List of preserved locomotives in the United States

This is a list of preserved locomotives in the United States, organized by state then city or town of their last-known locations. It is intended to list all locomotives that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage registers, or that are preserved and displayed or stored or operated at museums or heritage railways. This includes locomotives on cog railways, but is not intended to cover self-propelled railcars or multiple units or locomotives of miniature railroads.


Preserved locomotives edit

The permanent or usual locations are identified by coordinates where possible; these locations may be seen together by clicking on "Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap" at the right side of this page.

Locomotive Image Type Dates Location Notes
AL-01 St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Locomotive 4018   Steam 2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado 1919 built Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama
AL-02 ALCO Boxcab Locomotive 11   ALCO Boxcab 1926 built North Alabama Railroad Museum, Huntsville, Alabama The ALCO boxcabs were diesel-electric switcher locomotives, otherwise known as AGEIR boxcabs as a contraction of the names of the builders. Produced by a partnership of three companies, ALCO (American Locomotive Company) built the chassis and running gear, General Electric the generator, motors and controls, and Ingersoll Rand the diesel engine. The principle of operation was the same as modern locomotives, the diesel engine driving a main generator of 600 volts DC with four traction motors, one per axle.
AR-01 Central Texas Gravel Locomotive No. 210   GE 25-ton switcher 1956 built
2007 NRHP
Arkansas Railroad Museum, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
34°13′46″N 91°59′6″W / 34.22944°N 91.98500°W / 34.22944; -91.98500 (Central Texas Gravel Locomotive No. 210)
General Electric-built diesel-electric switch locomotive, well-preserved example of the second generation of GE's 25-ton switching locomotives, a popular model used widely in freight yards throughout the nation and internationally.[1]
AR-02 Kansas City Southern Railway Locomotive No. 73D   EMD F7A 1950 built
2006 NRHP
AR 59 S of Church Ave., Decatur, Arkansas
36°20′13″N 94°27′40″W / 36.33694°N 94.46111°W / 36.33694; -94.46111 (Kansas City Southern Railway Locomotive No. 73D)
Diesel-electric locomotive used until 1991.
AR-03 Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive No. 101   Steam 2-8-0 1922 built
2007 NRHP
NW. of Jct. of N. Main St. & Union Pacific RR., Fordyce, Arkansas
33°48′46″N 92°24′42″W / 33.81278°N 92.41167°W / 33.81278; -92.41167 (Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101)
Last surviving locomotive of the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
AR-04 Maumelle Ordnance Works Locomotive No. 1   1942 built
2006 NRHP
100 S 4th St., Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°23′08″N 94°25′50″W / 35.38556°N 94.43056°W / 35.38556; -94.43056 (Maumelle Ordnance Works Locomotive No. 1)
Gasoline-mechanical, used by Department of War at ordnance-manufacturing facility during 1942-45.
AR-05 United States Air Force Locomotive No. 1246   GE 44-ton switcher 1953 built
2006 NRHP
Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°23′7″N 94°25′47″W / 35.38528°N 94.42972°W / 35.38528; -94.42972 (United States Air Force Locomotive No. 1246)
Diesel-electric switcher which served Grissom Air Force Base
AR-06 St. Louis San Francisco (Frisco) Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4003   Steam 2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado 1919 built
2004 NRHP
In front of Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°23′08″N 94°25′48″W / 35.38546°N 94.42996°W / 35.38546; -94.42996 (St. Louis San Francisco (Frisco) Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4003)
AR-07 St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt Route) Steam Locomotive No. 336   Steam 2-6-0 D3 1909 built
2007 NRHP
Arkansas Railroad Museum, 1700 Port Rd., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
34°13′37″N 91°59′04″W / 34.22694°N 91.98444°W / 34.22694; -91.98444 (Cotton Belt Route Steam Locomotive No. 336)
AR-08 St. Louis Southwestern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 819   Steam 4-8-4 Cotton Belt Class L-1 1943 built
2003 NRHP
1720 Port Rd., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
34°13′37″N 91°59′05″W / 34.22694°N 91.98472°W / 34.22694; -91.98472 (St. Louis Southwestern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 819)
Last engine built by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, the "Cotton Belt Route".
AZ-01 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. SP 2562   Steam 2-8-0 C-9 1906 built[2]
2009 NRHP
Arizona Railway Museum, Chandler, Arizona NRHP-listed in Maricopa County
AZ-02 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Locomotive 3759   Steam 4-8-4 3751 1928 built
1986 NRHP
Kingman, Arizona
AZ-03 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive 2355   Steam 4-6-0 T-31 1912 built Pioneer Park, Mesa, Arizona
AZ-04 Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673   Steam 2-6-0 M-4 1900 built
1991 NRHP
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, Tucson, Arizona
32°13′25″N 110°58′03″W / 32.22371°N 110.96760°W / 32.22371; -110.96760 (SP RR #1673 (approx. location))
Had starring role in Oklahoma! (1955 film).
AZ-05 Grand Canyon Railway 29   Steam 2-8-0 SC-3 1906 built Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona
AZ-06 Grand Canyon Railway 4960   Steam 2-8-2 O-1A 1923 built Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona
CA-01 Robert Dollar Co. No. 3   Steam 2-6-2T 1927 built Brightside, California Last wood-burning locomotive built for a U.S. company; operates on Niles Canyon Railway.
CA-02 Hetch Hetchy 6   3T Shay locomotive 1921 built
1978 NRHP
CA 140, El Portal, California
37°40′27″N 119°47′11″W / 37.67417°N 119.78639°W / 37.67417; -119.78639 (Hetch Hetchy 6)
CA-03 California Western 45   Steam 2-8-2 1924 built Fort Bragg, California
39°26′44″N 123°48′25″W / 39.44550°N 123.80690°W / 39.44550; -123.80690 (California Western 45 (HQ location))
Engine of the Skunk Train from Fort Bragg to Willits, California.
CA-04 Southern Pacific 18   Steam 4-6-0 narrow-gauge 1911 built by BLW Operational, based in Independence, California
CA-05 Southern Pacific 9   Steam 4-6-0 Narrow gauge 1909 by BLW Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California Oil-burning. One of three called "The Desert Princess" and/or "Slim Princess" (with SP 8 and SP 18).
CA-06 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Steam Locomotive No. 3751   Steam 4-8-4 3751 1927 built
2000 NRHP
2435 E. Washington Blvd.
34°1′2″N 118°13′31″W / 34.01722°N 118.22528°W / 34.01722; -118.22528 (Santa Fe 3751)
Los Angeles, California
CA-07 Gov. Stanford or "Central Pacific 1"   Steam 4-4-0 1862 built Static display California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
38°35′05″N 121°30′16″W / 38.584722°N 121.504444°W / 38.584722; -121.504444 (Gov. Stanford)
Central Pacific locomotive used in construction of the First transcontinental railroad.
CA-08 C. P. Huntington   Steam 4-2-4T 1863 purchased Static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
38°35′05″N 121°30′16″W / 38.584722°N 121.504444°W / 38.584722; -121.504444 (C. P. Huntington)
First locomotive of Central Pacific Railroad.
CA-09 CP 233 Steam 2-6-2T Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
CA-10 Southern Pacific 1237   Steam 0-6-0 S-10 1918 built by BLW Static display, east of Amtrak Depot, Salinas, California An oil fired yard switcher, served Southern Pacific from 1918 to 1956, then donated to Salinas
CA-11 Union Pacific 737    Steam 4-4-0 "American" 1887 built Static display, Double-T Agricultural Museum, Stevinson, California Oldest preserved steam locomotive of the Union Pacific Railroad.
CA-12 1744   Steam 2-6-0 M-6 1901 built by BLW Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California The Pacific Locomotive Association purchased and began the restoration to bring No. 1744 back to life on the Niles Canyon Railway.
CA-12.5 Southern Pacific 5623   Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
CA-13 Canadian Pacific 2839   4-6-4 Royal Hudson 1937 built by MLW Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar, California
CA-14 Southern Pacific 1293   Steam 0-6-0 S-14 1924 built by LLW Dr. Powers Park, Tracy, California
37°44′50″N 121°26′12″W / 37.74726°N 121.43672°W / 37.74726; -121.43672 (Southern Pacific 1293)
CA-15 Stockton Terminal and Eastern No. 1   Steam 4-4-0 Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California ST&E 1
CA-16 Denver & Rio Grande 340 (aka Ghost Town & Calico Railroad 340)   Steam 2-8-0 1881 built Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California Originally Denver & Rio Grande #400. Later D&RG 340. Sold in 1952 to Walter Knott, and now in service on the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad at Knott's Berry Farm.
CA-17 Denver & Rio Grande 409 (aka Rio Grande Southern 41, and Ghost Town & Calico Railroad 41)    Steam 2-8-0 1881 built Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California Originally Denver & Rio Grande #409. In 1916, became Rio Grande Southern 41. Sold in 1951 to Walter Knott, and now in service on the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad at Knott's Berry Farm.
CO-01 Denver & Rio Grande Railroad No. 278    2-8-0, C-16, narrow-gauge 1882 built. 2009 NRHP-listed Montrose, CO formerly was at Cimarron, CO. NRHP-listed in Montrose County
CO-03 Rio Grande 168    Steam "T-12" 4-6-0 narrow-gauge 1883 built
1979 NRHP
9 S. Sierra Madre, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Located in a park in Colorado Springs, or operating on Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, based out of Antonito, Colorado. One of 12 locomotives built for the D&RG by BCW in 1883 with large 46 in (1,200 mm) drivers, making them suitable for relatively fast passenger service. Operational. Oldest steam locomotive owned by C&TSRR. Restored 2019.
CO-06 Rio Grande 169    Steam "T-12" 4-6-0 narrow-gauge 1883 built
2001 NRHP-listed
Cole Park, Alamosa, CO
37°28′10.6″N 105°51′43.1″W / 37.469611°N 105.861972°W / 37.469611; -105.861972 (D&RGW 169)
Another of 12 locomotives built for the D&RG by BCW in 1883 with large 46 in (1,200 mm) drivers, making them suitable for relatively fast passenger service.
CO-04 Rio Grande 315 or Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 or D&RGW 315   Steam "C-18" 2-8-0 narrow-gauge 1895 built
2008 NRHP-listed
Durango, CO Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
CO-07 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad No. 683 or Rio Grande 683   Steam coal-burning 2-8-0 "Consolidation" 1890 Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Only surviving 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge steam locomotive from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
CO-08 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad No. 5629   4-8-4 1940 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO One of four surviving Burlington Route "Northerns".
CO-09 Rio Grande No. 491   Steam 2-8-2 "Mikado" narrow-gauge 1902 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Operational, and currently (in 2022) the largest operating narrow gauge engine in the Western hemisphere.
CO-10 Rio Grande No. 318   2-8-0 narrow-gauge 1896-built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Sister to Rio Grande 315.
CO-11 Rio Grande No. 346 (aka Denver & Rio Grande RR 406)    Steam 2-8-0 "Consolidation" narrow-gauge 1881 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Operational (as of 2022)
CO-12 Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1   Steam 0-4-2 cog 1890 Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Originally named "John Hulbert"; rebuilt as a Vauclain compound and numbered #1 in 1893; operated on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway from 1891 into the 1960s.
CO-13 Rio Grande Southern No. 20   Steam 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" 1899 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Operational (as of 2022)
CO-14 Denver Leadville & Gunnison No. 191   Steam 2-8-0 "Consolidation" narrow-gauge 1880 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO The oldest locomotive in the state of Colorado.
CO-15 Denver & Rio Grande Western EMD F9A #5771 & F9B #5762   Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-16 Denver & Rio Grande Western Davenport 0-4-0 #50   Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-17 Denver & Rio Grande Western EMD GP30 #3011   Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-18 Denver & Rio Grande Western EMD SD40T-2 #5401. Diesel Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Donated to the museum in 2018.
CO-19 West Side Lumber Company #12 (Shay locomotive)   Shay Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-20 West Side Lumber Company #14 (Shay locomotive)   Shay Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
CO-21 Royal Gorge 40   2-8-0 1921 built Photographed at Colorado Railroad Museum in 2007.
CO-22 Union Pacific 4455   0-6-0 1920 built Photographed at Colorado Railroad Museum in 2007.
CO-23 Big Boy Union Pacific #4005   Steam 4-8-8-4 Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO One of the few remaining examples of the world's largest steam locomotives, a 4-8-8-4 type, of which only 25 were ever built, and eight remain in museums
CO-24 Forney Locomotive, F&CPV 108   0-4-4T 1897 built Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO A Forney locomotive with number 108.
CO-25 another locomotive at Forney Transportation Museum   Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO
39°46′41″N 104°58′14″W / 39.77795°N 104.97064°W / 39.77795; -104.97064 (Forney Transportation Museum (approx. location for 3 locomotives))
Photographed in 2012.
CO-26 Chicago & North Western Railway 444   class R-1 4-6-0 (Alco 38526 of 1906) Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO Photographed at Forney as of summer 2012
CO-27 Colorado and Southern Railway #9   2-6-0 1884 built Georgetown Loop Railroad, Georgetown to Silver Plume, CO
39°41′42″N 105°43′27″W / 39.69495°N 105.72413°W / 39.69495; -105.72413 (Georgetown Loop Railroad (approx. location of HQ, multiple locomotives associated))
Was preserved, used & damaged, now on static display. This engine was originally built as #72 for the Denver, South Park & Pacific RR.
CO-28 CCVNGR Engine No. 1   Steam 0-4-4-0T coal-fired 1902 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Operational. An Orenstein & Koppel articulated mallet built in 1902.
CO-29 CCVNGR Engine No. 2   Steam 0-4-0T+T coal-fired 1936 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Operational. Henschel.
CO-30 CCVNGR Engine No. 3   Steam 0-4-0T built in 1927. 1927 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Operational. H. K. Porter tank.
CO-31 CCVNGR Engine No. 4   Steam 0-4-4-0T 1947 built Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Under long term overhaul. W. G. Bagnall.
CO-32 Rio Grande 463   Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge 1903 built
1975 NRHP-listed
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Operational
CO-33 C&TSRR No. 484   Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge 1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Operational
CO-34 C&TSRR No. 487   Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge 1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Operational
CO-35 C&TSRR No. 488   Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge 1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Operational
CO-36 C&TSRR No. 489   Steam 2-8-2, narrow-gauge 1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Operational
CO-37 C&TSRR No. 497   Steam 2-8-2, K-37, narrow-gauge 1902 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Operational. Was restored to operating condition for the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in 1984 and was traded to the C&TSRR in late October 1991 in exchange for class K-36 locomotive 482. Locomotive 497 was later taken out of service in late 2002 and currently sits in storage in the Chama roundhouse awaiting an overhaul.
CO-38 C&TSRR 489 Steam 2-8-2, K-36, narrow-gauge 1925 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM In 2019 went down for Federal Railroad Administration-mandated inspection and replacement of smokebox. Also under conversion to burn oil instead of coal, with completion expected in 2021.
CO-40 D&RGW No. 315 also operates on Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad   C-18 2-8-0 "Consolidation" narrow-gauge 1895 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Owned by the Durango Railroad Historical Society, but on indefinite loan to the C&TSRR.[3] Restoration work on No. 315 was completed in August 2007, and it continues to operate on occasional special excursions on both the D&SNG and the C&TSRR.
CO-41 D&RG Engine 494 or C&TSRR 494   2-8-2, narrow-gauge 1902 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM Photo from 2016 labelled "D&RG Engine 494" but in Commons category for Cumbres and Toltec.
CO-42 D&RG 495 or C&TSRR 494   2-8-2, K-37, narrow-gauge 1902 built Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM
CO-43 a C&TSRR diesel locomotive Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM
CO-44 another C&TSRR diesel locomotive Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, CO/NM
CO-45 D&RG 473   Steam 2-8-2 K-28 1923 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Converted from burning coal to burning oil in 2021.
CO-46 D&RG 476   Steam 2-8-2 K-28 1923 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational as of May 2022; converted to oil.
CO-47 D&RG 478   Steam 2-8-2 K-28 1923 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational, but taken out of service in 2016; on display at the D&SNG Museum, awaiting a future overhaul.
CO-48 D&RG 480   Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Restored in 1985, converted to oil in 2021.
CO-49 D&RG 481   Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Was the first K-36 class to go to Silverton under its own power.
CO-50 D&RGW 482   Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Restored in 1992. Converted from a coal burner to an oil burner in 2021.
CO-51 D&RGW 486   Steam 2-8-2 K-36 1925 built by BLW D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Restored in 2000.
CO-52 D&RGW 493   Steam 2-8-2 K-37 1928 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Was on display in Silverton until moved to Durango in 2016 for restoration. Restored to operating condition in 2020.[4] Converted from burning coal to burning oil.[4]
CO-53 D&RGW 498   Steam 2-8-2 K-37 1930 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Stored in Durango, serving as a parts source for other locomotives. Tender was sent with K-37 class No. 499 when traded to the Royal Gorge Park in 1999.
CO-54 No. 1   Diesel (B-B) 45-Ton (Center-Cab) 1957 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Nicknamed the "Hotshot".
CO-55 No. 5 Diesel (B-B) 45-Ton (Center-Cab) 1960 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Stored in Durango.
CO-56 No. 11   Diesel (B-B) 98-Ton (Center-Cab) Unknown built date D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Built at or for U.S. Steel using General Electric parts.
CO-57 No. 101   Diesel (C-C) DL-535E 1969 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational.[note 1]
CO-58 No. 103   Diesel (C-C) DL-535E 1969 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational.[note 2]
CO-59 No. 106   Diesel (C-C) DL-535E 1969 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational.[note 3]
CO-60 No. 107   Diesel (C-C) DL-535E 1969 D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational.[note 4]
CO-61 No. 1201 Diesel (B-B) MP2000NG 2018–2020 D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational.[note 5]
CO-62 No. 1202 Diesel (B-B) MP2000NG 2018–2020 D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational.[note 6]
CO-63 No. 1203 Diesel (C-C) 80-Ton 1946 D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational.[note 7]
CO-64 PPCR No. 1   Cog steam 0-4-2T 1890 built by BCW On display at the Colorado Railroad Museum Originally built as the "John Hulbert", rebuilt as a Vauclain compound and numbered 1 in 1893.
CO-65 PPCR No. 2   Cog steam 0-4-2T 1890 by BCW On display in Manitou Springs, Colorado Originally built as the "Manitou", renamed to "T.F. Richardson" at some point before 1898. Rebuilt as a Vauclain Compound and numbered #2 in 1893.
CO-66 PPCR No. 3   Cog steam 0-4-2T 1890 built by BLW PPCR, Manitou Springs, CO Scrapped for parts. Originally built as "Pike's Peak", rebuilt as a Vauclain Compound and numbered #3 in 1893.
CO-67 PPCR No. 4 (1st) Cog steam 0-4-2T 1892 built by BLW Wrecked August 31, 1896, scrapped The smallest engine the railway owned, was known as the "little 4". First engine delivered as a Vauclain Compound, and its superiority over the previous 3 engines resulted in them being sent back to Baldwin to be rebuilt. Broke a side rod and ran away in August 1896.
CO-68 No. 4 (2nd)   Cog steam 0-4-2T 1897 built by BLW On display at the Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, AZ[5] Built to replaced wrecked #4. Built to the specifications of the original larger engines. #4 Was sent to the Colorado Railroad Museum after retirement in October 1968. It was then traded for #1 in November 1979.
CO-69 No. 5   Cog steam 0-4-2T 1901 by BLW On display at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO First engine built with an automatic brake. Displayed at the Cog Railway Depot in Manitou for many years before being moved to the Broadmoor Hotel and put on display.
CO-70 No. 8   Cog diesel electric 1939 by GE Sold to the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO First GE Unit delivered to the railway. It had 3 2 stroke General Motors 71 engines and internal Dynamic brakes. Was retired with the arrival of the Swiss units and robbed of parts to maintain other engines.
CO-71 No. 9 Cog diesel electric 1946 by GE On display at the Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO Unit 9 was powered by 2 Cummins NHS diesels as built. Later rebuilt to have twin Cummins 855 Diesels.
CO-72 No. 10 Cog diesel electric 1950 by GE [Rebuilt as No. 22, so this row should be deleted if there is row for 22] Rebuilt as No. 22. Unit 10 was powered by 2 Cummins NHS diesels as built. The frame of this unit was the basis for snowplow 22.
CO-73 No. 11   Cog diesel electric 1950 by GE Sold to the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO Unit 11 was powered by 2 Cummins NHS diesels as built. Later rebuilt with Cummins 855 diesels.
CO-74 No. 12 Cog diesel electric 1955 by Manitou and Pikes Peak railroad shops Rebuilt as No. 23 PPCR, Manitou Springs, CO Built by the railroad shops, unit 12 was powered by 2 General Motors 110 diesels. Was built to the same body style as the GE built units. Rebuilt to Unit 23 in 1982.
CO-75 Rio Grande Southern 42 (aka Denver & Rio Grande 420)    Steam 2-8-0 1887 built D&SNG, Durango, CO On display in the Durango roundhouse.
CO-76 Denver & Rio Grande 268   Steam 2-8-0 1882 built Gunnison Pioneer Museum, Gunnison, Colorado Restored to its appearance in the mid-20th-century.
Canadian Pacific 1246   Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston, Connecticut
FL-01 Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153   Steam 4-6-2 1922 built by ALC
1985 NRHP
Miami, FL
IL-01 New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999   Steam 4-4-0 1893 built Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois Set world speed record of 112.5 miles per hour (181.1 km/h), claimed to be first over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
IN-01 Milwaukee Road 1416 steam locomotive   0-6-0 1908 Evansville Museum Transportation Center, Evansville, Indiana
37°57′52″N 87°34′23″W / 37.96436°N 87.57298°W / 37.96436; -87.57298 (Milwaukee Road 1416 steam locomotive)
The locomotive is a 1908 Milwaukee Road I-5 switcher steam engine, believed to be the last of its kind, preserved under a shed roof.[6]
IN-02 New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765   1944 built New Haven, IN
IA-01 Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1355   4-6-0 then 4-6-2 1909 built
1924 rebuilt
2004 NRHP
3400 Sioux River Rd., Sioux City, Iowa
42°31′45″N 96°28′36″W / 42.52917°N 96.47667°W / 42.52917; -96.47667 (Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1355)
KS-01 ATSF 3415   4-6-2 1919 built Abilene, Kansas In service on the Abiliene & Smokey Valley RR.
KY-01 L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152   1905 built
1974 NRHP
Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, Kentucky
37°39′25″N 85°35′33″W / 37.65694°N 85.59250°W / 37.65694; -85.59250 (L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152)
KY-02 Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587   1918 built
1985 NRHP
Ravenna, Kentucky
37°41′02.2″N 83°51′21.3″W / 37.683944°N 83.855917°W / 37.683944; -83.855917 (Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587)
LA-01 Southern Pacific 745   Steam 2-8-2 Mk-5 1921 built
1998 NRHP
Louisiana Steam Train Association, Jefferson, LA Operational. Last surviving locomotive built in Louisiana. Asserted to be the only operating steam locomotive in Louisiana.
MD-01 Chesapeake and Ohio 1309   2-6-6-2 1949 built Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Last-built of BLW's Class 1 mainline locomotives, it pulled coal trains. One of few articulated locomotive operating in the United States, on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.
MD-02 Western Maryland Railway Steam Locomotive No. 202   1984 NRHP Hagerstown, MD
MI-01 Pere Marquette Railway Locomotive No. 1223   2000 NRHP Grand Haven, MI
MI-02 Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive No. 5   2005 NRHP Nahma Township, MI
MI-03 Pere Marquette Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1225   2004 NRHP Owosso, MI
MN-01 Soo Line Locomotive 2719   4-6-2 "Pacific" type 1923 built by ALCO
2003 NRHP
On static display, in Duluth, Minnesota Hauled the Soo Line's last steam-powered train, a June 21, 1959 round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. It was then displayed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin until 1996. Then based in Duluth, it was restored and operated in excursion service from 1998 until 2013 when its boiler certificate expired. Today, the locomotive remains on display in Duluth, Minnesota.
MO-01 Southern Pacific 4460   Steam 4-8-4 GS-6 1943 built by LLW Static display, National Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri nicknamed "Black Daylight" and "War Baby", and also known as the "Forgotten Daylight"
NE-01 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Steam Locomotive No. 710   1997 NRHP Lincoln, NE
NV-01 Virginia and Truckee Railway Locomotive No. 27   2004 NRHP Carson City, NV
NV-02 Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Locomotive House and Machine Shop 1983 NRHP Reno, NV
NV-03 Southern Pacific 8   4-6-0 narrow-gauge 1907 built by BLW Lillard Park, Sparks, Nevada
NJ-01 United States Army Steam Locomotive No. 4039   2002 NRHP Hanover Township, NJ
NJ-02 New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad ALCO Type S-2 Locomotive No. 206   2009 NRHP Maywood, NJ
NM-01 ATSF Locomotive No. 2926   1944 built
2007 NRHP
Albuquerque, NM
NM-02 D&RGW 463   2-8-2 1903 built
1975 NRHP
Chama
36°54′10.4″N 106°34′40.7″W / 36.902889°N 106.577972°W / 36.902889; -106.577972 (D&RGW 223)
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
NC-01 East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Locomotive No. 12   1917 built by BLW
1992 NRHP-listed
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Canadian Pacific 1278   Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio
Canadian Pacific 1293   Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio
OR-01 McCloud River Railway No. 25  
OR-02 Southern Pacific 4449   Steam 4-8-4 GS-4 Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon Operational.
PA-01 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Streamlined Electric Locomotive No. 4859   2004 NRHP Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
PA-02 Consolidation Freight Locomotive No. 1187   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-03 Consolidation Freight Locomotive No. 2846   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-04 Consolidation Freight Locomotive No. 7688   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-05 DDI Electric Locomotive No. 36   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-06 Electric Locomotive No. 4859   Electric 1937 built Strasburg, PA
PA-07 Freight Locomotive No. 5741   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-08 Locomotive No. 6755   2001 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-09 Mikado Freight Locomotive No. 520   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-10 Passenger Locomotive No. 1223   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-11 Passenger Locomotive No. 1737   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA-12 Passenger Locomotive No. 7002   1979 NRHP Strasburg, PA
PA- Canadian Pacific 2317   Static display, Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
SC-01 Hampton & Branchville 44   4-6-0 ten wheeler steam locomotive 1927 built South Carolina Railroad Museum, South Carolina
34°20′25″N 81°04′46″W / 34.34034°N 81.07946°W / 34.34034; -81.07946 (Hampton & Branchville 44)[7]
[8][9]
OR-01 Polson Logging Co. 2   2-8-2 Mikado Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad A locomotive of Polson Logging Company or Polson Logging Co., preserved.
TN-01 Wilmington and Western 58   1907 built[10] Wilmington and Western / Wilmington & Western RR [10]
TN-02 Cherokee Brick & Tile 1   2-4-2 1920 built[11] Cowan Railroad Museum, Cowan, Tennessee
TN-03 Mikado Locomotive No. 4501   1979 NRHP Chattanooga, Tennessee
TX-01 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Depot and Locomotive No. 5000   Amarillo, Texas
TX-02 EP&SW 1   Steam 4-4-0 1857 built Static display, Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso, El Paso, Texas Wood-burning. Only surviving locomotive of Breese, Kneeland, and Company of New Jersey
TX-03 Texas & Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 610   1977 NRHP Fort Worth, Texas
TX-04 No. 771   Steam 2-8-2 Mk-5 Static display, Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas [Not mentioned by this name at Grapevine Vintage Railroad, may be 2199 or another, per List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock.]
TX-05 Grapevine Vintage Railroad 2199 ("Vinny")   Diesel EMD GP7u 1953 built Operational, Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas Originally owned by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, it was purchased by the Grapevine Vintage Railroad in 2005. Vinny is the most used locomotive on the line while 2248 is down for repair.
TX-06 Grapevine Vintage Railroad 2248 ("Puffy")   1896 built by Cooke Locomotive Works Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas Originally owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad for mixed passenger and freight use in California. Later in its life, it was converted into a fire train, and eventually ended up as a ceremonial engine in a private collection. Although at one point Walt Disney was eyeing it for a project that never came to be, it ended up in the hands of the Texas State Railroad in 1976. In 1990, #2248 was purchased by the FWWR and restored to operational condition in 1991. Since early 2016, the 2248 has been out of service. Grapevine expects to see the locomotive return to steam by 2023.
TX-07 Southern Pacific 786 Steam 2-8-2 Mk-5 1916 built by Brooks Locomotive Works Undergoing restoration, Austin Steam Train Association, Austin, Texas
TX-08 Southern Pacific 794   Steam 2-8-2 Mk-5 Static display, Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas
UT-01 Texas and New Orleans 146 Steam 0-6-0 S-13 Ogden, Utah Of the T&NO, per Per List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock
UT-02 Grant Steam Locomotive No. 223 (or D&RGW 223)    2-8-0 1881 built
1979 NRHP
Salt Lake City, UT or Ogden
41°13′19.9″N 111°58′47.6″W / 41.222194°N 111.979889°W / 41.222194; -111.979889 (D&RGW 223)
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
VA-01 Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works 2007 NRHP Richmond, Virginia
VT-01 Phenix Marble Company 1 see this pic Passumpsic Railroad, Passumpsic, Vermont[12] A locomotive of Phenix Marble Company, preserved.[13]
VT-02 Lowville and Beaver River Railroad 8 [14] Shay 1918 built Shay locomotive[14] Steamtown USA, Vermont (see here) A locomotive of the Lowville and Beaver River Railroad, preserved. YouTube "Lowville and Beaver River Shay #8 at Steamtown"
WA-01 Hillcrest Lumber Company 10   3-truck Climax 1928 Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Washington Climax Locomotive Works
WA-02 Simpson Logging Company Locomotive No. 7   Shay locomotive 1924 built
2004 NRHP
Shelton, Washington
WI-01 Steam Locomotive No. 1385   4-6-0 1907 built
2000 NRHP
North Freedom, Wisconsin
43°27′31″N 89°52′29″W / 43.45861°N 89.87472°W / 43.45861; -89.87472 (C&NW 1385)
WV-01 Chesapeake and Ohio 1308   2-6-6-2 1949 built by BLW
2003 NRHP
1401 Memorial Blvd, Huntington, West Virginia
38°24′18.5″N 82°28′38″W / 38.405139°N 82.47722°W / 38.405139; -82.47722 (Chesapeake and Ohio 1308)
One of the last Class 1 mainline locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, closing out more than 100 years of production, a total of more than 70,000 locomotives. [Was in WV, but may now be in MD.]
WV-02 Elk River Coal and Lumber Company No. 10   2-8-2 1924 built
2006 NRHP
Huntington, West Virginia
38°25′25.1″N 82°26′27.1″W / 38.423639°N 82.440861°W / 38.423639; -82.440861 (Elk River Coal and Lumber Company No. 10)
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company
WV-03 Chesapeake and Ohio 2755   2-8-4 1947-built Chief Logan State Park, Logan County, West Virginia
37°53′34″N 82°0′34″W / 37.89278°N 82.00944°W / 37.89278; -82.00944 (Chesapeake and Ohio 2755)
Built by Lima Locomotive Works; pulled coal trains until 1956.
Unk-99 DV&S 50 GE 45-ton switcher 1954 built
2001 NRHP
Location unknown Delta Valley and Southern Railway

Others at museums and heritage railways edit

There are many preserved locomotives in the United States which are not individually listed above. Numerous ones are preserved at railway museums and heritage railways,[note 8] These include:

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See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y) in April 2020. Arrived in Durango in late September 2020.
  2. ^ Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route in May 2021. Arrived in Durango in September 2021.
  3. ^ Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route in May 2021. Arrived in Durango in September 2021.
  4. ^ Recently acquired from the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y) in April 2020. Arrived in Durango in late August 2020.
  5. ^ Acquired from Motive Power and Equipment Solutions (MP&ES) in 2018 in response to the 416 Fire. Arrived in Durango in early November 2020. Rebuilt from an ex-Tri-Rail F40PHL-2. Originally announced to have the number 550, in reference to the highway linking Durango and Silverton.
  6. ^ Acquired from Motive Power and Equipment Solutions (MP&ES) in 2018 in response to the 416 Fire. Arrived in Durango in late October 2020. Rebuilt from an ex-Tri-Rail F40PHL-2. Originally announced to have the number 416, in recognition of the extraordinary effort that was undertaken by firefighters to fight the 416 Fire.
  7. ^ Acquired from the Georgetown Loop Railroad in 2017 in trade for GE 92-ton center cab diesel No. 9.
  8. ^ See Category:Railroad museums in the United States and Category:Heritage railroads in the United States.
  9. ^ DSNG has 19 per Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad#D&SNG engines vs. 19 tabulated above

References edit

  1. ^ Ralph S. Wilcox (September 28, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Central Texas Gravel Locomotive No. 210 / Site #JE0688". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  2. ^ Bob Trennert. "Southern Pacific 2562 - The Story of a Display Locomotive".
  3. ^ Papas, Efstathios. Personal Interview. March 11, 2020
  4. ^ a b Franz, Justin (February 5, 2020). "Tests continue on first Durango & Silverton oil-burner; second conversion to begin". Trains. Kalmbach Media. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Railway becomes keeper of Pikes Peak Cog engine". Grand Canyon News. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  6. ^ "Evansville Museum".
  7. ^ "Location of Hampton & Branchville #44 - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com.
  8. ^ "Hampton & Branchville #44 - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com.
  9. ^ "Pictures of HB 44". www.rrpicturearchives.net.
  10. ^ a b "Wilmington & Western Railroad - Delaware's Operating Railroad Museum". www.wwrr.com.
  11. ^ "Cherokee Brick & Tile #1 - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com.
  12. ^ "Surviving Steam Locomotives in Vermont, United States". www.steamlocomotive.com.
  13. ^ "All Aboard - Volume 7, Number 1 June-July 1992 Pages 1-7" (PDF).
  14. ^ a b "Pictures of LBR 8". www.rrpicturearchives.net.