Surviving Steam Locomotives in New Jersey, USA
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List of Steam Locomotives in New Jersey, USA
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (8) | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | US Navy | Atlantic County Harley-Davidson, Absecon, NJ | display | Alco (Cooke) #59957, 1918 | ||
| 2-2-2T | Cumberland Valley | a few miles offshore, Asbury Park, NJ | sunk | Seth Wilmarth, 1850 | The year of 1850 is only an estimate. | |||
| 2-2-2T | a few miles offshore, Asbury Park, NJ | sunk | 1850 | |||||
| 9 (616) | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SMS Rail Lines (USATC) | SMS Rail Lines, Bridgeport, NJ | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #70402, 1942 | From the New Hope Railroad, New Hope, PA. Previously operated in the 1970s. Had the boiler fired up and the throttle opened with steam running through the cylinders in 2021. Restored back to operation on November 16, 2023. | |
| 117 | 0-4-0 | 48" | Carroll Park & Western (Lehigh Valley Coal) | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | display | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3512, 02/1925 | From Bayville, NJ. Appeared in The Molly Maguires (1970 film). | |
| 9 | 0-4-0T | 30" | Anaconda Copper (Raritan Copper) | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | display | H.K. Porter #6916, 1924 | ||
| 46 | 2-6-0 | 36" | United Fruit | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | dismantled | H.K. Porter #5514, 1914 | ||
| 26 | 2-6-2 | 36" | SS&S | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | display | Baldwin #53796, 1920 | ||
| 4-4-0 | 15" | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | display | Cagney, 1923 | From a NJ beachfront amusement park. | |||
| 3 | CLR 1-8 | 4-4-0T | 36" | Cavan & Leitrim | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | stored | Robert Stephenson & Co. (Darlington Works) #2614, 1887 | Named Lady Edith. Only Irish steam locomotive in the USA. To be returned to Ireland. |
| 6 | Shay2Tr | 36" | Ely Thomas Lumber | NJ Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale, NJ | stored | Lima #3314, 1927 | ||
| 0-4-0cog | 4'-8½" | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ | display | Named John Stevens, replica, from the Museum of Science & Technology, Chicago. | ||||
| C | 4'-8½" | CNJ | NY&LB trestle, Matawan Creek, NJ | sunk | May only be a rumor. | |||
| 3 | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | American Brake Shoe & Foundry (Colorado Fuel & Iron) | Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ | display | Alco (Cooke) #47604, 1911 | From the WK&S Railroad, Kempton, PA. | |
| 299 | 200 | 2-6-0 | 5' | Panama RR (ICC) | Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ | display | Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works #39095, 1906 | Built at 5 foot gauge. It is unclear if it was ever regauged to standard gauge. |
| 142 (1647) | SY | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYS&W (Valley Railroad) | Belvidere-Delaware Railroad, Phillipsburg, NJ | operational | Tangshan #1647, 1989 | From Utica. Built for the Valley Railroad, Essex, CT as their 1647. Operates on the Bel-Del line. Taken out of service in late 2017. Returned to operation in early October 2025. |
| 60 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | BR&W (GWR) | Black River and Western, Ringoes, NJ | out of service | Alco (Schenectady) #69021, 1937 | Taken out of service in November 2000. Returned to operation on November 10, 2012. Taken out of service again on November 25, 2023. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. | |
| 31 | 0-4-0T | 24" | Carter Construction | construction yard, Sparta, NJ | stored | Baldwin #34797, 06/1910 | Once used to give rides. Now in poor shape with a home-built car and a frame on trucks. Once located at Roseville Road, Andover, NJ. May be restored and displayed at the NYS&W station in Sparta. | |
| L7 | 0-4-0 | 30" | Barber Asphalt & Paving | unknown, Sussex, NJ | unknown | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) | From Anthonys Pier Four Restaurant, Boston, MA. This locomotive is privately owned. Its current location is unknown. | |
| 7240 | 21 ton | 0-4-0F | 4'-8½" | Texas Oil Co | Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany, NJ | display | H.K. Porter #7240, 02/1937 | From Bergen Vo-Tech School, Hackensack, NJ, then Supor Steel Industries, Harrison, NJ. |
| 4039 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | MCC (USATC) | Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany, NJ | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #70421, 1942 | Retired in 1963 and set aside for preservation. Sold to the Morris County Central in 1965. Served in excursion service until 1980. Stored for 14 years. Purchased by the museum in 1994 for display. Currently being restored to operating condition. | |
| 385 | H-4 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | MCC (Southern) | Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany, NJ | display | Baldwin #32312, 1907 | From Supor Steel, Harrison. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in New Jersey, USA
- View New Jersey, USA page from www.steamlocomotive.info