Florida East Coast Diesel Roster (All-Time)

Published: October 8, 2026

The Florida East Coast dieselized a passenger railroad and then, after the 1963 strike, a fast intermodal one. Two E3s arrived in November 1939. E6s, E7s, and a final five E9s carried the streamliners until July 31, 1968. F3s, a handful of BL2s, and then GP7s and GP9s took the freight. The modern hood fleet was GP40s and GP40-2s, eleven GP38-2s, twenty-two secondhand SD40-2s, and, in the fall of 2014, twenty-four General Electric ES44C4s. Eight SD70M-2s were leased and went back to the lessor.

The tables are the all-time list, with builder serials and order numbers on their own columns. Dates on secondhand rows are the builder's dates. The quantity column totals 227 road numbers. GP40 402 was rebuilt as GP40-2 424, and GP40-2 423 was rebuilt as 437, so two of those numbers are a second identity of a locomotive already in the tables. The company history is the Florida East Coast Railway. Steam is the steam roster.

Florida East Coast SD40-2 703 and an SD70M-2 at Bowden Yard in Jacksonville on April 8, 2013

SD40-2 #703, former Union Pacific #3698, and an SD70M-2 at Bowden Yard in Jacksonville on April 8, 2013. Warren Calloway photo.

On this page: At a glance · Switchers · Cab units · GP7s and GP9s · GP40s, GP40-2s, GP38-2s · SD40-2s, SD70M-2s, ES44C4s · Leases, and a museum E8

At a glance

Item	Detail
Railroad	Florida East Coast Railway. Mark FEC. Still operating. Company page: Florida East Coast
This roster	All-time diesels. The quantity column totals 227 road numbers. Two of them, 424 and 437, are rebuilds of 402 and 423
First new diesel	E3A 1001 and 1002, November 1939, order E266A. No. 1002 was named The Champion
Passenger cabs	E3A, E6A, E6B, E7A, E7B, E9A. The E9s, 1031–1035, went to the Illinois Central as 2036–2040
Freight cabs and early hoods	F3A 501–508, F3B 551–554, FP7 571–575, BL2 601–606, GP7 607–621, GP9 651–676
Later hoods	GP40 401–410. GP40-2 411–434, in eight orders. GP38-2 501–511, second use of 501–508. Ten GP40-3 rebuilds, 444–453
Six-motor	22 secondhand SD40-2s, 701–722. Eight SD70M-2s, 100–107, leased and returned. 24 ES44C4s, 800–823, October–December 2014

Serials and dates follow the diesel shop's Florida East Coast roster, revised January 21, 2024, and the Florida East Coast order list for EMD order numbers. Information compiled October 8, 2026.

Switchers

Eight SW9s and seven SW1200s were the new yard fleet, orders 4189 and 4285. The SW9 serials, 17359–17366, begin at the next number after GP7s 17344–17358. The SW1200 serials, 20088–20094, begin at the next number after E9As 20083–20087.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
SW9	221	1	17359	4189	December 1952	To CDYZ 307
SW9	222–225	4	17360–17363	4189	January–February 1953	To Woodward Iron 53, Dominion Foundries 18, and Woodward Iron 54 and 55
SW9	226	1	17364	4189	January 1953	To CDYZ 306
SW9	227–228	2	17365–17366	4189	January 1953	To ALM 14 and CBL 123
SW1200	229–235	7	20088–20094	4285	December 1954	230–233 and 235 sold. See below

SW1200s 230, 231, 232, 233, and 235 went to NSS 1201, Union Railroad 584 and 585, South Florida Aggregates 233, and NSS 1205. The two NSS engines later became Union Railroad 586 and 587, then LT 1204 and 1205. Switcher quantity in this table is 15.

Cab units

Freight cabs came in one serial run and three orders. F3A 501–508 are 5516–5523, order E913A. F3B 551–554 are 5524–5527, order E913B. BL2s 601–606 are 5528–5533, order E914, built from October through December 1948, ahead of the F3s' January 1949 delivery. Five FP7s, 571–575, followed on order 3088A. Most of the F3s and all five FP7s later went to the Chicago & North Western.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
F3A	501–508	8	5516–5523	E913A	January 1949	502–508 to C&NW 233–239
F3B	551–554	4	5524–5527	E913B	January 1949	551–553 to C&NW 324–326
FP7	571–575	5	15568–15572	3088A	December 1951	To C&NW 240–244
BL2	601–606	6	5528–5533	E914	October–December 1948

Passenger power is a straight Electro-Motive list from the E3 to the E9. E6A 1003 and E6A 1004 went to the Atlantic Coast Line as parts. The five E9As went to the Illinois Central.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
E3A	1001–1002	2	956–957	E266A	November 1939	1002 named The Champion
E6A	1003	1	1196	E348A	December 1940	To the Atlantic Coast Line as parts
E6A	1004–1005	2	1567–1568	E449A	February 1942	1004 to the Atlantic Coast Line as parts
E7A	1006–1007	2	2293–2294	E578A	April 1945
E7A	1008–1017	10	2521–2530	E607A	June 1945	1012 and 1014 are in the company-page photographs
E7A	1018–1022	5	4390–4394	E788A	August 1947
E9A	1031–1035	5	20083–20087	2067A	January 1955	To Illinois Central 2036–2040. 1034 is the Jacksonville photograph
E6B	1051	1	1569	E450B	February 1942
E7B	1052	1	2295	E578B	April 1945
E7B	1053–1054	2	2531–2532	E608B	June 1945

Cab-unit quantity in the two tables is 23 freight cabs, including the six BL2s, and 31 passenger units.

GP7s and GP9s

Fifteen GP7s came on order 6416 in September and October 1952, built without dynamic brakes. Twenty-six GP9s followed in two orders: 651–666 on order 5373 in November 1954, split across serial blocks 19762–19767 and 19998–20007, and 667–676 on order 5529 in February 1957. GP9 654 is one of the three units in the January 1981 Titusville photograph on the company page.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
GP7	607–621	15	17344–17358	6416	September–October 1952	Built without dynamic brakes. Dispositions below
GP9	651–656	6	19762–19767	5373	November 1954	652 to JTPX 652. 653 to ICG 8274. 654 to JTPX 654. 656 to SGLR 580
GP9	657–666	10	19998–20007	5373	November 1954	658 to BCLR 1706. 660 to SGLR 579. 661 to South Florida Aggregates. 663 to CQPA. 665 to ICG 8273
GP9	667–676	10	23129–23138	5529	February 1957	667 to CQPA. 669 to OHPA. 670 to CQPA. 671 to ICG 8271. 673 to CQPA

The shop files the GP7 dispositions under the heading 601–621. Numbers 601–606 are the BL2s, and the Geeps begin at 607. No. 607 went to PNCX 1505, then MIGN 1505, then Chicago & North Western 4446. Nos. 608, 614, 615, 619, and 621 went to the Columbus & Greenville under the same numbers. No. 618 went to the Chicago South Shore as 618 and then to the Columbus & Greenville. No. 609 went to the Iowa Northern, then to the Kiamichi as 609 and later 707, and was scrapped. No. 610 went to XTRX 610, then IANR 610, then CHRC 610, then Kiamichi 704, then Cargill 704. No. 611 went back to EMD in trade. No. 612 went to NCTR 612. No. 613 went to PNCX 1506, then MIGN 1506. No. 616 went to PNCX 1507. No. 617 went to FMRC 617, then CHRC 703, then Kiamichi 703, then AKDN 703, and was scrapped. No. 620 went to XTRX 620, then FMRC 620, then CHRC 702, then Kiamichi 702, and was scrapped.

GP40s, the GP40-2 orders, and eleven GP38-2s

Ten GP40s, 401–410, came from January through March 1971 on order 7278, serials 36773–36782. The new GP40-2s are 411–434, twenty-four locomotives in eight orders, from November 1972 through December 1986. GP40 402, wrecked, was rebuilt as GP40-2 424 on order 797320. GP40-2 423, serial 786169-5, was wrecked and rebuilt as 437, and 437 later went to the New England Central. Those two rebuilds are the same locomotives under a second number. GP40 403, GP40-2 424, and GP9 654 are the Titusville photograph of January 1981.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
GP40	401–410	10	36773–36782	7278	January–March 1971	406 later FEC 2000, serial 36778, sold to Progress Rail. 402 rebuilt as 424
GP40-2	411–415	5	5813-1–5813-5	5813	November 1972
GP40-2	416–418	3	74650-1–74650-3	74650	October 1974	417 to NECR 417
GP40-2	419–422	4	786169-1–786169-4	786169	October 1979
GP40-2	423	1	786169-5	786169	October 1979	Wrecked and rebuilt as 437. To NECR 437
GP40-2	424	1	797320-1	797320	January 1980	Built from wrecked GP40 402
GP40-2	425–429	5	796325-1–796325-5	796325	January 1980	425 wore a Breast Cancer Awareness scheme
GP40-2	430–431	2	847012-1–847012-2	847012	December 1984
GP40-2	432	1	857078-1	857078	December 1985
GP40-2	433–434	2	857127-1–857127-2	857127	December 1986

Of 401–410, the shop records 402 rebuilt as FEC 424, 403 to Progress Rail 403, 404 to the Puget Sound & Pacific as 404, 405 out of service, 406 renumbered FEC 2000 and later sold to Progress Rail in an orange, red, and black commemorative scheme, 407 scrapped, 408 to Progress Rail 4082 and then Cater Parrott 7000, 409 to Progress Rail 409, and 410 to the Arizona Central as 410 and then ARZC 3112.

Five more GP40s and three engines the shop lists as GP40-2s arrived secondhand. The three carry 1966 serials and a Milwaukee Road lineage. The model names below follow the shop.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Built	Notes
GP40	435	1	32569	December 1966	Ex-BN 3003, nee CB&Q 173
GP40	436	1	33752	February 1968	Breast Cancer Awareness scheme. Ex-BN 3031, nee CB&Q 631
GP40	438	1	33870	February 1968	Ex-BN 3036, nee CB&Q 636
GP40-2	439	1	31672	March 1966	Ex-SOO 4609, nee MILW 186. Shop model name GP40-2
GP40-2	440–441	2	32305–32306	October 1966	Ex-SOO 4649 and 4650, nee MILW 197 and 198. Shop model name GP40-2
GP40	442	1	34634	November 1968	Ex-Conrail 3193, nee PC 3193
GP40	443	1	34648	November 1968	Ex-Conrail 3207, nee PC 3207

Eleven GP38-2s were new, on three orders in November 1977 and April 1978. Numbers 501–508 are the second use of those numbers. The first use was the F3As.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
GP38-2	501–504 (2nd)	4	776040-1–776040-4	776040	November 1977	504 sold or leased to NCVA
GP38-2	505–508 (2nd)	4	776110-1–776110-4	776110	April 1978	505 and 506 to CFE 505 and 506
GP38-2	509–510	2	776110-5–776110-6	776110	April 1978
GP38-2	511	1	777041-1	777041	April 1978

Ten GP40-3s are rebuilds of GP40s, numbered 444–453, with dynamic brakes called out on the early ones. Original serials and build dates stay in the table. They are FEC numbers on engines built for other railroads.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Built	Notes
GP40-3	444	1	37195	March 1971	Rebuilt GP40, dynamic brakes. Ex-CSX 6547, nee B&O 3771
GP40-3	445	1	33461	September 1967	Ex-CSX 6818, via SBD 6818, nee L&N 3022
GP40-3	446	1	38569	August 1971	Ex-CSX 6844, nee C&O 4089
GP40-3	447	1	35921	May 1970	Ex-CSX 6774, via SBD 6774, nee L&N 1620
GP40-3	448–449	2	34333, 34334	1968	Ex-Quantum 3144 and 3145, nee PC 3156 and 3157
GP40-3	450	1	32474	January 1967	Ex-UP 865, nee MILW 157
GP40-3	451	1	34139	December 1968	Ex-UP 869, nee MILW 2062. To FAIX 451
GP40-3	452	1	32488	January 1967	Ex-UP 870, nee MILW 171. To FAIX
GP40-3	453	1	35472	November 1969	Ex-UP 887, nee MKT 229. To FAIX 453

Twenty-two SD40-2s, eight SD70M-2s, twenty-four ES44C4s

The six-motor EMD fleet on the FEC was secondhand. Twenty-two SD40-2s, 701–722, came largely from the Union Pacific, and the order column is the original EMD order inside the serial. Nos. 703, 711, 713, 714, 715, 716, and 720 wore the Champion paint scheme. No. 703, former Union Pacific 3698, is the Bowden Yard photograph at the top of this page. The compiled roster lists Union Pacific 3766 under both 706 and 710, on serials 796297-48 and 796297-108.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
SD40-2	701	1	786170-49	786170	March 1979	Scrapped after a wreck. Ex-UP 3547
SD40-2	702	1	786263-3	786263	September 1979	Ex-UP 3611
SD40-2	703–705	3	796297-40, 796297-7, 796297-26	796297	January 1980	Ex-UP 3698, 3665, and 3684. 705 scrapped. 703 is the Bowden photograph
SD40-2	706–707	2	796297-48, 796297-12	796297	January 1980	Sold to AGR. Ex-UP 3766 and 3670
SD40-2	708	1	786218-14	786218	July 1979	Ex-UP 3587, nee UP 8078
SD40-2	709, 712	2	796345-27, 796345-5	796345	1980	Ex-UP 3795 and 3773. 712 sold to AGR
SD40-2	710	1	796297-108	796297	1980	Ex-UP 3766, the same previous number the shop gives 706
SD40-2	711, 713	2	796297-45, 796297-85	796297	January–February 1980	Ex-UP 3703 and 3743. Champion paint
SD40-2	714	1	766032-9	766032	November 1976	Ex-UP 3097, nee C&NW 6934. Champion paint
SD40-2	715–718	4	776088-28, 776088-30, 776088-39, 776088-59	776088	April 1978	Ex-UP 3437, 3439, 3448, and 3468. 718 to AGR. 715 and 716 in Champion paint
SD40-2	719	1	796297-11	796297	January 1980	Ex-UP 3669. To AGR 719
SD40-2	720	1	776013-4	776013	May 1977	Ex-DJJX 3403, nee UP 3403. To AGR 720. Champion paint
SD40-2	721	1	786218-4	786218	July 1979	Ex-BUGX 3577, nee UP 3577. To NECR 721
SD40-2	722	1	796297-98	796297	March 1980	Ex-PRSX 3756, nee UP 3756

Eight SD70M-2s, 100–107, were lettered for the FEC and returned to the EMD lessor. The shop's lease span for the group runs through 2014. They are in the 227 because they carried FEC numbers. They are off the railroad's own 2026 fleet. The red, white, and blue photograph of No. 107 on the company page is March 29, 2014. The road power Grupo México took over in 2017 includes the twenty-four ES44C4s below. A GE order number for that group was left blank.

Model	Numbers	Qty	Serial	Order	Built	Notes
SD70M-2	100–103	4	20056711-1–20056711-4	20056711	November 2006	Leased. Returned to the EMD lessor
SD70M-2	104–107	4	20076923-1–20076923-4	20076923	September 2008	Leased. Returned to the EMD lessor. 107 photographed March 29, 2014
ES44C4	800–823	24	62699–62722		October–December 2014	GE. New road power

Leases, and a museum E8

From 2005 through 2014 the railroad also leased power that stays outside the 227. CITX 140–142 were former EMD demonstrators GM74–GM76, serials 20036552-1 through 20036552-3, built in November 2004, and they were on the property from 2009 through 2014. FURX Geeps and LTEX and PRSX six-motor units ran in the same seasons. Those leases are a group here.

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum displays an E8A, serial 15659, built in June 1952, painted as FEC 1594. The engine is former Conrail 4254, nee Pennsylvania 5794A. It is a museum piece, outside this roster.

Adding the quantity column gives 15 switchers, 23 freight cabs, 31 passenger units, 15 GP7s, 26 GP9s, 10 GP40s, 24 new GP40-2s, 8 secondhand GP40 and GP40-2 road numbers, 11 GP38-2s, 10 GP40-3s, 22 SD40-2s, 8 SD70M-2s, and 24 ES44C4s. That is 227. GP40-2 437 and GP40 2000 are the second numbers of 423 and 406, and they are already inside that total.

Sources

The Diesel Shop, Florida East Coast roster, revised January 21, 2024, John Whittingham's late-2015 revision and the later notes credited on that page. Road numbers, serials, builder dates, and dispositions
Florida East Coast order list, trainweb.us/emdloco/fec.htm, the Kristopans compilation. EMD order numbers, the GP9 split of 651–666 and 667–676, and the FP7 date of December 1951
EMD E9 order list on the same site, order 2067A, for FEC 1031–1035, serials 20083–20087, January 1955
Warren Calloway photograph of SD40-2 703 and an SD70M-2 at Bowden Yard, Jacksonville, April 8, 2013, for the hero

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