/D : 739A/DAlco FA-2FA-16D78620–786233/1951
7382, 7383 : 7392, 7393Erie 738B/C : 739B/CAlco FB-2FA-16D78503–78505, 786563/1951
8001, 8004 : 8061, 8064Erie 800A/D : 806A/DEMD F3AFE-154086–40997/1947
8002–8062Erie 800B–806BEMD F3BFE-154100–41067/1947
8411, 8414 : 8421, 8424DL&W 801A/C : 802A/CEMD F3AFE-153717–372012/1946
8412, 8422DL&W 801B–802BEMD F3AFE-153721–372212/1946A carbodies
8431, 8434 : 8451, 8454DL&W 803A/C : 805A/CEMD F3AFE-154395–440012/1947
8432, 8442, 8452DL&W 803B–805BEMD F3AFE-154401–440312/1947A carbodies

Passenger cab units

Erie Lackawanna PA-1 858 ex-Erie 858 in Chicago 1960s

PA-1 858 (ex-Erie 858) in Chicago, 1960s. American-Rails.com collection.

NumbersHeritageModelClassSerialBuiltNotes
809DL&W 820EMD E8APE-22140195/1951
810–811DL&W 810–811EMD E8APE-2213676–136771/1951Ex-EMDX demonstrators
812–819DL&W 812–819EMD E8APE-2214011–140184–5/1951
820–833Erie 820–833EMD E8APE-2212218–122311–3/1951Later regeared for freight
850–854Erie 850–854Alco PA-1PA-2076908–769124/1949
855–857Erie 855–857Alco PA-1PA-2077103–771059/1949
858–859Erie 858–859Alco PA-1PA-2077501–775029/1949Photo: 858 Chicago
860–861Erie 860–861Alco PA-1PA-2075793–7579411/1949Photo: 860 Twilight, company page
862–863Erie 862–863Alco PA-2PA-2278732–787334/1951

Related reading on American-Rails.com

Sources

  • Extra 2200 South locomotive cyclopedias; The Diesel Shop, Erie (R. Craig), DL&W (R. Craig), and Erie Lackawanna (Tom Berry) all-time compilations
  • Erie Lackawanna Railway Historical Society diesel roster (EL class, builder numbers, Hornell slugs, D&H trade)
  • American-Rails.com, SD45 / SDP45 / SD45-2 (EL SDP45 orders 7174 and 7246; SD45-2 order 7381-1 through 7381-13)
  • American-Rails.com, DL&W diesel (F3 A carbodies numbered as Bs; E8 810–811 demonstrators)
  • American-Rails.com, D&H diesel (SD45 801–803 / U33C 3301–3303 trade, 1969 and December 1975)
  • Grant, H. Roger. Erie Lackawanna: Death of an American Railroad, 1938–1992. Stanford, 1994. White capital program

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    Louisville & Nashville steam since 1900. Drury's class grid: Consolidations, 165 heavy Mikados, 42 Big Emma 2-8-4s, Pacifics, and 22 Mountains. Last steam January 1957.

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  3. Louisville and Nashville Railroad: Map, Rosters, History

    Oct 11, 26 05:39 PM

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    Louisville & Nashville, the Old Reliable. Charter of March 5, 1850, Milton H. Smith, the 921-mile main line, Big Emma, and the December 29, 1982 merger. Steam and diesel rosters are companion pages.

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  4. Oregon Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 11, 26 05:19 PM

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    Oregon railroad museums—the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Brooks trolleys, Canby’s 1891 depot, Medford’s Willamette, and Train Mountain. Confirm hours on each site.

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  5. Texas Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 11, 26 05:15 PM

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    Texas railroad museums—Frisco’s Big Boy 4018, Galveston’s Santa Fe depot, Temple’s 1911 station, Plano’s interurban, and Fort Worth & Denver 304. Confirm hours on each site.

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  6. Wisconsin Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 10, 26 11:51 PM

    Wisconsin railroad museums—Green Bay’s Big Boy 4017 and Eisenhower’s A4, Mid-Continent at North Freedom, East Troy’s interurban, and the Riverside & Great Northern. Confirm hours on each site.

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  7. Interstate Railroad (Virginia): Map, Roster, Logo, History

    Oct 10, 26 11:22 PM

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    Interstate Railroad, a Virginia coal road chartered February 18, 1896. Andover shops. Ten Alco RS3s, 30–39. Southern control in 1961. The company ended October 31, 1985.

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  8. North Carolina Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 10, 26 11:16 PM

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    North Carolina railroad museums—Spencer Shops, Wilmington’s Atlantic Coast Line 250, Hamlet’s Seaboard depot, and the New Hope Valley Railway. Confirm hours on each site.

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  9. New Mexico Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 10, 26 10:54 PM

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    New Mexico railroad museums—Santa Fe 2926 in Albuquerque, the Clovis depot, Alamogordo’s Toy Train Depot, and Belen. Confirm hours on each site.

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  10. New York Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 10, 26 09:33 PM

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    New York railroad museums—Phoenicia, Medina’s New York Central freight house, the Transit Museum, Long Island 35 and 39, and GG1 4933. Confirm hours on each site.

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  11. Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad: History, Timetable, Roster

    Oct 10, 26 09:08 PM

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    Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad, Columbia to Laurens, 75 miles. Chartered in 1885. Five Atlantic Coast Line GP7s, 100–104. Merged into the Seaboard System on April 30, 1984.

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  12. New Haven Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 10, 26 06:35 PM

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    New Haven diesel roster, all-time. 558 road numbers: 60 DL-109s, 30 FA-1s, 27 PA-1s, 60 FL9s, and the switchers from HH600 0900. Serials and order numbers.

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  13. New Haven Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 10, 26 06:31 PM

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    New Haven steam since 1900. Drury's class grid: 226 Moguls, 33 Mikados, 50 Santa Fes, 70 Mountains, 141 Pacifics, and 10 Hudsons. Last fan trip July 19, 1953.

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  14. New Haven Railroad: Rosters, Map, Logo, History, Trains

    Oct 10, 26 06:26 PM

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    New York, New Haven and Hartford. The Shore Line, Hell Gate, the 1952 map at 1,838.89 miles, and the railroad Penn Central took at 11:59:59 p.m. on December 31, 1968.

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  15. C&O's 4-6-4 "Hudson" Locomotives (Class L): Specs, Roster, History

    Oct 10, 26 05:36 PM

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    Chesapeake & Ohio Class L 4-6-4 Hudsons. Eight L-2s, five L-1 rebuilds, five L-2-As. Specs, Baldwin works numbers, and the roster. No. 490 survives.

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  16. Alton Railroad: Map, History, Timetables

    Oct 09, 26 10:31 PM

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    Alton Railroad, chartered February 27, 1847 as the Alton & Sangamon. Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, the 1937 Official Guide, and the May 31, 1947 merger into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio.

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  17. Mobile & Ohio Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 09, 26 12:26 PM

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    Mobile & Ohio steam since 1900. Drury's class grid: 48 six-wheel switchers, 107 Ten-Wheelers, 15 Consolidations, 58 Mikados, and 14 Pacifics. Last revenue steam October 7, 1949.

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  18. Mobile & Ohio Railroad: History, Map, Timetable

    Oct 09, 26 11:31 AM

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    Mobile & Ohio Railroad, chartered in 1848. Columbus on April 22, 1861, the Cairo & St. Louis, the March 1940 Official Guide, and the September 13, 1940 merger into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio.

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  19. Gulf, Mobile & Northern Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 09, 26 10:42 AM

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    Gulf, Mobile & Northern steam since 1900. Drury's class grid: Ten-Wheelers, Mikados, Russian Decapods, Pacifics 425 and 426, and three light 4-8-2s. Last revenue steam October 7, 1949.

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  20. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 09, 26 10:41 AM

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    Gulf, Mobile & Ohio diesel roster, all-time. The 1935 boxcab, DL-107s, 55 FA-1s, F3s and F7s, the Ingalls 4-S, GP30s through GP38-2s, and 21 SD40s. Serials and order numbers.

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  21. Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad: History, Rebel Route

    Oct 09, 26 10:36 AM

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    Gulf, Mobile & Northern, from the 1890 Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City to the Rebel and the September 13, 1940 merger into the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio. Steam roster is the companion page.

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  22. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad: Map, Photos, Trains, History

    Oct 08, 26 11:48 PM

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    Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, chartered in 1938 and merged September 13, 1940. The Mobile & Ohio, the Alton on May 31, 1947, the Rebel Route, and Illinois Central Gulf on August 10, 1972.

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  23. New Jersey Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 08, 26 11:37 PM

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    New Jersey railroad museums—Whippany, Maywood, Pine Creek, Mahwah’s Erie depot, Phillipsburg, and Boonton. Confirm hours on each site.

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  24. New Hampshire Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 08, 26 11:34 PM

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    New Hampshire railroad museums—North Conway, the Flying Yankee, Ashland, Gorham, Raymond, and Sandown. Confirm hours on each site.

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  25. Missouri Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 08, 26 11:00 PM

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    Missouri railroad museums—the National Museum of Transportation, Patee House, Frisco 4524, the Chicago & Alton depot, and Marceline. Confirm hours on each site.

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  26. Milwaukee Road X3800: Deer Lodge’s Shop Goat

    Oct 08, 26 04:28 PM

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    Milwaukee Road X3800, the a home-built shop goat that served the Deer Lodge, MT yard. It was a 220-volt DC switcher, powered through an extension cord that moved electrics into a roundhouse where the…

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  27. Key West Extension (Overseas Railroad): History, Construction, Decline

    Oct 08, 26 03:59 PM

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    Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad, Miami to Key West, 1905–1935. The Seven Mile Bridge, the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, and the road that became U.S. 1.

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  28. Florida East Coast Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 08, 26 02:34 PM

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    Florida East Coast steam since 1897. Seventeen Ten-Wheelers, twenty Atlantics, eighty-seven Pacifics, ninety Mountains, fifteen Mikados, and the switchers.

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  29. Florida East Coast Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 08, 26 02:12 PM

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    Florida East Coast diesel roster, all-time. E units from 1939, F3s, BL2s, GP7s and GP9s, the GP40-2 orders, 22 SD40-2s, and 24 ES44C4s. Serials and EMD order numbers.

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  30. Florida East Coast Railway: Map, History, Rosters

    Oct 08, 26 01:46 PM

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    Florida East Coast Railway, Henry Flagler's line from Jacksonville to Miami and Key West. Receivership in 1931, the 1963 strike, Grupo México in 2017, and Brightline on the same track.

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  31. Minnesota Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 08, 26 10:32 AM

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    Minnesota railroad museums—the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Two Harbors, Jackson Street, Willmar’s Great Northern 2523, and Currie. Confirm hours on each site.

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  32. Maine Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 08, 26 09:24 AM

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    Maine railroad museums—Seashore Trolley, the two-foot lines at Portland, Alna, and Phillips, Boothbay, and the Bangor & Aroostook depots. Confirm hours on each site.

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  33. Massachusetts Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 08, 26 12:08 AM

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    Massachusetts railroad museums—Berkshire Scenic at Lenox, Shelburne Falls trolley No. 10, Edaville, Chatham’s 1887 depot, and Lowell. Confirm hours on each site.

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  34. Clinchfield Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 07, 26 12:09 PM

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    Clinchfield steam since 1900. Fifteen H-4 Consolidations, K-1 Mikados, M-2 and M-3 Mallets, L-class 2-8-8-2s, eighteen Challengers. Class grid after Drury. Last steam April 16, 1954.

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  35. Clinchfield Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 07, 26 12:05 PM

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    Clinchfield diesel roster, all-time. F3A 800, FP7 200, the F7s, GP7s, 25 SD40s, 18 SD45-2s, seven U36Cs, and the Family Lines hoods. Serials and EMD order numbers.

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  36. Clinchfield Railroad: Map, Steam Locomotives, Roster, Logo

    Oct 07, 26 12:02 PM

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    Clinchfield Railroad, Elkhorn City to Spartanburg. George L. Carter, the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio, the 1924 lease, coal, the loops, and CSX. Steam and diesel rosters are companion pages.

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  37. Kentucky Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 07, 26 11:39 AM

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    Kentucky railroad museums—the Kentucky Railway Museum, Bowling Green’s L&N depot, Paducah, Versailles, and Covington. Confirm hours on each site.

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  38. Kansas Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 07, 26 11:26 AM

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    Kansas railroad museums—Santa Fe 3768 at Wichita, Santa Fe 132 in Topeka, the Great Overland Station, and Abilene. Confirm hours on each site.

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  39. Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 07, 26 10:38 AM

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    All-time diesel roster of Southern locomotives lettered for the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific. Serials, order numbers, and builder dates.

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  40. Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway

    Oct 07, 26 10:31 AM

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    Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway, incorporated September 8, 1881, to lease Cincinnati’s railroad to Chattanooga. Queen and Crescent route, Rathole, and the 2024 sale to Norfolk Southe…

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  41. Indiana Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 07, 26 12:26 AM

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    Indiana railroad museums—Nickel Plate 765, Elkhart’s New York Central collection, French Lick, Linden’s junction depot, and Haley Tower. Confirm hours on each site.

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  42. "Triplex" Steam Locomotive: Specs, History, Photos

    Oct 06, 26 11:52 PM

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    Erie class P-1 Triplex 2-8-8-8-2s. Three Baldwin compounds, 2603–2605, later 5014–5016, built 1914 and 1916. Matt H. Shay, the 1930 class card, and Virginian XA 700.

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  43. Illinois Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 06, 26 11:47 PM

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    Illinois railroad museums—the Illinois Railway Museum, Monticello, the Pioneer Zephyr, Galesburg’s Burlington 3006, and the depots. Confirm hours on each site.

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  44. Iowa Railroad Museums (2026): A Complete Guide

    Oct 06, 26 11:41 PM

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    Iowa railroad museums—the Union Pacific Railroad Museum, RailsWest, Sioux City, Boone, and the National Hobo Museum in Britt. Confirm hours on each site.

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  45. Charleston and Western Carolina Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 06, 26 11:29 PM

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    Charleston and Western Carolina diesel roster. Twenty-one GP7s, two SW7s, two SW9s, and six F7As, all built 1950–1952. Serials, order numbers, and ACL and SCL numbers.

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  46. Charleston and Western Carolina Railway: Map, History, Timetables

    Oct 06, 26 11:18 PM

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    Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, incorporated September 16, 1896. Port Royal to Spartanburg, with branches to Anderson and Greenville. Merged into the Atlantic Coast Line on December 31, 1959.

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  47. Central of Georgia Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 06, 26 04:00 PM

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    Central of Georgia steam since 1900. Cooke Consolidations, Harriman Mikados, 32 Mountains, and eight Lima 4-8-4s. Class grid after Drury. Last steam May 1953.

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  48. Central of Georgia Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 06, 26 03:44 PM

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    Central of Georgia diesel roster. SW1 No. 1 in 1939, E7s and E8s, nine F3As, 39 RS3s, GP7s through SD35s. Serials and order numbers.

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  49. Central of Georgia Railway: Map, Logo, History, Rosters

    Oct 06, 26 03:42 PM

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    Central of Georgia Railway, from the 1833 Savannah charter to Southern control on June 17, 1963. Map, logos, Nancy Hanks II, and links to the steam and diesel rosters.

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

    Oct 06, 26 03:33 PM

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    Georgia railroad museums—Savannah’s Central shops, Duluth, the General at Kennesaw, the Texas in Atlanta, Tifton, Waycross, and Albany. Confirm hours on each site.

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