Surviving Steam Locomotives in Louisiana, USA
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List of Steam Locomotives in Louisiana, USA
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Atchafalaya River, Berwick, LA | sunk | |||||
| 65 (3) | 23-2 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Kirby Lumber Co (R.E. Trabue) | Red River, Colfax, LA | sunk | Lima #1579, 1905 | |
| 124 | S-9 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP (T&NO) | DeQuincy Railroad Museum, DeQuincy, LA | display | Baldwin #39695, 1913 | From Green Bros Sand & Gravel. |
| 1140 | 1050 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Southern Pine Lumber (AT&SF) | Louisiana National Guard Camp Minden, Doyline, LA | stored | Baldwin, 1902 | From Shreveport. Purchased by the Southern Pine Locomotive Company, Rusk, TX in 2026. |
| 3 | 42 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Fisher Lumber | JM Jones Lumber, Ferriday, LA | stored | Heisler #1513, 1925 | Stored in an old shed at an old sawmill. |
| 72 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | GM&N (NOGN) | Washington Parish Fairgrounds, Franklinton, LA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #54484, 01/1914 | From Green Bros Sand & Gravel. | |
| 6 | 0-4-4T | 31" | Salem Brick | Welcome Center, Gramercy, LA | display | Baldwin #17737, 1900 | Named Ann, from W. E. Butler, Ponchatoula, modified from 0-4-0T, from Lutcher, LA. | |
| 5 (4002) | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Forest Products Division (USATC) | Museum of World Mechanical History, Greensburg, LA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #70428, 1942 | From Baton Rouge, LA. In January 2024, the owner (Charles Graves) expressed interest in selling it. Contact details are listed with one of the photos. | |
| 75 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Genesee Lumber | Tangipahoa River, Hammond, LA | gone | Fell into river pushing log train on March 12, 1903 during flood from a bridge collapse. Recovered. | ||
| 7 (2) | 4-4-0 | 36" | Old Hickory Railroad, Jackson, LA | stored | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth) #43436, 1964 | From the defunct Frontierland amusement park, Cherokee, NC. Converted from wood to propane in 1999. Taken out of service in 2009. Now stored under a maintenance shed. | ||
| 76 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Trinity & Brazos Valley | LASTA, Jefferson, LA | stored | Alco (Richmond) #42929, 06/1907 | From the Bisso Towboat yard. To be moved to Garyville, LA. | |
| 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 late 2004. Taken out of service in 2019 to undergo mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. Will move to the Garyville Timbermill Museum. |
| 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Garyville Northern | woods, Livingston, LA | abandoned | ||||
| 202 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Crowell & Spencer (Meridian Lumber) | Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA | display | Baldwin #40862, 1913 | ||
| 106 | 10-32-D | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Red River & Gulf | Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA | display | Baldwin #57203, 1923 | |
| 400 | 10-32-D | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Long Leaf Lumber (Crowell & Spencer) | Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA | display | Baldwin #51175, 01/1919 | |
| 3 | 22 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Santee River Hardwood | Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA | restoration | Heisler, 1906 | From the Whitewater Valley Railroad, Connersville, IN. |
| 112 | C-70 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Meridian Lumber | Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA | abandoned | Lima #3273, 1924 | Located in the woods just north of the museum grounds. Most of the locomotive has been scrapped. Only parts remain. |
| 3 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Arkansas, Louisiana & Missouri (Brown Paper Mill) | Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Monroe, LA | display | Baldwin #60295, 12/1927 | From Graphic Packaging, West Monroe; Driven into park under its own power in 1962. | |
| 156 (329) | 0-4-4T | 4'-8½" | Napoleon Cypress (NYE) | S of Lake Verret, Morgan City, LA | abandoned | Rotted and rusted in a swamp. | ||
| 1 (709) | 0-4-4T | 4'-8½" | Weil Gutman Supply Co. | Louisiana Orphan Train Museum, Opelousas, LA | display | Davenport Locomotive Works #1161, 08/1911 | Named Mary Jane. | |
| 4 | 0-4-0ST+T | 36" | M.A. Patout & Son | M. A. Patout & Son, Patoutville, LA | stored | H.K. Porter #4375, 1909 | Named Ida P. Completely rebuilt, but it is unknown if it is operational | |
| 6458 | 0-4-4RT | 36" | M.A. Patout & Son | M. A. Patout & Son, Patoutville, LA | stored | H.K. Porter #6458, 1920 | Named Bessie. In very poor condition. | |
| 1 | 0-6-2T | 36" | M.A. Patout & Son | M. A. Patout & Son, Patoutville, LA | stored | Alco (Dickson) #1005, 1898 | Named Stephanie. Completely rebuilt and was once operated privately. | |
| 3 (1) | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | LA Cypress Lumber Co. | Depot Park, Ponchatoula, LA | display | H.K. Porter #5565, 1914 | Was retired after crown sheet damage during a morning warm up. | |
| Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Garyville & Northern | canal E. of Hwy 61, Reserve, LA | sunk | Lima | |||
| 3 | 2-4-4T | 36" | Godchaux Sugar | near Godchaux Suger Mill, Reserve, LA | display | Baldwin #16199, 09/1898 | Temporarily moved during the plantation house restoration. | |
| 10 (278) | 200 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | D&R (ICC) | Ford Park, Shreveport, LA | display | Alco (Cooke) #39189, 01/1907 | Built as 5' gauge. Much of the hardware has been stripped from this locomotive. |
| 4'-8½" | L&N | Rigolets Pass RR Bridge SE of, Slidell, LA | sunk | |||||
| Lake Saro, St. Bernard, LA | sunk | Became trapped in 1922 when a levee near the Poydras Plantation broke. | ||||||
| 2 | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | Kivett & Reel (US Navy) | Kivett Road, Sun, LA | abandoned | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #2653, 1917 |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Louisiana, USA
- View Louisiana, USA page from www.steamlocomotive.info