Surviving Steam Locomotives in Wisconsin, United States
States: [ AK | AL | AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DC | DE | FL | GA | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY | LA | MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MO | MS | MT | NC | ND | NE | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY ]
Country or region | Australia | Canada | Central America | Cuba | Mexico | New Zealand | United Kingdom and Ireland | United States ]
List of Steam Locomotives in Wisconsin, United States
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440 | C-57 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | C&NW (UP) | Langlade County Historical Society, Antigo, WI | display | Baldwin #18345, 1900 | From North Freedom, WI. |
| 736 | H-3 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Telulah Park, Appleton, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #53137, 1913 | |
| 950 (600) | G | 2-10-0 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM (Buffalo & Susquehanna) | near depot, Ashland, WI | display | Baldwin #17914, 1900 | |
| 21 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | LS&I | Michael Goodell, Augusta, WI | restoration | From the LS&I RR west yard, Marquette, MI. | ||
| 1 (801) | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Warren & Ouachita Valley (Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific) | Hoffman's office building, Black River Falls, WI | display | Baldwin #29750, 1906 | From North Freedon and the Kettle Moraine Railway. | |
| 2 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Wissota Sand | Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, WI | display | H.K. Porter #6906, 1924 | ||
| 5 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Coronet Phosphate | Colfax Railroad Museum, Colfax, WI | display | H.K. Porter #4874, 1911 | From Annandale, MN. | |
| 16 | 4-4-0 | 16" | Chippewa Valley | Chippewa Valley Railroad, Eau Claire, WI | operational | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth), 1959 | From Lee Merrick. | |
| 19 | 4-6-0 | 16" | Chippewa Valley | Chippewa Valley Railroad, Eau Claire, WI | operational | Frank Van Duzer, 1920 | From Henry MacMillan, Galva, IL then Strum Steam Engine Days. Rebuilt back from 4-4-0 into a 4-6-0. | |
| 0-4-0T | 600mm | Rock River Thresheree, Edgerton, WI | restoration | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #22803, 1935 | Named Spike. To be restored to operating condition. | |||
| 3 | 0-4-0WT-T | 600mm | Phillip Holzmann Ag | Rock River Thresheree, Edgerton, WI | operational | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #25206, 1944 | ||
| 6 | 2-6-0 | 36" | Godchaux Sugar (Alma Plantation) | Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum, Fennimore, WI | display | Davenport Locomotive Works #741, 1907 | From Edaville. | |
| 2714 | H-22 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Lakeside Park, Fond Du Lac, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #54449, 1914 | |
| 29 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | W.F. Carey | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Alco (Cooke) #64229, 1923 | Once operated at the museum. | |
| 506 | E-1 | 2-10-2 | 4'-8½" | DM&IR | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Alco (Brooks) #60075, 1919 | |
| 5017 | 5011 | 2-10-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Baldwin #70823, 1944 | |
| 101 (765) | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | USATC | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Baldwin #48714, 1918 | Named General Pershing. | |
| 24 | SC-4 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | LS&I | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Alco (Pittsburg) #46946, 01/1910 | |
| 102 | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Sumter & Choctaw | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | moving display | Baldwin #57778, 1924 | Diesel engine in tender. |
| 2736 | K-4 | 2-8-4 | 4'-8½" | C&O | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #70885, 08/1944 | |
| 2718 | H-23 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #64313, 1924 | Operated at the museum prior to 1965. |
| 60008 (4496) | A4 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | BR (LNER) | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Doncaster #1861, 1937 | Named Dwight D. Eisenhower. Previously named Golden Shuttle. From England. Three cylinder. |
| 4017 | 48841 | 4-8-8-4 | 4'-8½" | UP | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #69588, 01/1942 | Displayed with PPR GG1 4890. |
| 5 | Shay2Tr | 36" | Ely Thomas Lumber | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, WI | display | Lima #2940, 1917 | ||
| 1003 | L-1 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Wisconsin Automotive Museum, Hartford, WI | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #52826, 1913 | Appeared in "Extreme Steam : Classic North American Steam Locomotives". |
| 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Wissota Sand | Logging Camp Museum, Keshena, WI | display | ||||
| 4000 (3002) | S-4A | 4-6-4 | 4'-8½" | CB&Q | Copeland Park, LaCrosse, WI | display | Baldwin #61500, 1930 | Named Aeolus. |
| 1011 | L-2 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Old Smoky Rail Display, Ladysmith, WI | display | Alco (Brooks) #61732, 1920 | |
| 4 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Fairchild & NE | Laona & Northern, Laona, WI | operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #2535, 1916 | ||
| 321 (X90) | B | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | MLS&W (MSP&SSM) | Pinecrest Hist Village, Manitowoc, WI | display | Rhode Island Locomotive Works #1877, 10/1887 | |
| 2-4-4T | 24" | R&GN | Little A-Merrick-A Amusement Park, Marshall, WI | stored | Sandley (Janesville) | From Wisconsin Dells. Last Sandley locomotive. | ||
| 12 | 4-4-2 | 16" | Whiskey River | Little A-Merrick-A Amusement Park, Marshall, WI | operational | Norm Gracey, 1969 | Named Gracey. | |
| 4-6-2 | 16" | Whiskey River | Little A-Merrick-A Amusement Park, Marshall, WI | operational | George Reddington, 1949 | Named Oakland Acorn. | ||
| 1956 | 4-6-2 | 16" | Whiskey River | Little A-Merrick-A Amusement Park, Marshall, WI | operational | George Reddington, 1956 | Named Daylight. Formerly Gene Autry from Melodie Ranch. | |
| 1919 | 4-6-2 | 16" | Whiskey River | Little A-Merrick-A Amusement Park, Marshall, WI | operational | Merrick Light Railway Equipment #1996 | Named Lee W. Merrick. | |
| 2442 | F-22 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Wildwood Park, Marshfield, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #49785, 1911 | |
| 4 | 0-4-0T | 600mm | Jakob Wiederspahn Ag | siding, Merrimac, WI | display | BMAG #10885, 1938 | From Eagle Park Amusement Park, Cache, OK. | |
| 11 | 0-8-0T | 700mm | Krebet Baru Sugar | siding, Merrimac, WI | unknown | Hanomag (Hannover-Linden) #10410, 1925 | Named Ardjoeng, from Bayswater, VIC, Australia. | |
| 0-8-0T | 600mm | Jakob Wiederspahn Ag | siding, Merrimac, WI | display | Maffei (Munich) #4613, 1915 | From Eagle Park Amusement Park, Cache, OK. | ||
| 1916 | D | 4-4-2 | 15" | Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI | operational | Sandley (Janesville), 1961 | Named Harry J. Grant. Purchased in 2023 by the Riverside & Great Northern Railroad, The Milwaukee Zoo is moving to a diesel-only operation. | |
| 1924 | 4-6-2 | 15" | Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI | operational | Sandley (Janesville), 1977 | Purchased in 2023 by the Riverside & Great Northern Railroad. The Milwaukee Zoo is moving to a diesel-only operation. | ||
| 701 | 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Consumers Co | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #54627, 1914 | ||
| 6 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Central IL Public Service | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | sold | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3376, 1923 | Now located in northern Wisconsin. | |
| 2 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | LA Cypress Lumber Co. | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | dismantled | Lima #1027, 1906 | Oldest known Lima rod locomotive in existence. Sold. | |
| 9 (232) | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | D&R (NO&NE) | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Baldwin #7469, 1884 | ||
| 49 (350) | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | KGB&W | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #67819, 1929 | Only surviving GB&W steam locomotive. | |
| 22 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | LS&I | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Alco (Pittsburg) #46944, 01/1910 | Fully cosmetically restored. | |
| 29 | C-2 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Copper Range | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #42504, 1907 | From Ripley, MI. |
| 1 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | WC&C | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | restoration | Montreal Locomotive Works #53632, 1912 | Requires a new firebox. Will be restored after 1385 is completed. | |
| 1385 | R-1 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | C&NW | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #42187, 1907 | New boiler being fabricated. |
| 2645 | E-25s | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Brooks #3687, 1900 | |
| 9 (122) | 36 ton | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Goodman Lumber Co | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | display | Lima #2143, 1909 | |
| 5 | 2-8-0 | 36" | Thunder Lake | Logging Museum, Rheinlander, WI | display | Baldwin #58530, 08/1925 | Only locomotive built new for Thunder Lake. | |
| 2713 | H-21 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | MSP&SSM | Veteran's Memorial Park, Stevens Point, WI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #49796, 1913 | |
| 19 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | MT&W | Washington Park, Tomahawk, WI | display | Baldwin #57667, 1924 | ||
| 128 | D | 4-4-2T | 15" | R&GN (C&NW) | Wisconsin Dells, WI | dismantled | Sandley (Janesville), 1948 | From the Knoxville Zoo. Possible restoration. |
| 1 | 0-4-0VB | 15" | R&GN | Riverside & Great Northern RY, Wisconsin Dells, WI | operational | Sandley (Janesville), 1947 | Named Tom Thumb, vertical boiler. | |
| 82 | 4-4-0 | 15" | R&GN | Riverside & Great Northern RY, Wisconsin Dells, WI | operational | Sandley (Janesville), 1957 | Named L W Neiman; received a new boiler. | |
| 98 | 4-4-0 | 15" | Sandly Light R (Hoot Toot & Whistle) | Riverside & Great Northern RY, Wisconsin Dells, WI | operational | Norman Sandley, 1952 | From Bartlett, IL then Old Wakarusa RR, Wakarusa, IN. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Wisconsin, United States
- View Wisconsin, United States page from www.steamlocomotive.info