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Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Diesel Roster (All-Time)

Published: October 22, 2026

By: Adam Burns

Electro-Motive switchers arrived in 1937, Baldwin center cabs took over the transfer jobs after the war, and six-motor Electro-Motive road switchers finished the road fleet. While the road was well-known for its EMD fleet in later years, early on it operated the previously mentioned Baldwins - such as VO-1000s, rare DT-6-6-2000s, DRS-6-6-1500, and even the unsuccessful DR-4-4-1500 cab design. In addition, it utilized a small fleet of Alcos such as RS2s, S1s, S2s, and the builder's very early High Hood designs.

Elgin, Joliet and Eastern DT-6-6-2000 920 on a caboose hop at Griffith, Indiana, in January 1965

DT-6-6-2000 920 on a caboose hop at Griffith, Indiana, in January 1965. Roger Puta photo.

On this page: At a glance · Switchers · Center cabs · Road locomotives · Roster

At a glance

ItemDetail
RailroadElgin, Joliet & Eastern. Company history
This tableDiesels that carried Elgin, Joliet & Eastern numbers. A renumber is the same frame
Switchers160. Nine SWs, four HH660s, five S-1s, twenty-eight SW1s, three VO-660s, twenty-five SW1200s, two NW1s, one HH900, one NC, fifty-two NW2s, three SW1001s, one SW900, one SW9, one SW8, one SW1000, one SW1500, twelve S-2s, and ten VO-1000s
Center cabs27. DT-6-6-2000s 100–126. Number 100 is the prototype
Other road locomotives70. Two DRS-6-6-1500s, four DR-4-4-1500s, ten RS-2s, ten SD9s, four SD18s, six SD38s, twenty SD38-2s, five GP38-2s, and nine SDM and SD18U locomotives
Same frameThe first 450 is the HH900 that was numbered 402. Slugs T-3, T-4, T-5, T7, and T8 are switchers already in the table. Bessemer & Lake Erie 891 is SD38-2 669
Total257

Switchers

Dieselization opened with nine Electro-Motive SWs, 200–208. Numbers 200–205 are order E153, serials 628, 659, 661, 657, 627, and 652, December 1936 and January 1937. Number 200 arrived in 1937 and was the first diesel. Numbers 202 and 203 later became slugs T-3 and T-4, the same two frames. Numbers 206–208 are order E177, serials 692–694, September 1937.

Four Alco HH660s, 209–212, and five S-1s, 213–217, followed. The roster cards nickname 209 and 210 the Pie Wagons. Twelve S-2s, 451–462, were the first occupants of those numbers. Ten Baldwin VO-1000s, 475–484, and three VO-660s, 270–272, cover the Baldwin switchers. Number 270 later became slug T-5.

The Electro-Motive switcher fleet is the largest block. Twenty-seven SW1s, 220–246, were built new from 1940 to 1941, and SW1 249 was built in August 1949 as Canton 25 and purchased in November 1972. Two NW1s, 400 and 401, an HH900 numbered 402, and an EMC NC that took 402 after the HH900 was traded away, sit with fifty-two NW2s. The new NW2s run from 403 through 443. Twelve more NW2s were bought secondhand, including the first and second 408 and the Santa Fe locomotives that became the second 450, the second 451, and the second 452. The second 450 and the second 452 later became slugs T7 and T8.

Eight SW1200s, 300–307, were built new in 1960. Two former Union Pacific TR5s, 308 and 309, were purchased in 1978 and designated SW1200s. Fifteen more SW1200s, 310–324, came from the Missouri Pacific and the Kansas City Terminal. Two SW1001s, 444 and 445, order 4595, were purchased in March 1982, and a third SW1001 became the second 446. One SW900, one SW9, one SW8, one SW1000, and one SW1500 complete the switchers. The switchers are 160.

Center cabs

Baldwin’s first center-cab transfer locomotive was DT-6-6-2000 100, serial 72831, May 1946, nicknamed the Golden Goose. It had two De La Vergne 608NA engines, it had no end walkways, and it kept those engines until it was scrapped in November 1961. It was the railroad’s first road diesel.

Numbers 101–125, serials 73709–73733, were built from March through September 1948. Ten were rebuilt at Joliet with Baldwin 606A engines and renumbered 701-1, 702-1, 704-1, 705, 707, 708, 711, 717, 722, and 723. Fourteen were rebuilt at La Grange with EMD 567C engines, new dual control stands, and modified EMD switcher hoods, and renumbered 903, 906, 909, 910, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 919, 920, 921, 924, and 925. Number 103, renumbered 903 in February 1956, was the first of that program. Number 118 kept its as-built engines. Number 126, serial 74671, was Baldwin demonstrator 2001, built in February 1950 and purchased in November 1950. It was rebuilt in June 1961 as 726. The center cabs are 27 frames.

Road locomotives

Four Baldwin DR-4-4-1500s, demonstrators 6001A, 6001B, 6001A1, and 6001B1, were purchased in January 1950 as 700A, 700B, 701A, and 701B and sold to the Baltimore & Ohio in March 1955. Two Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500s, former Bessemer & Lake Erie 401 and 402, were purchased in March 1956 as 500 and 501. Ten Alco RS-2s, 800–809, were delivered in 1948 and 1949.

Three SD9s, 600–602, order 5526, were built new in March 1957. Seven more SD9s were purchased from the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range: 603–606 in February 1968, 612 and 613 in September 1987, and 614 in 1997. Two SD18s, 615 and 616, were purchased from the Missabe in 1997, and two more, 851 and 852, were purchased from the Bessemer & Lake Erie in March 1995. Five Missabe SD9s that carried 607, 608, 609, 610, and 611 were leased. They are outside this count. So is the second 454, an SW9 leased from the Lake Terminal and later returned.

Six SD38s, 650–655, order 7243, were built in January 1970. Thirteen SD38-2s were built new: 656–659 in January 1974, 660–664 in January 1975, and 665–668 in November 1975. Number 668 was delivered in white and lettered for the Bicentennial. Seven more SD38-2s were acquired, 669–675. Number 669 is former Bessemer & Lake Erie 891. Five GP38-2s, 700–704, were built in December 1972 and October 1973. The roster cards carry 700-2, 701-2, 702-2, and 704-2 so those numbers stay clear of the Baldwin cabs and the rebuilt center cabs.

Nine six-motor locomotives rebuilt on the Missabe, and bought afterward, took open numbers in the 800s: SDM 802, 804, 809, 811, 813, 814, 815, and 820, and SD18U 818. Each is a different frame from the RS-2 that had used 802, 804, or 809. Road locomotives, including the 27 center cabs, are 97.

Slug numbers are outside the 257. T-3, T-4, T-5, T7, and T8 are switchers already counted. T-1, T-2, and T-6 were slugs on this railroad, and T-6 later became hump cab CC1. Leased locomotives, including 750–752, are outside the count.

Roster

ModelNumbersBuilderSerialOrderBuiltQtyNotes
SW200–205EMC628, 659, 661, 657, 627, 652E153December 1936–January 19376200 arrived in 1937, the first diesel. 202 became slug T-3 in July 1954. 203 became slug T-4 in January 1957
SW206–208EMC692–694E177September 19373—
HH660209Alco68807—September 19371Nicknamed Pie Wagon
HH660210–212Alco69233–69235—February–March 19403210 is nicknamed Pie Wagon on the roster card
S-1213–214Alco69208–69209—October 19402213 was traded to EMD in February 1967
S-1215Alco69391—December 19401—
S-1216–217Alco69404–69405—January 19412217 was traded to EMD in February 1967
SW1220–224EMC1015–1019E291January–February 19405—
SW1225–230EMC1162–1167E338September 19406—
SW1231–237EMC, EMD1233–1239E367December 1940–January 19417235–237 are EMD. 235 is serial 1237, January 1941
SW1238–246EMD1396–1404E407September–November 19419—
SW1249EMD7745—August 19491Built as Canton 25. Purchased November 1972
VO-660270Baldwin62336—May 19401Rebuilt as slug T-5 in 1964
VO-660271–272Baldwin62488–62489—March 19412—
SW1200300–305EMD25847–25852—May 19606New
SW1200306–307EMD25853–25854—June 19602New
SW1200308EMD15068—September 19511Built as Union Pacific TR5-A 1870. Purchased in 1978 and designated an SW1200
SW1200309EMD15078—September 19511Built as Union Pacific TR5-B calf 1872B. A cab was added. Purchased in 1978 and designated an SW1200
SW1200310EMD31101—March 19661Former Missouri Pacific 1141. Purchased March 1986
SW1200311EMD31223—April 19661Former Missouri Pacific 1149. Purchased May 1986
SW1200312EMD31112—March 19661Former Missouri Pacific 1282. Purchased March 1986
SW1200313EMD28764—March 19641Former Missouri Pacific 1188. Purchased June 1986
SW1200314EMD31226—February 19661Former Missouri Pacific 1253. Purchased May 1986
SW1200315EMD31115—February 19661Former Missouri Pacific 1285. Purchased May 1986
SW1200316EMD29790—March 19651Former Missouri Pacific 1152. Purchased May 1986
SW1200317EMD31235—February 19661Former Missouri Pacific 1277. Purchased June 1986
SW1200318EMD29802—April 19651Former Missouri Pacific 1164. Purchased July 1986
SW1200319EMD29795—March 19651Former Missouri Pacific 1157. Purchased June 1986
SW1200320EMD31217—March 19661Former Missouri Pacific 1143. Purchased June 1986
SW1200321EMD28761—March 19641Former Missouri Pacific 1185. Purchased July 1986
SW1200322EMD29240—June 19641Former Kansas City Terminal 71. Purchased January 1989
SW1200323EMD29243—June 19641Former Kansas City Terminal 74. Purchased January 1989
SW1200324EMD28753—February 19641Former Missouri Pacific 1132
NW1400–401EMC771, 772E178October–November 19372—
HH900402Alco68998—November 19371Later 450. Traded in April 1946 to the Youngstown & Northern as 217
NC402 (second)EMC650—May 19371Received April 1946 from the Youngstown & Northern in trade for 450
NW2403–404EMC1168–1169E339September 19402—
NW2405–406EMD1240–1241E368January 19412—
NW2407EMD1405E408August 19411—
NW2408 (first)EMD——May 19371Received April 1946 from the Youngstown & Northern in trade for 451
NW2408 (second)EMD1923—March 19421Former U.S. Navy 65-00160. Received January 1963
NW2409–423EMD4772–4786E830October 194715—
NW2424–433EMD7487–7496E1068January 194910Built at EMD Plant 3 in Cleveland
NW2434EMD7497E1068May 19491Built at EMD Plant 3 in Cleveland
NW2435–442EMD8519–8526E1181May 19498—
NW2443EMD8706E1181May 19491—
NW2446 (first)EMD4445—January 19471Former Monon 14. Purchased March 1971
NW2447EMD1598—February 19421Built as Monon DS-1, later Monon 11. Purchased May 1972
NW2448EMD4699—March 19471Former Union Pacific 1053. Purchased February 1973
NW2449EMD4713—May 19471Former Union Pacific 1067. Purchased June 1973
NW2450 (second)EMD926—September 19391Former Santa Fe 2364, later 2414. Purchased March 1974. Rebuilt as slug T7 in February 1991
NW2450 (third)EMD———1Former Lake Terminal. Purchased September 2000
NW2451 (second)EMD921—August 19391Former Santa Fe 2359. Purchased July 1974
NW2452 (second)EMD922—August 19391Former Santa Fe 2360, later 2410. Purchased December 1974. Rebuilt as slug T8 in 1991
NW2455 (second)EMD10381—September 19491Former Chesapeake & Ohio 5060. Purchased November 1975
NW2458 (second)EMD———1Illinois Central 9161 and Illinois Central Gulf 1011. Purchased March 1976
SW1001444–445EMD37079–370804595July 19712Purchased March 1982 from U.S. Steel Leasing
SW1001446 (second)EMD34097——1Former Lake Terminal 1021. Purchased in 2000
SW900453 (second)EMD22876—October 19561Former Grand Trunk Western 7230. Purchased May 1975
SW9456 (second)EMD17224—December 19521Former Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny 4, later Bangor & Aroostook 38. Purchased February 1976
SW8457 (second)EMD16354—April 19521Former Nickel Plate 109, later Norfolk & Western 2109. Purchased June 1976
SW1000459 (second)EMD37388—July 19711Former New Orleans Public Belt 101. Purchased January 1989
SW1500460 (second)EMD33614—April 19681Former SSW 2483, then Union Pacific 1085. Purchased October 2006
S-2451–452Alco69210–69211—October 19402First 451 and first 452. 451 was traded in April 1946
S-2453Alco69397—December 19401First 453
S-2454Alco69412—January 19411First 454
S-2455–457Alco70259–70261—July 19443First occupants of these numbers
S-2458–460Alco70262–70264—August 19443First occupants of these numbers
S-2461Alco70265—October 19441—
S-2462Alco76159—August 19491—
VO-1000475Baldwin62410—December 19401—
VO-1000476–477Baldwin64207–64208—August 19412—
VO-1000478Baldwin70884—July 19441—
VO-1000479–480Baldwin71938–71939—August 19442—
VO-1000481–482Baldwin71954–71955—September 19442—
VO-1000483Baldwin71961—October 19441—
VO-1000484Baldwin70304—November 19441—
DT-6-6-2000100Baldwin72831—May 19461Prototype, the Golden Goose. Two De La Vergne 608NA engines. No end walkways. First road diesel. Scrapped November 1961
DT-6-6-2000101–125Baldwin73709–73733—March–September 194825Baldwin 606A rebuilds, renumbered 701-1, 702-1, 704-1, 705, 707, 708, 711, 717, 722, and 723. EMD 567C rebuilds at La Grange, renumbered 903, 906, 909, 910, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 919, 920, 921, 924, and 925. 118 kept its as-built engines
DT-6-6-2000126Baldwin74671—February 19501Baldwin demonstrator 2001. Purchased November 1950. Rebuilt June 1961 as 726
DRS-6-6-1500500–501Baldwin73988–73989—January 19492Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 401 and 402. Purchased March 1956
DR-4-4-1500700A, 700B, 701A, 701BBaldwin73981, 73982, 73984, 73983—June 19494Demonstrators 6001A, 6001B, 6001A1, and 6001B1, in that serial order. Purchased January 1950. Sold to the Baltimore & Ohio in March 1955
RS-2800–802Alco75943–75945—June 19483802 is the first 802
RS-2803Alco——June 19481—
RS-2804–805Alco77543–77544—October 19492804 is the first 804
RS-2806Alco——October 19491—
RS-2807–809Alco——November 19493809 is the first 809
SD9600–602EMD23120–231225526March 19573New
SD9603EMD21731—March 19561Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 105. Purchased February 1968
SD9604–605EMD21733–21734—April 19562Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 107 and 108. Purchased February 1968
SD9606EMD23115—March 19571Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 127. Purchased February 1968
SD9612EMD25265—April 19591Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 165. Purchased September 1987
SD9613EMD25273—May 19591Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 173. Purchased September 1987
SD9614EMD25264—April 19591Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 164. Purchased in 1997
SD18615EMD25779—April 19601Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 175. Purchased in 1997
SD18616EMD25789—April 19601Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 185. Purchased in 1997
SD18851–852EMD27721–27722—September 19622Former Bessemer & Lake Erie. Purchased March 1995
SD38650–655EMD36141–36145, 361637243January 19706New
SD38-2656–659EMD73654-01–73654-0473654January 19744658 was sold to the Bessemer & Lake Erie in March 1986 and bought back in March 2001
SD38-2660–664EMD75602-01–75602-0575602January 19755—
SD38-2665–668EMD756067-01–756067-04756067November 19754668 was delivered in white and lettered for the Bicentennial
SD38-2669EMD74677-02—April 19751Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 891. Purchased March 1986
SD38-2670EMD72677-8—May 19731Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 877. Purchased March 2001
SD38-2671EMD72677-1—March 19731Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 870, then Union Railroad 50. Purchased November 2001
SD38-2672EMD72677-7—May 19731Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 876, then Union Railroad 52. Purchased November 2001
SD38-2673EMD74677-1—April 19751Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 890, then Union Railroad 54. Purchased November 2001
SD38-2674EMD72677-3—March 19731Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 872, then Union Railroad 51. Purchased January 2002
SD38-2675EMD74612-1—February 19741Former Bessemer & Lake Erie 879, then Union Railroad 53. Purchased January 2002
GP38-2700–703EMD72614-01–72614-0472614December 19724Roster cards carry 700-2, 701-2, 702-2, and 703
GP38-2704EMD73618-0173618October 19731Roster card carries 704-2
SDM802 (second)EMD25260——1Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD9 160, rebuilt as SDM 302. Purchased in 1997
SDM804 (second)EMD25269—April 19591Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD9 169, rebuilt as SDM 304. Purchased February 1998
SDM809 (second)EMD25788—April 19601Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD18 184, rebuilt as SDM 309. Purchased in 1993
SDM811EMD25784—April 19601Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD18 180, rebuilt as SDM 311. Purchased in 1997
SDM813EMD25783—April 19601Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD18 179, rebuilt as SDM 313. Purchased in 1993
SDM814EMD25262—April 19591Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD9 162, rebuilt as SDM 314. Purchased in 1993
SDM815EMD25263—April 19591Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD9 163, rebuilt as SDM 315. Purchased in 1997
SD18U818EMD25272——1Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD9 172, rebuilt as 318. Purchased February 1998
SDM820EMD25780—April 19601Former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range SD18 176, rebuilt as SDM 320. Purchased in 1997

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Sources

  • EJ&E Archive, all-time diesel locomotive roster, ejearchive.com/page_diesel_roster.html. Road numbers, builders, models, construction numbers, build dates, secondhand identities, purchases, and the rebuilds named in the table. Number 314 is in the same block as 313. Leased SD9s 607–611, the leased second 454, and the slug numbers are on that roster and are outside the 257.
  • Electro-Motive order index, trainweb.us/emdloco/eje.htm, updated February 22, 2004. Orders E177, E178, E291, E338, E339, E367, E368, E407, E408, E830, E1068, E1181, 4595, 5526, 7243, 72614, 73618, 73654, 75602, and 756067. The SW order page, trainweb.us/emdloco/sw.htm, order E153 for 200–205. The serial page trainweb.us/emdloco/7400.htm dates 7487–7496 to January 1949 and 7497 to May 1949, order E1068. The unit page trainweb.us/emdloco/756067.htm lists 665–668 as SD38-2s, November 1975.

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  24. "Exposition Flyer" (Train): Consist, Timetable, History

    Oct 20, 26 03:29 PM

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    Exposition Flyer, Chicago to Oakland, June 10, 1939 to March 20, 1949. Burlington, Rio Grande, and Western Pacific. Heavyweight cars, then diesels and a vista-dome. Replaced by the California Zephyr.

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  25. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway, "The Omaha Road"

    Oct 20, 26 02:13 PM

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    The Omaha Road, reporting mark CMO. Formed May 26, 1880. North Western management on December 16, 1882. Leased January 1, 1957. Class K-1 No. 183 and the sublettered diesels.

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  26. Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad: Map, Rosters, History

    Oct 20, 26 01:17 PM

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    Chicago and Western Indiana, chartered June 5, 1879. Five equal owners, Dearborn Station, and two main lines. Dolton suburban mile 16.6. Fifteen diesels. Railroad service ended in 1994. The Illinois c…

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  27. Railroad Tell-Tales: Protecting The Brakeman

    Oct 20, 26 12:58 PM

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    Railroad tell-tales: hanging ropes that warned a man on a freight-car roof of a low bridge or tunnel. The 1897 bridge-warning report, the 1905 Wisconsin statute, retainers, and why the roof walk outla…

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  28. Chicago & North Western Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 20, 26 12:54 PM

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    Chicago & North Western steam locomotives built since 1900, and the Omaha Road list beside it. Drury's parent quantity column sums to 1,445, with four rows left blank. The Omaha Road column sums to 24…

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  29. Chicago & North Western Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 20, 26 12:49 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Chicago & North Western. 2,494 frames, each counted once, including Chicago Great Western, Minneapolis & St. Louis, and Omaha Road units that received North Western numbe…

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  30. Chicago and North Western Railroad: Map, History, Logo

    Oct 20, 26 12:37 PM

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    The Chicago & North Western, chartered as the Galena & Chicago Union in 1836 and formed in June 1859. Granger railroad of the 400s, the Cowboy Line, and Powder River coal. Union Pacific common control…

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  31. Chicago & Illinois Midland Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 20, 26 12:30 AM

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    Chicago & Illinois Midland steam locomotives built since 1900. Drury's class grid, 57 engines. Twenty-six 2-10-2s, including nine from the Wabash and nine from the Atlantic Coast Line. Last road steam…

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  32. Chicago & Illinois Midland Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 20, 26 12:20 AM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Chicago & Illinois Midland. 28 frames, each counted once. Six SW1200s, five SD9s, the only two RS1325s, two SD18s, six SD38-2s, and four SD20s. Serials included.

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  33. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad: Map, Rosters, History

    Oct 20, 26 12:17 AM

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    The Chicago & Illinois Midland moved Illinois coal for Commonwealth Edison, Taylorville and Springfield to Pekin, with Peoria over the Peoria & Pekin Union. The 1906 railway began operating February 1…

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  34. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 19, 26 04:23 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. 143 frames, each counted once. Switchers, F3s, FP7s, E7s, the BL1, and the GP7s through GP35s. Serials included.

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  35. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 19, 26 04:19 PM

    Chicago & Eastern Illinois steam locomotives built or rebuilt since 1900. 146 Consolidations, 60 Mikados, and 24 Pacifics. Drury's class grid. Last steam was Mikado 1944 at Vincennes on May 5, 1950.

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  36. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad: Map, Rosters, History

    Oct 19, 26 03:57 PM

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    The Chicago & Eastern Illinois ran from Chicago to Evansville, St. Louis, and Thebes. First company of the name, August 28, 1877. The remainder merged into the Missouri Pacific on October 15, 1976. St…

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  37. Rock Island Diesel Roser: All-Time

    Oct 19, 26 11:05 AM

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    Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific diesel locomotives, 1,029 frames counted once. Switchers, cab units, road-switchers, two acquired slugs, five RDCs, and bi-power 10000. Serial and order are separate c…

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  38. Rock Island Steam Roster: Post 1900

    Oct 19, 26 11:01 AM

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    Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific steam locomotives built or rebuilt since 1900. Drury's class grid, 1,482 frames counted once, including 85 4-8-4s. Last revenue steam was July 1953.

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  39. Rock Island Railroad: Map, Pictures, Logo, History

    Oct 19, 26 10:51 AM

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    The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific ran from Chicago to the Twin Cities, Denver, Tucumcari, and the Gulf. First train October 10, 1852. Directed service ended March 23, 1980. Steam and diesel rosters…

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  40. EMD "F7" Locomotives: Cab, Top Speed, Specs, Rosters

    Oct 19, 26 12:27 AM

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    EMD F7 cab units and boosters, 1,500 horsepower, built February 1949 through December 1953. Gear ratios, specifications, and the production roster by owner, serial, and order.

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  41. Harlem Transfer Company: An NYC Terminal System

    Oct 19, 26 12:01 AM

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    Harlem Transfer Company, the Lackawanna's offline freight terminal on the Bronx side of the Harlem River at East 135th Street. Carfloats to Hoboken, boxcab No. 2, and GE 44-tonner 53.

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  42. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad: Roster, History, Photos

    Oct 18, 26 11:44 PM

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    Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad, a Class III short line leasing about 46.9 miles of CSX track at Parkersburg since 2020. The Ohio River bridge, the Marietta Subdivision, and five GP38-3s.

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  43. Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad: Map, Timetables, History

    Oct 18, 26 10:57 PM

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    Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad, an Illinois line from Pekin and Peoria through Springfield to Madison. Chartered in 1853. Sold in parcels on November 20, 1924. The Pekin line is today the Illino…

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

    Oct 18, 26 10:54 PM

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    All-time diesel roster of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. 951 parent frames, 72 Colorado & Southern, and 36 Fort Worth & Denver, each counted once. Serials included.

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  45. Burlington Railroad (CB&Q): Map, History, Rosters, Photos

    Oct 18, 26 10:49 PM

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    The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Burlington Route, ran from Chicago to Denver, the Twin Cities, and the Gulf. Steam built since 1900 and the diesel fleets are companion rosters. Burlington Northe…

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  46. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Steam Roster (Post 1900)

    Oct 18, 26 10:33 PM

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    Chicago, Burlington & Quincy steam locomotives built or rebuilt since 1900. 429 Prairies, 383 Mikados, the Hudsons, and the O-5 4-8-4s. Drury's class grid.

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  47. Virginian Railway's 2-6-6-6 Locomotives (Class AG)

    Oct 18, 26 01:38 PM

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    Virginian Railway class AG. Eight Lima 2-6-6-6s, Nos. 900-907, built in 1945 for the east end. Billed at 753,000 pounds. Scrapped in 1960.

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  48. Pennsylvania (PRR) Steam Roster: Post 1906

    Oct 18, 26 01:05 PM

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    ennsylvania steam after 1906—H8, H9, and H10 Consolidations, 574 L1s Mikados, 598 I1s Decapods, 425 K4s Pacifics, 301 M1 Mountains. Drury’s grid. Last steam November 30, 1957.

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  49. Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad: The "Roarin' Elgin"

    Oct 18, 26 10:54 AM

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    The Chicago, Aurora & Elgin, the Roarin' Elgin, ran 600-volt third-rail trains from Chicago to Aurora, Batavia, and Elgin. Passenger service ended at noon on July 3, 1957. Freight ended June 11, 1959.

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  50. Algoma Central Railway: Map, Logo, Rosters

    Oct 17, 26 10:49 PM

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    Algoma Central Railway, Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst. Wisconsin Central on February 1, 1995. Fifty-nine steam locomotives and forty-two diesels.

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