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Rock Island Diesel Roster: All-Time

Last revised: October 19, 2026

By: Adam Burns

The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific diesel fleet, counted once, is 1,029 locomotives. A renumber is the same locomotive. A rebuild is the same locomotive unless the builder gave it a new serial. Six of those new-serial rebuilds are in the total: U28B 254 and 261, GP40 360 and 361, and GP18m 1238 and 1239. The railroad those engines worked, from the charter of February 27, 1847, through directed service in 1980, is the Rock Island page. The steam locomotives are a separate roster.

Rock Island U30C 4582 and SD40-2 4795, circa 1975

U30C 4582 and SD40-2 4795, circa 1975. Mike Bledsoe collection. American-Rails.com collection.

On this page: At a glance · Switchers · Cab units · Road-switchers · Roster

At a glance

ItemDetail
RailroadChicago, Rock Island & Pacific. Marks RI and CRIP. Company history
This tableDiesel locomotives, each frame once. A later number is the same locomotive. Serial and order are separate columns
Switchers221. The SW900 and SW900m numbers are rebuilds of the 1937–1938 SW fleet
Cab units243, boosters included. Nineteen F9Am and twelve F9Bm came from the Union Pacific and had not been on the roster before
Road-switchers557. Eight acquired Geeps have no printed serial. The GP7R numbers of Rock Island Geeps are the same frames
AlsoSlugs 282 and 283, five RDC-3s, and Alco-GE bi-power boxcab 10000
Frames1,029. FT 83–93 and 83A–93A are counted as eleven and eleven. Their serial spans are six numbers, so those serial cells are blank

Switchers

The switchers are 221 frames. Davenport built 30-ton and 44-ton engines, and two 112-tonners, 798 and 799. Whitcomb built five 44-tonners and, with the Canadian Locomotive Company, seventeen 75-tonners that came from Canadian National. Electro-Motive’s SW fleet of 1937 and 1938, numbers 500–528, is 29 locomotives. Those same frames were later rebuilt as SW900s and SW900m engines. The new numbers are not a second fleet. Alco’s switchers run from two S-1s and the HH900 demonstrator, No. 730, through the S-2s. Baldwin supplied VO-1000s, two S-12 demonstrators, and five S-8s. Lima-Hamilton built 800 and 801. The later Electro-Motive switchers are NW2s, SW8s, SW9s, SW1200s, and SW1500s, including SW1s from the Illinois Central and NW2s from the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie.

Slugs cut from switchers already in this table stay with those switchers. SW1 532 became slug 998, dedicated to the Silvis shop employees. SW1 544 became slug 999, named Pride of Armoudale. The two slugs that were new to the railroad, 282 and 283, are at the end of the roster.

Cab units

The cab units and boosters are 243 frames. Six TA diesels, 601–606, built in 1937, were the power for the first Rockets. The FT freight locomotives followed in 1944 and 1945. Numbers 83–93 and 83A–93A are printed as eleven cabs and eleven boosters, and each of those rows is also printed with only six serials. The count uses the eleven road numbers. The serial cells are blank. F2s, F7s, and ten FP7s, 402–411, filled out the covered-wagon fleet. Sixteen FA-1s and eight FB-1s, 145–160 and 145B–152B, were later rebuilt as FA-1m and FB-1m engines and renumbered into the 120s. Those are the same twenty-four frames.

Rock Island FA-1m 128 at Paris, Iowa, in June 1963

FA-1m 128 at Paris, Iowa, in June 1963. The rebuild used the frame of one of the sixteen FA-1s. Rick Burn photo.

Passenger cabs begin with the DL103b, two DL107s, and DL-109 621, which was repowered with an Electro-Motive engine and named Christine. E3s, E6s, E7s, and E8s followed, and E6A 627 was rebuilt as E8A 656 on the same frame. E6A 630 and E8A 652 are at the Manly Junction Railroad Museum. Two AB6s, 750 and 751, are E6B carbodies with one engine, a cab, and a steam generator. Three LWT-12s include the power car for the Jet Rocket. The railroad also bought nineteen F9Am and twelve F9Bm units from the Union Pacific. Those had not been Rock Island locomotives before, so they are in the count. F9Am 4158 was Union Pacific 522.

Rock Island FA-2 128 near Manhattan KS in July 1966

Rock Island FA-2 #128 leads a westbound consist about 7 miles west of Manhattan, Kansas during July of 1966. James Watson photo.

Road-switchers

The road-switchers are 557 frames. General Electric’s contribution is 39 U25Bs, 42 U28Bs, 25 U33Bs, and 18 U30Cs. The U28B total includes 262–281, twenty engines of late 1966, and two new-serial rebuilds, 254 and 261, from wrecked U25Bs. The U33Bs are 190–199, 285–289, and 290–299. Slug 282 was rebuilt from Seaboard Coast Line U33B 1719. U25Bs 201, 203, 210, and 222 became slugs and are still those U25Bs.

Electro-Motive’s Geeps are the largest share. The GP7s are 122 engines. Later GP7R and GP9R numbers assigned to those engines, and to the railroad’s own GP9s, are the same frames. Eight GP7Rs came from other railroads and are counted: 4429, 4430, 4471, 4472, and 4475–4478. Their serials were not printed. Number 4478 is ex-Precision National 1504, ex-Norfolk & Western 3471, built as Wabash 471. The GP9s in the table are 19. GP9m 1322 and 1331 are rebuilds of an F2A and an FTB and are not added. GP9 1332, serial 25356, is counted. A second note gives serial 23643 to a GP9m that it also numbers 1332. That serial is the one tied to F2A 41. 1332 stays one locomotive in this count.

GP18s are 21, plus two GP18m engines, 1238 and 1239, which received new serials after F-unit wrecks. GP35s are 34. GP40 360 and 361 are new-serial rebuilds of wrecked GP35s 306 and 310. The rest of the GP40s, including 4700–4719, bring that model to 77. GP40-2 numbers 3000–3006 are rebuilds of those GP40s, and 3005 and 3006 were marked incomplete. They are not new frames. The GP38-2s are 68, in three builder orders. Ten SD40-2s, order 73676, and five BL2s, five RS2s, thirty-five RS3s, fifteen RS1s, ten C415s, and two Fairbanks-Morse H15-44s complete the road-switchers. Four RS1s went to the Army as RSD-1s without new serials. RS3 463 was renumbered 475 after a wreck. It is still one locomotive.

Rock Island RS3 493 with an outbound commuter at the north end of the Beverly Branch in 1964

RS3 493 with an outbound commuter at the north end of the Beverly Branch in 1964. Rick Burn photo.

Rock Island U30Cs stored at Silvis, Illinois, on July 11, 1988, with 4588 closest

U30Cs at Silvis on July 11, 1988, with 4588 closest to the camera. The units were about fifteen years old. The railroad’s directed service had ended in 1980. Marty Bernard photo.

Five Budd RDC-3s, 9000–9004, have no printed serials. The first diesel on the property was Alco-GE bi-power boxcab 10000, built in April 1930, Alco 68399 and General Electric 11232, one locomotive.

Roster

Switchers

BuilderModelNumbersQtySerialOrderDateNotes
Davenport30-ton345–34952344–2348—10–11/1941—
Davenport30-ton35012305—6/1950—
Davenport44-ton35112268—2/1939—
Davenport44-ton36112280—8/1939—
Davenport44-ton362–36652293–2297—4–5/1940—
Davenport44-ton372–37652310–2314—8–10/1940—
Davenport44-ton37712338—5/1942—
Whitcomb44-ton367–371560023–60027—6–7/1940—
EMCSW500–5023672–674—5/1937Rebuilt to SW900m 561, SW900 912, SW900m 558.
EMCSW503–5064685, 676–678—5–6/1937Rebuilt to SW900 913, 902, 900, 909.
EMCSW507–5093686–688—6/1937Rebuilt to SW900m 552, 554 and SW900 906.
EMCSW510, 5112691, 660—8/1937, 3/1938Rebuilt to SW900 910 and SW900m 562.
EMCSW512, 5132664, 665—3/1938Rebuilt to SW900 911 and 914.
EMCSW514–5163706–708—3/1938Rebuilt to SW900m 560 (later 915), 550, and 556.
EMCSW5171709—3/1938Rebuilt to SW900 901, later SW9m 780.
EMCSW518, 5192716, 747—3/1938, 7/1938Rebuilt to SW900 908 and 903.
EMCSW5201717—7/1938Rebuilt to SW900m 559.
EMCSW5211719—7/1938Rebuilt to SW900 905.
EMCSW522–5265720–724—7/1938The rebuild list is incomplete and includes 565, outside 550–563.
EMCSW527, 5282733, 734—7/1938Rebuilt to SW900 904 and 907.
EMDSW1529–53681678–1685—2–4/1942532 later slug 998, dedicated to Silvis shop employees.
EMDSW1537–546107473–7482—7/1949544 later slug 999, named Pride of Armoudale.
AlcoS-1598, 599269497, 69498—7/1941Ex-Pullman Railroad 20, 21.
EMCNW1700, 7012778, 780—2/1938Repowered with Alco 244 engines.
EMCNW17021828—8/1938—
EMCNW1703, 7042789, 790—7/1938—
EMCNW1705–7073825–827—8/1938Repowered with Alco 244 engines.
AlcoS-2716–720576191–76195—11/1948—
AlcoS-2721–725573597–73601—7/1945—
AlcoS-2726–729469901–69904—9–10/1942—
AlcoHH900730169058—2/1938Built as Alco demonstrator 101.
AlcoS-2731, 732274662, 74793—8/1946, 9/1946Ex-Toledo Terminal 101, 102.
BaldwinS-12758, 759275935, 75936—6/1953Built as Baldwin demonstrators 1200, 1201.
BaldwinVO1000760, 761270107, 70108—12/1943—
BaldwinVO1000762–764370129–70131—1/1944—
EMDNW2765–774106124–6133—12/1948–1/1949—
EMDSW9775–778418731–18734—11/1953—
EMDSW9779118964—11/1953—
EMDNW2795–79733164–3166—3/1948Ex-NYO&W 111–113.
Davenport112-ton798, 79923236, 3237—12/1950—
Lima-Hamilton800 hp800, 80129448, 9449—9/1950—
BaldwinS-8802–806575683–75687—9/1952—
EMDSW8811–8133——9/1950Three units. 11696 is printed twice, and 11694 is not printed.
EMDSW8814–8241116609–16619—4–6/1952—
EMDSW8825–8351116623–16633—11/195216620–16622 are not in this group.
EMDSW8836–838318865–18867—11/1953838 later went to the Danbury Railway Museum, after Pfizer Chemical 1.
EMDSW8839, 840218708, 18709—8/1953Ex-Wichita Falls & Southern 801, 802, via 801 (2nd) and 802 (2nd).
EMDSW1200920–928930638–30646—9–10/1965—
EMDSW1200929–936830743–30750—10/1965—
EMDSW1500940–9491031745–31754—7/1966Road numbers are printed out of serial order; the ten serials are continuous.
Whitcomb75-ton1000–10141560814–60828—10–12/1950CLC 2411–2425. Ex-CN 7803–7817.
Whitcomb75-ton1015, 1016260830, 60831—1/1949 and 11/1950Canadian Locomotive Company 2427 and 2428. Ex-Canadian National 7819 and 7820. 60829 was not used.
EMDSW14800–48023981, 983, 986—12/1939–1/1940Ex-IC 600, 602, 604, nee 9014, 9016, 9019.
EMDSW14803, 480423292, 3293—6/1946Ex-IC 609, 610, nee 9024, 9025.
EMDNW24900, 490125256, 5252—12/1947Ex-P&LE 8712, 8708.
EMDNW24902, 490325254, 5257—12/1947Ex-P&LE 8710, 8713.
EMDNW24904–490637418–7420—2/1949Ex-P&LE 8740–8742.
EMDNW24907–490937425–7427—3/1949Ex-P&LE 8747–8749.

Cab units

BuilderModelNumbersQtySerialOrderDateNotes
EMDLWT-121120826—1/1956Jet Rocket power.
EMDLWT-122, 3221464, 21463—12/1955, 8/1955Ex-EMD demonstrators 1001, 1000.
EMDF2A38–49122637–2648—7/1946Which end of 2637–2648 is 38 is not fixed. 41 was later a GP9m.
EMDFTA70–7343745–3751 odds—11/1945—
EMDFTA70A–73A43746–3752 evens—11/1945Later 74–77.
EMDFTA83–9311——5–9/1944Six serials, 2392–2387, for these eleven numbers.
EMDFTA94–9961845–1840—4/1944Serials run high to low.
EMDFTB70B13753—11/1945—
EMDFTB71B–73B33755–3757—11/19453754 is not in this group.
EMDFTB83A–93A11——5–9/1944Six serials, 2398–2393, for these eleven numbers.
EMDFTB94A–99A61851–1846—4/194497B later GP9m 1331.
EMDF7A100–109106094–6112 evens—5/1949—
EMDF7A110–119106095–6113 odds—5/1949—
EMDF7A120–123412950–12956 evens—5/1951121 later GP18m 1238.
EMDF7A124–127412951–12957 odds—5/1951—
EMDF7B100B–109B106114–6123—5/1949Later 10–19.
EMDF7B120B–123B412958–12961—5/1951Later 20–23.
AlcoFA-1145–149576015–76019—9/1948Rebuilt to FA-1m.
AlcoFA-1150–1601176247–76257—9–10/1948Rebuilt to FA-1m. Production page matches.
AlcoFB-1145B–152B876277–76284—9–10/1948Rebuilt to FB-1m 128B–135B, later 28B–35B.
EMCTA601–6066735–740—8–10/1937—
EMDE8B613110786—8/1950Ex-UP 930B.
EMDE8B614117791—2/1953Ex-UP 931B.
EMDE8B615 (2nd), 616217796, 17797—2/1953Ex-UP 936B, 937B.
EMDE8B617 (2nd), 618217798, 17799—3/1953Ex-UP 938B, 939B.
EMDE8B619, 620218275, 18276—4/1953Ex-UP 946B, 947B.
AlcoDL109621169439—10/1941Repowered with an EMD engine. Named Christine.
AlcoDL107622, 623269336, 69398—11/1940, 12/1940—
AlcoDL103b624169186—12/1939—
EMDE3A625, 6262934, 935—6/1939, 7/1939—
EMDE6A62711063—6/1940Rebuilt as E8A 656 in 12/1953. Same frame.
EMDE6A628, 62921064, 1065—6/1940—
EMDE6A630, 63121424, 1425—10–11/1941630 is at the Manly Junction Railroad Museum with 652.
EMDE7A632–63653094–3098—4–5/1946—
EMDE7A637–64263733–3738—9/1946–2/1948—
EMDE7B632B13099—4/1946Later 602.
EMDE7B633B, 634B23461, 3462—4–5/1946Later 603–604.
EMDE7B637B–642B63739–3744—9/1946–2/1948Later 607–612. No 635B or 636B is listed.
EMDE8A643110306—8/1949Ex-EMD demonstrator 952.
EMDE8A644–649614276–14281—6–7/1951—
EMDE8A650–655615197–15202—2–3/1952652 is at the Manly Junction Railroad Museum with 630.
EMDE8A65711966—6/1952Ex-Union Pacific 925, previously Chicago & North Western 5007B.
EMDE8A658110781—8/1950Ex-UP 930.
EMDE8A659, 660217787, 17789—4/1953Ex-UP 936, 937.
EMDE8A661118272—5/1953Ex-UP 941.
EMDE9A662, 663221261, 21262—5/1956Ex-UP 900, 901.
EMDE9A664, 665221264, 21266—1–2/1956Ex-UP 903, 905.
EMDF7A675–67736139–6141—3/1949—
EMDF7B675B16142—3/1949Later 615 (1st), then 25.
EMDF7B676B16143—3/1949Rebuilt as GP18m 1239.
EMDF7B677B16144—3/1949Later 617 (1st), then 27.
EMDAB6750, 75121066, 1067—6/1940E6B carbodies with one engine, a cab, and a steam generator.
EMDF9Bm4100, 410126731, 4649—6/1958, 8/1958Ex-UP 509B, 517B.
EMDF9Bm4102, 410326356, 6360—5/1958Ex-UP 520B, 522B.
EMDF9Bm4104, 410524665, 6359—9/1958, 8/1958Ex-UP 523B, 524B.
EMDF9Bm4106, 410726734, 6733—3/1959, 2/1959Ex-UP 531B, 532B.
EMDF9Bm4108, 410926373, 6367—11/1958, 2/1959Ex-UP 536B, 539B.
EMDF9Bm4110, 411126370, 6736—3/1959, 9/1958Ex-UP 540B, 542B.
EMDF9Am4150, 415125718, 4611—5/1958Ex-UP 503, 507.
EMDF9Am4152, 415326724, 6726—7/1958, 8/1958Ex-UP 513, 515.
EMDF9Am4154, 415525719, 4616—8/1958Ex-UP 517, 518.
EMDF9Am4156, 415725708, 4629—6/1958, 8/1958Ex-UP 519, 521.
EMDF9Am4158, 415924621, 6332—8/1958, 9/1958Ex-UP 522, 524.
EMDF9Am4160, 416125716, 4645—1/1959Ex-UP 528, 529.
EMDF9Am4162, 416326335, 6720—11/1958, 3/1959Ex-UP 531, 533.
EMDF9Am416414620—1/1959Ex-UP 534.
EMDF9Am4165, 416626715, 6723—12/1958, 2/1959Ex-UP 535, 536.
EMDF9Am4167, 416826728, 4617—9/1958, 11/1958Ex-UP 538, 539.
EMDFP7402–411108623–8632—6–7/1949Cab unit.

The FA-1m numbers, same sixteen cabs, were 128–133 from 155, 153, 148, 149, 158, and 151; 134–139 from 156, 146, 152, 154, 150, and 157; and 140–143 from 145, 160, 147, and 159. The FB-1m numbers were 128B–131B from 147B, 152B, 148B, and 146B, later 28B–31B, and 132B–135B from 149B, 151B, 145B, and 150B, later 32B–35B.

Rock Island U25B 225 is seen here at Blue Island, Illinois in September 1965

Rock Island U25B #225 is seen here at Blue Island, Illinois soon after it was delivered on September 12, 1965. After the Rock's liquidation this U-boat was acquired by Maine Central. Photographer unknown.

Road-switchers

BuilderModelNumbersQtySerialOrderDateNotes
GEU33B190–1991037128–37137—5/1969—
GEU33B285–289536969–36973—1/1969—
GEU33B290–2991036822–36831—7–9/1968—
GEU25B200–205634707–34712—5/1963201 and 203 became slugs 54 and 50. 50 later 53.
GEU25B206–211634718–34723—9–10/1963210 became slug 55.
GEU25B212–2241335111–35123—4–6/1964212 and 221 wrecked into U28B 254 and 261. 222 became slug 284.
GEU25B225–2381435701–35714—9–10/1965To Maine Central 225–238.
GEU28B240–2491035906–35915—3/1966—
GEU28B250–253436003–36006—5/1966—
GEU28B254136078—10/1966New serial. Rebuilt from wrecked U25B 212.
GEU28B255–260636007–36012—6–8/1966—
GEU28B261136013—8/1966New serial. Rebuilt from wrecked U25B 221.
GEU28B262–2812036156–36175—10–12/1966To UP 500 (2nd)–519 (2nd).
EMDGP35300–3141530029–30043—4–6/1965306 and 310 wrecked; GP40 360–361 have new serials.
EMDGP35315–319530300–30304—6/1965—
EMDGP35320–324530690–30694—7/1965—
EMDGP35325–333930647–30655—7–8/1965—
EMDGP40340–3592032232–32251—9–10/1966To UP 600 (2nd)–619 (2nd).
EMDGP40360, 361232292, 32293—9/1966New serials. Rebuilt from wrecked GP35s 306 and 310.
EMDGP40362–3731232588–32599—12/1966–1/1967—
EMDGP40374–381832600–32607—1/1967GP40-2 3000–3004 completed. 3005 and 3006 marked incomplete. 378 not rebuilt.
EMDGP40382–3931234763–34774—1/1969—
EMDGP40394–396334868–34870—1/1969—
FMH15-44400, 401215L12, 15L13—12/1948Repowered with EMD engines.
AlcoC415415–424103451-01 to 3451-10—9/1966, 11/1966Prefix is inside the serial. No separate order is printed.
EMDBL2425–42956134–6138—12/1948–1/1949—
EMDGP7430–4411211682–11693—7–8/1950Later GP7R numbers. Same frames.
AlcoRS2450–454575952–75956—9–10/1948Repowered with EMD engines.
AlcoRS3455–462878253–78260—9/1950—
AlcoRS3463178261—9/1950Renumbered 475 after a wreck rebuild.
AlcoRS3464–467478262–78265—9/1950—
AlcoRS3468, 469278290, 78291—9/1950—
AlcoRS3470–472379058–79060—8/1951—
AlcoRS3473, 474279062, 79063—8/195179061 is not in this group.
AlcoRS3485–4991579261–79275—10–11/1951476–484 were not used.
AlcoRS1735–739571312–71316—1–2/1944—
AlcoRS1740, 741270823, 70824—11/1943—
AlcoRS1742–745470816–70819—5/1943—
AlcoRS1746, 747269569, 69570—8/1941To the Army as RSD-1s 8007 and 8004. No new serial.
AlcoRS1748, 749269424, 69425—3/1941To the Army as RSD-1s 8005 and 8006. No new serial.
EMDGP71200–12111214396–14407—6–7/1951—
EMDGP71212114506—7/1951Later GP7R 4438.
EMDGP71213–12372515172–15196—9–12/1951—
EMDGP18m1238128631—10/1963New serial. Rebuilt from wrecked F7A 121. Later 4423.
EMDGP18m1239128632—10/1963New serial. Rebuilt from wrecked F7B 676B. Later 4421.
EMDGP71250–12621316459–16471—7/1952Includes 1256, later GP18m and GP7R 4422.
EMDGP71263–12923017594–17623—10–12/19521288–1292 had steam generators. 1275 later GP9R 4424.
EMDGP71293118311—5/1953Later GP7R 4555.
EMDGP71294–1298518726–18730—10/1953Built with steam generators.
EMDGP71299118864—10/1953Steam generator. Later GP7R 4467.
EMDGP71300–13111216447–16458—3–5/1952Steam generator later added to 1308.
EMDGP91312–13211022798–22807—5/1957—
EMDGP91323–1330825213–25220—4/1959—
EMDGP91332125356—4/1959Serial 25356. A conflicting note assigns 23643, the F2A 41 serial, to a GP9m numbered 1332.
EMDGP181333–1339725450–25456—1–2/1960—
EMDGP181340–1342325457–25459—2/1960—
EMDGP181343125683—2/1960—
EMDGP181344–13531026933–26942—10/1961—
EMDGP74200–4202311425–11427—10/1950Ex-D&RGW 5101–5103.
EMDGP74203114430—6/1952Ex-Denver & Rio Grande Western 5105. That railroad dates the group October 1950.
EMDGP74204, 4205214431, 14432—6/1952Ex-Denver & Rio Grande Western 5106 and 5107. That railroad dates the group October 1950. Serials 14429 and 14433 are not assigned.
EMDGP74206, 4207216544, 16545—6/1952Ex-Denver & Rio Grande Western 5110 and 5111.
EMDGP74208, 4209216546, 16547—6/1952Ex-D&RGW 5112, 5113.
EMDGP38-24300–431415756136-1 to 756136-157561368–9/1976—
EMDGP38-24315–433218757136-1 to 757136-187571369–10/1976—
EMDGP38-24333–435119757136-19 to 757136-3775713611/1976—
EMDGP38-24352–43554757136-38 to 757136-417571369–11/19764356–4367 were not used.
EMDGP38-24368–43714786157-1 to 786157-478615711/1978—
EMDGP38-24372–43798786157-5 to 786157-1278615711/1978—
EMDGP7R4429, 44302———Ex-UP GP9 144, 140. Serials were not printed.
EMDGP7R4471, 44722———Ex-N&W 3476, 3480, nee Wabash 476, 480.
EMDGP7R44751———Ex-N&W 2412, nee NKP 412.
EMDGP7R4476, 44772———Ex-Frisco 547, 557.
EMDGP7R44781———Ex-Precision National 1504, ex-N&W 3471, nee Wabash 471.
GEU30C4582–45991839479–39496—10–12/1973—
EMDGP404700–47192036386–36405—3–4/1970To UP 631 (2nd)–650 (2nd).
EMDSD40-24790–47991073676-1 to 73676-107367612/1973—

Slugs, railcars, and the boxcab

BuilderModelNumbersQtySerialOrderDateNotes
—Slug2821———Ex-SCL U33B 1719.
—Slug2831———Ex-UP U25B 632.
BuddRDC-39000–90045————
Alco-GEBi-power boxcab100001Alco 68399; GE 11232—4/1930One locomotive. First Rock Island diesel.

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Sources

  • Diesel roster at thedieselshop.us, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, revised March 18, 2025, data from Bob Van Derveer. https://www.thedieselshop.us/CRIP.HTML. Serial and order are separate columns. Where a printed serial range does not match the number of units, the serial cell is left blank. FT 83–93 and 83A–93A are the main case: eleven road numbers, six serials. A rebuild without a new serial is the same frame. The 1,029 count is 221 switchers, 243 cab units and boosters, 557 road-switchers, slugs 282 and 283, five RDC-3s, and boxcab 10000.
  • Alco FA-1 production list, for FA-1 145–149, serials 76015–76019, September 1948; 150–160, serials 76247–76257, September–October 1948; and FB-1 145B–152B, serials 76277–76284. No Alco order number is printed for those units.
  • E6A 630 and E8A 652 at the Manly Junction Railroad Museum, as of January 31, 2026, on the 652 page. The company page holds the charter, the Rockets, and directed service through March 23, 1980. George H. Drury’s steam grid is on the steam roster.

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  1. 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…

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  2. Durango & Silverton Repairs Track After Continued Flooding

    Nov 02, 26 01:40 PM

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    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…

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  3. Middle Georgia Megasite Will Host the First Audi Plant in the U.S.

    Nov 02, 26 01:35 PM

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    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…

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  4. Union Pacific No. 844 Returns Beside Big Boy on November 21

    Nov 02, 26 01:30 PM

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    Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 is back under steam and will trail Big Boy 4014 from Greeley to Denver on November 21. The pair will then stand on free display at Denver Union Station.

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  5. Norfolk Southern Abandonment in the Shenandoah Valley Is Stayed

    Nov 02, 26 01:19 PM

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    The Surface Transportation Board on October 22, 2026, postponed a Norfolk Southern exemption to abandon 48.5 miles from Front Royal to Broadway, Virginia. A response is due November 3.

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  6. Reading & Northern Sets a November 23 Start in Luzerne

    Nov 02, 26 01:13 PM

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    Reading and Northern expects to begin operating about 59.65 miles of Luzerne County rail line on November 23, 2026. The package is $7 million in cash plus $3 million in track work.

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  7. Second Daily Pennsylvanian Begins November 18

    Nov 02, 26 12:19 PM

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    A second daily Pennsylvanian round trip between New York and Pittsburgh begins November 18, 2026, after 46 years with one round trip. Each city gets a morning departure and an afternoon departure.

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  8. MBTA Sets November Meetings on Regional Rail

    Nov 02, 26 12:10 PM

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  9. Wisconsin Central Diesel Roster (Soo Line Years)

    Nov 01, 26 11:31 PM

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    Diesels built new for the Wisconsin Central in the Soo Line years. 97 locomotives, Alco 24 and Electro-Motive 73. These 97 are already inside the Soo Line roster of 786.

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  10. Wisconsin Central Ltd. Diesel Roster

    Nov 01, 26 11:22 PM

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    Wisconsin Central Ltd. diesels, 1987 to 2001. Thirty locomotives with a number fixed by another roster on this site or by a photograph. The fleet stood at 244 units. More than 100 were SD45s.

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  11. Wisconsin Central Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)

    Nov 01, 26 11:20 PM

    Wisconsin Central steam locomotives built since 1900. The quantity column is 156. Consolidations, Mikados, Atlantics, Ten-Wheelers, Pacifics, and Mountains. The Soo 4-8-4s stay on the Soo roster.

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  12. Wisconsin Central Railway: Map, History, Logo, Roster

    Nov 01, 26 11:15 PM

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    Two railroads kept the Wisconsin Central name. The 1871 line was leased to the Soo on April 1, 1909 and merged January 1, 1961. Wisconsin Central Ltd. ran from October 11, 1987 until Canadian National…

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  13. Watchmen Talks Extended at Los Angeles and Long Beach

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  14. LIRR September Ridership Tops the 2019 Mark

    Nov 01, 26 10:39 PM

    The Long Island Rail Road carried 102 percent of its September 2019 ridership in September 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul said on October 28. Metro-North carried 323,423 riders on October 24 and 25.

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  15. North Carolina Awards the Rogers Road Bridge in Wake Forest

    Nov 01, 26 10:22 PM

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    NCDOT on October 28, 2026 awarded a contract to Blythe Construction for a bridge over the CSX S-Line on Rogers Road in Wake Forest. Work can start as early as November 30, with opening aimed at fall 2…

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  16. Trinity Books 2,190 Railcar Orders in the Third Quarter

    Nov 01, 26 10:17 PM

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  17. New York Central's Jade Green E Units

    Nov 01, 26 09:25 PM

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  18. FRA Awards $1.24 Billion for Grade-Crossing Work in 37 States

    Nov 01, 26 12:48 PM

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  19. PATH Director Clarelle DeGraffe Will Retire at the End of 2026

    Nov 01, 26 12:43 PM

    Clarelle DeGraffe will retire at the end of 2026 after 37 years with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. James Sincaglia will succeed her as PATH director.

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  20. Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway Suspends Trains After a Rockslide

    Nov 01, 26 12:30 PM

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  21. Georgia Marks the Opening of the Gainesville Inland Port

    Nov 01, 26 12:06 PM

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    Norfolk Southern and Georgia Ports marked the Gainesville Inland Port on October 29, 2026. The terminal opened May 4 and can handle 200,000 containers a year at full build-out.

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  22. BLET Members Ratify Five-Year Deal on the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern

    Nov 01, 26 11:48 AM

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  23. Canada Lists Roberts Bank Terminal 2 as a Project of National Interest

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  24. Amtrak Finishes the First Street Tunnel Work South of Union Station

    Nov 01, 26 09:59 AM

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  25. CPKC Asks the STB to End the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Review

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  27. Schneider Will Shift Its Eastern Intermodal Freight to NS

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  28. Union Pacific Dispatchers Will Vote on ATDA Representation

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  29. Wabash Diesel Roster (All-Time)

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    Wabash diesel locomotives, each frame once, through the lease at 12:01 a.m. on October 16, 1964.

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  30. Wabash Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)

    Oct 31, 26 12:30 AM

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    Wabash steam locomotives built since 1900. Moguls, Mikados, Mountains, and the O-1 Northerns.

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  31. Wabash Railroad: Map, Rosters, History, Logo

    Oct 31, 26 12:28 AM

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    History of the Wabash Railroad, from the Northern Cross of 1838 to the Norfolk & Western lease at 12:01 a.m. on October 16, 1964. Follow the Flag. Steam and diesel rosters are separate pages.

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  32. Court Clears $257.7 Million in Notes for Brightline Florida

    Oct 31, 26 12:18 AM

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    A New Jersey bankruptcy court on October 29, 2026 authorized $257.7 million in notes for Brightline Trains Florida. The operating company is not one of the 17 debtor holding companies.

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  33. Brightline West Still Waiting on a $6 Billion Federal Loan

    Oct 31, 26 12:11 AM

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    Brightline West said October 27, 2026 that it is still working through a $6 billion federal loan and still talks about opening in 2029. The Florida restructuring is a separate company.

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  34. BNSF Reopens the Gallup Subdivision After New Mexico Flooding

    Oct 31, 26 12:06 AM

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    BNSF said October 28, 2026 that both Gallup Subdivision main tracks are back after flooding near Laguna, New Mexico. The El Paso Subdivision was still out of service.

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  35. CSX Says Interchange Is Moving Again After a Technology Outage

    Oct 31, 26 12:01 AM

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    CSX said October 29, 2026 that interchange with other Class I railroads is moving again after a technology outage that began October 27. Dispatching and positive train control stayed up.

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  36. Baldwin "Baby Face" Locomotives: Specs, Photos, Roster

    Oct 30, 26 11:01 PM

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    Baldwin's Babyface cab on the early road diesels: 50 short-cab units, 1946-1948, plus the related Centipede. Construction numbers, specs, and the sharknose that followed.

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  37. California High-Speed Rail Chief Resigns

    Oct 30, 26 08:36 PM

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    Ian Choudri resigned October 28, 2026 as chief executive of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The board named Joe Stephenshaw interim chief executive.

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  38. The 1910 Portal Bridge Is Handed Over for Demolition

    Oct 30, 26 04:03 PM

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    Amtrak handed the 1910 Portal Bridge over for demolition on October 29, 2026, during the final cutover to Portal North. Regular NJ Transit and Amtrak schedules are expected November 15.

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  39. Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Review Runs to 2027

    Oct 30, 26 03:59 PM

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    Union Pacific says the Surface Transportation Board's review of the Norfolk Southern merger gathers information through May 28, 2027. A closing still depends on board approval.

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  40. Amtrak Board Will Hear Restructuring Comments on November 10

    Oct 30, 26 03:41 PM

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    Amtrak's board will hear public comments on its restructuring on November 10, 2026, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern. Written comments were due October 30. A proposal goes to the board in December.

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  41. Canadian Pacific Selkirk 5931 Restored in Calgary

    Oct 30, 26 01:36 PM

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    Heritage Park in Calgary unveiled a cosmetic restoration of Canadian Pacific 2-10-4 No. 5931 on October 27, 2026. One of two surviving Selkirks. It stays on display.

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  42. Gettysburg Railway to Host Steam for Lincoln

    Oct 30, 26 01:18 PM

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    Northern Central Railway of York No. 17 will recreate Lincoln's arrival at Gettysburg on November 18, 2026, with public steam trips November 19-21.

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  43. NC&StL No. 576 to Steam for the Public in Nashville

    Oct 30, 26 01:00 PM

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    Nashville Steam will fire NC&StL 4-8-4 No. 576 for the public on November 7, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 220 Willow Street. Admission is free.

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  44. Pennsylvania Railroad E8s Join the T1 Trust

    Oct 30, 26 12:38 PM

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    The T1 Trust has acquired former Pennsylvania Railroad E8A diesels 5702A and 5761A from the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. They are bound for Cumberland.

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  45. Ligonier Valley Railroad: History, Roster, Timetable

    Oct 30, 26 12:03 PM

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    The Ligonier Valley Railroad ran 10.5 miles from Latrobe to Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Opened December 1, 1877. Last day August 31, 1952.

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  46. Toledo, Peoria & Western Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 30, 26 10:25 AM

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    Toledo, Peoria & Western diesel locomotives, each frame once. Thirteen Alcos, three Lima-Hamilton switchers, and 26 Electro-Motive units.

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  47. Toledo, Peoria & Western Steam Roster

    Oct 30, 26 09:14 AM

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    Toledo, Peoria & Western steam locomotives from the Rogers Consolidations of 1895 through the 4-8-4s of 1937

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  48. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway: Map, Roster, History

    Oct 29, 26 11:12 PM

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    History of the Toledo, Peoria & Western. The Peoria & Oquawka, George P. McNear, the Santa Fe and Pennsylvania years, and the railroad that came back in 1989.

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  49. Cotton Belt Diesel Roster (All-Time)

    Oct 29, 26 07:58 PM

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    St. Louis Southwestern diesel locomotives, each frame once. Baldwin switchers, F units, and new Cotton Belt-lettered power through the GP60s of May 1990.

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  50. Cotton Belt Steam Roster (Built Since 1900)

    Oct 29, 26 06:52 PM

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    St. Louis Southwestern steam locomotives built since 1900. Consolidations, Ten-Wheelers, and twenty class L-1 4-8-4s. The quantity column is 297.

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