Surviving Steam Locomotives in Virginia, United States
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List of Steam Locomotives in Virginia, United States
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433 | M | 4-8-0 | 4'-8½" | N&W | The Virginia Creeper Trail 1, Abingdon, VA | display | Alco (Richmond) #40329, 1907 | Underwent a cosmetic restoration in August 2023. |
| 0-4-0 | 36" | Pyrite Mine | woods off US 17, Bealeton, VA | private | Baldwin, 1890s | Pyrite Mine Named Dinky. To Stafford? | ||
| 614 | J3a | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | C&O Railway Heritage Center, Clifton Forge, VA | restoration | Lima #9306, 06/1948 | Iron Horse Enterprises From the B&O Railroad Museum, PA. Acquired from the B&O Railroad Museum by Ross Rowland in exchange for Reading 2101 in 1979. Restored to operation in 1980. Previously operated in 1999. To be moved to the Strasburg Railroad for restoration to operation. |
| 8 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Consolidated Sand and Gravel (Ironton Solvey Coke) | Rassawek Vineyards, Columbia, VA | gone | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #2882, 1918 | From Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, VA, then Carroll Lee Walker at Lestor Manor, King William, VA. | |
| 701 | G5 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Main Street Park, Covington, VA | display | Alco (Richmond) #49910, 1911 | |
| 606 (5846) | S-160 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Norfolk & Western (USATC) | Crewe Railroad Museum, Crewe, VA | display | Lima #8784, 04/1945 | From Falling Springs Station, Covington, VA. |
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | The Virginia Creeper Trail 2, Damascus, VA | display | Gas-powered fabrication. | |||
| 66 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Natural Tunnel (Rim Rock) | Natural Tunnel State Park, Duffield, VA | display | Barnett Enterprises (Norton), 1967 | Built as 2-4-0 diesel powered tender. | |
| 1923 | 0-6-0T | 42" | USATC | US Army Transportation Museum, Ft. Eustis, VA | display | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #4770, 1946 | ||
| 5002 (2) | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | USATC (EJ Lavino & Co) | US Army Transportation Museum, Ft. Eustis, VA | restoration | H.K. Porter #7462, 08/1942 | From Tombstone Junction RR then Kentucky Railway Museum, then Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyerston, PA, then Baraboo, WI. | |
| 607 (5187) | S-160 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | USATC | US Army Transportation Museum, Ft. Eustis, VA | display | Lima #8846, 1945 | |
| 2 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Old Dominion Soapstone | North Fork Lumber, Goshen, VA | private | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #1436, 12/1909 | Previously placed on display in Marion, VA. | |
| 453 | D4g | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CPR | North Fork Lumber, Goshen, VA | private | CPR (Angus), 1912 | Once planned to be restored by O. Winston Link. From New Hartford, NY. |
| 13 (1) | 33 ton | Shay2Tr | 36" | McClure Lumber (Linville River) | North Fork Lumber, Goshen, VA | stored | Lima #949, 11/1904 | Only surviving Linville River locomotive. From McClure, VA. Diesel conversion. |
| 2 (6) | 37 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Horseshoe Forestry | North Fork Lumber, Goshen, VA | private | #918, 1904 | Once owned by Ralph Day, Biddeford, ME. Now owned by Will Harris. |
| 2760 | K-4 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Treasure Island Road, Lynchburg, VA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #75173, 1947 | |
| 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Rt 612, S of, Marat, VA | display | |||||
| 2756 | K-4 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Huntington Park, Newport News, VA | display | Lima #9263, 1947 | Donated to the city of Newport News and placed in Huntington Park in 1963. |
| 1134 | M2 | 4-8-0 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Railroad Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth, VA | display | Baldwin #35340, 10/1910 | From Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal. Displayed with tender from N&W 2-6-6-4. |
| 231 | A-5 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | C&O | inside collapsed Church Hill Tunnel, Richmond, VA | buried | Baldwin, 1903 | |
| 836 | 0-4-0F | 4'-8½" | Albermarle Paper Co | Old Dominion Chapter NRHS, Richmond, VA | display | H.K. Porter #7228, 1936 | Named Brown's Island Express. | |
| 1 (5019) | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Albermarle Paper Co (USATC) | Old Dominion Chapter NRHS, Richmond, VA | operational | H.K. Porter #7499, 12/1942 | ||
| 2 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | David M Lea & Co | Old Dominion Railway Museum, Richmond, VA | display | H.K. Porter #6905, 1924 | ||
| 2732 | K-4 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #70881, 1944 | |
| 1118 | M2 | 4-8-0 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Roanoke Chapter NRHS, 9th Street Yard, Roanoke, VA | restoration | Baldwin #35232, 1910 | From Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal. Cosmetic restoration only. |
| 1 | 0-4-0F | 4'-8½" | Celanese Co | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | display | H.K. Porter #7378, 1943 | ||
| 34 | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | EJ Lavino & Co | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | display | Baldwin #57092, 1923 | ||
| 4 | SA | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Virginian | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | display | Baldwin #35034, 1910 | |
| 1218 | A | 2-6-6-4 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | display | N&W #340, 1943 | status Operated in the Norfolk Southern's steam excursion program from Apr 1987 to Nov 1991. Rebuild began in 1992. NS steam program cancelled in Dec 1994. Cosmetic restoration only. Now missing several crucial parts and will likely never run again as a result. |
| 6 | G | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #15152, 1897 | |
| 1151 | M2c | 4-8-0 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | display | N&W #183, 1911 | From Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal. Displayed with the tender from an N&W Y-3 class locomotive. |
| 611 | J | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | N&W | Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA | operational | N&W #388, 1950 | Fire up 611 Named Spirit of Roanoke. Also nicknamed Queen of Steam. Official state steam locomotive of Virginia. Appeared in National Geographic - Love Those Trains. Restored back to operation in 2015. Operated at the Strasburg Railroad in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. |
| 2 | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Matheson | Olin-Matheson, Saltville, VA | display | Rhode Island Locomotive Works #3030, 1894 | Cosmetic restoration completed in 2024. | |
| 11 (305) | G | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Matheson (N&W) | Olin-Matheson, Saltville, VA | display | Roanoke Machine Wks #137, 1892 | Cosmetic restoration completed in 2024. |
| 661 | 4-4-0 | 36" | Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA | operational | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth), 1974 | Named Balmoral Castle. Based off a Caledonian Railway Dunalastair II. Propane fired. | ||
| 238 | 4-4-0 | 36" | Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA | operational | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth), 1974 | Named Der Hochbeinige. Prussian styled engine based off of the Prussian State Railway S3. | ||
| 17 | 4-4-0 | 36" | Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA | operational | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth), 1972 | Named Alpengeist Express. From Lakeside Park, Salem, VA. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Virginia, United States
- View Virginia, United States page from www.steamlocomotive.info