Erie Lackawanna Diesel Roster: All-Time

Published: September 28, 2023

As the heavy underdog in the New York - Chicago market throughout its existence, the Erie Lackawanna was beloved by many train enthusiasts and is still fondly remembered today.

Its creation in 1960 through the merger of the Erie and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western was aimed at accomplishing two tasks:

Firstly, to become more competitive against the New York Central, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore & Ohio.

Secondly, reduce costs through route and terminal consolidation during an era when many railroads, especially in the Northeast, were struggling to remain profitable.

The Lackawanna had long been the healthier of the two systems although even it was struggling by the 1950s due to declining anthracite coal demand.

For railfans, the Erie Lackawanna era saw an interesting mix of first, and second, generation power. The EL's declining financial situation throughout the 1960s saw trains led by interesting lashups of F units and SD45s, for example. In addition, the road even regeared E8s for freight service.

The information presented here offers a complete, all-time diesel roster of the Erie Lackawanna, including all first and second generation power it operated.

Photos

Erie Lackawanna E8A #828 is eastbound over the old DL&W main line with a mail/express train at Binghamton, New York as it passes the former Erie Railroad engine house in June, 1963. American-Rails.com collection.

Switchers

Road Number(s)	Heritage	Builder/Model	EL Class	Construction Number	Date Built
21-22	Erie 21-22	Alco/GE/Ingersoll-Rand Box Cab	-	66951, 66678	-
25	Erie 25	GE Box Cab	-	11032	4/1931
26	Erie 26	GE 44-Tonner	SG-3	28504	9/1946
302-305	Erie 302-305	Alco HH660	SA-6-a	69136, 69153-69155	10/1939
306 - 308	Erie 306 - 308	Alco S-1	SA-6	74935, 74962-74963	9/1946-11/1946
309-311	Erie 309-311	Alco S-1	SA-6	75119, 75121-75122	1/1947
312-316	Erie 312-316	Alco S-1	SA-6	75353-75357	8/1947-9/1947
317	Erie 317	Alco S-1	SA-6	77478	4/1950
318-320	Erie 318-320	Alco S-1	SA-6	77977-77979	4/1950-5/1950
321	Erie 321	Alco S-1	SA-6	77080	4/1950
322-323	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 405-406	Alco HH600	SA-6-a	68639-68640	1/1934
324 - 325	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 409 - 410	Alco HH600	SA-6-a	69257-58	4/1940
349-359	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 427 - 437	EMD SW1	SE-6	1027-1029,1051-1058	3/1940-5/1940
360	Erie 360	EMD SW1	SE-6	6148	7/1948
361-365	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 501-505	EMD SW8	SE-8	14063-14067	8/1951
366-369	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 506-509	EMD SW8	SE-8	15727-156730	6/1952
370-371	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 510-511	EMD SW8	SE-8	17885-17886	5/1953
381-383	Erie 381-383	BLW DS-4-4-660	SB-6	73043-73044, 73366	11/1947
384-385	Erie 384-385	BLW DS-4-4-660	SB-6	73898-73899	2/1947
386-389	Erie 386-389	BLW DS-4-4-750	SB-7	74430-74433	2/1949, 8/1949
401-403	Erie 401-403	EMD NW2	SE-10	951-953	1/1948
404-413	Erie 404-413	EMD NW2	SE-10	5129-5138	1/1948
414-416	Erie 414-416	EMD NW2	SE-10	6145-6147	11/1948
417-421	Erie 417-421	EMD NW2	SE-10	7460-7464	10/1949
422-427	Erie 422-427	EMD NW2	SE-10	8911-8916	11/1949
428	Erie 428	EMD SW7	SE-6	11825	5/1950
429-433	Erie 429-433	EMD SW7	SE-6	12022-12023, 12026, 12024-12025	11/1950
434	Erie 434	EMD SW9	SE-12	13829	3/1951
435-438	Erie 435-438	EMD SW9	SE-12	15933-15936	4/1952
439-440	Erie 439-440	EMD SW9	SE-12	16176-16174	4/1952
441-445	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 461-465	EMD NW2	SE-10	3391-3395	11/1945
446 - 448	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 551 - 553	EMD SW9	SE-12	14068-14070	6/1951
449-452	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 554-557	EMD SW9	SE-12	15731-15734	7/1952
453-455	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 558-560	EMD SW9	SE-12	17887-17889	6/1953
456-463	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 561-568	EMD SW1200	SE-12	23762-23769	5/1957-6/1957
500-503	Erie 500-503	Alco S-2	SA-10	74809, 74811-74813	10/1946-11/1946
504-508	Erie 504-508	Alco S-2	SA-10	73891-73895	11/1946-12/1946
509 - 512	Erie 509-512	Alco S-2	SA-10	75242, 75247-75248, 75252	6/1947-7/1947
513-514	Erie 513-514	Alco S-2	SA-10	75362-75363	7/1947
515-519	Erie 515-519	Alco S-2	SA-10	76185-76189	10/1948-11/1948
520-523	Erie 520-523	Alco S-2	MSA-10	76776-76779	6/1949
524-525	Erie 524-525	Alco S-2	SA-10	77825-77826	11/1949-12/1949
526-527	Erie 526-527	Alco S-4	MSA-10	78716, 79530	4/1951, 1/1952
528-529	Erie 528-529	Alco S-4	SA-10	80089-80090	10/1952
530-531	Erie 530-531	Alco S-2	SA-10	75550, 75552	12/1947
532-533	Erie 532-533	Alco S-2	SA-10	75554, 75649	12/1947
534-535	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 475-476	Alco S-2	SA-10	73641-73642	9/1945
536-538	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 477-479	Alco S-2	SA-10	74324-74326	9/1945
539-540	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 480-481	Alco S-2	SA-10	75663-75664	3/1948
541-542	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 482-488	Alco S-2	MSA-10	76789-76795	6/1949-7/1949
543-547	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 484-488	Alco S-2	SA-10	76791-76795	6/1949-7/1949
548-550	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 489-491	Alco S-2	SA-10	76926-76928	6/1949-7/1949
600-601	Erie 600-601	BLW DS-4-4-1000	SB-10a	72808-72809	11/1946-12/1946
602-604	Erie 602-604	BLW DS-4-4-1000	SB-10	73568-73570	-
605-606	Erie 605-606	BLW DS-4-4-1000	SB-10	73766-73767	6/1948
607-608	Erie 607-608	BLW DS-4-4-1000	SB-10	73959-73960	3/1949
609-610	Erie 609-610	BLW DS-4-4-1000	SB-10	74203-74204	6/1949
611-615	Erie 611-615	BLW DS-4-4-1000	SB-10	74616-74620	7/1949-8/1949
616	Erie 616	BLW DS-4-4-1000	SB-10	74196	9/1949
617-618	Erie 617-618	BLW S-12	SB-12	74875-74876	2/1951
619-628	Erie 619-628	BLW S-12	SB-12	75672-75681	4/1952-5/1952
650-655	Erie 650-655	Lima-Hamilton 1000 HP Switcher	MSL-10	9328-9333	7/1949-8/1949
656-659	Erie 656-659	Lima-Hamilton 1000 HP Switcher	MSL-10	9340-9341, 9343-9344	10/1949
660-665	Erie 660-665	Lima-Hamilton 1200 HP Switcher	MSL-12	9443-9447, 9456	7/1950-8/1950
B21, B22, B25	Erie B21, B22, B25	Yard Slugs	-	-	-

A shined up Erie Lackawanna GP7, #1209, was photographed here in Buffalo, New York on August 28, 1969. Photographer unknown. American-Rails.com collection.

Early Road-Switchers

Road Number(s)	Heritage	Builder/Model	Construction Number	Date Built
900-901	Erie 900-901	Alco RS2	MPSA-15	76973-76974	6/1949
902-904	Erie 902-904	Alco RS2	MPSA-15	77405-77407	9/1949
905-913	Erie 905-913	Alco RS2	MPSA-15	77546-77554	11/1949
914-915	Erie 914-915	Alco RS3	MPSA-16	78322-78323	10/1950
916-923	Erie 916-923	Alco RS3	MPSA-16	78555-78562	4/1951
924-927	Erie 924-927	Alco RS3	MPSA-16	79629-79632	2/1952
928-933	Erie 928-933	Alco RS3	MPSA-16	80226-80231	10/52-3/1953
1000-1004	Erie 1000-1004	Alco RS2	MPSA-15	77555, 77863-77866	11/1949, 12/1949
1005-1006	Erie 1005-1006	Alco RS3	MFSA-16	77975-77976	4/1950
1007-1036	Erie 1007-1028	Alco RS3	MFSA-16	78305-78314, 78320-78321, 78547-78554, 79359-79360	9/1950-10/1950
1029-1036	Erie 1029-1036	Alco RS3	MFSA-16D	80116-80123	7/1952
1037-1038	Erie 1037-1038	Alco RS3	MFSA-16D	80224-80225	10/1952
1039-1042	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 901-904	Alco RS3	MFSA-16-4	78076-78079	8/1950
1043-1048	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 905-910	Alco RS3	MFSA-16D-4	78573-78578	4/1951
1049-1056	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 911-918	Alco RS-3	MFSA-16D-4	79667-79674	3/1952
1100-1105	Erie 1100-1105	BLW DRS-4-4-1500	MFSB-15	73652, 74289-74293	11/1949-12/1949
1106-1107	Erie 1106-1107	BLW AS16	MFSB-16	74903-74904	5/1951
1108-1112	Erie 1108-1112	BLW AS16	MFSB-16	74980-74982, 74986-74987	7/1951, 11/1951
1113-1120	Erie 1113-1120	BLW AS16	MFSB-16	75516-75519, 75538-75541	3/1952, 1/1952
1140	Erie 1140	BLW AS16	MFSB-16	74983	7/1951
1150-1153	Erie 1150-1153	BLW DRS-6-6-1500	MFSB-15A	74714, 74717-74719	6/1950, 9/1950
1154-1158	Erie 1154-1158	BLW DRS-6-6-1500	MFSB-15A	74779-74783	9/1950
1159-1161	Erie 1159-1161	BLW DRS-6-6-1500	MFSB-15A	74930-74932	9/1950
1200-1201	Erie 1200-1201	EMD GP7	MFSE-15	11823-11824	8/1950
1202-1209	Erie 1202-1209	EMD GP7	MFSE-15D	11834-11841	10/1950
1210-1223	Erie 1210-1223	EMD GP7	MFSE-15D	12004-12017	10/1950-12/1950
1224-1227	Erie 1224-1227	EMD GP7	MFSE-15	12242-12245	3/1951
1228-1230	Erie 1228-1230	EMD GP7	MFSE-15	15937-15939	2/1952
1231-1233	Erie 1231-1233	EMD GP7	MFSE-15	16175-16177	4/1952
1234-1246	Erie 1234-1246	EMD GP7	MFSE-15	16926-16938	9/1952
1260-1265	Erie 1260-1265	EMD GP9	MFSE-17D	21821-21826	6/1956
1270-1274	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 951-955	EMD GP7	MFSE-15D	14059-14062, 15866	8/1951, 10/1951
1275-1284	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 956-965	EMD GP7	MFSE-15D	15717-157726	4/1952-5/1952
1400-1404	Erie 1400-1404	EMD GP7	MPSE-15	12021, 12018-12020	12/1950
1406-1409	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 966-970	EMD GP7	MPSE-15-6	17980-17894	2/1953
1850-1859	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 850-859	FM H24-66	MFFM-24D-4	24L734-24L743	6/1953
1860-1861	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 860-861	FM H24-66	MFFM-24D-4	24L1035-24L1036	11/1956
1930-1935	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 930-935	FM H24-66	MFFM-24D-4	16L687-16L692	12/1952

Contemporary Road-Switchers

Road Number(s)	Builder/Model	EL Class	Construction Number	Date Built
801 - 803*	EMD SD45	MFE-36D-6	32462, 31694-5	6/1966, 1/1966
2401-2415	Alco C424	MFA-24D-6	84543-84557	5/1963-6/1963
2451-2462	Alco C425	MFA-25D-6	3392-01 thru 3392-12	10/1964
2501-2504	GE U25B	MFG-25D-6	35160, 35162-35163, 35161	9/1964
2505 - 2512	GE U25B	MFG-25D-6	35164-35171	9/1964-10/1964
2513-2527	GE U25B	MFG-25D-6	35652-35666	7/1965-9/1965
2551-2554	EMD GP35	MFE-25D-6	29485, 29494-29496	9/1964
2555-2562	EMD GP35	MFE-25D-6	29486-29493	9/1964
2563 - 2586	EMD GP35	MFE-25D-6	30595-30618	8/1965-9/1965
3301-3306*	GE U33C	MFG-33D-6	36785-36790	9/1964
3307-3315	GE U33C	MFG-33D-6	37054-37062	8/1969
3316-3328	GE U36C	MFG-36D-6	38586-38598	10/1971-11/1971
3351-3356	GE U34CH	MPG-34D-6	37625-37630	11/1970-12/1970
3357-3373	GE U34CH	MPG-34D-6	37935-37951	3-5/1971
3374-3382	GE U34CH	MPG-34D-6	38749-57	12/1972-1/1973
3601-3620	EMD SD45	MFE-36D-6	33101-33120	6/1967
3621-3634	EMD SD45	MFE-36D-6	33936-33949	5/1968
3635-3668	EMD SDP45	MFE-36-6A	34994-3653	6/1969
3669-3681	EMD SD45-2	MFE-36-6A	7381-1 thru 7381-10	11/1972

* In an odd move, Delaware & Hudson traded SD45s #801-803 (built as demonstrators #4352-4354) for Erie Lackawanna U33Cs 3301-3303. While the SD45s retained their numbers on the EL, the U33Cs were renumbered as D&H 751-753.

The railroads returned the locomotives to one another in December, 1975 and the U33Cs were renumbered back to 3301-3303.

Erie Lackawanna PA-1 #858 (ex-Erie #858) is seen here in Chicago during the 1960s. American-Rails.com collection.

Freight Cab Units

Road Number(s)	Heritage	Builder/Model	Construction Number	Date Built
6011,6014 - 6021,6024	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 601A,601C - 602A,602C	EMD FTA	FE-13DD	2711-2714	4/1945-5/1945
6012, 6022, 6032, 6042	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 601B-604B	EMD FTB	FE-13DD	2719-2722	4/1945-5/1945
6031,6034 - 6041,6044	DLW 603A,603C - 604A,604C	EMD FTA	FE-13DD	2717, 2716, 2717, 2715	5/1945
6051,6054 - 6061,6064	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 605A,605C - 606A,606C	EMD F3A	FE-15D	3723-3726	12/1946
6052, 6062	DLW 605B-606B	EMD F3B	FE-15D	3727-3728	12/1946
6111, 6112, 6114	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 611A, 611B, 611C	EMD F7	FE-15AD	4969, 4972, 4970	7/1949
6211, 6212, 6214	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 621A, 621B, 621C	EMD F3	FE-15D	4595-4597	1/1948
6311, 6314	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 631A, 631C	EMD F7A	FE-15AD	4967-4968	1/1948
6321, 6331, 6341, 6351	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 632A-635A	EMD F7A	FE-15AD	7445-7448	7/1949
6322, 6332, 6342, 6352	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 632B-635B	EMD F7B	FE-15AD	7449-7452	7/1949
6361	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 636A	EMD F7A	FE-15AD	7444	7/1949
6362	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 636B	EMD F7A	FE-15AD	4971	7/1949
6511, 6521, 6531, 6541	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 651A-654A	EMD FTA	FE-13D	2703-2706	5/1945
6512, 6522, 6532, 6542	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 651B-654B	EMD FTB	FE-13D	2707-2710	5/1945
6551, 6552, 6561, 6562	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 655A, 655B, 656A, 656B	EMD F3	FE-15D	3729-3732	1/1947
6571, 6581, 6591	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 657A-659A	EMD F3A	FE-15D	4973-4975	3/1948
6601, 6611, 6621	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 660A-662A	EMD F3A	FE-15D	4976-4978	3/1948
6602, 6612, 6622	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 660B-662B	EMD F3A	FE-15D	4982-4984	3/1948
7001,7004 : 7051,7054	Erie 700A,700D : 705A,705D	EMD FTA	FE-13D	2533-2544	10/1944-11/1944
7002,7003 : 7052,7053	Erie 700B,700C : 705B,705C	EMD FTB	FE-13D	2545-2556	10/1944-11/1944
7061, 7064 : 7081, 7084	Erie 706A, 706D : 708A, 708D	EMD F3A	FE-15D	4377-4382	11/1947
7062, 7063 : 7082, 7083	Erie 706B, 706C : 708B, 708C	EMD F3B	FE-15D	4383-4388	11/1947
7091, 7094 : 7101, 7104	Erie 709A, 709D : 710A, 710D	EMD F3A	FE-15AD	7465-7468	2/1949
7092, 7093 : 7102, 7103	Erie 709B, 709C : 710B, 710C	EMD F3A	FE-15AD	7469-7472	2/1949
7111, 7114, 7112, 7113	Erie 711A, 711B, 711C, 711D	EMD F7	FE-15AD	10112-10115	1/1950
7121, 7122, 7123, 7124	Erie 712A, 712B, 712C, 712D	EMD F7	FE-15AD	15135-15138	12/1951
7131, 7132, 7134	Erie 713A, 713B, 713D	EMD F7	FE-15AD	13209-13211 (built as Erie 807A, 807B, 807D)	3/1951
7133	Erie 713C	EMD F7B	FE-15AD	15932	3/1952
7141, 7142, 7143, 7144	Erie 714A, 714B, 714C, 714D	EMD F3A	FE-15D	3142-3145 (built as New York, Ontario & Western 821/822/821B/822B)	3/1948
7251,7254 : 7271,7274	Erie 725A,725D : 727A,727D	Alco FA-1	FA-15D	75428-75433	12/1947
7252,7253 : 7282,7283	Erie 725B,725C : 728B,728C	Alco FB-1	FA-15D	75597-75603	12/1947-1/1948
7281,7284 : 7321,7324	728A,728D : 732A,732D	Alco FA-1	FA-15D	75575-75584	12/1947
7292,7293 : 7332,7333	Erie 729B,729C : 733B,733C	Alco FB-1	FA-15D	75745-75574	1/1948-2/1948
7331, 7334	Erie 733A, 733D	Alco FA-1	FA-15D	75705-75706	2/1948
7341, 7344 : 7351, 7354	Erie 734A, 734D : 735A, 735D	Alco FA-1	FA-15D	76713-76716	1/1949
7342, 7343 : 7352, 7353	Erie 734B, 734C : 735B, 735C	Alco FB-1	FA-15D	76713-76716	1/1949
7361, 7364 : 7371, 7374	Erie 736A, 736D : 737A, 737D	Alco FA-2	FA-16D	78184-78187	10/1950
7362, 7363 : 7372, 7373	Erie 736B, 736C : 737B, 737C	Alco FA-2	FA-16D	78194-78197	10/1950
7381, 7384 : 7391, 7394	Erie 738A, 786D : 739A, 739D	Alco FA-2	FA-16D	78620-78623	10/1950
7382, 7383 : 7392, 7393	Erie 738B, 738C : 739B, 739C	Alco FA-2	FA-16D	78503-78505, 78656	3/1951-4/1951
8001, 8004 : 8061, 8064	Erie 800A, 800D : 806A, 806D	EMD F3A	FE-15	4086-4099	7/1947
8002-8062	Erie 800B-806B	EMD F3B	FE-15	4100-4106	7/1947
8411, 8414 : 8421, 8424	DLW 801A, 801C : 802A, 802C	EMD F3A	FE-15	3717-3720	12/1947
8412, 8422	DLW 801B-802B	EMD F3A	FE-15	3721-3722	12/1946
8431, 8414 : 8451, 8454	DLW 803A, 803C : 805A, 805C	EMD F3A	FE-15	4395-4400	12/1947
8432, 8442, 8452	DLW 803B-805B	EMD F3A	FE-15	4401-4403	12/1947

Passenger Cab Units

Road Number(s)	Heritage	Builder/Model	Construction Number	Date Built
809	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 820	EMD E8A	PE-22	14019	5/1951
810-811	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 810 - 811	EMD E8A	PE-22	13676-13677	1/1951
812-819	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 812 - 819	EMD E8A	PE-22	14011-14018	4/1951-5/1951
820-833	Erie 820-833	EMD E8A	PE-22	12218-12231	1/1951-3/1951
850-854	Erie 850-854	Alco PA-1	PA-20	76908-76912	4/1949
855-857	Erie 855-857	Alco PA-1	PA-20	77103-77105	9/1949
858-859	Erie 858-859	Alco PA-1	PA-20	77501-77502	9/1949
860-861	Erie 860-861	Alco PA-1	PA-20	75793-75794	11/1949
862-863	Erie 862-863	Alco PA-2	PA-22	78732-78733	4/1951