0-6-2 Steam Locomotives in the USA

In the USA this wheel arrangement was used mainly for tank locomotives with large fireboxes. The greatest number may have been used on Hawaiian sugar cane railroads.

Railroads that used 0-6-2 Steam Locomotives in the USA

Surviving Examples of 0-6-2 Steam Locomotives in the USA

No.ClassF.M. WhyteGaugeRailroad LineLocationStatusBuilder InfoNotes
170-6-2T36"Gwelo & District Light (Rhodesia Chrome Mines) Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA
stored
John Fowler
10-6-2T30"Westfield Plantation (Dugas & Le Blanc) Santa Rosa Valley Railroad, Camarillo, CA
restoration
H.K. Porter #1791, 1897 Named Bertha. From Ponchatoula, LA then Lampasas, TX. Moved to southern CA in 2011. To be restored with a new boiler.
60-6-2T4'-8½"Barre Chelsea Rock of Ages Granite Quarry, Graniteville, VT
display
Baldwin #37527, 1912 Named Hercules, to be moved next to the Rock of Ages Visitors Center.
6 (4)28 ton0-6-2T30"Lihue Plantation (McBryde Sugar) Grove Farm Museum, Lihue, Kauai, HI
stored operational
Baldwin #42401, 09/1915 Named Wainiha. Restored in 1975.
3 (6)0-6-2T30"Hawaiian Sugar Grove Farm Museum, Lihue, Kauai, HI
operational
Baldwin #58557, 07/1925 Named Kaipu. Previously named Kokee. Restored to operation in 1982. Second restoration completed in 2025.
3 (4)0-6-2T30"McBryde Sugar (Kauai Railway) Grove Farm Museum, Lihue, Kauai, HI
restoration
Baldwin #54719, 04/1921Named Wahiawa. Restored in 1975. Being restored back to operation in Puhi engine house, location unknown.
0-6-2T30"Makee Sugar near Kauai Multiuse Path, Kealia, Kauai, HI
abandoned
Baldwin
50-6-2T36"Oahu Sugar Lahaina Kaanapali & Pacific, Lahaina, Maui, HI
display
Baldwin #54719, 1921Named Waikakalaua. On display near turntable.
70-6-2T36"Oahu Sugar Hawaii's Plantation Village, Waipahu, Oahu, HI
display
Baldwin #19741, 11/1901Named Puuloa.
625 ton0-6-2T36"Waialua Agr Co Hawaiian Railway Society, Ewa, Oahu, HI
display
Waialua Agricultural, 1918
395.1043950-6-2T30"CFR Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE
operational
Krauss (Linz) #2360, 1890 Named Austrian (from Austria). Restored by the UP.
10-6-2T36"M.A. Patout & Son M. A. Patout & Son, Patoutville, LA
stored
Alco (Dickson) #1005, 1898 Named Stephanie. Completely rebuilt and was once operated privately.
20-6-2T30"Dugas & LeBlanc Plan B Burger Bar, Simsbury, CT
display
H.K. Porter #1877, 07/1898 Named Sartola.
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