New York Central Steam Roster: Post 1900
Last revised: September 23, 2024
By: Adam Burns
With a system stretching nearly 12,000 miles from New York City to Chicago and St. Louis, the New York Central's steam locomotive fleet was nothing short of impressive.
Among eastern carriers it was rivaled only by the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad and was always at the forefront of steam technology. The steam roster included here features only engines comprising its fleet beyond 1900.
Some of the railroad's notable arrangements include the powerful 4-8-4 Niagaras, 4-8-2 Mohawks, and its 4-6-4 Hudsons. The NYC had a knack for going against the grain and coining its own monikers for its late-era arrangements. In its particular case the railroad used famous rivers in the state of New York.
Generally speaking, 2-8-2s and 2-8-0s comprised the bulk of its 20th century fleet for general freight service while 4-6-0s, 4-6-2s, 4-6-4s, and the dual-service Niagaras handled passenger assignments.
Interestingly, despite the company's size and industrial influence it operated very few articulated designs. Its most notable was a group of seventy-four 2-6-6-2s acquired from Alco between 1910-1917, largely for service on the Boston & Albany.
It also owned a small group of 0-8-8-0s and a signel 0-6-6-0, Class NB-1a, to work in passenger assignments west of Albany.
Once again, this roster is only general in nature and also does not include the post-World War II renumberings to make way for newly arriving diesels.
A New York Central 4-6-4 leads a Chicago-bound passenger train through Battle Creek, Michigan during the 1950s. Ed Olsen photo. American-Rails.com collection.Switchers
| Wheel Arrangement | Class | Original Road Numbers | Second Road Numbers | Quantity | Builder(s) | Completion Date(s) | Subsidiary/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-6-0 | B-11 | 1-8 | - | 8 | Pittsburgh, Brooks (Alco) | 1913-1914 | Detroit Terminal |
| 0-6-0 | B-73 thru B-74a | 8-31 | 7279-7302 | 24 | Schenectady (Alco), Dickson Manufacturing Company (Alco) | 1901-1903 | CCC&StL |
| 0-6-0 | B-58 | 9-10, 111-119 (not sequential), 130-135 | - | 15 | NYC, Schenectady (Alco) | 1905-1915 | IHB, Chicago Junction (CJ) |
| 0-6-0 | B-11 | 20-27 | 43-50 | 8 | Baldwin | 1913 | Indiana Harbor Belt |
| 0-6-0 | B-95b | 29-31 | 9505-9507 | 3 | Brooks (Alco) | 1901 | Toledo & Ohio Central (T&OC) |
| 0-8-0 | U-33 | 30-41 | - | 12 | NYC/B&A | 1901-1902 (as 2-8-0s) | B&A. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s in 1917-1918. |
| 0-8-0 | U-2j | 42-47 | 7475-7480 | 6 | Lima | 1918 | Boston & Albany (B&A) |
| 0-8-0 | U-3b | 48-53 | 7220-7225 | 6 | Lima | 1920-1921 | B&A |
| 0-8-0 | U-2k, U-2l | 54-65 | 7481-7492 | 12 | Lima, Schenectady (Alco) | 1923-1924 | B&A |
| 0-10-0 | M-1f | 95-96 | 4600, 8998 | 2 | Brooks (Alco) | 1910 | NYC&HR |
| 0-8-0 | U-4a | 100-102 | - | 3 | Brooks (Alco) | 1927 | IHB. A 3-cylinder design. |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 100-199 | - | 200 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1903-1906 | NYC&HR |
| 0-6-0 | B-60, B-61 | 103-110 (not sequential) | - | 7 | Alco | 1907-1916 | Chicago River & Indiana |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 115-143 | - | 29 | Alco | 1907-1913 | Boston & Albany |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 117-119 | 40-42 | 3 | Brooks (Alco) | 1910 | Indiana Harbor Belt |
| 0-6-0 | B-59 thru B-60d | 136-167 | - | 32 | Schenectady, Brooks (Alco) | 1905-1912 | CJ |
| 0-6-0 | B-11 | 144-152 | 6746-6754 | 9 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913-1916 | Boston & Albany |
| 0-8-0 | U-1a, U-1e | 150-166 | - | 17 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913, 1916 | IHB |
| 0-8-0 | U-2i | 167-171 | - | 5 | Lima | 1918 | IHB, CR&I |
| 0-6-0 | B-61 thru B-61c | 180-202 | - | 23 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913-1916 | CJ |
| 0-8-0 | U-2f | 200-239 | 7560-7599 | 40 | Lima | 1918 | NYC |
| 0-8-0 | U-3b, U-3c | 240-319 | 7640-7719 | 80 | Lima | 1920-1922 | NYC |
| 0-6-0 | B-62 | 221-234 | - | 14 | Cooke (Alco) | 1918 | USRA, CJ |
| 0-6-0 | B-105 | 253-255 | 9147-9149 | 3 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1906 | PMcK&Y |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 300-319 | - | 20 | Baldwin | 1919 | USRA, IHB |
| 0-8-0 | U-3b, U-3e, U-3g | 320-339 | - | 20 | Lima | 1921-1925 | IHB |
| 0-8-0 | U-3d, U-3e | 350-360 | - | 11 | Lima | 1923-1924 | CR&I |
| 0-8-0 | U-3c | 386-405 | 7786-7805 | 20 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1922 | NYC |
| 0-6-0 | B-2 | 311-376 | - | 66 | Schenectady, Cooke (Alco) | 1900-1903 | NYC&HR |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 406-414 | 7806-7814 | 9 | Baldwin | 1919 | NYC |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 415-439 | 7815-7839 | 25 | Brooks (Alco) | 1918 | USRA, NYC |
| 0-6-0 | B-96a | 415-417 | 9508-9510 | 3 | Baldwin | 1902 | T&OC |
| 0-6-0 | B-97a, B-97b | 418-425 | 9511-9518 | 8 | Brooks (Alco) | 1903, 1905 | T&OC |
| 0-6-0 | B-98a, B-98b, B-98c | 426-434 | 9519-9527 | 9 | Brooks (Alco) | 1905-1907 | T&OC |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 450-609 | 6600-6709 | 210 | Alco | 1907-1912 | NYC&HR |
| 0-6-0 | B-72 | 514-515 | 7277-7278 | 2 | Peoria & Eastern Railway (P&E) | 1900-1901 | P&E |
| 0-6-0 | B-97a, B-97b | 560-563 | - | 4 | Brooks | 1903, 1905 | Kanawha & Michigan (K&M) |
| 0-6-0 | B-98b, B-98e | 564-567 | 9528-9531 | 4 | Brooks, Richmond (Alco) | 1906, 1911 | K&M |
| 0-6-0 | B-11 | 610-629 | 6711-6729 | 20 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913 | Michigan Central |
| 0-8-0 | U-2a-h | 636-774 | 7336-7474 | 139 | Alco, Lima | 1916-1918 | NYC |
| 0-10-0 | M | 3650-3652 | 4601-4603 | 3 | Brooks (Alco) | 1905 | NYC&HR |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 4250-5252 | 205-207 (Nickel Plate Road) | 3 | Lima | 1920 | USRA, LE&W |
| 0-8-0 | U-1a, U-1b | 4280-4299 | 7280-7299 | 20 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913 | LS&MS |
| 0-8-0 | U-3e, U-3f | 4300-4349 | 7900-7949 | 50 | Schenectady (Alco), Lima | 1924-1925 | NYC |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 4518-4552 | - | 35 | Rhode Island (Alco) | 1907-1908 | LS&MS |
| 0-6-0 | B-56f, B-56g | 4553-4587 | 7053-7087 | 35 | Schenectady, Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1910-1911 | LS&MS |
| 0-10-0 | M-1b | 4590-4591 | - | 2 | Brooks (Alco) | 1907 | Chicago, Indiana & Southern (CI&S) |
| 0-10-0 | M-1, M-1a | 4592-4599 | - | 8 | Brooks (Alco) | 1905, 1907 | LS&MS |
| 0-6-0 | B-54 | 4365-4374 | 32-41 (Nickel Plate Road) | 10 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1902 | Lake Erie & Western Railroad. The LE&W was owned by the NYC from 1900-1922 at which point it was sold to the Nickel Plate. |
| 0-6-0 | B-55, B-56 | 4375-4517 | 7000-7012 | 43 | Alco | 1902-1907 | LS&MS |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 4600-4614 | 15-29 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | 15 | Cooke (Alco) | 1906 | Built for subsidiary LS&MS. Later transferred to the IHB. |
| 0-8-0 | U-3c, U-3e | 7200-7234 | 7600-7634 | 35 | Lima | 1922, 1924 | CCC&StL |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 7307-7372 | - | 66 | Alco | 1905-1912 | CCC&StL |
| 0-6-0 | B-11 | 7373-7425 | - | 53 | Alco, Lima, Baldwin | 1913-1918 | CCC&StL |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 7440-7449 | 7740-7749 | 10 | Brooks (Alco), Lima, Baldwin | 1919-1920 | USRA, CCC&StL |
| 0-8-0 | U-60, U-61 | 7450-7484 | 7200-7234 | 35 | CCC&StL | 1917-1922 | CCC&StL |
| 0-8-0 | U-3b | 7485-7494 | 7985-7994 | 10 | Lima | 1920-1921 | CCC&StL |
| 0-8-0 | U-3h | 7495-7496 | 73-74 | 2 | Brooks (Alco) | 1926 | P&LE |
| 0-10-0 | M-1c | 7498-7499 | - | 2 | Brooks (Alco) | 1907 | CCC&StL |
| 0-8-0 | U-3k | 8000-8049 | - | 50 | Lima | 1937 | P&LE |
| 0-8-0 | U-3l | - | 8050-8074 | 25 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1944 | P&LE |
| 0-6-0 | B-82e | 8506-8510 | - | 5 | MC | 1899-1904 | MC |
| 0-6-0 | B-82d | 8540-8543 | - | 4 | Canadian Southern | 1899-1900 | Canadian Southern |
| 0-6-0 | B-84b, B-84d | 8572-8581 | - | 10 | CS | 1901-1905 | CS |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 8590-8596 | 6991-6995 | 7 | MLW | 1909-1910 | Canadian Southern |
| 0-6-0 | B-11 | 8597-8599 | 6997-6999 | 3 | MLW | 1913 | Canadian Southern |
| 0-6-0 | B-82c, B-82e | 8663-8693 | - | 31 | Schenectady, Michigan Central | 1899-1905 | Michigan Central |
| 0-6-0 | B-84a, B-84c | 8720-8747 | - | 28 | MC, Schenectady (Alco) | 1903-1906 | MC |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 8750-8799 | 6861-6897 | 50 | Alco | 1905-1912 | Michigan Central |
| 0-10-0 | M-1d, M-1e | 8790-8791 | 7190-7191 | 2 | MLW | 1909-1910 | MC |
| 0-6-0 | B-10 | 8790-8799 | 30-39 (Indiana Harbor Belt) | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1905 | Built for subsidiary Michigan Central. Later transferred to the IHB. |
| 0-10-0 | M-1a | 8799 | 7192 | 1 | Brooks (Alco) | 1906 | MC |
| 0-6-0 | B-11 | 8798-8844 | 6898-6944 | 47 | Pittsburgh (Alco), Lima, Baldwin | 1912-1913 | Michigan Central |
| 0-8-0 | U-2c | 8900-8903 | 7550-7553 | 4 | Lima | 1917 | MC |
| 0-8-0 | U-2c-g | 8904-8939 | 7504-7539 | 36 | Lima | 1917-1918 | MC |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 8940-8949 | 7840-7849 | 10 | Lima | 1920 | USRA, MC |
| 0-8-0 | U-3b | 8950-8985 | 7850-7885 | 36 | Lima, Alco | 1920-1926 | MC |
| 0-8-0 | U-3j | 9000-9024 | 7950-7974 | 25 | Lima | 1929 | P&LE |
| 0-6-0 | B-104 | 9011-9070 | - | 60 | Pittsburgh (Alco), P&LE | 1902-1913 | P&LE |
| 0-6-0 | B-104 | 9122-9160 (not sequential) | - | 36 | P&LE | 1906-1912 | PMcK&Y |
| 0-8-0 | U-1a | 9540-9542 | 7270-7272 | 3 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913 | T&OC |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 9543-9547 | 7753-7757 | 5 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1918 | USRA, T&OC |
| 0-8-0 | U-3a | 9548-9550 | 7758-7760 | 3 | Lima | 1920 | USRA, K&M |
Passenger Service
| Wheel Arrangement | Class | Original Road Numbers | Second Road Numbers | Quantity | Builder(s) | Completion Date(s) | Subsidiary/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-4-0 | C-96c | 2 | 9555 | 1 | Rhode Island (Alco) | 1906 | Kanawha & West Virginia (K&WV) |
| 4-4-2 | I-2 | 10-12 | 800-802 | 3 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901 | St. Lawrence & Adirondack |
| 4-6-2 | K-14b | 17-19 | - | 3 | NYC | 1929-1930 | P&LE. Ex-Class K-11. |
| 4-6-0 | Fx | 19-41 (Ulster & Delaware) | 800-818 | 22 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1899-1907 | NYC |
| 4-4-0 | C-100 | 23 | - | 1 | P&LE | - | P&LE |
| 2-6-0 | E-48 | 105-132 (not sequential) | - | 16 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1889 (circa) | CJ. Rebuilt as B-58 0-6-0 switchers between 1900-1907. |
| 2-6-0 | E-49 | 120-127 | - | 8 | - | 1901-1906 | CJ |
| 4-4-2 | I-80 | 251-266 | 8082-8097 | 16 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1902 | MC |
| 2-6-0 | E-82 thru E-82c | 283-292 | 8364-8373 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1902 | MC |
| 4-4-2 | I-100a | 301-305 | 9200-9204 | 5 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1903 | P&LE |
| 4-4-2 | I-80 | 319, 323 | 8070-8071 | 2 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1903 | T&OC, CS, Detroit Terminal |
| 4-4-2 | I-60 thru I-63 | 360-369 | 6900-6939 | 40 | Schenectady, Brooks (Alco) | 1901-1904 | CCC&StL |
| 4-6-0 | F-69, F-69a | 400-405 | 6234-6239 | 4 | Baldwin | 1900 | CCC&StL |
| 4-4-0 | C-96a | 455-457 | 9555-9558 | 3 | Brooks (Alco) | 1901 | T&OC |
| 4-4-0 | C-97a, thru C-97c | 458-466 | 9559-9567 | 9 | Brooks (Alco) | 1904-1906 | T&OC |
| 4-4-2 | I-80 | 480-489 | 8072-8081 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1902 | CS |
| 4-6-2 | Ka thru Km | 515-565 | - | 51 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1905-1914 | B&A |
| 4-4-0 | C-97a thru C-97d | 570-579 | 9570-9579 | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1902-1905 | K&M |
| 4-6-2 | K-14g, K-14h | 575-589 | - | 15 | Schenectady (Alco), Baldwin | 1911-1913 | B&A |
| 4-6-2 | K-6a, K-6b | 590-599 | 9245-9254 | 10 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1925-1926 | B&A, Later sublettered for P&LE. |
| 4-6-4 | J-2a, J-2b | 600-609 | 5455-5464 | 10 | Alco | 1928, 1930 | B&A |
| 4-6-4 | J-2c | 610-619 | 5465-5474 | 10 | Lima | 1931 | B&A |
| 4-6-0 | F-52 | 611-615 | 5011-5015 | 5 | Brooks (Alco) | 1900 | LS&MS |
| 2-6-2 | J-40 | 650-695 | 4650-4695 | 46 | Brooks (Alco) | 1901-1903 | LS&MS |
| 4-8-4 | HS-1a | 800 | - | 1 | Alco | 1931 | NYC |
| 4-4-0 | C-3 | 947-948 | 1079-1080 | 2 | NYC | 1900-1901 | NYC&HR |
| 4-4-0 | C-38 | 1139-1144 | 249-254 | 6 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1900 | B&A |
| 4-4-0 | C-39 | 1134-1138 | 244-248 | 5 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1900 | B&A |
| 2-6-0 | E-11 | 1407-1422 | - | 16 | NYC | 1904 | Rebuilt from 2-6-6Ts. |
| 2-6-0 | E1a, E1b, E1d | 1691-1761 | 1907-1922 (not sequential) | 71 | Schenectady (Alco), NYC | 1899-1900 | NYC&HR |
| 2-6-0 | E-1c | 1768-1790 | 1914-1917 | 23 | Baldwin | 1900 | NYC&HR |
| 2-6-0 | E-1b, E-1d, E-1e | 1859-1878 | 1923-1926 | 4 | Schenectady (Alco), NYC | 1900-1903 | NYC&HR |
| 2-6-0 | E-2 | 1762 | - | 1 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1900 | NYC&HR. A compound design. |
| 2-6-0 | E-3, E-3a | 1763-1767 | 1927-1929 | 5 | Schenectady (Alco), Baldwin | 1900 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-0 | F-2c, F-2f (later classed F-12c) | 1900-1919 | 704-723 | 20 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1907 | B&A |
| 4-6-0 | F-2d (later classed F-12) | 1965-1999 | - | 35 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1907 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-0 | F-3 | 2036-2050 | 2010-2024 | 15 | Baldwin | 1900 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-0 | F-2 thru F-2g (later classed F-12) | 2065-2166 | 819-876 | 102 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1905-08 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-2 | K-1 | 2700-2709 | 500-509 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1903 | B&A |
| 4-6-2 | Kg | 2795-2799 | 510-514 | 5 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1903 | NYC&HR. Later transferred to the B&A. |
| 4-4-2 | I-1 | 3000 | 803 | 1 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1904 | NYC&HR. A Cole compound design. |
| 4-6-2 | K-10a | 3000-3049 | 4400-4449 | 50 | Brooks 9Alco) | 1910-1911 | Later classed K-11a. |
| 4-6-2 | K-11a thru K-11f | 3050-3199 | 4450-4599 | 200 | Alco, Baldwin | 1911-1913 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-2 | K-3n, K-3p, K-3q | 3267-3357 | 4667-4757 | 91 | Schenectady, Brooks (Alco) | 1918-1923 | NYC. Seven K-3n engines later renumbered B&A 500-506 in 1937-1938. |
| 4-6-2 | K-3a-g | 3358-3437 | 4806-4854 (not sequential) | 80 | Schenectady (Alco), Baldwin | 1911-1913 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-2 | K-2f thru K-2k | 3438-3494 | - | 57 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1907-1910 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-2 | K-2e | 3555-3594 | - | 40 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1908 | NYC&HR |
| 4-4-2 | I-3 | 3804 | 804 | 1 | Baldwin | 1905 | NYC&HR. A compound design. |
| 4-4-2 | Ib | 3948-3953 | 400-405 | 6 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1902 | B&A |
| 4-4-2 | I, I10 | 3775-3999 (not sequential) | 775-999 (not sequential) | 212 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1907 | NYC&HR |
| 4-4-0 | I-40a | 4321-4322 | - | 2 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1907 | NYC |
| 4-6-2 | K-14a thru K-14f | 4390-4399 | - | 10 | NYC | 1924-1925 | Rebuilt from K-11's. |
| 2-6-2 | J-41 | 4700-4734 | - | 35 | Brooks (Alco) | 1904-1905 | LS&MS. Rebuilt as 4-6-2s. |
| 4-6-2 | K-41a, K-41b | 4700-4734 | - | 35 | NYC | 1916-1919 | Rebuilt from 2-6-2s. |
| 4-4-2 | I-40 | 4750-4759 | 4320-4324 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1907 | LS&MS |
| 4-6-2 | K-2a thru K-2d | 4800-4894 | - | 95 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1907-1910 | LS&MS |
| 4-6-2 | K-3b, K-3e | 4895-4909 | 4814-4841 (not sequential) | 15 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1911, 1913 | LS&MS |
| 4-6-2 | K-5 | 5000/6525 | 4925 | 1 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1924 | MC. Later sublettered for CCC&StL. |
| 4-6-4 | J-1a thru J-1e | 5200-5344 | - | 145 | Alco | 1927-1931 | NYC |
| 4-6-0 | F-40 | 5280-5289 | - | 10 | Baldwin | 1902 | CI&S |
| 4-6-0 | F-41 | 5290-5299 | - | 10 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1900 | CI&S |
| 4-6-4 | J-3a | 5405-5454 | - | 50 | Alco | 1937-1938 | NYC |
| 4-8-4 | S-2a | 5500 | - | 1 | Alco | 1946 | NYC |
| 4-8-4 | S-1a, S-1b | 6000-6025 | - | 26 | Alco | 1945-1946 | NYC |
| 4-6-2 | Kb thru Kn | 6400-6449 | - | 50 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1905-1915 | CCC&StL |
| 4-6-2 | Ko | 6450-6554 | - | 5 | CCC&StL | 1915 | CCC&StL |
| 4-6-2 | K-5b | 6505-6514 | 4905-4914 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1926 | CCC&StL |
| 4-6-2 | K-3j thru K-3p | 6455-6499 | 4855-4899 | 45 | Schenectady, Brooks (Alco) | 1917-1923 | CCC&StL |
| 4-6-2 | K-3r | 6500-6504 | 4800-4804 | 5 | Brooks (Alco) | 1925 | CCC&StL |
| 4-6-4 | J-1d, J-1e | 6600-6629 | 5375-5404 | 30 | Alco | 1929, 1931 | CCC&StL |
| 4-4-2 | Ij | 6940-6959 | - | 20 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1906-1907 | CCC&StL |
| 4-6-0 | F-82 | 8106-8107 | - | 2 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1900 | MC |
| 4-6-0 | F-82, F-82a | 8150-8159 | 880-881 | 10 | CS, Schenectady (Alco) | 1899-1901 | MC, CS |
| 4-6-0 | F-84 | 8190-8195 | 6 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1900 | MC | |
| 4-6-4 | J-1b, J-1c, J-1d | 8200-8229 | 5345-5374 | 30 | Alco | 1927-1930 | MC |
| 4-6-0 | F-82 | 8260-8293 | 882-889 | 24 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1900-1906 | MC |
| 4-6-2 | K-3f thru K-3q | 8300-8339 | 4603-4639 | 40 | Schenectady, Brooks (Alco) | 1913-1923 | MC |
| 4-6-2 | K-5a | 8350-8354 | 4926-4930 | 5 | Brooks (Alco) | 1925 | MC. Later sublettered for CCC&StL. |
| 4-6-2 | K-5b | 8355-8364 | 4915-4924 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1926 | MC. Later sublettered for CCC&StL. |
| 4-6-2 | K-3h | 8400-8404 | 4640-4644 | 5 | Alco | 1916 | MC |
| 4-6-2 | K-80 | 8410-8437 | - | 28 | Schenectady (Alco), MLW | 1904-1910 | CS |
| 4-6-2 | K-80 | 8450-8491 | - | 42 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1904-1912 | MC |
| 4-6-0 | F-103 thru F-105 | 9205-9219 | - | 3 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1909-1912 | PMcK&Y |
| 4-6-0 | F-105a | 9220-9224 | - | 5 | P&LE | 1915 | PMcK&Y |
| 4-6-2 | K-4a, K-4b | 9224-9234 | - | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1917-1918 | P&LE |
| 4-6-2 | K-5b | 9235-9244 | 4931-4940 | 10 | Alco | 1927 | P&LE |
| 4-4-0 | C-103 thru C-105 | 9253-9267 | - | 15 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1901-1906 | P&LE |
| 4-4-0 | C-106 | 9290-9294 | - | 5 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1907 | PMcK&Y |
Freight Service
| Wheel Arrangement | Class | Original Road Numbers | Second Road Numbers | Quantity | Builder(s) | Completion Date(s) | Subsidiary/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8-2 | H-10a | 1-190 | 2101-2290 | 190 | Lima, Schenectady (Alco) | 1922-1923 | YC, MC, CCC&StL, B&A |
| 2-8-0 | G-95c | 3 | 9600 | 1 | Richmond (Alco) | 1907 | Kanawha & West Virginia Railroad |
| 2-8-2 | H-10a, H-10b | 191-211 | - | 21 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1923, 1924 | P&LE |
| 2-8-0 | G-100, G-101 | 139-165 | 9318-9335 | 27 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1900, 1902 | P&LE |
| 2-8-0 | G-102, G-102a | 150-153, 200 | 9370-9374 | 5 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1905 | Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny |
| 2-8-0 | G-102, G-102a | 166-199 | 9336-9369 | 34 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1903 | P&LE |
| 2-8-0 | G-47 | 200-201 | Chicago Junction #1, Chicago River & Indiana #2 | 2 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913 | CJ, CR&I |
| 2-8-2 | H-10b | 212-251 | 2312-2351 | 40 | Lima | 1924 | CCC&StL, MC |
| 2-8-2 | H-5r | 250-264 | - | 15 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1916 | IHB |
| 2-8-0 | G-102, a | 282-292 | 9411-9421 | 11 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1903, 1906 | Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny |
| 2-8-0 | G-95a | 300-324 | 9660-9624 | 25 | Rogers | 1902-1903 | T&OC |
| 2-8-0 | G-96a thru G-96c | 325-351 | 9625-9651 | 27 | Brooks (Alco) | 1905-1907 | T&OC |
| 2-8-2 | H-10b | 320-359 | 2360-2399 | 40 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1924 | NYC |
| 2-8-2 | H-10b | 360-369 | 2080-2089 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1924 | NYC |
| 2-8-2 | H-5u | 400-419 | - | 20 | Schenectady (Alco), Lima | 1923 | IHB |
| 2-8-2 | H-6a | 400-423 | - | 24 | Lima | 1919 | USRA, IHB |
| 2-8-2 | H-5v | 420-424 | - | 5 | Lima | 1924 | IHB |
| 2-8-0 | G-80d, G-80e | 466-479 | 7540-7553 | 14 | Schenectady (Alco), Canadian Southern | 1904 | CS |
| 2-8-0 | G-80b | 499 | 7530 | 1 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1902 | MC |
| 2-8-0 | - | 500-509 | - | 10 | Baldwin | 1901-1902 | K&M |
| 2-8-0 | G-95a | 510-512 | 9601-9602 | 3 | Rogers (Alco) | 1903 | K&M |
| 2-8-0 | G-96a thru G-96c | 513-527 | - | 15 | Brooks (Alco) | 1905-1907 | K&M |
| 2-8-0 | G-46j thru G-46l | 528-552 | 1183-1199 | 25 | Richmond, Brooks (Alco) | 1911-1914 | K&M |
| 2-8-0 | G-80 thru G-80d | 573-619 | 7700-7746 | 47 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1904 | MC |
| 2-8-0 | G-97a | 608-612 | 9725-9729 | 5 | Brooks (Alco) | 1904 | Zanesville & Western |
| 2-8-0 | G-66 | 704-713 | 6531-6540 | 10 | Rhode Island (Alco) | 1899-1900 | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-0 | G-67 thru G-71 | 714-790 | 6541-6617 | 77 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1903 | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-0 | G-43a thru G-43e | 750-869 | 1100-1111 | 120 | Brooks (Alco) | 1901-1903 | LS&MS |
| 4-8-0 | H-30, H-30a | 800-810 | - | 11 | Schenectady | 1899-1900 | NYC |
| 2-8-0 | G-46a, b | 1000-1006 | 5870-5876 | 7 | Brooks (Alco) | 1903-1904 | LS&MS |
| 2-8-0 | G-16q | 1050-1053 | - | 4 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1912 | B&A |
| 2-10-2 | Z-1 | 1100-1109 | - | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1919 | B&A |
| 2-8-2 | H-5j | 1200-1213 | - | 14 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913-1914 | B&A |
| 2-8-2 | H-5g | 1214-1223 | - | 12 | Brooks (Alco) | 1915 | B&A. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5t | 1224-1229 | - | 6 | Lima | 1916 | IHB |
| 2-6-6-2 | NE-1a | 1249 | 1374 | 1 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1910 | B&A |
| 0-6-6-0 | NB-1 | 1300 | - | 1 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913 | NYC&HR |
| 2-6-6-2 | NE-2b, NE-2c, NE-2e | 1300-1312 | - | 13 | Schen | 1913-1917 | B&A |
| 2-6-6-2 | NE-2g | 1339-1348 | 1939-1948 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1920-1921 | NYC |
| 2-6-6-2 | NE-2d, NE-2f | 1349-1373 | 1933-1938 | 25 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1917 | NYC |
| 2-6-6-2 | NE-2a | 1375-1399 | - | 25 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1911 | NYC&HR |
| 2-8-4 | A-1a | 1400-1424 | - | 25 | Lima | 1926 | B&A |
| 2-8-4 | A-1b | 1425-1444 | - | 20 | Lima | 1926-1927 | B&A |
| 2-8-4 | A-1c | 1445-1454 | - | 10 | Lima | 1930 | B&A |
| 2-Truck | Shay | 1896-1900 | 7186-7189 | 5 | Lima | 1923 | NYC |
| 2-8-0 | G-3 | 2302-2331 | 30 | Schen | 1901-1902 | NYC&HR | |
| 2-8-0 | G-1 | 2332 | - | 1 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901 | NYC&HR. A compound design. |
| 2-8-0 | G-2 | 2333-2414 | - | 82 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1903 | NYC&HR. A compound design. |
| 2-8-0 | G-4 | 2415-2429 | 2685-2699 | 15 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1903 | NYC&HR. A compound design. |
| 2-8-0 | G-5a, G-5b | 2427-2499 | - | 23 | Schenectady, Brooks (Alco) | 1903-1904 | NYC&HR |
| 4-8-2 | L-2d | 2450-2499 | 2950-2599 | 50 | Alco | 1929-1930 | NYC |
| 4-8-2 | L-1a thru L-1d | 2500-2684 | - | 185 | Schenectady (Alco), Lima | 1916-1918 | NYC |
| 2-8-0 | G-33 | 2564-2575 | 964-975 | 12 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901 | B&A. Later rebuilt as 0-8-0s. |
| 2-8-0 | G-34a | 2576-2589 | 976-989 | 14 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1903 | B&A |
| 2-8-0 | G-5, G-6 | 2590-2649 | 990-1049 | 60 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1905-1908 | B&A |
| 2-8-0 | G-5c thru G-6l | 2700-2986 | - | 287 | Schenectady, Brooks (Alco) | 1905-1910 | NYC&HR |
| 4-8-2 | L-2a, L-2c | 2700-2899 | - | 200 | Alco | 1925-1929 | NYC |
| 4-8-2 | L-3a thru L-3c | 3000-3064 | - | 65 | Schenectady (Alco), Lima | 1940-1942 | NYC |
| 4-8-2 | L-4a, L-4b | 3100-3149 | - | 50 | Lima | 1942-1944 | NYC |
| 2-8-2 | H-5a thru H-5e | 3600-3721 | 1202-1247 | 122 | Brooks (Alco), Baldwin | 1912 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5p, H-5q | 3722-3723 | 1248-1249 | 2 | Brooks (Alco), NYC | 1915 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5h | 3725-3774 | 1253-1275 | 50 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1913-1914 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5f, H-5k | 3775-3830 | 1276-1297 | 56 | Brooks (Alco) | 1913-1914 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5m, H-5n | 3831-3852 | 1302-1314 | 22 | Brooks (Alco) | 1914 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5p | 3853-3934 | 1315-1376 | 82 | Brooks (Alco), NYC | 1915-1918 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5h | 3935-3984 | 1435-1484 | 50 | Lima | 1916 | NYC |
| 2-8-2 | H-7a | 4000-4009 | - | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1912 | LS&MS |
| 2-8-2 | H-7b | 4010-4034 | 2035-2059 | 25 | Brooks (Alco) | 1912-1913 | LS&MS |
| 2-8-2 | H-5p | 4071-4115 | 1377-1530 (not sequential) | 45 | Brooks (Alco) | 1915-1916 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-5l | 4116-4124 | 1428-1432 | 9 | Brooks (Alco) | 1915-1916 | NYC. Rebuilt from 2-8-0s. |
| 2-8-2 | H-6a | 5100-5149 | 1800-1849 | 50 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1918 | USRA, NYC |
| 2-8-2 | H-6a | 5150-5194 | 1850-1894 | 45 | Lima | 1918-1919 | USRA, NYC |
| 2-8-0 | G-16v, G-16w | 5385-5399 | 485-499 (Nickel Plate) | 15 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1911-1912 | LE&W |
| 2-8-0 | G-46f | 5401-5424 | 1122-1125 | 24 | Brooks (Alco) | 1910 | CI&S |
| 2-8-0 | G-5, G-6 | 5449-5499 | - | 51 | Brooks (Alco) | 1905-1910 | IHB, CI&S |
| 2-8-0 | G-44 | 5515-5539 | - | 25 | Brooks (Alco) | 1904 | LE&W, LEA&W |
| 2-8-2 | H-6a | 5540-5554 | 586-600 (Nickel Plate) | 15 | Baldwin | 1918 | USRA, LE&W |
| 2-8-0 | G-46g | 5561-5575 | 1130-1131 | 15 | Brooks (Alco) | 1911 | LS&MS |
| 2-8-0 | G-46d | 5576-5595 | 9662-9681 | 20 | Brooks (Alco) | 1909 | LS&MS |
| 2-8-0 | G-40 | 5596-5599 | - | 4 | Brooks (Alco) | 1902 | Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad (LEA&W) |
| 2-8-0 | G-5r thru G-6v | 5600-5699 | - | 100 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1907-1911 | LS&MS |
| 2-8-0 | G-6v | 5605-5614 | 475-484 (Nickel Plate) | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1911 | LE&W |
| 2-8-0 | G-42a, G-42b | 5700-5749 | - | 50 | Brooks (Alco) | 1899-1900 | LS&MS |
| 2-8-0 | G-46c | 5877-5891 | - | 15 | Brooks (Alco) | 1907 | LEA&W |
| 0-8-8-0 | NU-1a | 5897-5899 | 7097-7099 | 3 | Brooks (Alco) | 1913 | NYC |
| 0-8-8-0 | NU-1c | 5900-5905 | 7100-7105 | 6 | Brooks (Alco) | 1916 | NYC |
| 2-8-0 | G-5a thru G-5z | 5900-5999 | - | 100 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1904-1906 | LS&MS |
| 0-8-8-0 | NU-1e | 5906-5908 | 7106-7108 | 3 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1921 | NYC |
| 2-8-2 | H-5l | 6000-6063 | 1502-1563 | 64 | Brooks (Alco) | 1913-1915 (Rebuilt) | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-2 | H-5s, H-5t | 6064-6088 | 1564-1588 | 25 | Lima | 1916 | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-2 | H-6a | 6089-6113 | 1700-1724 | 25 | Baldwin | 1918 | USRA, CCC&StL |
| 2-8-2 | H-5l | 6125-6149 | 1485-1531 | 25 | Brooks (Alco) | 1913 (Rebuilt) | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-2 | H-7e | 6150-6199 | 1950-1999 | 50 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1920 | CCC&StL |
| 4-8-2 | L-2b, L-2d | 6200-6249 | 2900-2949 | 50 | Alco | 1929 | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-0 | G-5, G-6 | 6618-6842 | - | 125 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1905-1911 | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-2 | H-5l | 6698-6722 | 1625-1649 | 25 | Brooks (Alco) | 1913-1915 (Rebuild) | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-0 | G-46h | 6843-6872 | 1143-1172 | 30 | Brooks | 1912 | CCC&StL |
| 2-8-0 | G-46i | 6873-6882 | 1173-1182 | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1912 | P&E |
| 2-8-0 | G-80f | 7554-7567 | - | 14 | MLW | 1905 | CS |
| 2-8-0 | G-6p, G-6u | 7610-7627 | 1130-1142 (not sequential) | 18 | MLW | 1910 | CS |
| 2-8-0 | G-5s thru G-6t | 7800-7867 | 1112-1141 (not sequential) | 68 | Brooks, Schenectady (Alco) | 1907-1910 | - |
| 2-8-2 | H-7c, H-7d | 7900-7934 | 2000-2034 | 35 | Brooks (Alco) | 1913 | MC |
| 2-8-2 | H-7e | 7960-7969 | 2060-2069 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1920 | MC |
| 2-8-2 | H-6a | 7970-7989 | 1770-1789 | 20 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1918 | USRA, MC |
| 2-8-2 | H-10a | 8000 | 2090 | 1 | Lima | 1922 | MC |
| 0-8-8-0 | NU-1d | 8700-8701 | 7109-7110 | 2 | Brooks (Alco) | 1916 | MC |
| 0-8-8-0 | NU-1b | 9090-9091 | - | 2 | Brooks (Alco) | 1916 | P&LE |
| 2-8-0 | G-102b | 9375-9377 | - | 3 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1907 | P&LE |
| 2-8-0 | G-103 | 9378-9392 | - | 15 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1910 | P&LE |
| 2-8-0 | G-104 | 9393-9397 | - | 5 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1910 | P&LE |
| 2-8-4 | A-2a | - | 9400-9406 | 7 | Alco | 1948 | P&LE |
| 2-8-0 | G-102b | 9422-9424 | - | 3 | Pittsburgh (Alco) | 1907 | Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny |
| 2-8-2 | H-8a | 9500-9504 | - | 5 | Brooks (Alco) | 1916 | P&LE |
| 2-8-2 | H-9b | 9505-9509 | - | 5 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1919 | USRA, P&LE |
| 2-8-2 | H-9d | 9510-9519 | - | 10 | Baldwin | 1919 | USRA, P&LE |
| 2-8-2 | H-8d | 9520-9524 | - | 5 | Brooks (Alco) | 1920 | P&LE |
| 2-8-2 | H-8a, thru H-8c | 9550-9579 | - | 30 | Brooks (Alco) | 1916-1918 | PMcK&Y |
| 2-8-2 | H-9a | 9580-9589 | - | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1918 | USRA, PMcK&Y |
| 2-8-2 | H-9c | 9590-9594 | - | 5 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1919 | USRA, PMcK&Y |
| 2-8-0 | G-46e | 9652-9661 | 1112-1121 | 10 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1912 | T&OC |
| 2-8-2 | H-6a | 9732-9746 | 1732-1746 | 15 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1918 | USRA, T&OC |
New York Central 4-8-2 #2922 is about to duck under the State Route 111 overpass with an eastbound freight near Roxana, Illinois during the 1950's. American-Rails.com collection.Experimentals
| Wheel Arrangement | Class | Original Road Numbers | Second Road Numbers | Quantity | Builder(s) | Completion Date(s) | Subsidiary/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-4-4T | D-1, D-2 | 37-49 | 1911-1920 | 10 | Brooks (Alco) | 1910-1912 | NYC&HR |
| 4-6-6T | D-1a | 400-404 | 1295-1299 | 5 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1899-1900 | Boston & Albany |
| 2-8-2T | HXa, HXb | 555-559 | 9500-9504 | 5 | Brooks (Alco) | 1902-1912 | K&M |
| 2-6-6T | D-2a, D-2b | 1250-1267 | 300-317 | 18 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1906-1907 | Boston & Albany |
| 2-6-6T | J | 1407-1422 | - | 16 | Schenectady (Alco) | 1901-1902 | Rebuilt as 2-6-0s. |
Sources
- Drury, George H. Guide To North American Steam Locomotives: Revised Edition. Waukesha: Kalmbach Books, 2015.
- Morrison, Tom. American Steam Locomotive In The Twentieth Century. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2019.
- Simpson, Walter. Steam Locomotive Energy Story, The. New York: American University Presses, 2021.
- Solomon, Brian and Schafer, Mike. New York Central Railroad. St. Paul: Andover Junction Publications, 2007.
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