Lehigh Valley Diesel Roster: All-Time
Published: September 21, 2026
By: Adam Burns
The Lehigh Valley dieselized the way a railroad dieselizes when it has decided, late, to be done with steam. Four two-unit FTs arrived in January 1945 as helpers. Then, between 1948 and 1951, Sayre took delivery of F3s, F7s, FA-1s, FA-2s, fourteen PA-1s, Baldwin road-switchers and switchers, and a handful of Alco RS-2s and RS-3s. On September 14, 1951, Mikado 432 dropped her fire at Delano. The second generation was smaller and later: four RS-11s, twelve C-420s, seventeen C-628s, two GP9s, four GP18s, four GP38ACs, twelve GP38-2s, and twelve U23Bs. Several of those last units never wore a Conrail number. The Delaware & Hudson took the C-420s and the GP38-2s on the first day of Conrail.
The table is every diesel-electric the Valley owned or numbered, one row per builder order, with serial and order in their own columns. Gas-electric cars and Mack side-arm pushers are in the narrative.
GP38-2s #316 and #319 at Sayre, Pennsylvania, about 1974. Warren Calloway photo. Order 7386, November 1972. With the U23Bs of 1974, this was the last new power the Valley bought. Both went to the Delaware & Hudson on April 1, 1976, as 7316 and 7319.
On this page: At a glance · Boxcabs and the first switchers · FTs, then the 1948 flood · Alco cabs, then Centuries · Baldwin · GP38s, U23Bs, and the end · All-time roster
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Railroad | Lehigh Valley Railroad. Mark LV. Company Lehigh Valley |
| This roster | All-time diesel-electrics. Serial and order are separate columns. One row per builder batch |
| First diesel-electrics | Alco boxcabs 99 and 100, January 1926. EMC 60-ton boxcabs 115–116 (later 75–76), June 1930 |
| First road freight | FT A-B sets 500–503 / 500B–503B, January 1945, orders E625A and E626B |
| Passenger | Fourteen PA-1s, 601–614, April–May 1948, order 20220. A PA was on the property for test as early as June 26, 1946. No PB units |
| Paint | Cornell Red. C-628s 625–632 delivered white and black; fans called them Snowbirds. Many were repainted red with a yellow stripe in the 1970s |
| Last steam | September 14, 1951. Mikado 432, Delano |
| Last new power | U23B 501–512, November 1974, GE serials 40098–40109. GP38-2s 314–325 had come in November 1972 |
| April 1, 1976 | C-420s 404–415 and GP38-2s 314–325 to the Delaware & Hudson. Most of the rest that still ran were conveyed to Conrail |
Unit identities follow EMD order records, The Diesel Shop’s Lehigh Valley list, and the Alco FA-2 production roster. Information compiled September 21, 2026.
Boxcabs, a 300-horsepower demonstrator, and the 44-tonners
The Valley’s first internal-combustion locomotives were not the FTs. Alco boxcab 100, construction number 65981, was completed in January 1926. Sister 99, Alco 66680, was the same month and had been Utah Copper 600. In June 1930 EMC delivered two 60-ton boxcabs, serials 463 and 464, numbered 115 and 116 and later 75 and 76. Two 300-horsepower Alco end-cab units, 102 and 103, arrived in 1931 with no catalog model name; they had been demonstrators 301 and 303. HH600 105, May 1932, was demonstrator 601. An HH660, September 1939, serial 69078, came off Alco’s own 1900 and took the number 116 after the boxcab had moved.
Brill and EMC gas-electric cars, numbered from the single digits into the 30s, and a few Mack side-arm pushers, worked branches, shop tracks, and light passenger jobs from the early 1920s. They were gasoline, not diesel-electric, and they are not in the table.
The three GE 44-tonners, 60–62, serials 15033–15035, order 281-3043, were completed in December 1941, February 1942, and August 1942. They were the wartime small-power exception on a railroad that otherwise waited out the war with steam and a yard full of NW1s, S-2s, and Baldwin VO-1000s.
Yard diesels before the war were conventional. EMC SW switchers 106–111 came in 1937–38. NW1s 120–130 followed in 1937–38. SW1s started with 112 in April 1939. Alco S-2s 150–165 were a wartime and immediate postwar group, sixteen engines, 1942–49, and two S-4s, 166 and 167, closed Alco yard buying in May 1951. Baldwin VO-1000s 135–141 were 1944 engines. The DS-4-4-1000s and S-12s came at the end of steam.
January 1945, then everything at once
EMD’s first road freight sets were FT A-units 500–503, serials 2695–2698, order E625A, and B-units 500B–503B, serials 2699–2702, order E626B, all January 1945. Drury remembered them as helper engines, which is what four A-B pairs were on a railroad that still had Mountain Top and the Wilkes-Barre grades. Sayre later renumbered them into the 501–507 series so the freight-cab numbers could be reused. The as-built numbers are the ones in the table.
F7s led by #570 at South Plainfield, New Jersey, about 1960. Meyer Pearlman photo. American-Rails.com collection. 570 is from the January 1951 A-unit order 3065A, serials 12483–12486, numbered 568–574 even.
The freight cab flood of 1948 is order E1143. Ten F3As, 510–528 even, serials 8167–8176, and ten F3Bs, 511–529 odd, serials 8177–8186, October and November 1948. Sayre later brought a number of them up toward F7 standard. They were built as F3s, and that is how the table lists them. True F7s came in two batches: February 1950, four A-units 560–566 even and four B-units 561–567 odd, orders 6009A and 6009B; and January 1951, four A-units 568–574 even, order 3065A, and only two B-units, 569 and 571, order 3055B. There was no 573.
Passenger cabs were Alco’s. Fourteen PA-1s, 601–614, order 20220, April and May 1948: 601–606 are serials 75458–75463, and 607–614 are 75775–75782. The Valley tested a PA on June 26, 1946, before the production engines, and it did not buy a B-unit. Cornell Red on a PA, with the black pinstripe the diesel page’s older captions compared to a GG1’s whiskers, was the passenger face of the railroad from 1948 until the Maple Leaf ended on February 4, 1961.
PA-1 #604 at Bethlehem Union Station in the 1950s. American-Rails.com collection. Serial 75461, April 1948, the fourth of the first six.
Switchers filled the same years. NW2s 180–186 in 1949, SW7s 220–224 in 1950, SW8s 250–276 in 1950–52 (twenty-seven engines, the last two built at Cleveland), and SW9s 280–292 in May 1951. A second life for the prewar NW1s and SWs was the SW900 trade-in program: EMD rebuilt the old carbodies into SW900s and reused the serial with a “:2” suffix. Those are separate rows. A few SW900s, notably 121 and 123, were new serials rather than trade-ins. Two NW1s, 128 and 129, came back as SW8s in the fall of 1953, order 7509, instead of SW900s.
FA-2s, four RS-11s, and the Snowbirds
Alco’s freight cabs matched the F3s in timing and not in longevity. Ten FA-1s, 530–548 even, serials 76261–76270, and ten FB-1s, 531–549 odd, serials 76287–76296, October 1948. The FA-2s are a smaller group and an easy one to miscount. Five A-units, 580–588 even, serials 78276–78280, November and December 1950; 590, serial 78351, December 1950; and 592 and 594, serials 78624 and 78625, April 1951. That is eight A-units, which is what the production roster shows, not a solid 580–594. B-units were four: 581 and 583, serials 78283–78284, and 585 and 587, serials 78657–78658. FA-2 582 is serial 78277, November 1950. It was traded back to Alco in 1965–66 toward the C-628 order. It was not the last FA the builder produced. Louisville & Nashville was still taking FA-2s in 1956.
FA-2 #594 at Niagara Falls, New York, on August 22, 1964. Harry Juday photo. American-Rails.com collection. Serial 78625, April 1951, the last new FA the Valley bought.
Road-switchers were never the Valley’s first choice, and then they were the only choice. Original RS-2s were 210–211 (March 1949, serials 76655–76656, order 20373) and 212–214 (early 1950, serials 77919–77921, order 20480). RS-3s 215 and 216, serials 78367–78368, order 20557, followed in the fall of 1950. Two more RS-2s, 217 and 218, were Chesapeake & Ohio 5500 and 5501, serials 76826–76827, order 20430, built in June 1949. RS-3 219 was Tennessee Central 251, serial 78362. In the 1970s three ex-Pennsylvania RS-3s took the numbers 210, 211, and 212 after the original RS-2s had gone to Penn Central. Those second uses are their own rows. So are six ex-Pennsylvania RS-11s numbered in the 7640s, which wore LV numbers without ever having been Valley orders of 1957.
RS-3 #215 and RS-2 #213 cross the Chenango River at Binghamton, New York, in February 1971, on a bridge over the Erie Lackawanna. Photographer not listed. Author’s collection.
The Century units were the Alco the Valley is remembered for. Four RS-11s, 400–403, serials 83537–83540, order 21128, March 1960, were the modest start. Twelve C-420s, 404–415, serials 3385-01 through 3385-12, order 21217, October–December 1964, were the useful ones. Conrail did not keep them. They went to the Delaware & Hudson on April 1, 1976, still numbered 404–415.
C-628s came in three groups. Seven, 625–631, serials 3427-01 through 3427-07, order 21241, November 1965, were delivered in white and black. One more, 632, serial 3476-01, order 21283, followed in January 1967 and was painted the same way. Nine ex-Monon C-628s, 633–641, serials 84903–84911, order 21292, had been built in March 1964 as Monon 400–408 and joined the Valley in December 1967. The white engines were the Snowbirds. A number of them, and most of the ex-Monon units, were later repainted Cornell Red with a yellow stripe. Conrail assigned 6721–6728 to 625–632. The ex-Monon engines were assigned 6729–6737; 633 and 636 were retired before those numbers were applied.
C-628s #635, #633, and #641 westbound at East Penn Junction, Allentown, in April 1973. Richard Wallin photo. 635 and 633 are ex-Monon 402 and 400, built in March 1964. 641 is ex-Monon 408.
Snowbird C-628s and a Delaware & Hudson C-628 pass the depot leaving the yard at Binghamton, New York, in March 1973. Tom Trencansky photo. White and black was the as-delivered paint on 625–632.
One road Baldwin, and a yard full of them
Baldwin’s only road locomotive was DRS-4-4-1500 200, serial 73651, November 1948. It spent its life as the odd unit in a fleet of Alcos and EMDs and was still around to be traded in when the GP38s were ordered. The yard Baldwins were more numerous. Five VO-1000s, 135–139, serials 70843–70847, and two more, 140 and 141, serials 74234–74235, all April 1944. DS-4-4-1000s 142 and 143, serials 74598–74599, June 1949, and 144–148, serials 74627–74631, January and February 1950. Fourteen S-12s, 230–243, in the fall of 1950, serials scattered through 74952–74965 and not in road-number order: 240–243 are the lower serials 74956–74959. Engine 148 was later renumbered 142, and 236 was later 242.
Two GP9s, twelve GP38-2s, twelve U23Bs
EMD’s second generation on the Valley was a short list with high serials. GP9s 300 and 301, serials 25434 and 25435, order 7577, October 1959. GP18s 302–305, four units, not two, serials 25890–25893, order 7587, May and June 1960, high short hoods. They became Conrail 7476–7477 and 7496–7499.
The late road power was bought because the F units were worn out and the railroad was already in, or about to be in, bankruptcy. GP38ACs 310–313, serials 7368-1 through 7368-4, order 7368, December 1971, became Conrail 7656–7659 and later Norfolk Southern. GP38-2s 314–325, serials 7386-1 through 7386-12, order 7386, November 1972, did not. They went to the Delaware & Hudson as 7314–7325. Two of them, 316 and 321, were later scrapped after wrecks on the D&H. Several of the others ran for decades under Guilford, Delaware & Hudson, and Canadian Pacific numbers.
GP38AC #310 brings the Delaware & Hudson’s two RF-16s and their train into Sayre in August 1975. The freight had come off the Erie Lackawanna at the west end of the yard and had to run around, which is why the caboose is on the head end. Jerry Custer photo.
The sharks’ own story is the D&H 1205 and 1216 page.
General Electric’s only road order was twelve U23Bs, 501–512, serials 40098–40109, November 1974. They were delivered to a railroad eighteen months from Conrail and became Conrail 2777–2788. They were the last new locomotives lettered LV.
Taken together, the diesel roster is a yard full of EMD and Alco switchers, two generations of four-motor freight cabs, the C-628s as the only six-motor road power, and a short, late list of road-switchers.
Lehigh Valley GP9 #301, GP18 #305, and C628 "Snow Bird" #635 (ex-Monon #402) are seen here at Allentown, Pennsylvania circa 1972. Also note #301 in the lead; it wore an experimental yellow-band livery. Only RS3 #216 also carried this scheme. Photographer unknown.
All-time roster
Owned and lettered Lehigh Valley diesel-electrics, including secondhand units that took LV numbers. One row per builder order. Later numbers, Conrail and Delaware & Hudson identities, and trade-in rebuilds are in the notes. Where a builder did not use a separate order code, that column is a dash. EMD trade-in rebuilds keep the “:2” serial.
Boxcabs and early Alco yard units
| Numbers | Model | Builder | Serial | Order | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Boxcab | Alco | 66680 | — | 1/1926 | Nee Utah Copper 600 (GE electrical 10028) |
| 100 | Boxcab | Alco | 65981 | — | 1/1926 | |
| 102, 103 | 300 hp end-cab | Alco | 68593, 68602 | — | 7/1931, 12/1931 | No catalog model. Ex-demonstrators 301 and 303 |
| 105 | HH600 | Alco | 68607 | — | 5/1932 | Ex-demonstrator 601 |
| 116 (2nd) | HH660 | Alco | 69078 | — | 9/1939 | Ex-Alco 1900. Number freed when boxcab 116 became 76 |
| 117 | S-1 | Alco | 77998 | — | 6/1950 | |
| 150–154 | S-2 | Alco | 69952–69956 | — | 9/1942–10/1942 | |
| 155–159 | S-2 | Alco | 69878–69882 | — | 11/1943 | |
| 160, 161 | S-2 | Alco | 70067, 70068 | — | 11/1943 | |
| 162–164 | S-2 | Alco | 70069–70071 | — | 3/1944–5/1944 | |
| 165 | S-2 | Alco | 76764 | — | 5/1949 | |
| 166, 167 | S-4 | Alco | 78725, — | — | 5/1951 | To Steelton & Highspire 66 and 67. Second construction number not confirmed in the compiled list |
| 115, 116 | 60-ton boxcab | EMC | 463, 464 | — | 6/1930 | Later 75, 76 |
A trio of Lehigh Valley GP38-2s - led by #323 - have a hotshot "Apollo" train at Calypso Yard in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, circa 1974. These Geeps were the Valley's last new road-switchers it acquired from Electro-Motive. Photographer unknown.
EMD switchers
| Numbers | Model | Builder | Serial | Order | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106, 107 | SW | EMC | 695, 696 | E179 | 8/1937 | 106 later to Westinghouse 76 |
| 108 | SW | EMC | 748 | E207 | 7/1938 | |
| 109, 110 | SW | EMC | 752, 753 | E215 | 11/1938 | |
| 111 | SW | EMC | 754 | E223 | 12/1938 | |
| 112 | SW1 | EMC | 874 | E237 | 4/1939 | |
| 113–115 | SW1 | EMC | 1020–1022 | E295 | 2/1940 | 115 to CR 8419 |
| 118, 119 | SW1 | EMD | 12212, 12213 | 4067 | 12/1950 | 118 to CR 8422 |
| 120, 121 | NW1 | EMC | 773, 774 | E180 | 12/1937 | Rebuilt as SW900s; see below |
| 122, 123 | NW1 | EMC | 785, 786 | E180 | 4/1938 | Rebuilt as SW900s |
| 124, 125 | NW1 | EMC | 783, 784 | E197 | 1938 | Rebuilt as SW900s |
| 126, 127 | NW1 | EMC | 781, 782 | E198 | 1938 | Rebuilt as SW900s |
| 128 | NW1 | EMC | 787 | E208 | 1938 | Rebuilt as SW8 128 (2nd) |
| 129, 130 | NW1 | EMC | 830, 831 | E211 | 8/1938–9/1938 | 129 rebuilt as SW8; 130 as SW900 |
| 106 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 695:2 | — | 10/1956 | Trade-in rebuild of SW 106 |
| 107 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 24482 | — | 3/1958 | New serial, not a :2 trade |
| 110 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 23540 | — | 3/1957 | Later Kaiser Steel 1028 |
| 120 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 773:2 | 7523 | 9/1955 | Trade-in of NW1 120 |
| 121 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 25917 | 7590 | 6/1960 | New serial. To CR 8648 |
| 122 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 785:2 | 7531 | 9/1956 | To CR 8649 |
| 123 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 24484 | 7564 | 6/1958 | To CR 8650 |
| 124 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 783:2 | 7523 | 10/1955 | To CR 8651 |
| 125 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 23539 | 7545 | 8/1957 | To CR 8652 |
| 126 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 781:2 | 7531 | 7/1956 | To CR 8653 |
| 127 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 782:2 | 7531 | 5/1956 | To CR 8654 |
| 130 (2nd) | SW900 | EMD | 23538 | 7545 | 5/1957 | To CR 8657 |
| 128 (2nd), 129 (2nd) | SW8 | EMD | 787:2, 830:2 | 7509 | 10/1953–11/1953 | Trade-in rebuilds of NW1s 128 and 129. To CR 8655, 8656 |
| 180, 181 | NW2 | EMD | 8710, 8711 | E1210 | 6/1949 | To CR 9242, 9243 |
| 182, 183 | NW2 | EMD | 8708, 8709 | E1210 | 6/1949 | To CR 9244, 9245 |
| 184–186 | NW2 | EMD | 9142–9144 | E1252 | 9/1949 | 184 and 185 to CR 9246, 9247 |
| 220 | SW7 | EMD | 11185 | 6076 | 1/1950 | To CR 8875 |
| 221–224 | SW7 | EMD | 12467–12470 | 4068 | 12/1950 | To CR 8876–8879 |
| 250–255 | SW8 | EMD | 13151–13156 | 6185 | 12/1950 | To CR 8670–8675 |
| 256–261 | SW8 | EMD | 14027–14032 | 4092 | 8/1951–9/1951 | To CR 8664–8669 |
| 262, 263 | SW8 | EMD | 14056, 14057 | 4104 | 6/1951, 9/1951 | To CR 8676, 8677 |
| 264–273 | SW8 | EMD | 14489–14498 | 4104 | 9/1951 | To CR 8678–8687 |
| 274 | SW8 | EMD | 16974 | 6430 | 12/1952 | To CR 8688 |
| 275, 276 | SW8 | EMD | 16972, 16973 | 6409 | 12/1952 | Built at Cleveland. To CR 8689, 8690 |
| 280–285 | SW9 | EMD | 14043–14048 | 4103 | 5/1951 | To CR 8931–8936 |
| 286–292 | SW9 | EMD | 14499–14505 | 4120 | 5/1951 | 286 and 287 to CR 8937, 8938 |
EMD road units
| Numbers | Model | Builder | Serial | Order | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500–503 | FTA | EMD | 2695–2698 | E625A | 1/1945 | Helpers, as bought. Later renumbered into 501–507 |
| 500B–503B | FTB | EMD | 2699–2702 | E626B | 1/1945 | Later renumbered; 500B became 501 (2nd) |
| 510–528 even | F3A | EMD | 8167–8176 | E1143A | 10/1948–11/1948 | Later shopped toward F7 standard. Built as F3A |
| 511–529 odd | F3B | EMD | 8177–8186 | E1143B | 10/1948–11/1948 | Same shopping program. Built as F3B |
| 560–566 even | F7A | EMD | 9434–9437 | 6009A | 2/1950 | |
| 561–567 odd | F7B | EMD | 9438–9441 | 6009B | 2/1950 | |
| 568–574 even | F7A | EMD | 12483–12486 | 3065A | 1/1951 | Photo: 570 at South Plainfield |
| 569, 571 | F7B | EMD | 12487, 12488 | 3055B | 1/1951 | No 573 |
| 300, 301 | GP9 | EMD | 25434, 25435 | 7577 | 10/1959 | To CR 7476, 7477 |
| 302–305 | GP18 | EMD | 25890–25893 | 7587 | 5/1960–6/1960 | Four units, high short hood. To CR 7496–7499 |
| 310–313 | GP38AC | EMD | 7368-1 to 7368-4 | 7368 | 12/1971 | To CR 7656–7659, later Norfolk Southern. Photo: 310 at Sayre with D&H sharks, August 1975 |
| 314–325 | GP38-2 | EMD | 7386-1 to 7386-12 | 7386 | 11/1972 | To D&H 7314–7325 on April 1, 1976, not kept as Conrail. 316 and 321 later scrapped after D&H wrecks. Photo: 316 and 319 at Sayre |
Alco road-switchers, cabs, and Centuries
| Numbers | Model | Builder | Serial | Order | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210, 211 | RS-2 | Alco | 76655, 76656 | 20373 | 3/1949 | To PC 5461 (2nd) and 5569 (2nd) |
| 212–214 | RS-2 | Alco | 77919–77921 | 20480 | 2/1950–3/1950 | 212 to PC 5401 (2nd). 213 and 214 to CR 5200, 5201 |
| 215, 216 | RS-3 | Alco | 78367, 78368 | 20557 | 9/1950–11/1950 | To CR 5489, 5490 |
| 217, 218 | RS-2 | Alco | 76826, 76827 | 20430 | 6/1949 | Ex-C&O 5500, 5501. To CR 5202, 5203 |
| 219 | RS-3 | Alco | 78362 | 20563 | 10/1950 | Ex-Tennessee Central 251. To CR 5491 |
| 210 (2nd) | RS-3 | Alco | — | — | — | Ex-PC 5461. Assigned CR 5486 and retired before the number was applied |
| 211 (2nd) | RS-3 | Alco | 80580 | 20899 | 12/1953 | Nee PRR 8445, ex-PC 5569. To CR 9920, later Delaware-Lackawanna 211 |
| 212 (2nd) | RS-3 | Alco | 81802 | 20989 | 12/1955 | Nee PRR 8601, ex-PC 5401. To CR 5488 |
| 400–403 | RS-11 | Alco | 83537–83540 | 21128 | 3/1960 | To CR 7609–7612 |
| 404–415 | C-420 | Alco | 3385-01 to 3385-12 | 21217 | 10/1964–12/1964 | To D&H 404–415 on April 1, 1976 |
| 530–548 even | FA-1 | Alco | 76261–76270 | — | 10/1948 | Ten A-units |
| 531–549 odd | FB-1 | Alco | 76287–76296 | — | 10/1948 | Ten B-units. Built as FB-1, not FB-2 |
| 580–588 even | FA-2 | Alco | 78276–78280 | — | 11/1950–12/1950 | Five A-units. 582 is serial 78277, traded to Alco 1965–66 |
| 590 | FA-2 | Alco | 78351 | — | 12/1950 | |
| 592, 594 | FA-2 | Alco | 78624, 78625 | — | 4/1951 | Photo: 594 at Niagara Falls, August 22, 1964 |
| 581, 583 | FB-2 | Alco | 78283, 78284 | — | 11/1950–12/1950 | |
| 585, 587 | FB-2 | Alco | 78657, 78658 | — | 1951 | |
| 601–606 | PA-1 | Alco | 75458–75463 | 20220 | 4/1948 | No PB units. Photo: 604 at Bethlehem |
| 607–614 | PA-1 | Alco | 75775–75782 | 20220 | 4/1948–5/1948 | |
| 625–631 | C-628 | Alco | 3427-01 to 3427-07 | 21241 | 11/1965 | Delivered white and black (Snowbirds). To CR 6721–6727 |
| 632 | C-628 | Alco | 3476-01 | 21283 | 1/1967 | Snowbird. To CR 6728 |
| 633–641 | C-628 | Alco | 84903–84911 | 21292 | 3/1964 | Ex-Monon 400–408, to LV 12/1967. Assigned CR 6729–6737; 633 and 636 retired before renumbering. Photo: 635, 633, 641 at Allentown, April 1973 |
| 7640, 7641 | RS-11 | Alco | 82646, 82647 | — | 11/1957 | Nee PRR 8640, 8641. To CR 1023 and 1016 |
| 7642–7644 | RS-11 | Alco | 82817–82819 | — | 11/1957 | Nee PRR 8642–8644 |
| 7648 | RS-11 | Alco | — | — | 11/1957 | Nee PRR 8648. To CR 1013. Serial conflicts in the compiled lists and is not printed |
Baldwin
| Numbers | Model | Builder | Serial | Order | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | DRS-4-4-1500 | Baldwin | 73651 | — | 11/1948 | Only Baldwin road unit. Later traded in |
| 135–139 | VO-1000 | Baldwin | 70843–70847 | — | 4/1944 | |
| 140, 141 | VO-1000 | Baldwin | 74234, 74235 | — | 4/1944 | |
| 142, 143 | DS-4-4-1000 | Baldwin | 74598, 74599 | — | 6/1949 | |
| 144–148 | DS-4-4-1000 | Baldwin | 74627–74631 | — | 1/1950–2/1950 | 148 later renumbered 142 (2nd) |
| 230–233 | S-12 | Baldwin | 74952–74955 | — | 9/1950 | |
| 234–239 | S-12 | Baldwin | 74960–74965 | — | 9/1950–10/1950 | 236 later renumbered 242 (2nd) |
| 240–243 | S-12 | Baldwin | 74956–74959 | — | 10/1950 | Serials are below 234–239 |
General Electric
| Numbers | Model | Builder | Serial | Order | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–62 | 44-ton | GE | 15033–15035 | 281-3043 | 12/1941, 2/1942, 8/1942 | One each date, in number order |
| 501–512 | U23B | GE | 40098–40109 | — | 11/1974 | Last new LV locomotives. To CR 2777–2788 |
Related reading
- Lehigh Valley · Steam roster
- FA series · GP38, GP38AC, GP38-2 · 44-tonner · RS-2 · S-2
- Black Diamond · D&H sharks on the Valley · Conrail diesel roster
Sources
- EMD order list for the Lehigh Valley, trainweb.us/emdloco/lv.htm, and the order page for 7386 (GP38-2 314–325, serials 7386-1 through 7386-12, November 1972).
- The Diesel Shop, Lehigh Valley diesel locomotives, revised September 6, 2024. Data from Andre Kristopans and Bob Van Derveer; sources cited there include Extra 2200 South (September/October 1969 and July–September 1982) and Robert J. Yanosey.
- The Diesel Shop Alco FA-2/FB-2 production roster (John Komanesky): LV 580–588 even, 590, 592 and 594.
- The Diesel Shop GE 44-ton production roster: LV 60–62, serials 15033–15035, order 281-3043.
- George H. Drury, Guide to North American Steam Locomotives, revised edition, on the 1945 FTs and dieselization by September 14, 1951.
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Brightline said on November 5, 2026, that trains to and from Orlando have resumed after weather suspensions in Brevard County. Later that morning the departures page still showed the Orlando segment s… -
Metra Customers Must Sign Up Again
Nov 05, 26 11:43 AM
Metra says customers who want service alerts must sign up again at metratracker.com. The November 2 story says the new system has launched and the old email list is shut down. A notice on the same pag… -
Norfolk Southern Packs Six Projects Into One Window
Nov 05, 26 11:38 AM
Norfolk Southern used one 26-hour window on the W Line for six projects in Indiana and Kentucky, including three bridge replacements. The October 27 account does not give the calendar day of the work. -
CSX: More Time to Comment on an Inspection Waiver
Nov 05, 26 11:29 AM
The Federal Railroad Administration extended comments on a CSX petition for relief from some qualified mechanical inspector rules until December 2, 2026. The November 2 notice does not grant the waive… -
Brightline Expects Orlando Service on Thursday
Nov 05, 26 09:21 AM
Brightline said on November 4, 2026, that it expects trains to and from Orlando to resume on Thursday, November 5. South Florida stations kept running. The departures page still showed the Orlando seg… -
Union Pacific: More Time to Comment on an Inspection Waiver
Nov 05, 26 09:15 AM
The Federal Railroad Administration extended comments on a Union Pacific petition for relief from some qualified mechanical inspector rules until December 2, 2026. The November 2 notice does not grant… -
Wisconsin Opens Comments on the 2027 Freight Plan
Nov 05, 26 09:03 AM
WisDOT opened the draft 2027 State Freight Plan for comment through December 1, 2026. The plan covers freight rail with highways, harbors, aviation, and intermodal links. Completion is expected in sum… -
U.S. Rail Traffic Rose 3.5 Percent in the Week Ending October 31
Nov 05, 26 08:52 AM
U.S. railroads moved 514,080 carloads and intermodal units in the week ending October 31, 2026, up 3.5 percent from a year earlier, the Association of American Railroads said on November 4. -
Muni and Bay Area Transit Measures Pass
Nov 05, 26 08:49 AM
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said on November 4, 2026 that Proposition H and a regional transit measure passed. Proposition H is about 160 million dollars a year for Muni. The regiona… -
Ground Rules Set for Responsive Applications
Nov 05, 26 08:47 AM
Decision No. 46, served November 4, 2026, denies a request to add Walsenburg to the Union Pacific interchange list and sets what CPKC and CN must include in responsive applications. Four CPKC proposal… -
Video of the Vena Address Must Be Released
Nov 05, 26 08:42 AM
The Surface Transportation Board on November 4, 2026 denied the Union Pacific appeal and ordered the March 17 shipper-conference recording released to the parties by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on November 5. C… -
Chicago & North Western Iron Ore C628s
Nov 04, 26 11:47 PM
Chicago and North Western C628s 6701-6730, the ex-Norfolk and Western high-hoods, in Upper Peninsula iron-ore service from the mid-1970s until December 21, 1986, and what happened to each unit. -
Warrenton Railroad: Serving Warrenton, NC (1884-1985)
Nov 04, 26 10:33 PM
The three-mile Warrenton Railroad, from Warren Plains to the North Carolina county seat. Chartered January 28, 1871. First train November 8, 1884. Closed in 1985. -
Rio Grande Steam Locomotives (Since 1900)
Nov 04, 26 11:40 AM
Denver & Rio Grande Western steam locomotives built since 1900. Standard gauge quantity 435 and narrow gauge 48. Challengers, 2-8-8-2s, Mountains, Northerns, and the K-27, K-28, K-36, and K-37. -
Rio Grande Diesel Locomotives (All-Time)
Nov 04, 26 11:39 AM
Denver & Rio Grande Western diesel locomotives, each frame once. 554 units, from the 1941 NW2 through the 1990 GP60s. FT, F3, F7, and F9 sets are not counted again under their 1950 numbers. -
Rio Grande Railroad: Map, Logo, History, Rosters
Nov 04, 26 11:34 AM
Denver & Rio Grande Western history, from William Jackson Palmer and the October 27, 1870 charter through the Royal Gorge, the Moffat route, the California Zephyr, and Union Pacific common control… -
Lindblom Gift Expands the Fort Wayne Restoration Shop
Nov 04, 26 11:14 AM
Art Lindblom gave the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society more than $1.4 million, its largest single gift, to expand the New Haven shop. The addition is planned for late 2026 and early 2027. A sepa… -
Design Contract Awarded for the Forest Park Branch
Nov 04, 26 11:09 AM
The Chicago Transit Board approved a design contract for about 13 miles of Blue Line track from the Illinois Medical District to the I-290 Bridge. The release summary calls it a $17 million contract… -
Kanawha River Railroad: The Norfolk Southern Lease Is Renewed
Nov 04, 26 10:51 AM
Kanawha River Railroad filed to keep leasing 309.45 miles from Norfolk Southern in West Virginia and Ohio. The second amendment is dated August 17, 2026. The Board has not set the date the exemption t… -
Short Line Center Awarded a $5.625 Million Grant
Nov 04, 26 10:35 AM
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association received a $5.625 million CRISI grant on October 20, 2026, for the Short Line Training Center. A 25 percent match brings the project to $7.5 m… -
Palestine and Rusk Track Rebuild Finishes Its First Phase
Nov 04, 26 09:13 AM
The Texas & Eastern Railroad has finished the first phase of a roughly $30 million track project between Palestine and Rusk. Phase I used a $13.4 million CRISI grant. Phase II, at $8.54 million, adds… -
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx Get Subway Power Design
Nov 04, 26 09:12 AM
STV said on November 2, 2026, that MTA Construction and Development selected the firm to manage design of 10 subway substations and 12 circuit breaker houses in four New York boroughs. No contract pri… -
Chicago's Regional Transit Budget Goes Out for Comment
Nov 04, 26 09:07 AM
The Northern Illinois Transit Authority opened its first regional budget for comment through December 4, 2026. The proposal is $5.04 billion for 2027 operations and $9.73 billion in capital work throu… -
VIA Rail Finishes the Toronto Maintenance Centre
Nov 04, 26 09:05 AM
VIA Rail completed a four-year modernization of its Toronto Maintenance Centre on November 2, 2026. The Government of Canada invested $310 million. The shop supports 32 Corridor trainsets and will sus… -
Brightline Suspends Orlando Service for High Water
Nov 04, 26 09:02 AM
Brightline suspended trains between Orlando and West Palm Beach on November 2, 2026, because of high water in Brevard County. A later post the same day kept the suspension until 2:00 p.m. on November… -
Hiawatha West Draws Federal Funding Toward Madison
Nov 04, 26 08:58 AM
Amtrak welcomed a CRISI selection for Hiawatha West, extending Chicago-Milwaukee service toward Madison, Watertown, and Pewaukee. Wisconsin said on October 16 that the award is over $218 million. -
Seattle's Train Maintenance Facility Opens for Airo Trains
Nov 04, 26 08:56 AM
Amtrak cut the ribbon October 23, 2026, on a $250 million Seattle shop for Airo trains on the Cascades route. The building came in on time and $50 million under budget and opens in phases through the… -
Aberdeen Carolina and Western Wins a $19.9 Million Grant
Nov 04, 26 08:46 AM
The Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway won a $19.9 million CRISI grant for about 30 miles of welded rail in Montgomery and Stanly counties. The railroad and NCDOT are putting up a 52 percent match… -
Alco "C628" Locomotives: Roster, Data Sheet, Specs
Nov 03, 26 07:57 PM
Alco Century C628: 2,750 hp C-C road switcher, 186 built from December 1963 to December 1968. Production roster, specs, and where the high-hood Norfolk and Western units went. -
Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF): Diesel Roster (All-Time)
Nov 03, 26 12:54 PM
Santa Fe diesel locomotives, each new frame once, with construction numbers and order numbers. The counted total is 3,964, from the 1935 boxcabs through the SD75Ms. -
Metra Holiday Trains Return on Six Lines
Nov 03, 26 11:40 AM
Metra holiday trains will run on six lines in December, with tickets on sale at noon November 16 for $10. The Chicago Transit Authority and Pace are fielding holiday buses in the same regional announc… -
Amtrak Encourages Early Booking for Thanksgiving
Nov 03, 26 11:39 AM
Amtrak is asking travelers to book Thanksgiving trips early. The railroad carried more than 1.2 million customer trips over the 2025 holiday and expects another record, with extra Northeast Regional s… -
Channel Pacific Keeps Its West Sacramento Exemption
Nov 03, 26 11:26 AM
The Surface Transportation Board denied a West Sacramento challenge to Channel Pacific Railroad’s exemption to operate about 2,132 feet of terminal track. The exemption took effect in June 2026. -
DART Marks One Year of the Silver Line
Nov 03, 26 11:22 AM
DART marked one year of Silver Line service linking seven North Texas cities and DFW Airport. The 26-mile regional rail line opened October 25, 2025, as the agency’s first rail expansion in a decade. -
Massachusetts Breaks Ground for the Berkshire Flyer
Nov 03, 26 10:07 AM
Massachusetts broke ground October 29 in Pittsfield on track work meant to support permanent seasonal Berkshire Flyer service. MassDOT has $31 million for the project in its 2027-2031 capital plan. -
Cheraw Scrapyard Closed After a Search for CSX Rail
Nov 03, 26 10:02 AM
Chesterfield County deputies, CSX police, and state agents searched Cheraw Iron and Metal on October 27 and closed the yard after finding CSX rail and telephone wire. -
Union Pacific Urges the Board to Keep a Speech Video Confidential
Nov 03, 26 09:53 AM
Union Pacific on October 30 asked the Surface Transportation Board to keep a recording of Jim Vena’s shipper speech confidential while it appeals. BNSF on November 2 asked the board to deny that… -
Enfield Station Construction Begins on the Hartford Line
Nov 03, 26 09:39 AM
Connecticut has started a $125.3 million Enfield station on the Hartford Line, restoring passenger service for the first time since 1986. The state expects construction to finish in fall 2030. -
Santa Fe Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)
Nov 03, 26 09:30 AM
Featured here is the Santa Fe's all-time steam roster after 1900. The railroad operated a wide and varied collection of wheel arrangements. -
Santa Fe Railroad: Map, Logo, History, Rosters
Nov 03, 26 09:16 AM
History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, from Cyrus Holliday’s 1859 charter to the Burlington Northern merger on December 31, 1996. The Warbonnet, the Super Chief, and the Chicago to Los An… -
Asheville Rail Corridor Gets $35.8 Million
Nov 03, 26 12:18 AM
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded North Carolina $35.8 million for development, design, and construction on the Salisbury to Asheville corridor, including more than 40 crossing-signal syst… -
Le Mars Transload Center Expands on Canadian National
Nov 03, 26 12:06 AM
Burlington Junction Railway has expanded the Le Mars Transload Center beside Canadian National and U.S. Highway 75. A zero-interest Iowa DOT loan paid for part of the work. The center and industrial p… -
Lehigh Gorge Trains Move to Nesquehoning
Nov 02, 26 11:48 PM
Reading and Northern has moved Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway trips to Nesquehoning after the October 31 rockslide west of Jim Thorpe. Trains leave at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. through Sunday, November… -
Texas Transit Agency Breaks Ground on TEXRail
Nov 02, 26 11:40 PM
Trinity Metro broke ground October 29, 2026, on a $270 million, 2.1-mile TEXRail extension from Fort Worth T&P Station to a new Near Southside station on land donated by Baylor Scott and White Hea… -
Lake Front Depot: The C&NW's Milwaukee Terminal
Nov 02, 26 09:40 PM
The Chicago and North Western Lake Front Depot at 915 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee. Charles Sumner Frost, 1889. Last train May 15, 1966. Clock tower down May 7, 1968. -
Canal Street Maintenance Plan Will Get an FRA Review
Nov 02, 26 01:48 PM
The Federal Railroad Administration will prepare an environmental assessment of Amtrak Canal Street maintenance plans in Chicago after adding 17 viaduct repairs to a project that had a categorical exc… -
Durango & Silverton Repairs Track After Continued Flooding
Nov 02, 26 01:40 PM
Durango & Silverton crews are repairing flood damage after the Animas hit 11,200 cfs on October 23. The Highline Express ran October 27 through November 1. Polar Express trains remain listed from… -
Middle Georgia Megasite Will Host the First Audi Plant in the U.S.
Nov 02, 26 01:35 PM
Audi will build its first U.S. plant at the Norfolk Southern-served Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County, about $4 billion and about 4,500 jobs. Audi and Norfolk Southern publish different construc…
