Surviving Steam Locomotives in Kentucky, United States
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List of Steam Locomotives in Kentucky, United States
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2132 | C-1 | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | L&N | Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission, Corbin, KY | display | L&N #396, 1922 | From Bainbridge, GA. |
| 12 | 2-6-0 | 24" | Richwood Tahoe Railroad | Richwood Tahoe Railroad, Crestview Hills, KY | unknown | Mammoth Locomotive Works, 2009 | The Richwood Tahoe Railroad is no longer operating. Current location unknown. | |
| 7745 (2) | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Medford Power Station | Ohio Valley RR Historical Foundation Inc., LaGrange, KY | display | Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne #7745, 1952 | Named Flying Duchess. Operated on the Boyne Valley RR, MI in the 1970s. | |
| 2008 (7040) | QJ | 2-10-2 | 4'-8½" | Central Kentucky Lines | RJ Corman's Buchanan St yard, Lexington, KY | stored | Datong, 1985 | RJ Corman From China. |
| 4 | 0-4-2T | 4'-8½" | Mammoth Cave RY | Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY | display | Baldwin #9442, 1888 | Named Hercules. Restored at the Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, KY. | |
| 11 | 0-4-0T+T | 39½" | Louisville Cement | Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, KY | restoration | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3334, 1923 | Cosmetic restoration only. | |
| 285 (2152) | USRA | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Republic Steel (L&N) | Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, KY | display | Alco (Richmond) #66190, 03/1925 | Being painted in 2019. |
| 152 | K-2A | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | L&N | Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, KY | restoration | Rogers #6256, 1905 | Official state steam locomotive of Kentucky. On the National Register of Historic Places. Previously operated in September 2011. Restoration work started in April 2023. |
| 11 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Reader (Caddo & Choctaw) | Riney-B Park, Nicholasville, KY | display | Baldwin #58194, 01/1925 | Operated until 1993. | |
| 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. | |
| 587 (5541) | H-6o | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYC&StL (LE&W) | Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. Steam Shop, Ravenna, 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. |
| 2716 | K-4 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. Steam Shop, Ravenna, KY | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #70865, 1943 | Owned by the Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven, KY. Operated for the Norfolk Southern steam program from 1981 to 1982. Leased by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society from 1995 to 1996 as a running mate for NKP 765. Appeared in Love Those Trains. |
| 14 (77) | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Union (M&NF) | Big South Fork Scenic Railway, Stearns, KY | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #71323, 1944 | From the Tombstone Junction RR, McCreary County, KY, then the Kentucky & Tennessee Railway, Hemlock, KY. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Kentucky, United States
- View Kentucky, United States page from www.steamlocomotive.info