The first known example of this wheel arrangement in North America was on the Lehigh Valley. In 1883, that road rebuilt one of two center cab 2-10-0s into a 2-8-2. The thought here was to reduce flange wear on the final set of drivers. The Lehigh Valley was one of the early pioneers of the 2-8-2, purchasing no less than 47 center cab Wooten firebox equipped locomotives between 1902 and 1905. While other anthracite roads, and the Lehigh Valley itself, were to purchase further Wooten equipped Mikados, this group was the only class to fall into the category of "Camelback - Mother Hubbard".
Early installations of locomotives of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, both narrow gauge and industrial, such as logging, were ordered with a trailing axle to permit ease in bi-directional operation. But, for road service, the Mikado was considered to be developed from the 2-8-0 and the 2-6-2, just as the Pacific was a product of both the 4-4-2 and the 4-6-0. Bruce ("The Steam Locomotive In America") gives credit to an Alco built class for the Northern Pacific of 1905, which had 63 inch drivers. This, he regards as a development of 2-6-2s, of which the NP had a considerable fleet. The additional axle and the larger boiler permitted by the longer wheel base resulting in the 2-8-2 having the potential to haul the same trains as the 2-6-2 but on heavier grades. Another authority (Robert LeMassena, ("America's Workhorse Locomotive, the 2-8-2") points out that the NP sort of 2-8-2 had a smaller grate than contemporary 2-8-0s with 63 inch drivers, and the first true example of the 2-8-2 was a class built for the Virginian Railway in 1909, which had a deep firebox, supported by the trailing truck and a large superheated boiler.
Whatever the ancestry, the 2-8-2 became the principal freight locomotive of North America. Dealing only with standard gauge locomotives of common carrier railroads, Bruce gives a total of 9500 having been built for service in the United States. To this should be added 497 of the type on the roster of the Canadian National, and 253 for the Canadian Pacific, plus an uncertain number for smaller Canadian roads. Although the Nacionales de Mexico ultimately purchased many 2-8-2s from US railroads. One record shows an order for 40 57-inch driver locomotives in 1921/23. The North American total, then, as of about 1945, when pretty much all built would still have been in service, is somewhere in excess of 10,000 locomotives. Reasonably, then, about one out of every five locomotives in service on North American common carrier railroads was a Mikado (or MacArthur).
What were the characteristics that made this class so popular and successful? It was relatively a large locomotive - few were built with axle loadings of less than 50,000 lbs, and at least half were at 60,000 lbs and above, which resulted, at normal adhesion, in starting tractive efforts substantially over 50,000 lbs. In other words, when dealing with general purpose freight service, the ability to handle trains of 3000 to 5000 tons at good track speeds was accomplished with Mikados. It was a beautifully balanced design with the lead axle and the two front driving axles being equalized with the two rear driving axles and the trailing axles. Grate areas were in the general area of 65 to 70 square feet, although there were larger ones, including some giants on the Great Northern with an incredible 98.5 square foot grate. Railroads which desired to burn anthracite equipped their Mikados with Wooten fireboxes, which were large but shallow. Although some early examples were built as saturated engines, and some were compounds, it is safe to assume that all of the 10,000 Mikados were superheated and simple by 1945. Such appliances as boosters and feedwater heaters, if not original equipment, were frequently retrofitted, and with the obvious exception of oil burners, it is safe to say that almost all Mikados fell within the Interstate Commerce Commission's requirement that all locomotives with a weight of 160,000 (passenger) or 175,000 (freight) lbs or more on drivers would require a mechanical stoker.
Some coal haulers, the Virginian for one, stayed with 56/57 inch drivers for their Mikados. For the most part, however, driver diameters fell between a range of 61.5 inches (Reading) and 64 inches (B&O, Burlington). These diameters are really a matter of the preference of the various roads, thus, the Pennsylvania and the B&O both preferred even numbered diameters, but the PRR rounded down to 62 inches and the B&O, up to 64. The Reading went into the Twentieth Century with 55.5 inches as a standard wheel diameter for freight locomotives. When they ordered their first 27 Mikados in 1913, as fast freight engines, they got daring and fitted them with 61.5 inch drivers. Then, timidity took over, and the 1917 order for an additional 30 reverted to the 55.5 inch coal hauling diameter. Subsequently, they took a deep breath and installed 61.5 inch diameter drivers on the newer Mikados. With drivers in these diameters, and reasonably sized cylinders and big boilers, the Mikado was easily capable of 50mph and higher speeds. Mikados were built as freight engines, with one exception. The Union Pacific, whose first 2-8-2s had 57 inch drivers, received a second order with 63 inch drivers which were intended for mountain passenger service. One odd feature of these "passenger" engines was this; they were equipped with "Vanderbilt" type tenders, common on the UP at that period, and had a dummy vestibule fitted to the rear of the cylindrical water space. This was to line up with the vestibule of the first car attached behind the tender, and was conceived of as a method of reducing sway, to what effect remains obscure. When the larger Pacifics, and Mountains, were assigned to passenger service on the UP, these Mikados had the vestibules removed and went into freight work. But, Mikados did work passenger trains, particularly on heavy grades and, for example on the B&O and the Pennsylvania, were frequently used as passenger helpers.
Obviously, the type was in widespread use, to the extent that Mikados were the main freight locomotive of the North American railroads. Of course, there were exceptions. Lines which never owned 2-8-2s, included the Boston & Maine, the Delaware and Hudson, the Norfolk & Western, and others. One interesting exception to the domination of Mikados was the Southern Pacific. That system owned 162 Mikados and an impressive 182 2-10-2s (called "decapods" on the SP, for obvious reasons.)
Information for this introduction to Mikados provided by the late Edward Weinstein.
Railroad Line | ALCO | BLW | Lima | Other | From Other Railroads |
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Aberdeen & Rockfish | 2 SV, 1 M&W, 1 Kanawha | ||||
Akron, Canton & Youngstown | 7 | 5NKP | |||
Alabama & Vicksburg | 13 | ||||
Alabama Great Southern | 24 | 6 | 7 Erie | ||
Alaska Railroad | 3 | 2 NP | |||
Algoma Central | 7 WAB, 2 VGN, 8 M&St.L | ||||
Alton & Southern | 5 | 1 | 1 CCC&StL, 1DL&W 8 Wabash | ||
Ann Arbor | 8 | ||||
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | 303 | 2 AT&SF | 3 PRR | ||
Atlanta & St Andrews Bay | 1 M&W 4 NYC | ||||
Atlanta & West Point | 1 | 5 | |||
Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast | 17 | 6 CCC&StL, 5 NYC | |||
Atlantic Coast Line | 40 | 17 AB&C | |||
Baltimore & Ohio | 607 | 3 B&O | 8 CI&W, 48 BR&P | ||
Bismark, Washburn & Great Falls | 3 | ||||
Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern | 2 | ||||
Boone & Scenic Valley | 1 Datong from HR | ||||
Boston & Albany | 32 | 6 NYC&U | |||
Boston & Maine | 5 Erie | ||||
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh | 48 | ||||
California Western Railroad | 2 Medford Corp | ||||
Canadian National Railway | 96 | 3 CNR, 190 CLC | |||
Canadian Pacific | 224 | 30 CPR, 20 CFC, 60 CLC | |||
Cambria & Indiana | 5 | 3 | 4 P&LE, 2 PRR | ||
Central New England | 3 | ||||
Central of Georgia | 8 | 25 | 25 | 2 C of G | 10 IC |
Central Railroad of New Jersey | 66 | 20 | |||
Charleston & Western Carolina | 2 ACL, 8 Clinchfield | ||||
Chesapeake & Ohio | 206 | 16 HV, 45 PM | |||
Chicago & Alton | 65 | 5 Standard Oil | |||
Chicago & Eastern Illinois | 70 | ||||
Chicago & Illinois Midland | 4 | 4 | 2 SV, 1 M&W, 2 DL&W | ||
Chicago & North Western | 310 | ||||
Chicago Great Western | 40 | ||||
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | 383 | ||||
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville | 55 | ||||
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific | 240 | 200 | 60 CMStP&P | ||
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific | 125 | 98 | 11 T&P | ||
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha | 50 | 2 C&NW | |||
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific | 53 | 60 | |||
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western | 8 | ||||
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis | 204 | 25 | 60 | ||
Clinchfield | 10 | 9 | 1 C&I, I-Sp-Am Iron Co | ||
Colorado & Southern | 5 | 6 CB&Q | |||
Colorado, Wyoming & Eastern | 1 | ||||
Cowilitz, Chehalis & Cascade | 1 | ||||
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad | 8 D&RGW | ||||
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western | 112 | ||||
Denver & Rio Grande Western | 10 | 39 | 10 D&RGW | 10 D&SL | |
Denver & Salt Lake | 2 | 8 | |||
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line | 8 | 3 | |||
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton | 12 | 2 PRR | |||
Dollywood | 4 WP&Y | ||||
Duluth & Northern Minnesota on the NSSRR | 1 | ||||
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range | 10 | 2 | 26 EJ&E | ||
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic | 1 B&A, 4 NYC | ||||
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific | 1 | ||||
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | 1 C&TS, 8 D&RGW | ||||
East Broad Top | 6 | ||||
El Paso & Southwestern | 25 | ||||
Elgin , Joliet & Eastern | 61 | 14 | 5 | ||
Erie Railroad | 100 | 106 | 5 | ||
Eureka Springs & North Arkansas | 1 | ||||
Florida East Coast | 15 | ||||
Fort Smith & Western | 6 | ||||
Fort Worth & Denver | 25 | ||||
Georgia Northern | 1 | ||||
Georgia Railroad | 11 | 2 CCC&StL, 4 Clinchfield | |||
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla | 1 | ||||
Gilmore & Pittsburgh | 2 | ||||
Grand Cayon | 1 CB&Q | ||||
Grand Trunk System | 143 | 25 | 10 CLC | ||
Great Northern | 4 | 190 | 70 GN | 5 El Paso & SW, 1 W&SF | |
Green Bay & Western | 6 | ||||
Greenbrier & Eastern | 1 | ||||
Gulf, Mobile & Northern | 12 | ||||
Hocking Valley | 11 | ||||
Illinois Central | 25 | 235 | 257 | 75 IC | 4 A&V, 9 VS&P |
Illinois Terminal | 3 | ||||
Indiana Harbor Belt | 35 | 29 | |||
International & Great Northern | 10 | ||||
Interstate Railroad | 2 PRR | ||||
Kanawha & Michigan | 5 | ||||
Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf | 18 | ||||
Kentucky & Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 1 Southern | ||
Lake Champlain & Moriah | 3 | ||||
Lake Erie & Western | 15 | ||||
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern | 69 | ||||
Laramie, Hahn Peak & Pacific | 4 | ||||
Lehigh & Hudson River | 8 | ||||
Lehigh & New England | 4 PRR | ||||
Lehigh Valley | 65 | 169 | 20 LV | ||
Litchfield & Madison | 5 | ||||
Louisiana & Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 1 Denkman Lumber Co. | ||
Louisville & Nashville | 217 | 24 | 18 | 96 L&N | |
Magma Arizona | 1 T&G | ||||
Maine Central | 32 | ||||
McCloud River | 3 | 1 SFT, 1 PP&C, 1 UM&S, 2 CR&NW | |||
Michigan Central | 65 | 26 | 25 LS&MS | ||
Midland Valley | 12 | ||||
Minarets & Western | 2 | ||||
Minneapolis & St. Louis | 35 | ||||
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie | 35 | 1 BW&GF, 4 CRIP, 8 CI&L | |||
Missouri-Kansas-Texas | 130 | 60 | |||
Missouri & North Arkansas | 7 | 6 AB&C | |||
Missouri Pacific | 232 | 31 | 23 | 10 I-GN | |
Mobile & Ohio | 15 | 26 | 17 | 6 P&LE 9 PMcK&Y | |
Monongahela | 10 | 6 | |||
Montour | 16 | ||||
Mt. Rainer Scenic Railroad | 1 PofGH, 1 Hammond. Lum, 1Polson Log | ||||
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis | 10 | 41 | |||
National Railways of Mexico | 25 | 20 | 25 NKP, 17 P&LE, 2 D&RGW | ||
New Orleans & North Eastern | 5 | ||||
New York Central & Hudson River | 516 | 160 | 20 NYC | ||
New York, Chicago & St. Louis | 35 | 71 | 15 LE&W | ||
New York, New Haven & Hartford | 30 | 3 CNE | |||
Newfoundland Railway | 24 | 6 North British | |||
Northern Pacific | 360 | 6 NP | |||
Oahu Rail & Land Co. | 4 | ||||
Pacific Great Eastern | 4 CLC | ||||
Peninsular Railway | 1 Hammond Lumber | ||||
Pennsylvania Railroad | 5 | 205 | 25 | 344 PRR | |
Pere Marquette | 10 | 10 | 5 Erie, 14 IHB, 11 NYC&HR, 5 Wabash | ||
Philadelphia & Reading | 56 | 1 P&R | |||
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie | 36 | 10 | |||
Pittsburgh & Shawmut | 18 | 9 CI&L | |||
Pittsburgh & West Virginia | 3 | 1 CI&L, 4 CRRNJ | |||
Pittsburgh McKeesport & Youghiogheny | 45 | ||||
Raritan River | 5 | ||||
Rio Golden Railroad | 1 Ulrich | ||||
Rockton, Rion & Western | 3 | ||||
Rutland | 6 | ||||
Santa Maria Valley | 1 | ||||
Seaboard Air Line | 87 | 74 | 1 SAL | 8 Wabash | |
Sierra Railroad | 1 | 1 | |||
Southern Pacific | 20 | 81 | 22 | 12 SP | 25 EP&SW, 2 N&W, 2 NVRR |
Southern Railway | 162 | 113 | 5 Southern | ||
Spokane Portland & Seattle | 15 GN, 11 NP | ||||
St. Louis-San Francisco | 3 | 85 | 20 | 7 SL-SF | 10 IHB |
Steamtown National Historical Site | 2 CNR | ||||
Sumpter Valley Railway | 2 | 3 | |||
Sumter & Choctaw | 1 | ||||
Temiskaming & Northern Ontario | 17 CLC | ||||
Tennesee, Alabama & Georgia | 3 | 1 Bay Line, 3 CI&L, 4 GM&N, 4 NYC, 1 Sou | |||
Tennesee Central | 12 | 3 CCC&StL, 3 NYC | |||
Texas & Pacific | 11 | 11 | |||
Texas State Railroad | 1 Magma Arizona | ||||
Toledo & Ohio Central | 15 | ||||
Toledo, Peoria & Western | 4 | ||||
Tremont and Gulf | 30 | ||||
Tweetsie Railroad | 1 WP&Y | ||||
Uintah Railway | 2 | ||||
Union Pacific | 74 | 263 | 25 | ||
Valley Railroad | 1 A&R | ||||
Virginian | 67 | 5 VGN | |||
Wabash | 135 | 28 | 5 WP | ||
Western Pacific | 36 | 5 | |||
Western Railway of Alabama | 1 | 6 | |||
Wheeling & Lake Erie | 20 | ||||
White Pass & Yukon | 16 | 7 D&RGW, 2 Sumpter Val. | |||
Yreka Western | 1 McCloud | ||||
5081 | 4058 | 928 | 1080 |
Total 2-8-2 Built | |
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ALCO | 5081 |
Baldwin | 4058 |
Lima | 928 |
Sub Total "Big Three" | 10067 |
Other Builders | 1080 |
Total Built | 11147 |
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Railroad | 1900 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 59 | Total |
Aberdeen & Rockfish | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron, Canton & Youngstown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama & Vicksburg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama Great Southern | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alaska Railroad | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algoma Central | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alton & Southern | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ann Arbor | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | 15 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta & St Andrews Bay | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta & West Point | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic Coast Line | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baltimore & Ohio | 162 | 50 | 110 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 610 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bismark, Washburn & Great Falls | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boone & Scenic Valley | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston & Albany | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston & Maine | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California Western Railroad | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian National Railway | 1 | 11 | 83 | 65 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 289 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Pacific | 25 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 334 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cambria & Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central New England | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central of Georgia | 15 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Railroad of New Jersey | 10 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston & Western Carolina | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chesapeake & Ohio | 1 | 49 | 6 | 100 | 50 | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago & Alton | 30 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago & Eastern Illinois | 25 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago & Illinois Midland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago & North Western | 15 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 8 | 40 | 20 | 58 | 310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago Great Western | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | 50 | 10 | 85 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 26 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 60 | 383 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville | 25 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific | 20 | 135 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific | 50 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 84 | 10 | 25 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific | 25 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis | 52 | 46 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clinchfield | 9 | 10 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado & Southern | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado, Wyoming & Eastern | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cowilitz, Chehalis & Cascade | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver & Rio Grande Western | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver & Salt Lake | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollywood | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duluth & Northern Minnesota on the NSSRR | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Broad Top | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
El Paso & Southwestern | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elgin , Joliet & Eastern | 20 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erie Railroad | 10 | 70 | 75 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 211 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eureka Springs & North Arkansas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida East Coast | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fort Smith & Western | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fort Worth & Denver | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Northern | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Railroad | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gilmore & Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Trunk System | 100 | 10 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Northern | 20 | 50 | 25 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay & Western | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greenbrier & Eastern | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gulf, Mobile & Northern | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hocking Valley | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Central | 75 | 75 | 50 | 45 | 55 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 138 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Terminal | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana Harbor Belt | 15 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International & Great Northern | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interstate Railroad | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kanawha & Michigan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky & Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lake Champlain & Moriah | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lake Erie & Western | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern | 11 | 58 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laramie, Hahn Peak & Pacific | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LeCoeur, Terrance & Lynville | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh & Hudson River | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh & New England | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh Valley | 27 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 254 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Litchfield & Madison | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana & Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville & Nashville | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magma Arizona | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine Central | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCloud River | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan Central | 35 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midland Valley | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minarets & Western | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minneapolis & St. Louis | 15 | 5 | 15 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie | 10 | 25 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri-Kansas-Texas | 30 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 40 | 190 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri & North Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri Pacific | 50 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 86 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 286 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mobile & Ohio | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monongahela | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montreal Terminal | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mt. Rainer Scenic Railroad | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis | 15 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Railways of Mexico | 20 | 25 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans & North Eastern | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York Central & Hudson River | 122 | 97 | 30 | 46 | 107 | 27 | 89 | 6 | 20 | 102 | 50 | 696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York, Chicago & St. Louis | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York, New Haven & Hartford | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newfoundland Railway | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Pacific | 19 | 42 | 69 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oahu Rail & Land Co. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific Great Eastern | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peninsular Railway | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania Railroad | 31 | 123 | 178 | 168 | 61 | 18 | 579 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pere Marquette | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia & Reading | 1 | 56 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh & Shawmut | 12 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh & West Virginia | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh McKeesport & Youghiogheny | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rockton, Rion & Western | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutland | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Maria Valley | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seaboard Air Line | 19 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 40 | 1 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Railroad | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Pacific | 16 | 64 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Railway | 40 | 20 | 28 | 47 | 15 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 280 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spokane Portland & Seattle | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis-San Francisco | 23 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steamtown National Historical Site | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sumpter Valley Railway | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sumter & Choctaw | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temiskaming & Northern Ontario | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennesee, Alabama & Georgia | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennesee Central | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas & Pacific | 11 | 11 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State Railroad | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo & Ohio Central | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo, Peoria & Western | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tremont and Gulf | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tweetsie Railroad | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uintah Railway | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Pacific | 1 | 95 | 65 | 50 | 24 | 30 | 87 | 10 | 362 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valley Railroad | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vicksburg, Schreveport & Pacific | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginian | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wabash | 63 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 168 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Pacific | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Railway of Alabama | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wheeling & Lake Erie | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
White Pass & Yukon | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yreka Western | No New | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals: | 3 | 2 | 59 | 19 | 45 | 80 | 67 | 3 | 66 | 146 | 558 | 977 | 1209 | 509 | 384 | 755 | 611 | 1200 | 432 | 441 | 264 | 412 | 1292 | 538 | 270 | 273 | 72 | 112 | 58 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 11147 | ||||
Year: | 1900 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | Total |
No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
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494 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | C&TS yard, Antonito, CO | display | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20748, 1928 | |
495 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | C&TS yard, Antonito, CO | display | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20522, 1928 | |
21 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SMV | Astoria RR Preservation, Astoria, OR | restoration | Baldwin #58368, 1925 | ||
302 | F | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GRR | Augusta Museum of History, Augusta, GA | display | Lima #5004, 1915 | |
786 | Mk-5 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SP (T&NO) | Austin & TX Central, Austin, TX | restoration | Alco (Brooks) #55972, 1916 | ASTA Restored to operation in December 1991. Previously operated in July 1999. Suffered a cracked cylinder saddle block. |
4500 | Q3 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | B&O | B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD | display | Baldwin #49153, 1918 | First USRA locomotive built. |
4018 (20030) | USRAl | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SLSF (PRR) | Sloss Furnaces National Historical Landmark, Birmingham, AL | display | Lima #5872, 1919 | From the Alabama State Fairgrounds. |
639 | H-6d | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Miller Park, Bloomington, IL | display | Lima #6642, 1923 | |
190 | S118 | 2-8-2 | 36" | Tweetsie Railroad (USATC) | Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock, NC | operational | Baldwin #69425, 1943 | Named Yukon Queen. |
2295 | MK-9 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | UP | Boise Depot, Boise, ID | display | Alco (Brooks) #61924, 1924 | Appeared in UP's film Last of the Giants. |
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. |
35 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Pacific Lumber | Nevada State Railroad Museum, Boulder City, NV | display | Baldwin #57538, 10/1923 | From Heber City, UT. Underwent a cosmetic restoration in 2013. | |
227 | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Dierks Lumber & Coal | 224 S Park Dr, Broken Bow, OK | display | Baldwin #60006, 1927 | |
14 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | WTCarter Lumber | W. T. Carter Estate, Camden, TX | private display | Baldwin #56917, 1923 | ||
9 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Albany & Northern | park, Camilla, GA | display | Baldwin #58361, 1925 | ||
11 | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Coos Bay Lumber | Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, CA | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #68276, 1929 | ||
499 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&RGW | Royal Gorge Park, Canon City, CO | display | D&RGW (Burnham) #20753, 1930 | From the D&S, Durango, CO. Acquired in trade for D&S 486 in May 1999. Uses the tender of sister K-37 locomotive 498 on the D&S. Damaged in a fire in 2013. |
497 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | out of service | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20521, 1930 | Restored to operation by the D&S in 1984. Traded to the C&TS in 1991 for D&S 482. Taken out of service in October 2002. The throttle was removed and temporarily installed on sister K-37 locomotive 493 on the D&S. Awaiting possible overhaul in the future. |
462 | K-27 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&RGW | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | stored | Baldwin #21781, 1903 | The engine itself was scrapped after retirement in 1950, but the tender still survives today. It is currently in storage at the C&TS in Chama, NM. |
463 | K-27 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | operational | Baldwin #21788, 1903 | Restored to operation in 1994. Taken out of service in October 2002 due to a broken side rod. Restored back to operation in May 2013. Masqueraded as sister K-27 locomotive RGS 455 in 1997, 2017, 2021, and 2022. |
483 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | restoration | Baldwin #58584, 1925 | Became the first steam locomotive to run on the C&TS. Retired from operation in 1977. Almost traded to the D&S in 2015 for D&S 478, but the swap ultimately never went through. Cosmetic restoration only. |
484 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | operational | Baldwin #58585, 1925 | Restored to operation in 1971. Featured in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' (1989). |
487 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | out of service | Baldwin #58588, 1925 | Restored to operation in 1973. Taken out of service for major maintenance in July 2018. Taken out of service again for mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul in October 2021. Returned to operation on August 9, 2024 and converted to burn oil. |
488 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | operational | Baldwin #58589, 1925 | Restored to operation in 1979. Taken out of service for its mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul in late 2015. Taken out of service again for major boiler work in early 2021. Returned to operation in October 2021. |
489 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | operational | Baldwin #58590, 1925 | Restored to operation in 1981. Taken out of service for mandated inspection and overhaul in 2019. Converted to burn oil and returned to operation in Jun 2021. Taken out of service again for firebox maintenance in 2022. Returned to operation in May 2024. |
492 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | C&TS (D&RGW) | Cumbres & Toltec, Chama, NM | restoration | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20749, 1928 | One of two K-37 locomotives evaluated for restoration to operating condition by the C&TS along with sister K-37 locomotive 497. Restoration work started on August 9, 2023. Will temporarily use the tender of 497. |
6910 (10) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | KY&TN | TVRM Soule Shops, Chattanooga, TN | stored | Baldwin #53182, 1920 | Ran one main line trip during ownership at TVRM. will be used in a non operable capacity at the museum in the future. | |
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. |
15 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CC&C | Chehalis-Centralia Railroad, Chehalis, WA | stored | Baldwin #44106, 1916 | Named Chehalis. Restored to operation in 1989. Taken out of service in early 2019. Was undergoing FRA mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul until the Chehalis-Centralia RR closed in March 2022. | |
4070 | S-3-a | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GTW | B&O Roundhouse, Cleveland, OH | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #60319, 1918 | MRPS Restored to operation in 1968. Previously operated in 1990. |
1351 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SLSF | Memphis Transportation Museum, Collierville, TN | display | Alco (Schenectady) #51812, 1912 | ||
104 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GP | NRHS Oregon Coast Chapter, Coos Bay, OR | restoration | Baldwin #55911, 1922 | From North Bend, WA. | |
5 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GP | Avery Park, Corvallis, OR | display | Baldwin #55399, 1922 | photo & info | |
5361 | P2e | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CPR | Gould Coupler (industrial park), Depew, NY | stored | CLC #1775, 09/1926 | May have been sold back in 2019. |
14 | MK-2 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | D&NM | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | display | Baldwin #39665, 1913 | Ran at the museum until 1999, appeared in Iron Will. |
493 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | operational | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20550, 1928 | From the D&S Freighthouse Museum, Silverton, CO. Restored to operation on January 24, 2020. Converted to burn oil during the restoration. Temporarily used the throttle of sister K-37 locomotive 497 on the C&TS. |
473 | K-28 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #64984, 1923 | Appeared in Love Those Trains. Damaged by a runaway truck on June 25, 1987. Converted to burn oil in late May 2021. Suffered a piston failure on September 25, 2021. |
476 | K-28 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #64987, 1923 | Restored to operation in 1981. Previously operated in September 1999. Restored back to operation in February 2018. Taken out of service in late December 2021. Returned to operation on May 25, 2022 and converted to burn oil. |
478 | K-28 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | out of service | Alco (Schenectady) #64989, 1923 | Restored to operation in 1981. Taken out of service in April 2016. Temporarily on display in the D&S roundhouse museum. Restoration back to operation and conversion to burn oil are scheduled to begin in early 2024. |
480 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | operational | Baldwin #58558, 1925 | Restored to operation in July 1985. Converted to burn oil in early June 2021. Temporarily used the tender of sister K-36 locomotive 486. |
481 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | out of service | Baldwin #58559, 1925 | Restored to operation in 1981. Taken out of service for major maintenance in March 2022. Returned to operation in December 2022. Was the last operable coal burner on the D&S until March 23, 2024. Undergoing conversion to burn oil. |
482 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | out of service | Baldwin #58541, 1925 | Acquired from the C&TS in trade for 497 in 1991. Restored to operation in 1992. Taken out of service in 2017. Returned to operation in 2018. Converted to burn oil in 2021. Taken out of service in 2023. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
486 | K-36 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | out of service | Baldwin #58587, 1925 | Acquired from Royal Gorge Park in trade for 499 in 1999. Restored to operation in Aug 2000. Taken out of service in Oct 2019. Temporarily on display in the D&S roundhouse museum. Awaiting overhaul and conversion to burn after D&S 478 and 481 get converted. |
498 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&S (D&RGW) | Durango & Silverton, Durango, CO | stored | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20640, 1930 | The tender is being used behind D&RGW sister K-37 locomotive 499 at the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Canon City, CO. |
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. |
226 | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | DFI | ES&NA Railway, Eureka Springs, AR | display | Baldwin #60005, 1927 | From Benton, AR. Displayed with tender from 201 (now at Anna, TX). Up for sale as of 2023. |
464 | K-27 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&RGW | Huckleberry Railroad, Flint, MI | out of service | Baldwin #21796, 1903 | From Knott's Berry Farm. One of only two surviving D&RGW class K-27 locomotives, the other one being D&RGW (C&TS) 463. Restored to operation in 1989. Taken out of service in late 2019. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
45 (3) | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CWR (Owen-Oregon Lumber) | CA Western Railroad, Fort Bragg, CA | out of service | Baldwin #58045, 1924 | Restored to operation in 1983. Taken out of service in 2009. Undergoing overhaul. |
4003 (20008) | USRAl | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SLSF | Fort Smith Trolley Museum, 100 S. 4th St., Fort Smith, AR | display | Alco (Schenectady) #60946, 1919 | |
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. | |
90 | 90 ton | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Rayonier (Polson Logging) | Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR | restoration | Baldwin #59071, 1926 | photo & info Moved out of Lumberman's Park for restoration. |
765 (1330) | N-6 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | EJ&E (DM&IR) | Gateway Park, Gary, IN | display | Baldwin #61080, 1929 | Last steam locomotive on the EJ&E. |
141 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Green Brothers Gravel (Mississippi Central) | along SR 28, Georgetown, MS | display | Alco (Schenectady) #64916, 1923 | ||
491 | K-37 | 2-8-2 | 36" | D&RGW | Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO | operational | D&RGW (Burnham) #20829, 1928 | Restored to operation on August 28, 2014. Largest operating narrow gauge steam locomotive in the Western Hemisphere. |
771 | Mk-5 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SP (T&NO) | Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, TX | display | Baldwin #39726, 1913 | From Victoria, TX. |
102 | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Sumter & Choctaw | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | moving display | Baldwin #57778, 1924 | Diesel engine in tender. |
19 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Rockton-Rion (Woodward Iron) | Rockton-Rion Historical Center, Greenwood, SC | display | Baldwin #29383, 09/1906 | ||
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". |
300 | 12-34-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern | Southern Depot, Hattiesburg, MS | display | Baldwin #58241, 1925 | Formerly from the Fred Kepner collection. Purchased by the Valley Railroad Company in Essex, CT on March 01, 2022 for restoration to operation. |
18 | NG-15 | 2-8-2 | 24" | SAR | Hempstead & Northern, Hempstead, TX | private | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #21906, 1931 | |
10 (100) | Q4b | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Elk River Coal & Lumber (Toledo Angola & Western) | Heritage Village, Huntington, WV | display | Alco (Schenectady) #65430, 1924 | Was displayed as B&O 4559. Placed on the National Register of Historical Places on September 29, 2006. |
587 (5541) | H-6o | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL (LE&W) | Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. Steam Shop, Irvine, KY | stored | Baldwin #49683, 1918 | Indiana Transportation Museum From Broad Ripple Park, Indianapolis, IN, then the Indiana Transportation Museum, Noblesville, IN. Appeared in 587 The Great Train Robbery. Previously operated in 2003. Awaiting restoration back to operation. |
34 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Sierra | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | stored | Baldwin #58679, 1925 | From the Fred Kepner collection at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR. | |
745 | Mk-5 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SP (T&NO) | LASTA, Jefferson, LA | out of service | T&NO (Algiers), 1921 | Named Spirit of Lousiana. Featured in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Jonah Hex. Restored to operation in December 2004. Taken out of service in 2019. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
1011 | L-2 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Old Smoky Rail Display, Ladysmith, WI | display | Alco (Brooks) #61732, 1920 | |
1000 (4) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SMV (HH) | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #61535, 1920 | ||
401 (4994) | O-1A | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | FW&D (CB&Q) | National Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock, TX | display | Baldwin #57113, 1923 | |
110 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Angelina Lumber Co | Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin, TX | display | Baldwin #58040, 1924 | ||
400 (410) | E-4-A | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | T&P (FW&D) | Marshall Depot, Marshall, TX | display | Baldwin #42125, 1915 | |
19 (81) | 2-8-2 | 36" | SVRY (WP&Y) | Sumpter Valley Railway, McEwen, OR | out of service | Alco (Schenectady) #61981, 1920 | Restored to operation in 1996. Taken out of service in Late September 2021. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. Currently scheduled to return to operation sometime in the winter of 2023-2024. | |
20 (80) | 2-8-2 | 36" | SVRY (WP&Y) | Sumpter Valley Railway, McEwen, OR | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #61980, 1920 | To eventually be restored to operating condition. | |
4978 | O-1A | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CB&Q | Union Depot Railroad Museum, Mendota, IL | display | Baldwin #56974, 09/1923 | |
36 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Sierra | Modoc Northern Siding, Merrill, OR | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #68278, 1930 | Fred Kepner collection. For sale as of 2022. | |
5 (55) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Port of Grays Harbor (Carlton & Coast) | Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Mineral, WA | restoration | H.K. Porter #6860, 1924 | Was undergoing an overhaul, but is now placed in storage due to the closure of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in May 2020. Now undergoing restoration back to operation. | |
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. |
17 (11) | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Hammond Lumber (Crossett Western) | Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Mineral, WA | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #68057, 09/1929 | Was operational, but is now placed in storage due to the closure of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in May 2020. | |
105 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GAN | park, Moultrie, GA | display | Baldwin #60736, 1929 | ||
2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NC&StL | Tennessee Central Railroad Museum, Nashville, TN | restoration | Tender only. Donated by the TVRM. To be used as an auxiliary tender on NC&StL 576. | |||
12 | 2-8-2 | 36" | EBT | East Broad Top Railroad, Orbisonia, PA | stored | Baldwin #37325, 1911 | Named Millie. Previously operated in October 2000. | |
14 | 2-8-2 | 36" | EBT | East Broad Top Railroad, Orbisonia, PA | restoration | Baldwin #38625, 1912 | Previously operated in October 2005. Will eventually operate alongside EBT 15 and 16 when the restoration to operation is complete. | |
15 | 2-8-2 | 36" | EBT | East Broad Top Railroad, Orbisonia, PA | restoration | Baldwin #41196, 1914 | Previously operated in December 2011. Will eventually operate alongside EBT 14 and 16 when the restoration to operation is complete. | |
16 | 2-8-2 | 36" | EBT | East Broad Top Railroad, Orbisonia, PA | operational | Baldwin #43562, 1916 | Named Nick. Previously operated in 1956. Test fired in Jun 2022. Moved under its own power and debuted in excursion service in Feb 2023. Taken out of service in Apr 2024 due to a cracked driving wheel center. Returned to operation on Aug 29, 2024. | |
17 | 2-8-2 | 36" | EBT | East Broad Top Railroad, Orbisonia, PA | stored | Baldwin #48075, 1918 | Previously operated in October 2001. | |
18 | 2-8-2 | 36" | EBT | East Broad Top Railroad, Orbisonia, PA | stored | Baldwin #53541, 1920 | Previously operated in April 1956. | |
1518 (1932) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | IC | Kentucky Ave and Water St, Paducah, KY | display | Lima #6524, 1923 | Became the last IC steam locomotive in service. | |
1355 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SLSF | Garden St., Pensacola, FL | display | Alco (Schenectady) #51817, 1912 | ||
2564 | MK-10 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | UP | Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA | display | Alco (Brooks) #62881, 1921 | |
142 (1647) | SY | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYS&W (Valley Railroad) | Belvidere-Delaware Railroad, Phillipsburg, NJ | out of service | Tangshan #1647, 1989 | From Utica. Once operated at the Valley Railroad (Essex Steam Train) in Connecticut as their 1647. Operates on the Bel-Del line. Taken out of service in late 2017. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
70 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y | Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN | operational | Baldwin #62234, 05/1938 | Named Cinderella. | |
71 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y | Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN | stored | Baldwin #62257, 01/1939 | Named Beatrice. Using the tender from SOU 107 and spare parts from WP&Y 72. | |
72 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y | Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN | stored | Baldwin #73351, 1947 | Running gear only. Used as a spare parts source for WP&Y 70 and 71. | |
192 | S118 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y (USATC) | Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN | operational | Baldwin #69427, 1943 | Named Klondike Katie. |
20 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Temple Lumber Co. | Katherine Sage Temple Park, Pineland, TX | display | Baldwin #21435, 1930 | ||
2005 | MK-1 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | UP | Ross Park, Pocatello, ID | display | Baldwin #36367, 1911 | Displayed with UP Centennial 6901. |
539 (1762) | W-3 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GCY (NP) | Interprative Center, Port of Kalama, WA | display | Alco (Brooks) #57954, 09/1917 | From Battle Ground, WA, then the Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, AZ. Previously placed on display in Williams, AZ, but never operated at the Grand Canyon Railway. |
624 | H-6e | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL | Brooks Construction, Rich Valley, IN | dismantled | Lima #6314, 1922 | From the Hammond Park Dept, Hammond, IN. To be cosmetically restored by the Fort Wayne RR Historical Society. |
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. |
15 (4) | 90 ton | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Hammond Lumber (Humbird Lumber) | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Baldwin #43563, 1916 | From Eureka, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. |
794 | Mk-5 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SP (T&NO) | Sunset (SP/Amtrak) Depot, San Antonio, TX | display | Alco (Brooks) #55980, 09/1916 | Planned for a possible restoration to operating condition. |
11 | 2-8-2 | 15" | Paradise & Pacific RR | McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E Indian Bend Rd, Scottsdale, AZ | operational | |||
3254 (2854) | S-1-b | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CNR | Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA | display | CLC #1463, 1917 | From the Gettysburg RR, Gettysburg, PA. Acquired in trade for CP 1278 in 1987. Uses the tender of CN 3377. Retired from excursion service in December 2012 after "Santa Train" due to a bent frame. Will be replaced by B&M 3713. |
3377 (2977) | S-1-d | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CNR | Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA | restoration | CLC #1582, 1919 | Candidate for restoration to operation. Previously used as a spare parts source for CN 3254. The tender is being used behind CN 3254. Moved into backshop. Had its asbestos removed and is having its boiler evaluated as of February 2023. |
196 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y (USATC) | buried in Skagway River near MP 4.9, Skagway, AK | abandoned | Baldwin #69431, 1943 | Was retired in 1951 after serving only 8 years. Lying on left side, portion of boiler and cab above land. | |
195 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y (USATC) | Skagway Museum, 7th & Spring St., Skagway, AK | display | Baldwin #69430, 1943 | Can be seen in Google Maps street view. | |
73 | 2-8-2 | 36" | WP&Y | WP&Y enginehouse, Skagway, AK | operational | Baldwin #73352, 1947 | Previously placed on display in Bennett, BC, CA. Reacquired by the WP&Y in 1979. Restored to operation in 1982. | |
551 | USRAl | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | C&IM | Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, MO | display | Lima #7330, 1928 | |
520 | L1s | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | PRR | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA | display | Baldwin #44565, 1916 | Had a boiler explosion on November 14, 1942 near Cresson, PA. To eventually be cosmetically restored. |
463 | K-27 | 2-8-2 | 15" | D&RGW | Uhrich Locomotive Works, Strasburg, CO | stored | Uhrich Locomotive Works (Strasburg) | Replica. From the Rio Golden Railroad. |
19 (105) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | MCR (Caddo & Choctaw) | Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH | restoration | Baldwin #42000, 1915 | Sold to a Mexican railroad in 1920; sold to MRRR in 1924; sold to YWRR in 1953; to OP&ERR in 1973 for tourist train; used in movies Emperor of the North and Stand by Me; back to YWRR in 1988; purchased by Jerry Jacobson in 2016. | |
37 | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Sugar Pine Lumber | Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH | stored | Alco, 1925 | From the Wilmington & Western Railroad, Wilmington, DE. Sold to the Timber Heritage Association, Glendale, CA in November 2003. Sold to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in 2023. | |
334 | MK-71 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | WP | Western Railway Museum, Suisun City, CA | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #67972, 1929 | |
100 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GAS&C | Jeffords Park, Sylvester, GA | display | Baldwin #61291, 1930 | ||
1352 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SLSF | I&M engine house, Taylorville, IL | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #51820, 09/1912 | Acquired by the Valley Railroad, Essex, CT in early November 2023. Awaiting restoration to operating condition. | |
1 | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | WTCarter Lumber | B-RI Railroad Museum, Teague, TX | display | Baldwin #58413, 1925 | |
1024 (504) | L-4 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM (CI&L) | City Hall/Soo Line Depot, Thief River Falls, MN | display | Alco (Brooks) #50706, 1912 | Only surviving Monon steam locomotive. |
1 (6) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GP (Manary Logging Co.) | Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society, Toledo, OR | display | Baldwin #55347, 1922 | photo & info | |
3167 | 3160 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Kaw River, Topeka, KS | sunk | Baldwin, 1917 | Retired in 1949 and placed in a dead line. Moved to the stabilize Kaw River bridge on July 13, 1951 with 9 other retired locomotives. May have been partially salvaged and scrapped during a dry spell in 1956. |
4076 | 4000 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Kaw River, Topeka, KS | sunk | Baldwin, 1924 | Retired in the early 1950s and placed in a dead line. Moved to the stabilize Kaw River bridge on July 13, 1951 with 9 other retired locomotives. This locomotive has never been found and is probably location downstream from where it went into the river. |
4963 | O-1A | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CB&Q | Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL | restoration | Baldwin #56812, 1923 | Cosmetic restoration only. |
30 (100) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | V&T (SMV) | V&T Railroad, Virginia City, NV | restoration | Baldwin #59284, 1926 | Formerly part of the Fred Kepner collection, Merrill, OR. The tender is from SMV 205. Undergoing restoration to operating condition. Currently scheduled to start operating in 2024. Will be renumbered to V&T 30 when the restoration to operation is complete. | |
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. | |
2537 | USRA | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | UP | Jefferson Park, Walla Walla, WA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #60327, 1918 | |
9 (31) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Rockton-Rion (Woodward Iron) | Okefenokee Heritage Center, Waycross, GA | display | Baldwin #38813, 1912 | Named Okefenokee Chief. | |
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. |
3059 | O-1 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GN | Railroad Park, Williston, ND | display | Baldwin #39209, 1913 | |
10 | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Coos Bay Lumber | Williston Crossing RV Resort, Williston, FL | scrapped | Alco (Schenectady) #68548, 12/1930 | From Baldwin City, KS. | |
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. | |
803 | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Long Bell Lumber | Chelatchie Prairie Railroad, Yacolt, WA | restoration | Alco (Brooks) #66275, 02/1925 | From Shelton. |