| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
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| 2926 | 2900 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | New Mexico Heritage Rail, Albuquerque, NM | operational | Baldwin #69814, 1944 | Previously placed on display in Coronado Park. Test fired on August 20, 2018. Moved under its own power on July 24, 2021. Debuted in excursion service on September 30, 2023. Became the second steam locomotive to be equipped with Positive Train Control. |
| 85 (1) | | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | Jeddo Highland Coal (A.E. Dick) | Gramling Locomotive Works, Ashley, IN | stored operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3885, 09/1928 | From Sullivan's Diner, Horseheads, NY. |
| | 2-2-0 | 4'-8½" | B&O | B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD | operational | B&O (Mount Clare), 1927 | Named Tom Thumb, replica. |
| 13 | | 4-2-0 | 4'-8½" | B&O | B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD | operational | B&O (Mount Clare), 1927 | Replica. Named Lafayette. |
| 8419 | JS | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | B&SV (China Railways) | Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, Boone, IA | operational | Tangshan #8419, 1989 | Named Iowan. From China. Dropped from crane and heavily damaged upon arrival to the USA. Taken out of service in late 2017. Returned to operation on September 30, 2023. |
| 9 (616) | | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SMS Rail Lines (USATC) | SMS Rail Lines, Bridgeport, NJ | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #70402, 1942 | From the New Hope Railroad, New Hope, PA. Previously operated in the 1970s. Had the boiler fired up and the throttle opened with steam running through the cylinders in 2021. Restored back to operation on November 16, 2023. |
| 7 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | US Ordinance | Buckley Old Engine Show, Buckley, MI | operational | Alco (Cooke) #59402, 06/1918 | |
| 22 | | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | V&T | Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, NV | operational | Baldwin #3693, 1875 | Named Inyo. Featured in 'Wild Wild West' (1999) and many other Western movies. |
| 25 | | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | V&T | Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, NV | operational | Baldwin #25016, 1905 | |
| 9 (6) | 70-3 | Climax3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Middle Fork RR) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Climax #1551, 1919 | Restored to operation in September 2019. Only operating Climax3Tr type in the USA. |
| 2 (4) | 98 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Mayo Lumber Co) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3320, 1928 | |
| 11 (3) | 116 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Feather River) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3221, 1923 | |
| 4 (5) | 80 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Mower Lumber Co) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3189, 12/1922 | |
| 5 | 90 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (Greenbrier & Elk River) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #1503, 11/1905 | Official state steam locomotive of West Virginia. Oldest operating Shay. |
| 6 | 162 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | CSRR (WM) | Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, Cass, WV | operational | Lima #3354, 05/1945 | Nicknamed Big 6. Acquired from the B&O Railroad Museum in trade for GC&E Shay 1 in 1980. Restored to operation in May 1981. Taken out of service in October 2018. Returned to operation on September 3, 2023. Largest surviving Shay. |
| 630 (207) | Ks-1 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Southern (ET&WNC) | TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN | operational | Alco (Richmond) #28446, 1904 | Previously operated in November 1989. Restored back to operation in March 2011. Taken out of service in early 2020. Returned to operation in March 2021. Taken out of service again in early 2022. Returned to operation on August 4, 2023. |
| 4501 | Ms | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Southern | TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN | operational | Baldwin #37085, 1911 | Featured in Summer of My German Soldier, October Sky, Fool's Parade, 42, and music video Hurt. Previously operated in 1998. Restored back to operation in September 2014. Masqueraded as L&N 1593 in September and October 2019. |
| 844 (8444) | FEF-3 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | UP | UP engine house, Cheyenne, WY | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #72791, 12/1944 | Featured in the TV series 'Shining Time Station'. Only steam locomotive in the United States to never be retired by a major class I North American railroad. Renumbered to 8444 from 1962 to 1989. Taken out of service in 2013. Returned to service in 2016. |
| 4014 | 48841 | 4-8-8-4 | 4'-8½" | UP | UP engine house, Cheyenne, WY | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #69585, 11/1941 | From Pomona, CA. Reacquired by the Union Pacific in July 2013. Restored to operation on May 1, 2019. Converted to burn oil. Temporarily uses the tender of UP 3985. Became the first-ever steam locomotive to be equipped with Positive Train Control. |
| 1 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | DTR | Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum, Chisago City, MN | operational | H.K. Porter #5580, 1914 | |
| 4 | | 0-4-0T-T | 4'-8½" | DTR | Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum, Chisago City, MN | operational | H.K. Porter #6768, 1923 | |
| 3 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Edison Portland Cement | Silverbend Farms, Clarksburg, CA | stored operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3370, 1923 | Fron San Jose, owned by Louis R. Chiaramonte? |
| 11 | | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Everett (Bath & Hammondsport) | Claysburg shops, Claysburg, PA | operational | Alco (Cooke) #62635, 03/1923 | Originally built for export to Cuba. From the M&NJ Shops, Middletown, NY. Sold to the Everett Railroad, Duncansville, PA. Restored to operation in October 2015. Converted to burn oil in March 2022. |
| 148 | 151 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | US Sugar (FEC) | US Sugar, Clewiston, FL | operational | Alco (Richmond) #61769, 1920 | From Zerr's Historic Steam Train LLC, near the C&O engine house, Traverse City, MI, then Monte Vista, CO. Owned by Don Shank's D&RG Historial Foundation. Restored to operation in 2020. Converted to burn waste vegetable oil. |
| 1 (124) | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Little River (Youngstown Steel) | Little River Railroad, Coldwater, MI | operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre), 1908 | From LaPorte & Hesston, IN. |
| 110 | | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Little River | Little River Railroad, Coldwater, MI | operational | Baldwin #37303, 1911 | Smallest standard gauge 4-6-2 type ever built. Taken out of service in early 2018. Returned to operation in late 2020. |
| 3 (518) | | 0-6-4T | 4'-8½" | H&TL (C&HM) | Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI | operational | Mason Machine Works #518, 1873 | Named Torch Lake. Only surviving Mason Bogie type locomotive. Oldest operating steam locomotive in the USA. |
| 7 | | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | DT&I (Detroit & Lima Northern) | Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI | operational | Baldwin #15317, 1897 | Henry Ford's personal locomotive. Restored in 2012. |
| 1 | | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Ford | Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI | operational | Manchester Locomotive Works, 1875 | Named Edison. Rebuilt at the Rouge Shops from an 0-4-0 type in 1932 to represent an 1800's William Mason by Henry Ford. |
| 1702 | S-160 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GSMR (USATC) | Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Dillsboro, NC | operational | Baldwin #64641, 1942 | From a tourist railroad in Nebraska. Converted to burn oil. Previously operated in 2004. Restored back to operation in July 2016. |
| 643 (5) | B4a | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | PRR | Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association, Dillsburg, PA | operational | PRR (Altoona) #2184, 1901 | Currently the only operational PRR steam locomotive. |
| 28 (332) | C-3 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE (DM&IR) | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | operational | Alco (Pittsburg) #39587, 1906 | Restored to operation in June 2017. Temporarily replaced Soo Line 2719 while it is out of service. |
| 6 | | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | American Viscose | Scott Symans, Dunkirk, NY | private operational | Baldwin #57994, 09/1924 | From Gem City Iron & Metal, Pulaski, VA. |
| 81 | | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | NN | Nevada Northern Railway, East Ely, NV | operational | Baldwin #45351, 1917 | Virtual Tour Restored to operation in September 2021. Temporarily replaced Nevada Northern 40 while it is out of service. |
| 93 | | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | NN (Kennecott Copper) | Nevada Northern Railway, East Ely, NV | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #44604, 01/1909 | Restored to operation on May 20, 1993. Taken out of service for major running gear maintenance and valve work in January 2023. Returned to operation in August 2023. |
| 331 (63) | | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | PRR (Central Pacific) | The Star Barn Village, Elizabethtown, PA | operational | Kloke Locomotive Works, 2009 | Named Leviathan, replica based off of O'Connor Engineering blueprints of the locomotives at Promontory Summit. |
| 97 (200) | | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Valley Railroad (B&SE) | Valley Railroad, Essex, CT | operational | Alco (Cooke) #65188, 1923 | Taken out of service in 2010. Returned to operation in October 2018. |
| 40 | | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Valley Railroad (A&R) | Valley Railroad, Essex, CT | operational | Alco (Brooks) #61858, 1920 | |
| 3025 (1658) | SY | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Valley Railroad (NYNH&H) | Valley Railroad, Essex, CT | operational | Tangshan #1658, 1989 | damaged in fire From China, then the Knox, Kane & Kinzua Railroad. Restored to operation in 2011. |
| 1 | | 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | ERM&LC (Dolly Varden) | Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka, CA | stored operational | Marshutz & Cantrell, 1884 | Named Falk. |
| 1 | | 0-4-0RT | 4'-8½" | Bear Harbor | Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka, CA | stored operational | Marshutz & Cantrell #8100, 1892 | Geared. |
| 14 | | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE | Fillmore & Western Railway, Fillmore, CA | operational | Baldwin #40875, 1913 | |
| 2 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Santa Cruz Portland Cement | CA Western Railroad, Fort Bragg, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #4390, 09/1909 | Named Chiggen. From Chicken Kitchen Restaurant, Pollardville, then Stockton, CA, then Snoqualmie, WA, then Folsom, CA. |
| 2 | 36 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | SC&S | Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad, Freeport, IL | operational | Heisler #1260, 1912 | |
| 2 | | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Polson Logging Co. (Saginaw Timber) | Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR | operational | Baldwin #38967, 1912 | Previously operated at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Acquired in Aug 2022 by the Albany & Eastern Railroad, Lebanon, OR. On loan to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, OR. Taken out of service in Aug 2023. Returned to operation in Nov 2023. |
| 3 | 63 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Craig Mt. Lumber | Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR | operational | Heisler #1364, 1917 | From the Kettle Moraine Railway, then Green Bay, WI, then Alamosa, CO. Restored to operation in October 2022. |
| 1003 | L-1 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Wisconsin Automotive Museum, Hartford, WI | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #52826, 1913 | Appeared in "Extreme Steam : Classic North American Steam Locomotives". |
| 104 | | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | PT | Black Hills Central Railroad, Hill City, SD | operational | Baldwin #59137, 1926 | |
| 110 | | 2-6-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Rayonier (Weyerhaeuser) | Black Hills Central Railroad, Hill City, SD | operational | Baldwin #60561, 1928 | |
| 108 | | 2-6-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Weyerhaeuser | Black Hills Central Railroad, Hill City, SD | operational | Baldwin #59087, 1926 | Restoration From Snoqualmie, WA. |
| 12 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Marble Cliff Quarries | Mark Acuff, N of airport, Hillsboro, OR | operational | Alco, 1918 | From Milwaulkie, OR. |
| 6 | | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | Cherokee Brick & Tile | Mike Buckner, Junction City, GA | operational | Glover #13186, 06/1919 | From Tifton, GA. |
| 4 | | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Fairchild & NE | Laona & Northern, Laona, WI | operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #2535, 1916 | |
| 205 | | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | SMV | Albany & Eastern Railroad, Lebanon, OR | operational | Baldwin #57613, 1924 | info & photo From Independence, OR. Uses the tender from sister SMV locomotive 100. Restoration work started in 2006. Restored to operation in September 2021. |
| 1 (3) | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Koppers Co | WMCRR, Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, NH | operational | H.K. Porter #7171, 1930 | |
| 5 | | 2-4-2ST | 4'-8½" | EB&L | WMCRR, Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, NH | operational | Baldwin #29575, 1906 | |
| 6 | | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Beebe River | WMCRR, Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, NH | operational | Climax #1603, 1921 | |
| 11 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | NMIM | Prairie Village, Madison, SD | operational | Alco (Cooke) #65274, 1924 | |
| 29 | S | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE (US Army) | Prairie Village, Madison, SD | operational | Lima #8381, 1944 | Operates one weekend per month during the summer. |
| 4 | | 0-4-2cog | 4'-8½" | M&PP | M&PP, Manitou Springs, CO | stored operational | Baldwin (Burnham) #15173, 1897 | Closed. |
| 58 | | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | W&W (AB&A) | Wilmington & Western Railroad, Marshallton, DE | operational | Baldwin #31899, 10/1907 | Named 'The Veteran's Locomotive'. Restored to operation in 1998. Taken out of service in November 2013. Returned to operation in November 2017. |
| 70 | 70 ton | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Rayonier (Polson Logging) | Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Mineral, WA | operational | Baldwin #55355, 1922 | Previously operated in 2019. Placed in storage due to the closure of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad from May 2020 to August 2022. Restored back to operation on September 1, 2023. |
| 113 | B-7s | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CNJ | Railway Restoration Project 113, Minersville, PA | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #64384, 1923 | One of the largest 0-6-0 types ever built. Test fired on October 29, 2010. Restored to operation on November 23, 2012. |
| 261 | S-3 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | CMStP&P | GN Shops/Minneapolis Junction, Minneapolis, MN | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #71974, 07/1944 | Restored to operation in 1993. Taken out of service in 2008. Returned to operation on December 12, 2012. Considering a possible conversion to burn oil, according to a March 2021 feasibility study. |
| 401 | H-4 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Southern | Monticello Railway Museum, Monticello, IL | operational | Baldwin #32487, 1907 | Received a brand new boiler and cab in 2008. Restored to operation in 2010. Taken out of service in September 2019. Returned to operation on June 16, 2022. |
| 8 | | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Feather River | Art Wilson Co., Mound House, NV | stored operational | Baldwin #32160, 11/1907 | From V&T Railroad then Gold Hill. Appeared in Great American Train Rides I. |
| 3 (13) | | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Ohio Power (Beech Bottom Power) | Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, Nelsonville, OH | operational | Baldwin #53038, 1920 | |
| 17 | | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Northern Central | Steam Into History, New Freedom, PA | operational | Kloke Locomotive Works #2, 2013 | Named York. Replica. |
| 765 | S2 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | FWRHS, Edgerton Rd, New Haven, IN | operational | Lima #8673, 1944 | Restored to operation in 1979. Taken out of service in 1993. Returned to operation in 2006. Masqueraded as C&O 2765 in October 1993 and NKP 767 in September 2016. |
| 40 | 10-34-E | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | NH&I (Lancaster & Chester) | New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, New Hope, PA | operational | Baldwin #58824, 1925 | Restored to operation in 1966. Operated until 1986. Restored back to operation in June 1991. Taken out of service in 2014. Returned to operation on November 24, 2017. |
| 7470 (47) | O-18a | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CSRR (CNR) | Conway Scenic Railroad, North Conway, NH | operational | GTR, 1921 | Received tubes from MEC 501. |
| 1 | | 0-4-4T | 4'-8½" | Bock Lumber (Maddox Foundry & Machines Works) | Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, IN | operational | Baldwin #32792, 05/1908 | |
| 1225 | N-1 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | PM | Steam Railroading Institute, Owosso, MI | operational | Lima #7839, 1941 | Test fired in 1985. Restored to operation in 1988. Appeared in 'The Polar Express' (2004 movie). Taken out of service for a running gear overhaul in early 2022. Returned to operation on October 25, 2023. |
| 5000 | R-67a | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | CRI&P | Steam Railroading Institute, Owosso, MI | operational | Alco, 1929 | Tender only. Used as an auxiliary water tender for PM 1225. |
| 1 | 22 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Phenix Marble | Passumpsic Railroad, Passumpsic, VT | operational | Heisler #1468, 1922 | photos Owned by Marvin Kendell. |
| 2102 | T-1 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | RBM&N (Reading) | RBM&N headquarters, Port Clinton, PA | operational | Reading Shops, 1945 | Operated the Iron Horse Rambles excursions from 1959 to 1964. Previously operated in October 1991. Test fired in January 2021. Restored back to operation on April 6, 2022. |
| 2575 | S-2 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | GN | Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, OR | operational | Baldwin, 1930 | Tender only. Used as an auxiliary tender on SP&S 700 excursions. |
| 4449 | GS-4 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | SP | Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, OR | operational | Lima #7817, 1941 | American Freedom Train Restored to operation in 1975. Pulled the American Freedom Train from 1975 to 1976. Featured in 'Tough Guys' (1986). Taken out of service in 2013. Returned to operation in late 2015. |
| 4219 | AC-10 | 4-8-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, OR | operational | Baldwin #64310, 1942 | Tender only. Engine sold for scrap in 1958. Used as an auxiliary water tender for both SP 4449 and SP&S 700. |
| 165 | S-34 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | WP | Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #58787, 1919 | From the Pleasanton Fairgrounds, then PLA. Restored to operation on April 23, 2022. Debuted in excursion service on May 15, 2022. Currently the only operational WP steam locomotive. |
| 60 | | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Central Pacific | Golden Spike Utah, Promontory Summit, UT | operational | Chadwell O'Connor, 1979 | Replica. Named Jupiter. Appeared in Great American Train Rides I. |
| 119 | | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | Golden Spike Utah, Promontory Summit, UT | operational | Chadwell O'Connor, 1979 | Replica. Appeared in Great American Train Rides I. |
| 2 | | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Tavares Eustis & Gulf (WTCarter Lumber) | Reader Railroad, Reader, AR | stored operational | Burnham, Williams #29900, 01/1907 | From the Orange Blossom Cannonball (Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad), Tavares, FL. |
| 1 (5019) | | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Albermarle Paper Co (USATC) | Old Dominion Chapter NRHS, Richmond, VA | operational | H.K. Porter #7499, 12/1942 | |
| 126 | | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | Lehigh Valley Coal | SC Railroad Museum, Rion, SC | operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #4139, 05/1931 | From the Gramling Locomotive Works, Ashley, IN. |
| 611 | J | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | operational | N&W #388, 1950 | Fire up 611 Named Spirit of Roanoke. Also nicknamed Queen of Steam. Appeared in National Geographic - Love Those Trains. Restored back to operation in March 2015. Operated at the Strasburg Railroad in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. |
| 3 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | DTR | Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, MN | operational | H.K. Porter | |
| 353 | B-4 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, MN | operational | Alco (Brooks) #61760, 1920 | |
| 28 (300) | 83 ton | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | TSRR (US Army) | Texas State Railroad, Rusk, TX | operational | Baldwin #47032, 11/1917 | Taken out of service for its mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul in late 2016. Returned to service in May 2018. Taken out of service again for major boiler and running gear work in September 2018. Returned to service in April 2024. |
| 30 (400) | 87 ton | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | TSRR (Tremont & Gulf) | Texas State Railroad, Rusk, TX | operational | Baldwin #46491, 1917 | Sold to the Magma Arizona Railroad in 1954 as their 7 prior to its retirement in 1967 and later acquired by the TSRR in 1974. |
| 10 (5001) | | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Granite Rock (USATC) | near CSRM's locomotive works building, Sacramento, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #7461, 1942 | |
| 1 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Comal Power | Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio, TX | operational | Baldwin, 1925 | Operates every third weekend of the year. |
| 30 (105) | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Macon Iron & Paper Stock (Georgia Power) | Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah, GA | operational | Alco (Rogers) #53880, 06/1913 | Named Goat. From Macon, GA. |
| 26 (3) | | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Baldwin (JI&S) | Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA | operational | Baldwin #60733, 1929 | From the Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH. Acquired in trade for CN 1551 in 1986. Restored to operation in the 1990s. Taken out of service in Dec 1999. Returned to operation in Dec 2015 just in time for the 2016 Railfest. Currently painted green. |
| 57 | | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Solvay Process Works | NE Missouri Old Threshers, Shelbina, MO | operational | Alco (Cooke) #64991, 1923 | From Leo Smasal, Sedalia? |
| 924 | L-5 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | NP (StP&D) | Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie, WA | operational | Rogers #5425, 1899 | |
| 1 (15) | | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Strasburg (BEDT) | Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, PA | operational | H.K. Porter #5966, 1917 | Restored to operation in 1999 as a steam-powered version of Thomas the Tank Engine. Used primarily for Strasburg's Day Out With Thomas events. |
| 89 (911) | E-10-a | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Strasburg (CNR) | Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, PA | operational | CLC, 1910 | Taken out of service in late 2015. Returned to operation in September 2017. |
| 475 | M | 4-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Strasburg (N&W) | Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, PA | operational | Baldwin (Burnham) #28343, 1906 | From the IRM, Union, IL, then the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, Boone, IA. Featured in 'Thomas & The Magic Railroad' (2000). Taken out of service in December 2018. Returned to operation in September 2019. Only operating 4-8-0 type in the USA. |
| 3 | | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | So Wood Pres Co | Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH | operational | Alco (Cooke) #66308, 01/1926 | Displayed at Tennessee Valley RR Museum in Chattanooga; purchased by Jerry Jacobson in 1994; operated during Steam Fest 97. |
| 12 (1643) | A-7 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | M&NF (Southern) | Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH | operational | Alco (Pittsburg) #37672, 09/1905 | Sold in 1952 to M&NF; used in freight and tourist train service; stored in a shed at Clearfield, KY; purchased by Jerry Jacobson in 2011. |
| 7 | | 2-4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | Deep River Logging (Columbia River Belt Line) | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | operational | Baldwin #33463, 1909 | Named Skookum. Only surviving 2-4-4-2. From Mineral, WA, then the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR. Restored to operation by the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in late 2018. Will be relocated to Willits, CA. |
| 3 | | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Robert Dollar | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #67544, 11/1927 | Traded to PLA from the Western Railway Museum, Suisun City, CA. |
| 4 | | 2-6-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Clover Valley | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | operational | Baldwin #57684, 03/1924 | Ran test runs in the summer of 2012. |
| 1630 | Russian | 2-10-0 | 4'-8½" | SLSF | Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL | operational | Baldwin #47953, 1918 | Appeared in 'A League of Their Own'. One of only two 2-10-0 type steam locomotives in operation in the USA, the other one being Great Western 90 at the Strasburg Railroad. Previously operated in 2004. Restored back to operation in late October 2013. |
| 5 | 70t C | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | J Neils Lumber | Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL | operational | Lima #3336, 1929 | Taken out of service in 1999. Reflued and made a test run in June 2016. Returned to operation in 2018. |
| 3751 | 3751 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Amtrak/Redondo Junction Shops, Vernon, CA | operational | Baldwin #60004, 1927 | SBRHS Restored to operation in late 1991. Featured in 'Boots Malone', 'Key to the City', 'There Goes a Train', 'Pearl Harbor', and more. Taken out of service in 2017. Returned to operation on September 21, 2022. Equipped with Positive Train Control. |
| 18 | | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | V&T (MCR) | V&T Railroad, Virginia City, NV | operational | Baldwin #41709, 1914 | From McCloud, CA. Originally to be used on a tourist rail line between Carson City and Virginia City, NV. Starred in "Water For Elephants" in 2011. Taken out of service in October 2015. Returned to operation in August 2021. |
| 4960 | O-1A | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Grand Canyon (CB&Q) | Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, AZ | operational | Baldwin #56809, 1923 | Operated in the CB&Q's steam excursion program. Fitted with the Soo Line tender 4056 from Minneapolis, MN. Converted to burn waste vegetable oil. |
| 7 | | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Port of Olympia | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | private operational | Baldwin #34666, 1910 | Restored to operation by the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Elbe, WA. |
| 1 (6) | 47 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Bluestone Mining & Smelting (Blake Brothers) | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | operational | Heisler #1351, 1916 | From Eureka, CA, then the Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA. |
| 10 (16) | | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Crossett Western (Hammond Lumber) | Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, Yacolt, WA | operational | Alco (Brooks) #67652, 03/1929 | From Shelton. Sister to Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad 2-8-2T 17. |
