Surviving Steam Locomotives in Minnesota, United States
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List of Steam Locomotives in Minnesota, United States
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1004 (2604) | G8 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CMStP&P | Mower County Fairgrounds, Austin, MN | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #19543, 10/1901 | Vauclain Compound. Donated to the city of Austin in 1957. |
| 27 (348) | C-3 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE (DM&IR) | Carlton County Fairgrounds, Barnum, MN | display | Alco (Pittsburg) #42286, 1907 | Acquired by the Wisconsin Great Northern in 2024. |
| 8 | 0-4-0F | 30" | NP | Crow Wing Co Fairgrounds, Brainerd, MN | display | H.K. Porter #7979, 1945 | Previously used at tie treatment plant. | |
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | DTR | Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum, Chisago City, MN | operational | H.K. Porter #5580, 1914 | ||
| 4 | 0-4-0T-T | 4'-8½" | DTR | Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum, Chisago City, MN | operational | H.K. Porter #6768, 1923 | The only surviving and only operational 0-4-0T-T in the USA. | |
| 927 (10) | L-4 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | NP (StP&D) | Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum, Chisago City, MN | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #14796, 1896 | From Lum Park, Brainerd, MN. |
| 347 | C-3 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | DM&IR | Museum of Mining, Chisholm, MN | display | Alco (Pittsburg) #42285, 1907 | |
| 16 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE | Fauley Park, Cloquet, MN | display | Baldwin #40874, 1913 | Operated until the early 1960s. | |
| 13 (6) | 2-6-0 | 36" | DSP&P (Ferro-carril de Salaverry A. Trujillo) | End-O-Line Railroad Park, Currie, MN | display | Baldwin #3781, 1875 | Named Frisco. From Peru, then Frisco, CO, then the Prairie Expo Museum, Worthington, MN. | |
| 102 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | GAN | End-O-Line Railroad Park, Currie, MN | display | Alco (Richmond) #64280, 1923 | ||
| 2 | 0-4-0T | 24" | Dalton Decauville (F. Albert Bau) | Lake Region Pioneer Threshermen's Association, Dalton, MN | operational | Decauville (Paris) #5398, 1914 | From France. | |
| 1068 | L-9 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | NP | Dilworth City Park, Dilworth, MN | display | Alco (Manchester) #41877, 1907 | Cosmetically restored between 1987 and 1989. Asbestos removed and some sheet metal are replaced. Under a roof and currently needing further restoration efforts. |
| 1 | 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | NP | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | display | Smith & Porter #84, 1870 | Named Minnetonka. | |
| 7 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | MN Steel Co | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | display | H.K. Porter #5737, 10/1915 | ||
| 2435 | T | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | NP | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | restoration | Alco (Brooks) #42250, 1907 | Cosmetic restoration only. |
| 28 (332) | C-3 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE (DM&IR) | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | operational | Alco (Pittsburg) #39587, 1906 | Restored to operation in June 2017. Temporarily replaced Soo Line 2719 while it is out of service. |
| 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. |
| 227 | M-3 | 2-8-8-4 | 4'-8½" | DM&IR | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | display | Baldwin #62533, 1941 | |
| 1 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | GN (M&P) | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | display | New Jersey Locomotive, 1861 | Named William Crooks. | |
| 2719 | H-23 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN | out of service | Alco (Schenectady) #64314, 1923 | From the Chippewa Valley Railroad, Eau Claire, WI. Restored to operation in 1998 at CNW roundhouse, Altoona, WI. Taken out of service in late 2013. Awaiting mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
| 471 | H6-38 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | M&StL | south of downtown, Janesville, MN | display | Baldwin #35702, 1910 | From Chaska, MN, then Annandale, MN. |
| 261 | S-3 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | CMStP&P | GN Shops/Minneapolis Junction, Minneapolis, MN | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #71974, 07/1944 | Restored to operation in 1993. Taken out of service in 2008. Returned to operation on December 12, 2012. Considering a possible conversion to burn oil, according to a March 2021 feasibility study. |
| 425 | 4-6-2 | 24" | Florida Southwestern | unknown, Minneapolis, MN | stored | From St. Augustine, FL. | ||
| 806 (64) | S-4 | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Oliver Iron Mining Co. (DM&N) | park, Mountain Iron, MN | display | Baldwin #34756, 1910 | |
| 8 | 0-4-0 | 30" | Raritan Copper | Lund Machine Works, New Ulm, MN | restoration | H.K. Porter #6917, 1924 | From Edaville, then restored by Harry Stebbins, Navarre, OH. | |
| 0-4-0T | 30" | Butler Consolidated Coal | Lund Machine Works, New Ulm, MN | stored | H.K. Porter #5452, 1914 | |||
| 225 | M-3 | 2-8-8-4 | 4'-8½" | DM&IR | US 2, Proctor, MN | display | Baldwin #62531, 1941 | |
| 3 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | DTR | Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, MN | operational | H.K. Porter | ||
| 5 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | DTR | Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, MN | dismantled | H.K. Porter | Used as a source of spare parts for sister DTR locomotive 3. | |
| 353 | B-4 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion, Rollag, MN | operational | Alco (Brooks) #61760, 1920 | |
| 8327 | P-5-c | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GTW | Bandana Square, St. Paul, MN | display | Lima #7222, 1927 | |
| 328 | S-10 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | NP | Minnesota Transportation Museum, St. Paul, MN | display | Rogers #37583, 1907 | Once displayed in Stillwater, MN. Operated until 2000. Undergoing slow restoration. |
| 2153 | Q-3 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | NP | Minnesota Transportation Museum, St. Paul, MN | stored | Baldwin #33278, 03/1909 | From East Grand Forks. Acquired by the MTM after the 1997 Grand Forks flood. |
| 2156 | Q-3 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | NP | Minnesota Transportation Museum, St. Paul, MN | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #33281, 1909 | |
| 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. |
| 1218 (218) | K-1 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | DM&IR (D&IR) | Tower Train Museum, Tower, MN | display | Baldwin #34745, 06/1919 | |
| 9 (346) | B-4 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Wheels Across the Prairie Museum, Tracy, MN | display | Alco #55570, 1915 | |
| 3 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | D&IR | D&IR Depot, Two Harbors, MN | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #6649, 1883 | ||
| 229 | M-4 | 2-8-8-4 | 4'-8½" | DM&IR | D&IR Depot, Two Harbors, MN | display | Baldwin #64708, 1943 | |
| 2523 | P-2 | 4-8-2 | 4'-8½" | GN | Kandiyohi County Historic Park, Willmar, MN | display | Baldwin #57343, 1923 |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Minnesota, United States
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