New York Central (NYC) Diesel Roster: All-Time
Published: March 14, 2025
By: Adam Burns
The New York Central operated an eclectic fleet of diesels from all of the major builders including American Locomotive, Baldwin, Electro-Motive, Fairbanks-Morse, General Electric, and even Lima-Hamilton.
One could see everything from PAs and RS3s to Sharknose variants from Baldwin and C-Liners of Fairbanks-Morse lineage. In addition, the railroad maintained a large fleet of classic EMD power.
The impending Penn Central merger of February, 1968 resulted in NYC acquiring only a single type of second-generation power, EMD's model GP40. The fleet totaled 105 units (#3000-3104). The railroad also operated a sizeable fleet of four-axle U-boats including the U25B, U28B, and U30B.
Photos
New York Central FA-1's and FB-1's are seen here in service at Harmon, New York in September, 1954. E.L. Conklin III photo. American-Rails.com collection.Early Boxcabs
| Builder | Model | Original Number(s) | New York Central Class | Completion Date | Builder Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alco/GE/Ingersoll-Rand | 129-Ton Switcher (300 HP) | 1525 | DES-2 | 2/4/1928 | 67101 (Alco), 10326 (GE) |
| Alco/GE/Ingersoll-Rand | 151-Ton Road Freight (750 HP) | 1550 | DEF-Freight | 6/12/1928 | 66704 (Alco), 10088 (GE) |
| Alco/GE | 180-Ton Passenger (900 HP) | 1500 | DEP-Passenger | 7/25/1928 | 66715 (Alco), 10083 (GE) |
| Alco/GE | 129-Ton Switcher (300 HP) | 1526-1560 | DES-3 | 7/1930-12/1930 | 68359-68393 (Alco), 11111-11145 (GE) |
| Alco/GE | 129-Ton Switcher (300 HP) | 1561-1562 | DES-3 | 6/1930 | 68397-68398 (Alco), 11230-11231 (GE) |
| Alco/GE | 129-Ton Switcher (300 HP) | 7530-7533 (Michigan Central) | DES-3 | 5/1930-6/1930 | 68355-68358 (Alco), 11210-11213 (GE) |
American Locomotive (Alco)
| Builder | Model | Original Number(s) | Second Renumber(s) | Third Renumber(s) | New York Central Class | Completion Date | Builder Number(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alco | S1 | 590 (ex-Alco demonstrator #590) | 811 (renumbered 1950) | - | DES-8A | 3/1941 | 69193 |
| Alco | HH600 | 614-618 | 800-804 (renumbered 1948) | - | DES-7 | 12/1938-3/1939 | 69127-69131 |
| Alco | HH600 | 679 | 805 (renumbered 1948) | - | DES-7A | 3/1939 | 69132 |
| Alco | HH600 | 680-682 (Boston & Albany) | 806-808 (renumbered 1948) | - | DES-7B | 3/1939, 5/1939 | 69133-69135 |
| Alco | HH600 | 683-684 (Boston & Albany) | 809-810 (renumbered 1948) | - | DES-7B | 5/1939 | 69151, 69152 |
| Alco | S1 | 685 | 900 (renumbered 1948) | 950 (renumbered 1950) | DES-9A | 8/1940 | 69200 |
| Alco | S1 | 686-690, 692 | 901-905, 907 (renumbered 1948) | 951-955, 957 (renumbered 1950) | DES-9B | 4/1941-6/1941 | 69458-69459, 69462-69463, 69466, 69468 |
| Alco | S1 | 691 | 906 (renumbered 1948) | 956 (renumbered 1950) | DES-9B | 4/1941-6/1941 | 69467 |
| Alco | S1 | 693-729 | 812-848 (renumbered 1950) | - | DES-8B | 9/1942-8/1944 | 69825, 69826, 69830-69842, 71262-71263, 71266-71268, 72172-72173, 71270, 71990, 71993-71995, 70042-70046, 70052-70056 |
| Alco | S1 | 730-744 | 849-863 (renumbered 1950) | - | DES-8C | 1/1945-5/1945 | 73082, 73087-73092, 73338-73342, 73348-73350 |
| Alco | S2 | 780-786, 788-789 | 8500-8506, 8508-8509 (renumbered 11/1944) | - | DES-11A | 9/1943-2/1944 | 70946-70949, 71294-71296, 72011-72012 |
| Alco | S2 | 787 | 8507 (renumbered 11/1944) | - | DES-11A | 2/1944 | 72010 |
| Alco | S1 | 864-873 | - | - | DES-8D | 3/1950 | 77791-77795, 77074-77078 |
| Alco | S3 | 874-903 | - | - | DES-8E | 6/1950-9/1950 | 78141-78158, 78221-78230, 78315, 78316 |
| Alco | S3 | 904-916 | - | - | DES-8F | 9/1951-12/1951 | 78787-78789, 78791-78795, 79351-79353, 79355, 79356 |
| Alco | FA-1 | 1000-1003 | - | - | DFA-3A | 2/1947 | 73675-73678 |
| Alco | FA-1 | 1004-1013 | - | - | DFA-3B | 2/1948-3/1948 | 75709-75718 |
| Alco | FA-1 | 1014-1032 | 1056 (ex-#1031, renumbered 1951) | - | DFA-3C | 11/1948-12/1948 | 76275, 76276, 76520-76534, 76547, 76548 |
| Alco | FA-1 | 1033-1040 | 1110 (ex-#1033, renumbered 1955) | - | DFA-3D | 5/1949 | 76844-76851 |
| Alco | FA-1 | 1041-1043 | - | - | DFA-3E | 8/1949-9/1949 | 77007-77009 |
| Alco | FA-2 | 1044-1045 | - | - | DFA-7A | 6/1951 | 78652-78653 |
| Alco | FA-2 | 1046-1087 | 1031 (ex-#1056, renumbered 1955) | - | DFA-7B | 7/1951-9/1951 | 78654-78655, 78961-78983, 79001-79010, 79276-79282 |
| Alco | FA-2 | 1088-1107 | - | - | DFA-7C | 10/1951 | 79287-79306 |
| Alco | FA-2 | 1108-1123 | - | - | DFA-7D | 5/1952-9/1952 | 79960-79969, 79972-79977 |
| Alco | C430 | 2050-2059 | - | - | AF-30 | 12/1967 | 3494-01 thru 3494-10 |
| Alco | FB-1 | 2300-2301 | 3300-3301 (1955) | - | DFB-3A | 2/1947-3/1947 | 73685-73686 |
| Alco | FB-1 | 2302-2306 | 3302-3306 (1955) | - | DFB-3B | 2/1948-3/1948 | 75757-75761 |
| Alco | FB-1 | 2307-2311 | 3307-3311 (1955) | - | DFB-3C | 12/1948 | 76297-76301 |
| Alco | FB-1 | 2312-2315 | 3312-3315 (1955) | - | DFB-3D | 5/1949 | 76874-76877 |
| Alco | FB-1 | 2316-2322 | 3316-3319, 3321-3322 (except #2320, renumbered #3369): 1955 | - | DFB-3E | 8/1949-9/1949 | 76882-76888 |
| Alco | FB-2 | 3323-3332 | - | - | DFB-7A | 5/1951-6/1951 | 78670-78679 |
| Alco | FB-2 | 3333-3354 | - | - | DFB-7B | 6/1951-9/1951 | 78680, 79011-79022, 79318-79326 |
| Alco | FB-2 | 3355-3364 | - | - | DFB-7C | 10/1951 | 79472-79481 |
| Alco | FB-2 | 3365-3372 | 3320 (ex-#3369, renumbered 1955) | - | DFB-7D | 5/1952-9/1952 | 80015-80022 |
| Alco | PA-1 | 4200-4201 | - | - | DPA-2A | 1/1947 | 75328-75329 |
| Alco | PA-1 | 4202-4203 | - | - | DPA-2B | 1/1948, 12/1948 | 76086, 76307 |
| Alco | PA-1 | 4204-4207 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DPA-2C | 4/1949 | 76913-76916 |
| Alco | PA-2 | 4208-4211 | - | - | DPA-4A | 6/1950 | 78204-78207 |
| Alco | PA-2 | 4212 (former Alco demonstrator "More Power For America" #8375) | - | - | DPA-4B | 3/1950 | 75790 |
| Alco | PA-2 | 4213-4214 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DPA-4B | 5/1952 | 79040-79041 |
| Alco | PB-1 | 4300-4301 | - | - | DPB-2A | 1/1948 | 75605-75606 |
| Alco | PB-1 | 4302-4303 | - | - | DPB-2B | 12/1948 | 75610-75611 |
| Alco | PA-2 | 4304 (former Alco demonstrator "More Power For America" #8375B) | - | - | DPB-4A | 3/1950 | 75789 |
| Alco | RS11 | 8000-8008 | - | - | DRS-10A | 6/1957-7/1957 | 82361-82369 |
| Alco | RS32 | 8020-8034 | - | - | DRS-12A | 6/1961 | 83981-83995 |
| Alco | RS32 | 8035-8044 | - | - | DRS-12B | 6/1962 | 84035-84039, 84183-84187 |
| Alco | RS1 | 8100 | - | - | DRS-1A | 2/1948 | 75825 |
| Alco | RS1 | 8101-8108 | - | - | DRS-1B | 1/1948-3/1948 | 75680-75684, 75826-75828 |
| Alco | RS1 | 8109-8111 | - | - | DRS-1C | 4/1950 | 77986-77988 |
| Alco | RS1 | 8112-8113 | - | - | DRS-1D | 5/1950 | 78090-78091 |
| Alco | RS2 | 8200-8201 | - | - | DRS-2A | 2/1948 | 75685-75686 |
| Alco | RS2 | 8202-8208 | - | - | DRS-2B | 1/1949 | 76241-76246, 76632 |
| Alco | RS2 | 8209-8222 | - | - | DRSP-2C | 2/1950 | 77900-77913 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8223-8230 | - | - | DRSP-6A | 8/1950 | 78080-78087 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8231-8243 | - | - | DRSP-6B | 5/1951 | 78595-78605, 78751, 78752 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8244-8280 | - | - | DRSP-6C | 5/1951-6/1951 | 78860-78879, 78900, 78901, 78903-78917 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8281-8284 | - | - | DRSP-6D | 10/1951 | 79240-79243 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8285-8307 | - | - | DRSP-6E | 10/1951 | 79097-79115, 79236-79239 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8308-8319 | - | - | DRSP-6F | 3/1952, 9/1952 | 79675-79679, 79852-79858 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8320-8342 | - | - | DRSP-6G | 5/1952 | 79879-79887, 79889, 79890, 79892-79894, 79896-79898, 79900-79902, 79904-79906 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8343-8352 | - | - | DRSP-6H | 7/1953-10/1953 | 80535-80544 |
| Alco | RS3 | 8353-8357 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DRSP-6J | 10/1953 | 80545-80547, 80549, 80550 |
| Alco | S2 | 8510-8524 | - | - | DES-11B | 9/1944-12/1944 | 72831-72833, 72860-72867, 72875-72878 |
| Alco | S2 | 8535-8536 | - | - | DES-11D | 73903, 73918 | 12/1946, 1/1947 |
| Alco | S2 | 8537-8539 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DES-11E | 75904-75906 | 6/1948 |
| Alco | S2 | 8540-8549 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DES-11F | 76960-76969 | 8/1949 |
| Alco | S2 | 8550-8565 | - | - | DES-11G | 76942-76957 | 8/1949 |
| Alco | S2 | 8566-8570 | - | - | DES-11H | 77464-77468 | 4/1950 |
| Alco | S2 | 8571-8589 | - | - | DES-11H | 77522-77535, 78003-78007 | 5/1950-6/1950 |
| Alco | S4 | 8590-8632 | - | - | DES-11K | 79531, 79542-79558, 79561-79571, 79775-79785, 79788-79790 | 2/1952-5/1952 |
| Alco | S4 | 8639-8667 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DES-11L | 80645-80649, 80930-80939, 80940-80953 | 9/1953-11/1953 |
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton
| Builder | Model | Original Number(s) | Second Renumber(s) | New York Central Class | Completion Date | Builder Number(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | RP-210-1 ("The Xplorer") | 20 | - | - | 3/1956 | 76108 |
| Baldwin | VO-660 | 501 | 750 (renumbered 1943) | DES-10A | 5/7/1941 | 62494 |
| Baldwin | VO-660 | 502 | 751 (renumbered 1943) | DES-10B | 1/16/1942 | 64234 |
| Baldwin | VO-660 | 752-754 | - | DES-10C | 10/22/1942-11/2/1942 | 64396-64398 |
| Baldwin | VO-660 | 755-761 | - | DES-10D | 1/2/1945-1/10/1945 | 70327-70333 |
| Baldwin | DR-6-4-1500A ("Baby Face" carbody) | 3200-3202 | 3504 (ex-#3200, renumbered 1955); 3505-3506 (ex-#3201-3202, renumbered 1955) | DCA-2A | 11/22/1947-5/5/1948 | 73132-73134 |
| Baldwin | DR-6-4-1500B | 3300-3301 | 3602 (ex-#3300, renumbered 1955); 3603 (ex-#3301, renumbered 1955) | DCB-2A | 11/22/1947, 5/5/1948 | 73136-73137 |
| Baldwin | DR-4-4-1500A ("Baby Face" carbody) | 3400-3403 | 3800-3803 (1955) | DFA-4A | 10/26/1948-10/30/1948 | 73676-73679 |
| Baldwin | DR-4-4-1500B | 3700-3701 | - | DFB-4A | 10/26/1948-10/30/1948 | 73680-73681 |
| Baldwin | RF16B | 3702-3709 | - | DFB-8A | 12/7/1951-1/31/1952 | 75401-75408 |
| Baldwin | RF16A | 3804-3821 | - | DFA-8A | 12/7/1951-2/8/1952 | 75360-75377 |
| Baldwin | RS12 | 5820-5836 | - | DRS-8A | 11/7/1951-12/31/1951 | 75256-75272 |
| Baldwin | DRS-4-4-1500 | 8300-8301 | - | DRSP-3A | 7/5/1948 | 73479-73480 |
| Baldwin | VO-1000 | 8600-8604 | 9300-9304 (renumbered 1952) | DES-12A | 10/2/1944-11/3/1944 | 71958-71960, 70300-70301 |
| Baldwin | VO-1000 | 8605-8607 | 9305-9307 (renumbered 1952) | DES-12B | 2/23/1945-2/27/1945 | 71730-71732 |
| Baldwin | S12 | 9308-9310 | - | DES-20A | 10/24/1951-10/25/1951 | 75275-75277 |
| Baldwin | S12 | 9311-9328 | - | DES-20B | 6/23/1952-7/15/1952 | 75546-75563 |
New York Central GP7s #5642 and #5645, along with Kansas City Southern F3A #77, have a mixed freight at Bellwood and St. Paul Avenue in Bellwood, Illinois in June, 1963. Rick Burn photo.Electro-Motive (EMD)
| Builder | Model | Original Number(s) | Second Renumber(s) | Third Renumber(s) | New York Central Class | Completion Date | Builder Number(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC | SC | 567-573 (Chicago River & Indiana) | - | - | DES-4 | 7/1936 | 604-610 |
| EMD | SW1 | 574-579 | - | - | DES-5A | 1/1939 | 853-858 |
| EMD | SW1 | 580-584 | - | - | DES-5B | 12/1942-3/1943 | 1878-1882 |
| EMD | SW1 | 585-609 | - | - | DES-5C | 4/1949-6/1949 | 6391-6415 |
| EMD | SW1 | 600-603 | - | - | DES-6A | 2/1939 | 808-811 |
| EMD | SW1 | 604-613 | - | - | DES-6B | 3/1939-4/1939 | 812-821 |
| EMD | SW1 | 614-621 | - | - | DES-6C | 5/1939-1/1940 | 875-877, 1010-1014 |
| EMD | SW1 | 622-641 | - | - | DES-6D | 3/1941-9/1941 | 1254-1273 |
| EMD | SW1 | 642-644 | - | - | DES-6E | 4/1941 | 1274-1276 |
| EMD | SW1 | 645-647 | - | - | DES-6F | 7/1941 | 1277-1279 |
| EMD | SW1 | 648-654 | - | - | DES-6G | 12/1941-2/1942 | 1582-1584, 1589-1592 |
| EMD | SW1 | 610-614 | - | - | DES-5D | 10/1950 | 11767-11771 |
| EMD | SW1 | 615-621 (Chicago River & Indiana) | - | - | DES-5E | 6/1950-10/1950 | 11782-11788 |
| EMD | FTA | 1600-1603 | - | - | DFA-1A | 6/1944 | 1888-1891 |
| EMD | F2A | 1604-1605 | - | - | DFA-1B | 7/1946 | 3771-3772 |
| EMD | F3A | 1606-1616 | - | - | DFA-2A | 6/1947-7/1947 | 4183-4193 |
| EMD | F3A | 1617-1623 | - | - | EF-15 | 6/1947-7/1947 | 4194-4200 |
| EMD | F3A | 1624-1632 | - | - | DFA-2B | 4/1948 | 4859-4867 |
| EMD | F3A | 1633-1635 | - | - | EF15 | 4/1948 | 4868-4870 |
| EMD | F7A | 1636-1646 | - | - | DFA-2C | 5/1949 | 6229-6239 |
| EMD | F7A | 1647-1662 | - | - | DFA-2D | 7/1949 | 7153-7168 |
| EMD | F7A | 1663-1676 | - | - | DFA-2E | 11/1949 | 8137-8150 |
| EMD | F7A | 1677-1710 | - | - | DFA-2F | 4/1951-6/1951 | 9101-9120, 9995-10008 |
| EMD | F7A | 1711-1841 | - | - | DFA-2G | 11/1951-6/1952 | 15322-15452 |
| EMD | F7A | 1842-1873 | - | - | DFA-2H | 9/1952-10/1952 | 16220-16251 |
| EMD | FTA | 2400-2403 | - | - | DFB-1A | 6/1944 | 2183-2186 |
| EMD | F3B | 2404-2413 | - | - | DFB-2A | 6/1947-7/1947 | 4201-4210 |
| EMD | F3B | 2414-2419 | - | - | DFB-2B | 4/1948 | 4871-4876 |
| EMD | F7B | 2420-2421 | - | - | DFB-2C | 5/1949 | 6240, 6381 |
| EMD | F7B | 2422-2429 | - | - | DFB-2D | 7/1949 | 7169-7176 |
| EMD | F7B | 2430-2435 | - | - | DFB-2E | 11/1949 | 8151, 9664-9668 |
| EMD | F7B | 2436-2442 | - | - | DFB-2F | 11/1951-12/1951 | 15453-15459 |
| EMD | GP40 | 3000-3104 | - | - | DRS-16A | 12/1965-11/1967 | 30937-30986, 33214-33243, 33491-33515 |
| EMD | F7B | 2443-2474 | - | - | DFB-2G | 9/1952-10/1952 | 16252-16283 |
| EMD | F3A | 3500-3503 (renumbered 1874-1877) | - | - | DCA-1A (reclassed DFA-2J in 1959) | 7/1947 | 4211-4214 |
| EMD | F3A | 3600-3601 (renumbered 2475-2476) | - | - | DCB-1A (reclassed DFB-2H in 1959) | 7/1947 | 4215-4216 |
| EMD | E7A | 4000-4007 | - | - | DPA-1A | 3/1945-10/1945 | 2865-2872 |
| EMD | E7A | 4008-4023 | - | - | DPA-1B | 4/1947 | 4163-4178 |
| EMD | E7A | 4024-4029 | - | - | DPA-1C | 2/1948 | 4847-4852 |
| EMD | E7A | 4030-4035 | - | - | DPA-1D | 3/1949 | 6241-6246 |
| EMD | E8A | 4036-4039 | - | - | DPA-5A | 6/1951 | 14425-14428 |
| EMD | E8A | 4040-4053 | - | - | DPA-5B | 8/1951-3/1952 | 14583-14587, 15304-15312 |
| EMD | E8A | 4054-4061 | - | - | DPA-5C | 3/1952-4/1952 | 15313-15320 |
| EMD | E8A | 4062-4063 | - | - | DPA-5D | 5/1953 | 18345-18346 |
| EMD | E8A | 4064-4095 | - | - | DPA-5E | 6/1953-9/1953 | 18522-18553 |
| EMD | E7B | 4100-4103 | - | - | DPB-1A | 10/1945 | 2873-2874, 2913-2914 |
| EMD | E7B | 4104-4107 | - | - | DPB-1B | 4/1947 | 4179-4182 |
| EMD | E7B | 4108-4113 | - | - | DPB-1C | 2/1948 | 4853-4858 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5600-5607 | - | - | DRS-4A | 8/1950 | 9227-9234 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5608-5609 | - | - | DRSP-4B | 8/1950 | 9235-9236 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5610-5611 | - | - | DRSP-4B | 8/1950 | 11772-11773 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5612-5619 (Peoria & Eastern) | - | - | DRS-4C | 11/1950-12/1950 | 12998-13005 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5620-5623 (Peoria & Eastern) | - | - | DRS-4C | 11/1950-12/1950 | 13006-13009 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5624-5625 (Peoria & Eastern) | - | - | DRS-4D | 12/1950 | 13010-13011 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5626-5675 | - | - | DRS-4E | 7/1951-11/1951 | 14188-14237 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5676-5681 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DRS-4F | 9/1951 | 14573-14578 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5682-5685 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DRSP-4G | 9/1951 | 14579-14582 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5686-5708 | - | - | DRS-4H | 3/1952-4/1952 | 15460-15482 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5709-5712 | - | - | DRS-4J | 3/1952 | 15483-15486 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5713-5724 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DRS-4K | 5/1952-6/1952 | 16340-16351 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5725-5734 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DRS-4L | 4/1953 | 17971-17980 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5735-5737 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DRSP-4M | 4/1953 | 17981-17983 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5738-5807 | - | - | DRSP-4N | 5/1953-6/1953 | 18442-18511 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5808-5817 | - | - | DRSP-4P | 5/1953-6/1953 | 18512-18521 |
| EMD | GP7 | 5818-5827 (ex-C&O #5720-5729) | - | - | DRSP-4Q | 3/1951-6/1951 | A154-A163 (GMD) |
| EMD | GP9 | 5900-5903 (Cleveland Union Terminal) | - | - | DRSP-9A | 4/1954 | 19521-19524 |
| EMD | GP9 | 5904-5927 | - | - | DRS-9B | 10/1955-11/1955 | 20893-20916 |
| EMD | GP9 | 5928-5948 | - | - | DRSP-9C | 12/1955 | 20917-20934, 20951-20953 |
| EMD | GP9 | 5949-5998 | - | - | DRSP-9D | 1/1956-3/1956 | 20962-21011 |
| EMD | GP9 | 5999-6028 | - | - | DRSP-9E | 10/1956-12/1956 | 22666-22695 |
| EMD | GP9 | 6029-6038 | - | - | DRS-9F | 4/1957 | A1074-A1083 (GMD) |
| EMD | GP9 | 6039-6040 | - | - | DRSP-9G | 4/1957 | A1084-A1085 (GMD) |
| EMD | GP9 | 6041-6075 | - | - | DRS-9H | 4/1957-9/1957 | 23644-23648, 23579-23608 |
| EMD | GP20 | 6100-6114 | - | - | DRS-11A | 7/1961-8/1961 | 26815-26829 |
| EMD | GP30 | 6115-6124 | - | - | DRS-13A | 8/1962 | 27979-27988 |
| EMD | GP35 | 6125-6127 | - | - | DRS-14A | 12/1963 | 29130-29132 |
| EMD | GP35 | 6128-6129 | - | - | DRS-14B | 12/1964 | 29668-29669 |
| EMD | GP35 | 6130-6149 | - | - | DRS-14C | 12/1964-1/1965 | 29670-29689 |
| EMD | GP35 | 6150-6154 | - | - | DRS-14D | 8/1965 | 30791-30795 |
| EMD | GP35 | 6155 (ex-demonstrator #5661) | - | - | DRS-14E | 2/1964 | 28906 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8700-8704 | - | - | DES-13A | 7/1946 | 3606-3610 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8705-8714 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DES-13B | 12/1947 | 5249-5258 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8715-8718 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-13C | 1/1948-2/1948 | 6422-6425 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8719-8739 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-13D | 5/1948-10/1948 | 6219-6228, 6376-6380, 6416-6421 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8740-8749 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DES-13E | 3/1949 | 7418-7427 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8750-8773 | - | - | DES-13F | 10/1948-1/1949 | 6195-6218 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8774-8789 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-13G | 7/1949-9/1949 | 7185-7200 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8790-8802 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-13H | 9/1949 | 7201-7213 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8803-8810 | - | - | DES-13J | 11/1949 | 7177-7184 |
| EMD | NW2 | 8815-8834 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-13K | 12/1949 | 9461-9480 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8835 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-16A | 10/1949 | 9460 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8836-8850 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-16B | 1/1950-2/1950 | 8127-8136, 9446-9450 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8851-8855 | - | - | DES-16C | 2/1950 | 9451-9455 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8856-8879 | - | - | DES-16D | 2/1950-4/1950 | 9121-9141, 9215-9217 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8884-8897 | - | - | DES-16E | 5/1950-6/1950 | 9418-9431 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8898-8903 | - | - | DES-16E | 5/1950-6/1950 | 9418-9431 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8904-8910 (Peoria & Eastern) | - | - | DES-16G | 11/1950 | 13012-13018 |
| EMD | SW7 | 8911-8921 | - | - | DES-16H | 1/1951 | 9950-9960 |
| EMD | SW9 | 8922-8928 | - | - | DES-16J | 2/1951 | 9961-9967 |
| EMD | SW9 | 8929-8930 | - | - | DES-16K | 2/1951 | 9968-9969 |
| EMD | SW9 | 8931-8940 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DES-16L | 3/1951 | 14099-14108 |
| EMD | SW9 | 8941-8951 | - | - | DES-16M | 2/1952 | 15487-15497 |
| EMD | SW9 | 8952-8961 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DES-16N | 9/1952-12/1952 | 16330-16339 |
| EMD | SW9 | 8962-8989 | - | - | DES-16P | 1/1953 | 16284-16311 |
| EMD | SW9 | 8990-9001 | - | - | DES-16Q | 2/1953 | 16312-16323 |
| EMD | SW9 | 9002-9008 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DES-16R | 9/1953-10/1953 | 18790-18796 |
| EMD | SW8 | 9600-9601 (Chicago River & Indiana) | - | - | DES-18A | 9/1950 | 11780-11781 |
| EMD | SW8 | 9602-9607 | - | - | DES-18B | 2/1952 | 15498-15503 |
| EMD | SW8 | 9608-9623 | - | - | DES-18C | 2/1953 | 16183-16196, 16324-16325 |
| EMD | SW8 | 9624-9627 | - | - | DES-18D | 2/1953 | 16326-16329 |
| EMD | SW900 | 9628-9630 (Cleveland Union Terminal) | - | - | DES-21A | 3/1954 | 19518-19520 |
| EMD | SW900 | 9631-9646 | - | - | DES-21B | 12/1955 | 20935-20950 |
Rock Island 4-6-2 #829 departs Chicago's LaSalle Street Station working suburban service as New York Central E7s are on the next track over, circa 1950. Ed Olsen photo. American-Rails.com collection.Fairbanks-Morse (FM)
| Builder | Model | Original Number(s) | Second Renumber(s) | Third Renumber(s) | New York Central Class | Completion Date | Builder Number(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM | Erie-Built (A) | 4400-4405 (Passenger) | - | - | DPA-3A | 3/1949-4/1949 | L1177-L1182 |
| FM | CPA24-5 (C-Liner) | 4500-4507 | - | - | DPA-2A | 3/1952 | 21L552-21L559 |
| FM | Erie-Built (A) | 5000-5001 (Freight) | - | - | DFA-5A | 10/1947 | L1105, L1107 |
| FM | CFA20-4 (C-Liner) | 5006-5013 | - | - | DFA-6A | 3/1950-4/1950 | 21L288-21L295 |
| FM | CFA20-4 (C-Liner) | 5014-5017 | - | - | DFA-6B | 5/1950-7/1950 | 21L296-21L299 |
| FM | Erie-Built (B) | 5100-5101 (Freight) | - | - | DFB-5A | 12/1948-1/1949 | L1159-L1160 |
| FM | CFB20-4 (C-Liner) | 5102-5104 | - | - | DFB-6A | 5/1950-7/1950 | 21L270-21L272 |
| FM | Erie-Built (A) | 5202-5205 (Freight) | - | - | DFA-5B | 12/1948-2/1949 | L1170, L1174-L1176 |
| FM | CFA16-4 (C-Liner) | 6600-6607 | - | - | DFA-9A | 2/1952 | 16L541-16L548 |
| FM | CFB16-4 (C-Liner) | 6900-6903 | - | - | DFB-9A | 2/1952 | 16L549-16L551, 16L560 |
| FM | H16-44 | 7000-7012 | - | - | DRS-7A | 7/1951-10/1951 | 16L414-16L426 |
| FM | H20-44 | 7100-7105 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DFT-1A | 7/1948, 9/1948 | 20L23-20L28 |
| FM | H20-44 | 7106-7109 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DFT-1D | 10/1948 | 20L29-20L32 |
| FM | H20-44 | 7110-7114 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DFT-1B | 7/1948 | 20L18-20L22 |
| FM | H20-44 | 7115-7116 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DFT-1C | 9/1948 | 20L35-20L36 |
| FM | H20-44 | 7117-7118 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | - | - | DFT-1E | 4/1948, 5/1948 | 20L49-20L50 |
| FM | H10-44 | 8800-8801 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | 8900-8901 (renumbered, 1948) | 9100-9101 (renumbered, 1949) | DES-14A | 12/1946 | L1023-L1024 |
| FM | H10-44 | 8902-8903 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | 9102-9103 (renumbered, 1949) | - | DES-14B | 8/1948 | 10L64-10L65 |
| FM | H10-44 | 8904-8905 | 9104-9105 (renumbered, 1949) | - | DES-14C | 6/1949 | 10L146-10L147 |
| FM | H10-44 | 9106-9110 | - | - | DES-14E | 11/1949, 2/1950 | 10L170-10L173, 10L176 |
| FM | H12-44 | 9111-9120 | - | - | DES-17A | 11/1950-1/1951 | 12L378-12L387 |
| FM | H12-44 | 9121-9137 | - | - | DES-17B | 5/1952-6/1952 | 12L613-12L629 |
General Electric (GE)
| Builder | Model | Original Number(s) | Second Renumber(s) | Third Renumber(s) | New York Central Class | Completion Date | Builder Number(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | U25B | 2500-2529 | - | - | DRS-15A | 1/1964-9/1964 | 34986-35015 |
| GE | U25B | 2530-2555 | - | - | DRS-15B | 11/1964-2/1965 | 35423-35448 |
| GE | U25B | 2556-2559 | - | - | DRS-15C | 2/1965 | 35449-35452 |
| GE | U25B | 2560-2569 | - | - | DRS-15D | 7/1965-9/1965 | 35700, 35691-35699 |
| GE | U28B | 2800-2821 (Pittsburgh & Lake Erie) | - | - | DRS-17A | 2/1966-3/1966 | 35856-35877 |
| GE | U28B | 2822-2823 | - | - | DRS-17A | 5/1966 | 35878-35879 |
| GE | U30B | 2830-2889 | - | - | GF-30 | 11/1966-9/1967 | 36246-36255, 36411-36440 |
| GE | U33B | 2858-2859 | - | - | GF-30 | 9/1967 | 36397-36398 |
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