This site lists all surviving steam locomotives in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Central America, The United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. From time to time, I'm informed that a particular locomotive is for sale. When that happens, I add a note to its listing. At any given moment, there are usually at least 20 locomotives marked as "for sale."
Please note that I typically don't know the asking price, and I don't always have the owner's contact information. I simply pass along the information when I receive it. I share all the details I have, but you may need to do some additional research to find more specific information.
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4-0T | 24" | Gruen & Bilfinger AG | Quaker Square, Akron, OH | display | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #23033, 1936 | Owned by the University of Akron. In 2023 it was rumored to be for sale. | ||
| 1548 | G-3 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CB&Q | Quaker Square, Akron, OH | display | Baldwin #38838, 1912 | Owned by the University of Akron. Poor condition. Up for sale as of 2023. |
| 169 | T-12 | 4-6-0 | 36" | D&RGW (D&RG) | Cole Park, Alamosa, CO | display | Baldwin #7028, 1883 | Underwent a cosmetic restoration between 2009 and 2021. Original tender is up for sale as of 2024. |
| 29 (206) | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Smoky Mountain Railroad | Chattanooga Choo Choo, Chattanooga, TN | display | Baldwin #34964, 1910 | The hotel went up for sale in January, 2026. | |
| 4 | D | 4-4-0 | 15" | Como Hot Spring | Wasatch Railroad Contractors, Cheyenne, WY | operational | Cagney, 1904 | History is unclear. May be from Morgan, UT, then Murray, UT, then Heber City, UT or could be from Rockville, IL. For sale. May be located in Newbury Park, CA. |
| 4 | 0-4-0T | 600mm | Hibernia Ag | Halverson Estate, Cresco, IA | unknown | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) #10745, 1925 | For sale on discoverlivesteam.com. Privately owned. Offered for sale in 2023. Sold. | |
| 226 | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | DFI | ES&NA Railway, Eureka Springs, AR | display | Baldwin #60005, 1927 | From Benton, AR. Displayed with tender from 201 (now at Anna, TX). Rumored to be for sale as of 2023. |
| 8305 | P-5-b | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GTW | Tetten's Grain, Galt, IL | abandoned | Alco (Richmond) #65623, 06/1924 | One of 16 ex-GTW locomotives used by Northwestern Steel & Wire Co., Sterling, IL. Originally was to be sent to Quincy, IL for restoration. The tender is no longer at this location. Rumored to be for sale in 2024. |
| 206 (123) | 4-2-4 | 24" | Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy, CA | unknown | Chance | From Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, PA. Gas-powered. C.P. Huntington replica. Was rumored to be for sale in 2022 but current disposition is unknown. | ||
| 14 | Shay3Tr | 36" | GL (WSL) | Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO | display | Lima #2835, 1916 | From the Georgetown Loop RR, Georgetown, CO. Previously operated in 2009. Currently owned by Lindsey and Rosa Ashby. Underwent a cosmetic restoration between early Jan and late Feb 2022. Up for sale as of 2023. | |
| 4 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Cypress Lumber (Lee Tidewater Cypress Co) | WK&S Railroad, Kempton, PA | stored | Baldwin #41652, 1914 | From Monee, IL then purchased disassembled from Hardin Southern Railroad, Hardin, KY in 2008. It is currently disassembled and was listed for sale in July 2025. | |
| 1 | A-C-A | 2-6-2 | 18" | Timnath Northwestern | John Blue Complex, Laurinburg, NC | operational | Alex Schneider and Roger Mitchell (Loveland CO) #1, 1984 | From the Swetsville Zoo, Timnath, CO. For sale. |
| 17 | 2-4-4T | 24" | R&GN | Little A-Merrick-A Amusement Park, Marshall, WI | stored | Sandley (Janesville), 1970 | From Wisconsin Dells. Last Sandley locomotive. It was incomplete when Sandley went out of business. Was listed for sale in 2006. Current location is unclear. | |
| 4 | 0-6-0 | 30" | McBryde Sugar | Modoc Northern Siding, Merrill, OR | stored | Baldwin #17679, 1900 | From Gene Autry, Melody Ranch, Newhall, CA, Fred Kepner collection. Was listed for sale in 2024. | |
| 104 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | ORAMLumber | Modoc Northern Siding, Merrill, OR | stored | Baldwin #56851, 08/1923 | Was the back-up engine to 105 on the Verona South Park & Sunset Railroad. Fred Kepner collection. Not being offered for sale. Being kept by the Oregon Coast Scenic for a planned museum. | |
| 113 | 151 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | FEC | Gold Coast Railroad Museum, Miami, FL | display | Alco (Schenectady) #53902, 1913 | Was listed for sale in 2019. |
| 6 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Central IL Public Service | Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI | restoration | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3376, 1923 | Ozark Mountain Railcar Located on private property in northern Wisconsin since 2019. Had been stored disassembled at the museum since the 1970s. Begin re-assembled cosmetically for display. May be for sale. | |
| 0-4-0T | 900mm | Erzbergbau Salzgitter | farm, Palmersville, TN | stored | Skoda #1099, 1940 | From the Kaintuck Territory Amusement Park, Benton, KY. Rumored to have been for sale. The current condition is unknown. | ||
| 0-4-0T | 900mm | Erzbergbau Salzgitter | farm, Palmersville, TN | stored | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #27125, 1951 | From the Kaintuck Territory Amusement Park, Benton, KY. Rumored to have been for sale. Current condition is unknown. | ||
| 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | American Viscose | Joseph Rodney Estate, Silver Creek, NY | restoration | H.K. Porter #7209, 1934 | From Gem City Iron & Metal, Pulaski, VA. Was listed for sale in 2012. Cosmetic restoration only. | ||
| 5A | 0-4-0T | 36" | FNC | unknown, Vale, OR | operational | Berliner Maschinenbau AG #8778, 1926 | Rolling stock moved to Sumpter Vally Railroad Restoration. The current location of the BMAG 0-4-0T unclear. It was moved from the Bearsview Express Steam RR, Gales Creek, OR to Vale. Listed for sale in March, 2025 and still for sale in 2026. |
