4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Locomotives in the USA

The 4-6-0 wheel arrangement was a natural progression from the 4-4-0 (American type) when railroads desired a locomotive with more power. The first example was built in 1847 by the Norris Brothers for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The early 4-6-0s were quite similar to the 4-4-0s of the time except they were a bit larger. The 4-6-0 became the best general service locomotive of its time. Around 16,000 were built. They were used on both fast freight and passenger trains.

The ten-wheeler was doomed when Atlantic (4-4-2) types got the nod for further mainline passenger power and when Consolidations (2-8-0) began head-ending tonnage trains. The 4-6-0 became practically a dead item for more than a generation.


Railroads that used 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Locomotives in the USA (data provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media)


Surviving Examples of 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Locomotives in the USA

No.ClassF.M. WhyteGaugeRailroad LineLocationStatusBuilder InfoNotes
169T-124-6-036"D&RGW (D&RG) Cole Park, Alamosa, CO
display
Baldwin #7028, 1883 Underwent a cosmetic restoration between 2009 and 2021. Original tender is up for sale as of 2024.
719K-44-6-04'-8½"CB&Q Sudman Field, Alliance, NE
display
168T-124-6-036"C&TS (D&RG) C&TS yard, Antonito, CO
operational
Baldwin #6670, 1883 From Antlers Park, Colorado Springs, CO. Owned by the city of Colorado Springs, CO. Restored to operation in October 2019. Used primarily for special events and charters hosted by the Friends of the C&TS.
144-6-04'-8½"A&A (E&LS) Arcade & Attica Railroad, Arcade, NY
out of service
Baldwin #45083, 1917The tender is being used behind A&A 18. Previously operated either in 1987 or 1988. Retired from excursion service in 1989 in favor of A&A 18. Awaiting possible overhaul in the future.
1004 (2604)G84-6-04'-8½"CMStP&P Mower County Fairgrounds, Austin, MN
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #19543, 10/1901 Vauclain Compound. Donated to the city of Austin in 1957.
1G74-6-04'-8½"Clinchfield B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD
display
CC&IC Logansport, 1882Previously operated in 1979.
147 (117)B4-6-04'-8½"B&O B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD
display
B&O (Mount Clare), 1863Named Thatcher Perkins B.
377 (108)F-114-6-04'-8½"C&O (CR&M) B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD
display
Baldwin #21329, 1902
14-6-036"Walt Disney World (Unidos de Yucatan) Magic Kingdom, Bay Lake, FL
operational
Baldwin #58444, 1925Named Walter E. Disney. Taken out of service in 2019 in preparation for the construction of the upcoming Tron roller coaster. Overhauled by the Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, PA and returned to operation on December 23, 2022.
34-6-036"Walt Disney World (Unidos de Yucatan) Magic Kingdom, Bay Lake, FL
operational
Baldwin #58445, 1925 Named Roger E. Broggie. Taken out of service in 2019 in preparation for the construction of the upcoming Tron roller coaster. Overhauled by the Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, PA and returned to operation on January 31, 2024.
44-6-015" Hanson Technology Center, Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, MI
restoration
House of David Being restored from frame.
114-6-015"Redwood Valley Railway Redwood Valley Railway, Berkeley, CA
operational
Named Sequoia.
1 (801)4-6-04'-8½"Warren & Ouachita Valley (Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific) Hoffman's office building, Black River Falls, WI
display
Baldwin #29750, 1906 From North Freedon and the Kettle Moraine Railway.
4444-6-04'-8½"M&B M&B Train Park, Blountstown, FL
display
Baldwin #36174, 1911
124-6-036"Tweetsie Railroad (ET&WNC) Tweetsie Railroad, Blowing Rock, NC
operational
Baldwin #45069, 1917 Named Tweetsie.
2353T-314-6-04'-8½"SP Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, CA
restoration
Baldwin #38221, 1912 Featured in 'Pearl Harbor' (2001) alongside AT&SF 4-8-4 3751. Operated in excursion service until 2000. Cosmetic restoration only.
254-6-04'-8½"V&T Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, NV
operational
Baldwin #25016, 1905
1242T-574-6-04'-8½"UP Lions Park, Cheyenne, WY
display
Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works #2053, 1890
1784-6-04'-8½"Columbus & Greenville Propst Park, Columbus, MS
display
Rogers #5609
509 (403)4-6-04'-8½"Tennessee Central (L&A) TN Central depot, Cookeville, TN
display
Baldwin #39553, 1913 Nicknamed 'Bull of The Woods'. It was involved in many accidents during its service life. Its original tender is now behind Reader 11. From the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga, TN.
1395H-6-g4-6-04'-8½"CNR Coopersville & Marne Railway, Coopersville, MI
display
Montreal Locomotive Works #52590, 1913
915 (44)K-44-6-04'-8½"CB&Q (B&MR) Rock Island Depot Museum, Main & 16th, Council Bluffs, IA
display
Havelock, 1901
1024-6-04'-8½"GAN End-O-Line Railroad Park, Currie, MN
display
Alco (Richmond) #64280, 1923
34-6-04'-8½"WW Cummer & Sons Cypress Pioneer Florida Museum, Dade City, FL
display
H.K. Porter #5484, 12/1913
444R-14-6-04'-8½"C&NW Forney Transportation Museum, Denver, CO
display
Alco (Schenectady) #38526, 1906 From the Black Hills Central Railroad, Hill City, SD.
134-6-04'-8½"TSE (Southern Pine Lumber) The History Center, Diboll, TX
display
Baldwin #53599, 1920
15 (109)F-534-6-04'-8½"EL&WB (CH&W) Tramway, Eagle Lake, ME
display
Alco (Schenectady) #4552, 1897
404-6-04'-8½"NN Nevada Northern Railway, East Ely, NV
out of service
Baldwin #34942, 1910 Official state steam locomotive of Nevada. Taken out of service on October 19, 2020. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. Currently scheduled to return to operation sometime in 2024.
194-6-016"Chippewa Valley Chippewa Valley Railroad, Eau Claire, WI
operational
Frank Van Duzer, 1920 From Henry MacMillan, Galva, IL then Strum Steam Engine Days. Rebuilt back from 4-4-0 into a 4-6-0.
152 (2)4-6-036"Alaska RR Huckleberry Railroad, Flint, MI
operational
Baldwin #53296, 1920 Restored to operation in 1976. Taken out of service in 2002. Returned to operation in 2018.
724-6-04'-8½"GM&N (NOGN) Washington Parish Fairgrounds, Franklinton, LA
display
Alco (Schenectady) #54484, 01/1914 From Green Bros Sand & Gravel.
1 (314)4-6-04'-8½"SP (T&NO) Galveston Railroad Museum, Galveston, TX
display
Alco (Cooke) #2197, 1892
20T-194-6-036"RGS (F&CC) Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO
operational
Alco (Schenectady) #5007, 1899 From Alamosa, CO. Restored to operation in July 2020. Operated at the C&TS from late August to early October 2021.
453D4g4-6-04'-8½"CPR North Fork Lumber, Goshen, VA
private
CPR (Angus), 1912 Once planned to be restored by O. Winston Link, from New Hartford, NY.
2248T-14-6-04'-8½"GVRR (SP) Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, TX
out of service
Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works #2341, 1896 Named William S. Davis. Nicknamed Puffy. Once operated at the Texas State Railroad as their 200. Taken out of service in early 2016. Boiler being replaced. In the shop near the turntable. Currently scheduled to return to operation sometime in 2024.
119 (319)T244-6-04'-8½"T&NO (Houston & Texas Central) Roosevelt Railroad Museum (defunct), Griffin, GAderelictCooke Locomotive & Machine Works #2202, 1892 From the Thompson Winery, Monee, IL. Previously named The Elizabeth.
1382S-44-6-04'-8½"NP Beattie Park, Helena, MT
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #20596, 1902
18 (12)NG-64-6-036"SP (NV-CA-OR) Eastern California Museum, Independence, CA
operational
Baldwin #37395, 1911 Named Slim Princess. From Dehy Park. Restored to operation in October 2016. Debuted in excursion service in July 2017. Suffered a piston failure on April 9, 2019 on the D&S. Operated on loan at the D&S in 2019 and 2021.
382 (99)G-14-6-04'-8½"IC (Clinchfield) Casey Jones Village, Jackson, TN
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #27048, 1905 Painted as IC 382.
34-6-04'-8½"Sierra Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA
out of service
Rogers #4493, 1891 Nicknamed Movie Star Locomotive. Featured in 'Back to the Future III' (1990) and many other movies. Previously operated in 1995. Restored back to operation in July 2010. Taken out of service in 2022. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul.
9NG-34-6-036"SP Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, CA
restoration
Baldwin #34035, 1909 Costmetic restoration only. Evaluating locomotive for possible restoration to operation.
710K-44-6-04'-8½"CB&Q Historic Haymarket, 7th & Q, Lincoln, NE
display
B&MR Havelock, 1901
54-6-04'-8½"WTCarter Lumber Polk County Museum, Livingston, TX
display
Baldwin #36130, 1911
10610-32-D4-6-04'-8½"Red River & Gulf Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA
display
Baldwin #57203, 1923
40010-32-D4-6-04'-8½"Long Leaf Lumber (Crowell & Spencer) Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA
display
Baldwin #51175, 01/1919
2355T-314-6-04'-8½"SP Pioneer Park, Mesa, AZ
display
Baldwin #38223, 1912 Cosmetically restored in 2018.
967 (343)K-104-6-04'-8½"CB&Q (Burlington & Missouri River) Pioneer Village, Minden, NE
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #16950, 1899
1356S-44-6-04'-8½"NP Railroad Street East, Missoula, MT
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #20309, 1902
303 (32)10-32-D4-6-04'-8½"Mississippi Eastern (H&B) Monticello Railway Museum, Monticello, IL
display
Baldwin #43334, 1916 Moved from Rockford, IL, June 2000. Once ownder by Richard Jensen.
1533 (264)H-6-d4-6-04'-8½"NH&I (CNR) New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, New Hope, PA
stored
Montreal Locomotive Works, 1911 Restored to operation in 1962. Retired from excursion service in December 1975 in favor of NH&I 40. Stored behind the New Hope shop complex. Missing parts.
14-6-04'-8½"WC&C Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI
restoration
Montreal Locomotive Works #53632, 1912Requires a new firebox. Will be restored after 1385 is completed.
1385R-14-6-04'-8½"C&NW Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI
restoration
Alco (Schenectady) #42187, 1907 Previously operated in 1998. New boiler being fabricated.
2645E-25s4-6-04'-8½"MSP&SSM Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI
display
Brooks #3687, 1900
854-6-036"Oahu RY & Land Hawaiian Railway Society, Ewa, Oahu, HI
restoration
Alco (Cooke) #48585, 1910 From Traveltown. Appeared in The Music Man (1962 film). Boiler replacement was never completed. Cosmetic restoration only.
1243T-574-6-04'-8½"UP Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE
display
Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works #1890, 2054 Appeared in Last of the Giants.
175R-14-6-04'-8½"C&NW Steam Railroading Institute, Owosso, MI
restoration
Alco (Schenectady) #45727, 1908NP tender; from Ripley.
35G-5s4-6-04'-8½"LIRR Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, Oyster Bay, NY
restoration
PRR #4201, 1928From Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY. In March 2024 it was announced that the locomotive would be reassembled and cosmetically restored with the running gear operational so the locomotive could be towed over museum trackage.
316 (201)D-94-6-04'-8½"TSRR (T&P) Texas State Railroad, Palestine, TX
out of service
Alco (Cooke) #26142, 11/1902 Oldest operating steam locomotive at the TSRR. Taken out of service in 2013. Awaiting mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul.
2522 (771)TN-614-6-04'-8½"MP Paris-Logan County Coal Miner's Memorial, Paris, AR
display
Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works #2408, 1898 Was last used by the Fort Smith, Subiaco & Rock Island Railroad. One of only 2 Missouri Pacific steam locomotives saved. Moved from a nearby school in January 2020.
1354S-44-6-04'-8½"NP Volunteer Park, Pasco, WA
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #20277, 1902
503 (401)4-6-04'-8½"KCS (L&A) Bryan Park, Port Arthur, TX
display
Baldwin #37715, 1913
14-6-04'-8½"Washington, Idaho & Montana City Hall, Potlatch, ID
display
Alco (Schenectady) #40684, 06/1906
225 (1098)D10h4-6-04'-8½"RBM&N (CP) Reading Outer Station, Reading, PA
display
CLC, 1913From Steamtown, then Jim Thorpe, PA, then Port Clinton, PA. Operated in excursion service from 1992 to 1996. Boiler worn out and damaged. Cosmetically restored as RBM&N 225.
3604-6-04'-8½"DFI (TO&E) Queen Wilhelmina State Park, St 88 & 272, SW of town, Rich Mountain, AR
display
Alco (Schenectady) #62204, 1920
4410-32-D4-6-04'-8½"H&B SC Railroad Museum, Rion, SC
display
Baldwin #59751, 1927
39G-5s4-6-04'-8½"LIRR Railroad Museum of Long Island, Riverhead, NY
restoration
PRR (Juniata) #4207, 06/1929From LIRR, then Stony Brook, then Riverhead, NY. Boiler being restored in Strasburg, PA. The locomotive may possibly be in full operation on the Strasburg Railroad in the late 2020s after fundraising goals are met.
2252T-14-6-04'-8½"SP East end of UP yard, Roseville, CA
display
Alco (Cooke) #2360, 1897From the Placer County Fairgrounds.
1124-6-04'-8½"NWP California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA
display
Alco (Schenectady) #44956, 1908Only surviving North Western Pacific steam locomotive.
2438 (6)4-6-036"CyZ Keizer Station Mall, Salem, OR
display
Baldwin #24252, 1904 Originally built as a 4-6-2 type. From Claremont, then Menifee, then Murrieta, CA.
403 (103)4-6-04'-8½"CofG (SylCen) Savannah History Museum, Savannah, GA
display
Baldwin #25310, 03/1905
104-6-015"Paradise & Pacific RR McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E Indian Bend Rd, Scottsdale, AZ
operational
44P4-6-04'-8½"NYC&StL Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA
stored
Alco (Brooks) #38831, 1905 Oldest surviving Nickel Plate Road locomotive. Appears to be in poor cosmetic condition.
24-6-04'-8½"PS&BR tourist info park, Hwy 20, Sedro Wooley, WA
display
Baldwin #39058, 1913
2204-6-04'-8½"Central Vermont Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
display
Alco (Schenectady) #55018, 1915
604-6-036"WP&Y near old roundhouse, Skagway, AK
abandoned
Baldwin #17750, 1900 Recovered from the Skagway River in 1988.
624-6-036"WP&YMP 2.3, riprap, Skagway River, AK
abandoned
Baldwin #17895, 1900Buried in Skagway River.
664-6-036"WP&YMP 4.9, riprap, Skagway River, AK
abandoned
Baldwin #18964, 1901Buried in Skagway River.
674-6-036"WP&Yriprap, Skagway River, AK
abandoned
Baldwin #18965, 1901Buried in Skagway River near the cemetery.
144-6-04'-8½"CCL Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie, WA
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #15771, 1898To be restored.
8NG-24-6-036"SP Lillard Park, Sparks, NV
display
Baldwin (Burnham) #31445, 1907
1031K-15-S4-6-04'-8½"ACL North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC
display
Baldwin #39884, 1913
635 (2707)TN-614-6-04'-8½"StLIM&S (MP) Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, MO
display
Baldwin #10070, 1889
328S-104-6-04'-8½"NP Minnesota Transportation Museum, St. Paul, MN
display
Rogers #37583, 1907 Once displayed in Stillwater, MN. Operated until 2000. Undergoing slow restoration.
5741G-5s4-6-04'-8½"PRR Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA
display
PRR (Juniata) #3966, 1924
972D10j4-6-04'-8½"CPR Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, PAstored dismantledMontreal Locomotive Works, 1912From G. Hart, 1995. Previously operated in late 1985. Was to be converted into a PRR G5 in 2015. Currently dismantled. In very poor condition.
1551 (1354)H-6-g4-6-04'-8½"CNR (Canadian Northern) Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH
display
Montreal Locomotive Works #50778, 1912From to Steamtown USA. Traded in 1986 to Jerry Jacobson for Jackson Iron & Steel 0-6-0 3 (ex-BLW plant switcher 26). Restored to operation in 1988. Used on the Ohio Central tourist trains. Retired from excursion service in 1998 in need of repairs.
94TP-294-6-04'-8½"WP Western Railway Museum, Suisun City, CAstored serviceableAlco (Brooks) #46419, 1909Featured in Pollyanna.
1364S-44-6-04'-8½"NP Northern Pacific Railway Museum, Toppenish, WA
restoration
Baldwin #20421, 1902
637 (309)K-24-6-04'-8½"CB&Q (B&MR) Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL
display
Rogers #4788, 11/1892
1149B4-6-04'-8½"B&ML (Swedish) Discovery Park of America, Union City, TN
display
Swedish State Railways, 1913From Belfast & Moosehead Lake, Unity, ME, then the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Dillsboro, NC. Previously operated in 2007. For sale as of 05/2024.
274-6-04'-8½"V&T Comstock History Center, Virginia City, NV
display
Baldwin #39453, 1913 From the Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, NV.
123 (11)4-6-04'-8½"Southern Lumber (Morelia & Tacambaro) Church & Martin Streets, Warren, AR
display
Burnham, Williams #30555, 04/1907 Spoked wheels on tender.
250K4-6-04'-8½"ACL Wilmington Railroad Museum, Wilmington, NC
display
Baldwin #35351, 1910 The cab and the tender were moved to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Dillsboro, NC for a cosmetic restoration in November 2002.

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