Published: May 8, 2024
By: Adam Burns
The Chicago & North Western rostered an interesting and eclectic diesel fleet during the so-called "first generation" era. It acquired models from all of the major builders.
However, in later years the C&NW typically stuck with EMD products while in its final years it picked up General Electric's newest Dash 8s and Dash 9s.
In addition, the railroad famously rebuilt older first-generation power to extend their service lives while it also rebuilt others into slugs.
The Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) stands as a monumental testament to the growth and evolution of American railroads.
Established amidst the burgeoning rail industry of the mid-19th century, its story began in 1859 when the modest Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (chartered in 1836) merged with the Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad, adopting the iconic name that would become synonymous with the development of the Midwest.
Underpinning Chicago’s ascent as a rail hub, the C&NW carved out critical routes connecting Chicago to Omaha by way of a network extending towards Iowa and Minnesota, and eventually reaching as far west as Wyoming.
It was a true pioneer in fostering the transportation of grain, livestock, and minerals, which were integral to the nation's growing industry and agriculture.
In its heyday, C&NW was known for innovative practices. It was among the first to employ diesel locomotives extensively, a move that significantly reduced its operational costs and enhanced efficiency. The company's business savvy extended to acquiring strategic routes and smaller railroads, thus expanding its reach and bolstering its service offerings.
Yet, like many railroads, the C&NW faced numerous challenges in the latter half of the 20th century.
The industry dealt with increased competition from trucking, driven by improvements in highway infrastructure, as well as regulatory pressures. These factors necessitated a strategic shift for many rail companies, and in 1995, after more than a century and a half of operation, C&NW was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad.
This acquisition marked the end of its operations as an independent entity, but it also ensured that its routes and contributions would continue to be part of America’s transportation backbone.
Thus, through its lifecycle, the Chicago and North Western Railway not only helped shape the economic landscape of the American Midwest but also mirrored the shifts in a dynamic and evolving industry, continually adapting to meet the needs of the nation it served.
Original Road Number | 2nd Road Number | 3rd Road Number | Model Type | Builder | Completion Date | Builder Number | Notes |
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101C, 104A, 106A (Chicago Great Western) | 201-202 (ex-#101C and #104A) | - | F3A | EMD | 10/1947 | 4118, 4123, 4126 | - |
113A, 113C-115A, 115C (Chicago Great Western) | 212-216 (ex-113A, 113C, 114A, 115A, 115C) | - | F3A | EMD | 2/1949 | 5989-5994 | - |
101B-106B (Chicago Great Western) | 301 (3rd), 303 (2nd), 305-307, X262401 (Radio Control Car) | - | F3B | EMD | 10/1947 | 4129-4134 | - |
107B-110B, 112B (Chicago Great Western) | 308 (2nd), rebuilt as slug BU-30, 311 (2nd), 313 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 3/1948 | 5016-5019, 5021 | #112B sold. |
113B-115B (Chicago Great Western) | 316 (2nd), 318 (2nd), 319 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 10,12,12/50 | 13546, 13563-13564 | - |
101D-103D (Chicago Great Western) | 302 (2nd), 304 | - | F3B | EMD | 2/1949 | 5234-5236 | #103D sold. |
105D-111D (Chicago Great Western) | Rebuilt into slug BU31 (ex-106D), 309 (ex-107D), 310 (ex-108D), 312 (2nd, ex-109D), 314 (2nd, ex-111D) | - | F3B | EMD | 10/1949 | 7912-7915, 7905-7906, 7911 | #105D sold and #110D retired before merger. |
112D-114D (Chicago Great Western) | 315 (2nd), 317 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 10/1950, 5/1951 | 13543-13545 | #114D sold. |
116A, 116C | 217-218 | - | FP7 | EMD | 12/1950 | 13559-13560 | - |
116B, 116D, 116E, 116F, 116C | 320 (2nd, ex-116B), 321 (2nd, ex-116D), 322 (ex-116F), 323 (ex-116G) | - | FP7 | EMD | 12/1950, 5/1951 | 13561-13562, 14724-14726 | #116E sold. |
107C, 108A, 108C (Chicago Great Western) | 203 (2nd), 204-205 | - | F3A | EMD | 3/1948 | 5005-5007 | - |
109C, 110A, 110C, 111A (Chicago Great Western) | 206 (2nd), 207 (2nd), 208-209 | - | F3A | EMD | 3/1948 | 5009-5012 | - |
112A, 112C (Chicago Great Western) | 210 (2nd), 211 (2nd) | - | F3A | EMD | 3/1948 | 5014-5015 | - |
4076C, 4091A | 219 (2nd), 220 | - | F7A | EMD | 10/1950, 4/1950 | 8557, 10570 | - |
5401A-5404A (FTA) | 221 (2nd) - 223 (2nd), 224 | - | FP9M | EMD | 7/1955, 10/1955, 11/1955 | 3115-3118 | Rebuilt from former FTAs. |
150, 152 (Chicago Great Western) | 4101A (2nd), 4101C (2nd) | 225 (2nd) - 226 (2nd) | F3A | EMD | 11/1948, 1/1949 | 5995, 5997 | - |
153, 155, 156 (Chicago Great Western) | 4102A (2nd), 4102 (2nd), 4103A (2nd) | 227 (2nd) - 229(2nd) | F3A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7058, 7060-7061 | - |
73C/210C (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 230 (2nd) | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7382 | - |
78A/121A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 231 (2nd) | - | FP7 | EMD | 1/1952 | 14805 | - |
68C/205C, 65A/202A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 232 (2nd), 233 (2nd) | - | F3A | EMD | 6/1947 | 14805 | - |
503-505 (Florida East Coast) | 234-236 | - | F3A | EMD | 3/1949 | 5518-5520 | - |
75A/226A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 237 | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7389 | - |
507-508 (Florida East Coast) | 238-239 | - | F3A | EMD | 1/1949 | 5521-5522 | - |
571-575 (Florida East Coast) | 240-244 | - | FP7 | EMD | 12/1951 | 15568-15572 | - |
72A/209A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 245 | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7379 | - |
79A/122A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 246 | - | FP7 | EMD | 2/1952 | 7379 | - |
77C/229C (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 247 | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7396 | - |
67A/204A, 64C/201C, 66A/203A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 248-250 | - | F3A | EMD | 6/1947 | 4028, 4032, 4027 | - |
76A/227A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 251 | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7391 | - |
64A/201A (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 252 | - | F3A | EMD | 6/1947 | 4025 | - |
74C/211C (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 253 | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7384 | - |
6390 (Southern Pacific) | 254 | - | F7A | EMD | 9/1951 | 12803 | - |
70C/228C (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 255 | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7394 | - |
69A/206A, 65C/202C (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 256-257 | - | F3A | EMD | 6/1947 | 4030, 4033 | - |
79C/122C (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 258 | - | FP7 | EMD | 6/1952 | 14808 | - |
76C/227C (Missouri-Kansas-Texas) | 259 | - | F7A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7392 | - |
4070C, 4093A, 4100C, 4071A | 260-263 | - | F7A | EMD | 3/1949, 4/1950, 5/1950, 3/1949 | 6605, 10574, 10589, 6606 | - |
4078C, 4079A, 4080C, 4084A, 4085A, 4085C, 4086C | 266-272 | - | F7A | EMD | 11/1949-12/1949 | 8561-8562, 8565, 8572, 8574, 8577 | - |
101D-102D (Chicago Great Western) | 302 (2nd), 304 | - | F3B | EMD | 2/1949 | 5234-5235 | - |
102B-103B, 105B-106B (Chicago Great Western) | 303, 305-307 | - | F3B | EMD | 10/1947 | 4130, 4132-4134 | - |
107B, 107D (Chicago Great Western) | 308-309 | - | F3B | EMD | 3/48, 10/49 | 5016 & 7914 | - |
108D (Chicago Great Western) | 310 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 10/1949 | 7915 | - |
109B, 109D (Chicago Great Western) | 311 (2nd) - 312 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 3/1948, 10/1949 | 5018, 7905 | - |
110B, 11D (Chicago Great Western) | 313 (2nd) - 314 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 3/1948 | 5019, 7911 | - |
112D (Chicago Great Western) | 315 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 10/1950 | 13543 | - |
113B, 113D (Chicago Great Western) | 316 (2nd), 317 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 10/1950 | 13546, 13544 | - |
114B-115B (Chicago Great Western) | 318 (2nd) - 319 (2nd) | - | F3B | EMD | 12/1950 | 13563-13564 | - |
116B, 116D, 116F, 116G (Chicago Great Western) | 320 (2nd) - 321 (2nd), 322-323 | - | F7B | EMD | 12/1950, 5/1951 | 13561-13562, 14724-14726 | - |
4084C/415, 4100A/425 | 400 (2nd), 400 (3nd) | - | F7A | EMD | 10/1949, 4/1950 | 8573, 10588 | - |
4087A, 4075A, 4079C | 419, 421-422 | 401 (4th) - 403 (4th) | >F7A | EMD | 12/1949, 10/1949 | 10150, 8554, 8563 | - |
406-409 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 406-407, 408 (2nd) - 409 (2nd) | - | F7A | EMD | 11/1949 | 8255-8258 | Built as M&StL 150A, 150C, 250A, 250C. |
410-411 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 410-411 | - | F7A | EMD | 11/1949 | 9225-9226 | Built as M&StL 350A and 350C. |
317/113D, 318/114B (Chicago Great Western) | 410 (4th), 411 (3rd) | - | F7B | EMD | 10/1950, 12/1950 | 13544, 13563 | - |
151A/412, 151C/413 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 412-413 | - | F7A | EMD | 12/1950 | 12027-12028 | - |
4069C, 4083A | 412 (2nd) - 413 (2nd) | - | F7A | EMD | 3/1949, 12/1949 | 6603,8570 | - |
4083C | 414 | - | F7A | EMD | 12/1949 | 8571 | - |
4084C | 400 (2nd) | 415 | F7A | EMD | 12/1949 | 8573 | - |
4077A, 4073C, 4073A | 416-418 | - | F7A | EMD | 10/1949, 7/1949 | 8558, 8551, 8550 | - |
4087A, 4087C, 4075A, 4079C | 401 (4th) - 403 (4th) | 419-422 | F7A | EMD | 12/1949, 10/1949 | 10150-10151, 108554, 108563 | - |
4076A, 4074A, 4100A | 423-425 | - | F7A | EMD | 10/1949, 10/1950 | 8563, 8552, 10588 | #425 formerly #400 (3rd). |
910B, 913B (Union Pacific) | 501-502 (Crandall Cab) | - | E9B | EMD | 12/1962 | 27696, 28671 | - |
925B, 935B (Union Pacific) | 503-504 (Crandall Cab) | - | E8B | EMD | 3/1953, 2/1953 | 743, 17795 | - |
960B, 962B (Union Pacific) | 505-506 (Crandall Cab) | - | E9B | EMD | 5/1955 | 20500, 20502 | - |
927, 934, 940, 942 (Union Pacific) | 507-510 | - | E8A | EMD | 6/1950, 3/1953-4/1953 | 10777, 17786, 18271, 18273 | - |
949 (Union Pacific) | 511 | - | E9A | EMD | 4/53 | 204856 | Returned to Union Pacific after the merger and now part of the railroad's heritage fleet. |
5027B, 5028A, 5023B | 512-514 | - | E8A | EMD | 6/1953, 7/1951 | 18116-18117, 14660 | - |
5029B, 5029A, 5024A, 5030A | 515-518 | - | E8A | EMD | 6/1953, 7/1951, 6/1953 | 18120, 18119, 14661, 18121 | - |
5022A, 5022B, 5023A, 5021B | 519-522 | - | E8A | EMD | 7/1950-7/1951 | 11493, 11494, 14659, 11492 | - |
5401A, 5401D - 5402A, 5402D | 4051A-4054A | - | FTA | EMD | 5/1945 | 3115-3118 | Rebuilt into 4000 series F9A. |
4055B | - | - | F3B | EMD | 6/1947 | 3971 | - |
4056A, 4056C - 4064A, 4064C | - | - | F3A | EMD | 2/1947 | 4461-4462, 4288-4301, 4463-4464 | - |
4065A, 4065C - 4066A, 4066C | - | - | F3A | EMD | 2/1947 | 4302-4303, 5391-5392 | - |
4056B-4066B | - | - | F3B | EMD | 12/1947 | 5394, 4304-4311, 5393 | - |
4067A, 4067C - 4071A, 4071C | - | - | F3A | EMD | 3/1949 | 6598-6607 | - |
4067B-4071B | - | - | F7A | EMD | 3/1949 | 6608-6612 | - |
4072A, 4072C - 4087A, 4087C | - | - | F7A | EMD | 7/1949-12/1949 | 8548-8577, 10150-10151 | Many renumbered into 200 series (freight) or 400 series (passenger). Many scrapped before being renumbered. |
4072B-4084B | - | - | F7B | EMD | 7/1949, 10/1949 | 8585-8590, 10025-10030 | - |
4088A, 4088C - 4102A, 4102C | - | - | F7A | EMD | 4/1950 | 10564-10593 | - |
4091B-4094B | - | - | F7B | EMD | 7/52 | 16820-16823 | - |
150, 152 (Chicago Great Western) | 225 (2nd), 226 (2nd) | 4101A (2nd), 4101C (2nd) | F3A | EMD | 11/1948, 1/1949 | 5995, 5997 | - |
153, 155, 156 (Chicago Great Western) | 227 (2nd), 228 (2nd), 229 (2nd) | 4102A (2nd), 4102C (2nd), 4103A (2nd) | F3A | EMD | 6/1949 | 7058, 7060-7061 | - |
4103A and 4104A | - | - | FA-2 | Alco | 11/1950 | 78272-78273 | Built as FA-2 Demonstrators 1603A and 1603D. |
4103B, 4104B | - | - | FB-2 | Alco | 11/1950 | 78281-78282 | Built as Alco FB-2 Demonstrators 1603B and 1603C. |
5000A | - | - | DR-6-2-1000 | Baldwin | 11/48 | 73464 | A variant of the DR-6-4-2000 model this model featured a baggage compartment at the rear of the carbody. |
5001A, 5001B - 5002A, 5002B | - | - | E3A | EMD | 4/1939-6/1939 | 930-933 | - |
LA-1 (UP/C&NW) | 921A (UP/C&NW) | 984J (UP/C&NW) | E2A | EMD | 10/1937 | 741 | Last numbered 5003A. |
5004A | - | - | E6A | EMD | 3/1941 | 1175 | - |
927 (UP/C&NW) | 988J (UP/C&NW) | 5004B | E7A | EMD | 8/1946 | 3506 | - |
5005A, 5005B - 5006A, 5006B | - | - | E6A | EMD | 8/1941 | 1349-1352 | - |
5007A | - | - | DL109 | Alco | 8/1941 | 69436 | - |
5007B | - | - | E7A | EMD | 4/1945 | 1966 | - |
5008A, 5008B - 5009A, 5009B | - | - | E7A | EMD | 5/1946 | 3112-3114, 3355 | - |
5010A, 5010B - 5011A, 5011B | - | - | E7A | EMD | 3/1947 | 3972-3975 | - |
5012A, 5012B - 5016A, 5016B; 5017A | - | - | E7A | EMD | 9/1947 | 4273-4283 | - |
5017B, 5018A, 5018B - 5019A, 5019B, 5020A | - | - | E8A | EMD | 3/1949 | 6592-6597 | - |
5021A, 5021B - 5022A, 5022B | 519 (ex-5022A), 520 (ex-5022B), 522 (ex-5021B) | - | E8A | EMD | 7/50 | 11491-11494 | - |
5023A-5024A, 5024B | 514 (ex-5023B), 517 (ex-5024A), 521 (ex-5023A) | - | E8A | EMD | 7/1951 | 14659-14662 | - |
5025A, 5025B | - | - | E8A | EMD | 8/52 | 16901, 17032 | - |
5026A, 5026B - 5030A, 5030B, 5031A | 512-513 (ex-5027B, 5028A), 515 (ex-5029B), 516 (ex-5029A), 518 (ex-5030A) | - | E8A | EMD | 5/1953-6/1953 | 18113-23 | - |
23, 25, 27, 29 (Kansas City Southern) | 5031B, 5032A, 5032B, 5033A | - | E8A | EMD | 1/1952-6/1952 | 1034, 25355, 14737, 14739 | - |
5401A, 5401D - 5402A, 5402D | 221 (2nd) - 223 (2nd), 224 (rebuilt as FP9M) | - | FTA | EMD | 5/1945 | 3115-3118 | - |
5401B, 5401C - 5402B, 5402C | 4051B-4054B | - | FTA | EMD | 5/1945 | 3119-3122 | - |
6500A, 6500C - 6502A, 6502C | - | - | F7A | EMD | 12/49 | 8578-8583 | Originally sublettered for subsidiary Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway. |
6503A, 6503C - 6505A, 6505C | - | - | F7A | EMD | 4/1950 | 10558-10563 | Originally sublettered for subsidiary Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway. |
Original Road Number | 2nd Road Number | 3rd Road Number | Model Type | Builder | Completion Date | Builder Number | Notes |
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50-52 (Chicago Great Western) | 50-52 | - | RS2 | Alco | 5/1949 | 76821-76823 | - |
53-57 (Chicago Great Western) | 53-57 | - | RS2 | Alco | 8/1949 | 77185-77189 | - |
120-121 (Chicago Great Western) | 4337-4338 (wrecked and rebuilt into GP7R) | - | GP7 | EMD | 9/1951 | 14719-14720 | - |
151-156 (sublettered for CStPM&O) | 4473, 4472, 4475, 4474, 4471, 4470 (rebuilt as GP7R) | - | GP7 | EMD | 7/1951-8/1951 | 14667-14672 | - |
157-159 (sublettered for CStPM&O) | 4469, 4468, 4466 (rebuilt as GP7R) | - | GP7 | EMD | 6/1952 | 16891-16893 | - |
160-161 (sublettered for CStPM&O) | 4467 (ex-161), rebuilt as GP7R | - | GP7 | EMD | 8/1952 | 16894-16895 | - |
162-164 (sublettered for CStPM&O) | - | - | RS3 | Alco | 7/1952-8/1952 | 80137-80139 | - |
165-167 (sublettered for CStPM&O) | - | - | RS3 | Alco | 7/1953 | 80519-80521 | #167 equipped with steam generator. |
168-172 (sublettered for CStPM&O) | - | - | H16-66 | FM | 7/1953 | 16L704-16L708 | - |
1044/203 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 1081 (2nd) | - | RS-1 | Alco | 10/1944 | 73093 | - |
745/206, 845/207 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 206-207 | - | RS-1 | Alco | 6/1945, 10/1945 | 73759, 74317 | - |
246/210, 346/211, 446/212 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 210-212 | - | RS-1 | Alco | 12/1945, 6/1946 | 74822, 74824, 74909 | - |
214/646, 215/746 (Minneaoplis & St. Louis) | 214-215 | - | RS-1 | Alco | 6/1946 | 75114-75115 | - |
1046/218 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 1082 (2nd) | - | RS-1 | Alco | 9/1946 | 75118 | - |
1048, 1148, 849 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 221-223 | - | RS-1 | Alco | 9/1948-10/1948, 12/1949 | 76208-76209, 77842 | - |
1049, 1149, 1249 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 225-227 | 1083/2nd, 1086/2nd (ex-226 and 227) | RS-1 | Alco | 1/1950-2/1950 | 77844-77846 | - |
950, 1050, 1150 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 228-230 | - | RS-1 | Alco | 9/1950 | 78243-78245 | - |
1250, 751, 851 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 231-233 | 1087 (ex-232/2nd) | RS-1 | Alco | 9/1950, 9/1951 | 78373, 79235, 79346 | - |
852, 952 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 300-301 | 6620-6621 (rebuilt with low, short hood) | SD7 | EMD | 12/1952 | 17408-17409 | - |
301-303 (Litchfield & Madison Railway) | 301 (2nd), 302-303 | 905, 1553 (2nd) - 1554 (2nd) | RS-3 | Alco | 2/1952, 5/1953, 8/1956 | 79628, 80280, 81900 | 905 later renumbered 406. |
401 (3rd) - 404 (3rd) | 4255-4258 | - | C425 | Alco | 12/1966 | 3468-1 thru 3468-4 | - |
405 (3rd) | 4259 | - | RS36 | Alco | 8/1962 | 84113 | - |
600-605 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 600-602, 603-605 | 4502, 4302-4306 (rebuilt as GP9R) | GP9 | EMD | 11/1956-3/1957 | 22820-22822, 22881-22883 | - |
700-713 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 700-702, 704-706, 708, 710, 713 (to C&NW) | 703, 711-712, 4509 (ex-700), 4512-4513 (ex-701 and 702), 4510-4511 (ex-704 and 705), 4507 (ex-706), 4539, (ex-707), 4504 (ex-708), 4508 (ex-710), 4506 (ex-713) | GP9 | EMD | 9/1958-10/1958 | 24755-24768 | 4500 series rebuilt into GP9Rs with low, short hood. 709 became GP7R #4333. |
606-608 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 606-608 | 4307-4309 (rebuilt as GP9R) | GP9R | EMD | 7/1957-10/1957 | 22983, 22982, 22984 | - |
201-208 (Chicago Great Western) | 802-809 | - | GP30 | EMD | 8/1963-9/1963 | 28526-28533 | - |
810-823 | - | - | GP30 | EMD | 4/1963-5/1963 | 28304-28317 | - |
824-825 | - | - | GP35 | EMD | 2/1964 | 28908-28909 | - |
826-843 | - | - | GP35 | EMD | 3/1964-4/1964 | 28961-28978 | - |
844-863 | - | - | GP35 | EMD | 2/1965-3/1965 | 29760-29779 | - |
864-866 | - | - | GP35 | EMD | 3/1965-6/1965 | 30276-30277, 30625 | - |
867-886 | - | - | SD40 | EMD | 1/1966-2/1966 | 31263-31282 | 867 was the first SD40 built. |
887-893 | - | - | SD40 | EMD | 4/1966-9/1966 | 31760-31765, 32314 | - |
894-896 | - | - | SD40 | EMD | 2/1967 | 32686-32688 | - |
900, 901 (2nd), 902-903 | - | - | RS27 | Alco | 3/1962 | 83601-83602, 83604, 83603 | - |
904 | 405 (3rd) | - | RS36 | Alco | 8/1962 | 84113 | - |
301 (Litchfield & Madison Railway)/301 (2nd) | 406 | 905 | RS3 | Alco | 2/1952 | 79628 | - |
901 (3rd), 902-905 (2nd) | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 2/1967 | 32624-32628 | - |
906-920 | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 2/1967-3/1967 | 32629-32643 | - |
401-409 (Chicago Great Western) | 921-929 | - | SD40 | EMD | 8/1966-9/1966 | 32092-32100 | - |
930-936 | - | - | U30C | EMD | 1/1968-2/1968 | 36650-36656 | - |
937-977 | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 1/1969-2/1969 | 34570-34610 | - |
1066-1069 | - | - | RS-1 | Alco | 8/1953 | 79589-79591, 80850 | - |
1080-1081 | - | - | RS-1 | Alco | 8/1944-9/1944 | 72816, 72921 | - |
1044/203, 1046/218, 1149/226 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 1081-1083 (2nd) | - | RS-1 | Alco | 10/1944, 10/1946, 11/1949 | 73093, 75118, 77845 | - |
1249/227, 751/232 (Minneapolis & St. Louis) | 1086/1087 (2nd) | - | RS-1 | Alco | 2/1950, 9/1951 | 77647, 79235 | - |
1485-1491 | - | - | AS-16m | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 9/1950-1/14953 | 74891-74894, 74896-74897, 75694 | Ex-Katy 126-129, 131-132, 124. Rebuilt with EMD prime movers in 1959. |
1486-1491 | - | - | AS-16m | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 10/1951-2/1953 | 75431-75432, 75433, 75435, 75341-42 | Ex-Katy 134-136, 138, 140-41. Rebuilt with EMD prime movers in 1959. |
1500-1502 | - | - | DRS-6-4-1500 | Baldwin | 1/48 | 73475-73477 | - |
1503 | - | - | RS2 | Alco | 2/1948 | 75573 | - |
1504 | - | - | DRS-6-4-1500 | Baldwin | 7/1948 | 73478 | Later rebuilt with an EMD prime mover (DRS-6-4-1500m). |
1505-1509 | - | - | DRS-6-6-1500 | Baldwin | 7/1949 | 74452-74453, 74279-74281 | Later rebuilt with EMD prime movers (DRS-6-4-1500m). |
1510-1514 | - | - | H16-66 | FM | 1/51 | 16L35, 16L37, 16L275-16L77 | - |
1515-1517 | - | - | RSD4 | Alco | 3/1951-4/1951 | 78214-78216 | Later rebuilt with EMD prime movers. |
1518-1520 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 10/1949-1/1950 | 10852, 10867, 10866 | - |
1525-1550 | 4328 (ex-1525), 4329 (ex-1527), 4330 (ex-1528), 4331 (ex-1529), 4289 (ex-1530), 4318 (ex-1531), 4476 (ex-1532), 4332 (ex-1533), 4200 (ex-1534), 4486 (ex-1535), 4290 (ex-1536), 4297 (ex-1538), 4487 (ex-1539), 4482 (ex-1540), 4334 (ex-1541), 4284 (ex-1542), 4335 (ex-1543), 4298 (ex-1545), 4488 (ex-1546), 4489 (ex-1549), 4477 (ex-1550) | - | GP7 | EMD | 3/1951-4/1951 | 14292-14317 | 1526 traded in to EMD in 6/1985. 1537, 1544 scrapped at the former CGW shops in Oelwein, Iowa in 1982. 4505 built as a GP9R from GP7 1547. |
1551-1555 | - | - | RS3 | Alco | 8/1951 | 78940, 78942-78944, 79056 | Later rebuilt with EMD prime movers. |
302-303 (Litchfield & Madison Railway/C&NW) | 1553 (2nd) - 1554 (2nd) | - | RS3 | Alco | 5/1953, 8/1956 | 80280, 81900 | - |
1556-1559 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 8/1952-9/1952 | 16888, 16872-16874 | - |
1560-1561 | - | - | AS-616 | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 1/1952 | 75333-75334 | Later rebuilt with EMD prime movers. |
1562-1574 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 8/1952-9/1952 | 16875-16887 | - |
1575-1603 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 6/1952-8/1952 | 16844-16871 | - |
1604 | - | - | AS-616 | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 9/1952 | 75182 | - |
1605-1612 | - | - | H16-66 | FM | 10/1952-11/1952 | 16L659-16L666 | - |
302-303 (Litchfield & Madison Railway/C&NW) | 1613-1618 | - | RS3 | Alco | 7/1952 | 80131-80136 | - |
1619-1620 | - | - | RSD5 | Alco | 8/1952 | 80445-80446 | - |
1621-1624 | - | - | RS3 | Alco | 6/1953 | 80515-80518 | 1624 repowered with Alco 251 prime mover. |
1625-1649 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 4/1953-5/1953 | 18237-18247, 18249-18262 | 1639 equipped with steam generator. |
1650-1658 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 5/1953 | 18228-18236 | Equipped with steam generators. |
1659 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 5/1953 | 18248 | Equipped with steam generators |
1660-1664 | 6615-6619 (SD7R) | - | SD7 | EMD | 5/1953-6/1953 | 18227, 18223-18226 | Rebuilt as SD7Rs in 1971/1972. |
302-303 (Litchfield & Madison Railway/C&NW) | 1665-1667 | - | RSD5 | Alco | 9/1953 | 80780-80782 | 1624 repowered with Alco 251 prime mover. |
1668-1673 | - | - | H16-66 "Baby Train Master" | FM | 7/1953 | 16L696-16L703 | - |
1674-1683 | - | - | H16-66 "Baby Train Master" | FM | 8,7/54 | 16L872-81 | - |
1684-1690 | - | - | RSD5 | Alco | 3/1954-4/1954 | 80859-80862 | 1686-1690 equipped with steam generators. |
1691-1695 | - | - | H16-66 "Baby Train Master" | FM | 9/1955-11/1955 | 16L983-16L985, 16L981-16L982 | - |
1696-1700 | - | - | H16-66 "Baby Train Master" | FM | 8/1954-9/1954 | 16L972-16L974, 16L987, 16L986 | - |
1701-1710 | 6601-6610 | - | SD9 | EMD | 5/1953-6/1953 | 19506-19507, 19498-19505 | 1703-1710 equipped with steam generators; removed when renumbered. |
1711-1715 | 4320 (ex-1711), 4321-4323 (ex-1713 thru 1715) | - | GP9 | EMD | 6/1954 | 19508-19512 | Equipped with steam generators. Renumbered and rebuilt as GP9Rs. 1712 wrecked in 1970, scrapped in 1975. |
1716-1718 | 4324 (ex-1716), 4325 (ex-1718) | - | GP9 | EMD | 9/1955 | 20682-20684 | Equipped with steam generators. Renumbered and rebuilt as GP9R. 1717 traded to EMD in 1964 on GP35. |
1719-1720 | 4326, 4301 (GP9R) | - | GP9 | EMD | 9/1955 | 20685-20686 | Equipped with steam generators. |
1721-1724 | 6611-6614 | - | SD9 | EMD | 10/1955-11/1955 | 20687-20690 | Equipped with steam generators. |
1725-1756 | 4538 (ex-1725), 4543 (ex-1727), 4532 (ex-1729), 4542 (ex-1730), 4533 (ex-1731), 4534 (ex-1732), 4560 (ex-1733), 4501 (ex-1735), 4540 (ex-1738), 4544 (ex-1739), 4503 (ex-1742), 4535 (ex-1743), 4536 (ex-1746), 4546 (ex-1748), 4547 (ex-1749), 4561 (ex-1753) | - | GP9 | EMD | 3/1957-2/1958 | 23542-23573 | Many rebuilt as GP9Rs. 1726 sold to Precision National. 1728, 1736-1737, 1740-1741, 1744-1745, 1750 traded to EMD in 1964. 1734 traded to EMD in 1985. 1747 sold to Alter Incorporated, scrapped. 1751, 1752, 1754-1756 scrapped by the C&NW in Oelwein, Iowa. |
1757-1772 | 4545 (ex-1758), 4529 (ex-1760), 4541 (ex-1763), 4548 (ex-1764), 4562 (ex-1765), 4549 (ex-1768), 4530 (ex-1769), 4537 (ex-1770) | - | GP9 | EMD | 1/1959-3/1959 | 25047-25059, 25164-25166 | 1757, 1759, 1761, 1766-1767, 1771-1772 traded to EMD in 1985. 1762 traded to EMD in 1983. |
1773 | 4531 (GP9R) | - | GP9 | EMD | 7/1959 | 25466 | - |
1901-1906 | - | - | H16-66 | FM | 6/1956 | 15L1003-15L1005, 16L1029-16L1031 | - |
734-752/3034-3052 (Missouri Pacific) | 3034-3052 | - | SD40 | EMD | 2/1969 | 34504-34533 | Ex-Missouri Pacific. |
4425-4469 (Rock Island) | 4100-4144 | - | GP7R | EMD | 6/1950-10/1953 | 11682, 14402, 15184, 15193, 19145, 19141, 14396, 14398, 14406, 15195, 15192, 14405, 14407, 14506, 16466, 11683, 14432, 16546-16547, 15179-15180, 15172, 15178, 15187, 16449, 17621, 17623, 18730, 15176, 17622, 16450, 17619, 15196, 15189, 16462, 15174, 15191, 15181, 18727, 18729, 16470, 17620, 18864, 18726, 18728 | Ex-Rock Island. Acquired in 1981. |
4145-4153 | - | - | GP7R | EMD | - | - | Ex-Rock Island GP7Rs 4470-4475, 4491. Rebuilt GP7s from various railroads. |
4154-4199, 4200-4201 (2nd), 4202-4209 | - | - | GP7R | EMD/PNC | 1975-1977 | - | Ex-Rock Island GP7Rs 4500-4555 (second numbering). Rebuilt as GP7Rs by Precision National from 1975-1977. |
4240-4249 | - | - | RS32 | Alco | 6/1962 | 84184, 84038, 83985, 83983, 84186, 84187, 83995, 83982, 84185, 83984 | Former NYC units. Ex-Conrail 2041, 2038, 2024, 2022, 2043, 2044, 2034, 2021, 2042, 2023 |
4250 | - | - | RS3M | Alco | 7/1952 | 80131 | Former 1613 rebuilt with 251 prime mover. |
4651 | 4251 | - | RS11 | Alco | 3/1956 | 81464 | Built as Carolina & Northwestern Railway/Southern #11. |
4200-4201 | 4252-4253 | - | HE-15 | C&NW | 5/1960, 8/1960 | - | Rebuilt from GP7 1534 and 1596 as HE (High Efficiency) units. Later numbered 4200-4201. |
401-404 | 4255-4258 | - | C425 | Alco | 12/1966 | 3468-1 thru 3468-4 | - |
904 | 405 | 4259 | RS36 | Alco | 12/1966 | 84113 | - |
4279-4299 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 3/1951-5/1953 | 16882, 16860, 16864, 16866, 18237, 14309, 16885, 18234, 16858, 16879, 14297, 14303, 16884, 18238, 16867, 16844, 16847, 18228, 14305, 14312, 16872 | Rebuilt as GP7Rs from GP7s 1569, 1591, 1595, 1597, 1625, 1542, 1572, 1656, 1589, 1566, 1530, 1536, 1571, 1626, 1598, 1575, 1578, 1650, 1538, 1545, 1557. |
4301 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 9/1955 | 20686 | Rebuilt from GP7 1720. |
4302-4309 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 9/1955-10/1957 | 22820-28222, 22881-22883, 22983, 22982, 22984 | Rebuilt from GP9s 601-608. Built as Minneapolis & St. Louis 601-608. |
4310-4319 | - | - | GP7R | EMD | 10/1950-5/1953 | 18239, 10852, 10867, 10866, 14288-14290 | Rebuilt from GP7s 1627, 1518-1523. |
4317-4319 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 8/1952, 3/1951, 5/1953 | 16887, 14298, 18262 | Rebuilt from GP9s 1574, 1531, 1649. |
4320-4326 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 6/1954-9/1955 | 19508, 19510-19512, 20682, 20684-20685 | Rebuilt from GP9s 1711, 1713-1716, 1718-1719. |
4327-28, 4329-32 | - | - | GP7R | EMD | 3/1951-4/1951 | 14291-14292, 14294-14296, 14300 | Reblt from GP7s 1524-1525, 1527-1529, 1533. |
4333 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 10/1958 | 24764 | Rebuilt from GP9 709 (built as Minneapolis & St. Louis 709). |
4334-4336 | - | - | GP7R | EMD | 3/1951-7/1952 | 14308, 14310, 18863 | Rebuilt from GP7s 1541, 1542, 1594. |
4337-4338 | - | - | GP7R | EMD | 12/1974 | 14719-14720 | Built as Chicago Great Western GP7s 120-121. |
4340-4358 | - | - | GP7 | GMD | 3/1952-3/1957 | A-408, A-929, A-419, A-732, A-733, A-418, A-344, A-412, A-409, A-410, A-416, A-417, A-734, A-1064, A-727, A-348, A-350, A-351, A-414 | Purchased second-hand from the Quebec, North Shore & Labrador Railway in 1976. QNS&L GP7s 112, 150, 123, 143, 144, 122, 104, 116 113, 114, 120, 121, 145, 170, 138, 108, 110, 111, 118. |
4359-4378 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 3/1950-12/1951 | 12938, 12936, 13316, 14250, 13322, 11991, 12940, 13324, 9914, 9909, 13319, 14251, 13310, 11990, 13306, 12919, 15847, 9912, 9907, 12943 | Former Frisco units: 546, 544, 583, 604, 589, 533, 548, 591, 514, 509, 586, 605, 577, 532, 573, 535, 619, 512, 507, 556 |
4379-4399 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 1/1954-10/1957 | 19199, 19104, 19887, 19874, 19100, 23702, 19860, 19170, 19865, 23689, 19131, 19776, 19191, 19889, 19179, 19878, 19779, 19871, 19182, 19121, 23679 | Rebuilt as GP9Rs in 1977. Former Union Pacific GP9s 198, 218, 290, 277, 214, 346, 263, 169, 268, 333, 130, 251, 190, 292, 178, 281, 254, 274, 181, 235, 323 |
4400-4424 | - | - | GP15-1 | EMD | 6/1976-7/1976 | 757142-1 thru 757142-25 | 4405 and 4410 painted in a special "Operation Lifesaver" livery. |
4431-4465 | - | - | GP7 | EMD | 6/1950-12/1954 | 18457, 14219, 18476, 15475, 18487, 18515, 14213, 18466, 9228, 14223, 10189, 12931, 13323, 11794, 11986, 17344, 15848, 20200, A-413 (GMD), 12932, 14243, 23388, 14244, 10190, 13307, 16544, 15860, 15855, 13330, 12934, 12922, 16545, 12921, 12937, 13315 | Acquired by the C&NW in 1980. Their heritage is as follows: NYC 5753, NYC 5657, NYC 5772, NYC 5701, NYC 5783, NYC 5811, NYC 5651, NYC 5762, NYC 5601, NYC 5661, SLSF 516, SLSF 569, SLSF 590, SLSF 520, SLSF 528, FEC 607, SLSF 620, C&O 5918, QNS&L 117, SLSF 570, SLSF 562, C&O 6229, SLSF 598, SLSF 517, SLSF 574, D&RGW 5110, SLSF 632, SLSF 627, SLSF 597, SLSF 572, SLSF 538, D&RGW 5111, SLSF 537, SLSF 545, SLSF 582. |
4466-4475 | - | - | GP7R | EMD | 10/1979-12/1979 | 16893, 16895, 16892, 16891, 14672, 14671, 14668, 14667, 14670, 14669 | Former CStPM&O GP7s 159, 161, 158, 157, 156, 155, 152, 151, 154, 153 rebuilt as GP7Rs in 1979. |
4476-4495 | - | - | GP7R | EMD | 9/1978-9/1979 | 14299, 14317, 16881, 16883, 18248, 18231, 14307, 18230, 18250, 18236, 14302, 14306, 14313, 14316, 16878, 16886, 16846, 16850, 18244, 18252 | Rebuilt as GP7Rs from GP7s 1532, 1550, 1568, 1570, 1659, 1653, 1540, 1652, 1637, 1658, 1535, 1539, 1546, 1549, 1565, 1573, 1577, 1581, 1632, 1639. |
4496-4499 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 8/1979-10/1979 | 23657, 23662, 23678, 23698 | Rebuilt from Union Pacific GP9s 301, 306, 322, 342 in 1977. |
4501, 4503, 4505 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 7/1957-9/1957, 4/1951 | 23552, 23559, 14314 | Rebuilt from GP9s 1735, 1742, 1547. |
4502, 4504, 4506-4513 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 9/1972-8/1978 | 22820, 24763, 24768, 24761, 24765, 24755, 24759-24760, 24756-24757 | Rebuilt from Minneapolis & St. Louis GP9s 600, 708, 713, 706, 710, 700, 704, 705, 701, 702. |
4514-4528 | - | - | GP9 | GMD | 3/1954-5/1960 | A-1919, A-931, A-943, A-941, A-426, A-945, A-422, A-731, A-420, A-423, A-724, A-1065, A-428, A-726, A-737 | Purchased secondhand from Quebec, North Shore & Labrador Railway in 1976. Ex-177, 152, 164, 162, 130, 166, 126, 142, 124, 127, 135, 171, 132, 137, 148. |
4529-4538 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 3/1957-8/1959 | 25050, 25059, 25466, 23546, 23548-23549, 23560, 23563, 25164, 23542 | Rebuilt from GP9s 1760, 1769, 1773, 1729, 1731, 1743, 1746, 1770, 1725. |
4539 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 10/1958 | 24762 | Rebuilt from Minneapolis & St. Louis/C&NW GP7 #707. |
4540-4549 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 1957 | 23555, 25053, 23544, 23547, 23556, 25048, 23565-23566, 25054, 25058 | Rebuilt from GP9s 1738, 1763, 1730, 1727, 1739<, 1758, 1748, 1749, 1764, 1768. |
4550-4559 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 5/1957 | 22798, 23643, 22805, 22806, 22803, 22804, 22801, 22799, 22800, 22802 | Former Rock Island GP9Rs 4479-4488 acquired in 1981. |
4560-4562 | - | - | GP9R | EMD | 5/1957-2/1959 | 22550, 23570, 25055 | Rebuilt from GP9s 1733, 1753, 1765. |
4600-4625 | - | - | GP38-2 | EMD | 11-12/79 | 786271-1 thru 786271-26 | 4601-4602, 4604, 4606, 4614, 4627 and 4631 painted in an Operation Lifesaver livery. |
4626-4634 | - | - | GP38-2 | EMD | 12/1979 | 797303-1 thru 797303-9 | - |
4701-4703, 4711 | - | - | GP38-2R | EMD | 3/1979, 5/1973 | 786237-1 thru 786237-3, 72689-4 | Rebuilt by National Railway Equipment from South-East Coal Company GP38-2s 3821-3823, 3820. |
4704-4710 | - | - | GP38-2R | EMD | 11/1967-5/1973 | 36672, 36671, 33701, 36332, 33362, 33335, 35399 | Ex-CSXT 2126, 2105, 2070, 2149, 2044, 2017, Conrail 7770 |
5050-5099 | - | - | GP50 | EMD | 5/1980-9/1980 | 786257-1 thru 786257-50 | - |
5500-5537 | - | - | GP40 | EMD | 12/1965 | 30947-30972 | Ex-Conrail 3010-3023, 3025-3042, 3044-3049 |
6000 | - | - | SDCAT | EMD | 1/1968 | 33848 | Built as PRR SD45 6224, became PC/Conrail 6224. Rebuilt by C&NW as SDCAT utilizing a 12-cylinder Caterpillar 3612 power plant in February, 1986. Derated to 3,000 horsepower. |
6472-6474, 6476-6478, 6481-6482, 6485, 6488, 6490-6491 | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 6/1970-7/1970 | 36361-36363, 36365-36367, 36370-36371, 36374, 36377, 36379-36380 | Former Burlington Northern units with same numbers. Purchased by C&NW in 1986. |
6500-6534, 6535 (2nd), 6536-6556, 6557 (2nd) | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 12/1967 | 33804-33832, 33859, 33864, 33860, 33865, 33861, 33866, 33862-33863, 33868, 33835-33858 | Former PRR/PC/CR 6170-6198, 6200-6209, 6211-6234. Acquired in 1983. |
6558-6561 | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 7/1967 | 33175-33176, 33178-33179 | Former RDG/Conrail 7600-7601, 7603-7604. Acquired in 1982. |
6562-6566 | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 1/1968 | 34277-34281 | Former PRR/PC/Conrail 6235-6239. Acquired in 1984. |
6567-6589 | - | - | SD45 | EMD | 7/1968-1/1969 | 33785-33793, 34551-34565 | Former Burlington Northern 6448--6467, 6469-6471. Acquired by C&NW in 1983-1984. |
6601-6602 | - | - | SD9 | EMD | 5/1954 | 19506-19507 | Built as 1701-1702. |
6603-6610 | - | - | SD9 | EMD | 5/1954 | 19498-19505 | Built as 1703-1710 |
6611-6614 | - | - | SD9 | EMD | 10/1955-11/1955 | 20687-20690 | Built as 1721-1724. |
6615-6619 | - | - | SD7R | EMD | 5/1953-6/1953 | 18227, 18223-18226 | Built as SD7s 1660-1664. Rebuilt between 1971-1972. |
6620-6621 | - | - | SD7 | EMD | 12/1952 | 17408-17409 | Built as Minneapolis & St. Louis 852, 952. Later renumbered 300-301. Rebuilt with low-short hoods. |
6622-6643 | - | - | SD18R | EMD | 10/1959-12/1959 | - | Built Southern Railway SD24s 2502-2504, 6307-6309, 6311-6312, 6314, 6317, 6319, 6325, 2510, 2513-2515, 2518-2519, 2524, 6950-6952. Rebuilt by Precision National as SD18Rs in 1979 |
6644-6647 | - | - | SD18R | EMD | 7/1959-9/1959 | 25365, 25374, 25376, 25385 | Built as Union Pacific SD24s 407, 416, 418, 427. Sold to Precision National (1848-1849, 1850, 1852) in 1977 and rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen in 1980 as SD18Rs. |
6650-6659 | - | - | SD38-2 | EMD | 1/1975 | 75618-1 thru 75618-10 | 6652 painted in an Operation Lifesaver livery. |
6701-6730 | - | - | C628 | Alco | 10/1965-5/1966 | 3429-1 thru 3429-10, 3455-1 thru 3455-20 | Ex-N&W 1100-1129. Acquired in 1973. |
6801-6810 | - | - | SD40-2 | EMD | 8/1973 | 73639-1 thru 73639-10 | - |
6811-6815 | - | - | SD40-2 | EMD | 12/1973 | 73665-1 thru 73665-5 | - |
6816-6865 | - | - | SD40-2 | EMD | 2/1974-4/1974 | 74609-1 thru 74609-50 | 6825-6826 wore a special Operation Lifesaver scheme. |
6866-6890 | - | - | SD40-2 | EMD | 9/1974 | 74639-1 thru 74639-25 | 6825-6826 wore a special Operation Lifesaver scheme. |
6891-6925 | - | - | SD40-2 | EMD | 1/1975-2/1975 | 74666-1 thru 74666-35 | 6902 and 6913 wore a special Operation Lifesaver scheme. |
6926-6935 | - | - | SD40-2 | EMD | 11/1976 | 766032-1 thru 766032-10 | 6930, 6934 and 6935 wore a special Operation Lifesaver scheme. |
6953 | 6561 | - | SD45 | EMD | 7/1967 | 33179 | Rebuilt as Reading 7604, became Conrail 6104. Acquired in 1982, renumbered 6561 in 1983. |
7000-7034 | - | - | SD50 | EMD | 11/1987-12/1987 | 847049-1 thru 84709-35 | 7004 wore a special Operation Lifesaver livery. |
8001-8055 | - | - | SD60 | EMD | 8/1986-10/1986 | 867147-1 thru 867147-55 | 8029 wore a special Operation Lifesaver livery. |
8501-8530 | - | - | C40-8 | GE | 6/1989-8/1989 | 46085-46114 | - |
8531-8542 | - | - | C40-8 | GE | 8/1990 | 46371-46382 | 8542 featured a "Wyoming Centennial" slogan. |
8543-8574 | - | - | C42-8 | GE | 7/1991-9/1991 | 46771-46802 | 8551 and 8553 wore a special Operation Lifesaver livery. |
8575-8577 | - | - | C42-8 | GE | 9/1991 | 46803-46114 | 8577 featured a "Safety and Reliability" slogan. |
8601-8632 | - | - | C44-9W | GE | 11/1993-12/1993 | 47495-47503, 47507-47529 | - |
8633-8685 | - | - | C44-9W | GE | 1/1994-4/1994 | 47641-47673, 47724-47743 | 8659, 8717, 8727 wore a special Operation Lifesaver livery. |
8686-8730 | - | - | C44-9W | GE | 4/1994-5/1994 | 47780-47809, 48083-48097 | - |
8801-8835 | - | - | AC4400CW | GE | 11/1994-12/1994 | 48169-48203 | Featured an Operation Lifesaver livery. |
BU-30 and BU-31 | - | - | Road Slug | EMD | - | - | Rebuilt in 3/1971 and 8/1971 from F3B 108B and F7B 106D. |
BU-32 to BU-34 | - | - | Road Slug | EMD | - | - | Rebuilt from 7/1971-11/1971 from F7Bs Burlington Northern 755, Northern Pacific 6011B and Northern Pacific 6013C. |
BU-35 to BU-38 | - | - | Road Slug | EMD | - | - | Rebuilt from 9/1971-11/1971 from Burlington Northern F7Bs 665, 691, 625 and 679. |
BU-39 | - | - | Road Slug | EMD | - | - | Rebuilt in 10/1971 from Bessemer & Lake Erie F7B 725B. |
BU-40 to BU-41 | - | - | Road Slug | Alco | - | - | Rebuilt in 7/1970 and 9/1970 from Chicago Great Western RS2 51 and C&NW RS3 1554. |
Original Road Number | 2nd Road Number | 3rd Road Number | Model Type | Builder | Completion Date | Builder Number | Notes |
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10 | - | - | 44-tonner | Whitcomb | 6/1943 | 60284 | Built as subsidiary CStPM&O 10. |
11-15 (Chicago Great Western/C&NW) | 1216-1220 | - | S1 | Alco | 6/1948-8/1948 | 75890-75894 | - |
16-19 (Chicago Great Western/C&NW) | 1017-1019 | - | NW2 | EMD | 4/1948 | 5536-5539 | - |
20-25 (Chicago Great Western/C&NW) | 1022-1027 | - | NW2 | EMD | 4/1948-5/1948 | 5540-5545 | - |
25-29 (Chicago Great Western/C&NW) | 1028-1032 | - | NW2 | EMD | 6/1948 | 6253-6257 | - |
30-31 (Chicago Great Western/C&NW) | 1016 (ex-30) | - | NW2 | EMD | 3/1949 | 8603-86044 | - |
32-33 (Chicago Great Western/C&NW) | 1073 (ex-32) | - | DS-4-4-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2/1948 | 73914-73915 | - |
34-41 (Chicago Great Western/C&NW) | 1074-1075 (ex-38 and 39) | - | DS-4-4-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 7/1948 | 74225-74232 | - |
401 | 42 | - | 44-tonner | Whitcomb | 7/1941 | 60084 | - |
42 (2nd): Chicago Great Western/C&NW | 1033 (2nd) | - | NW2 | EMD | 11/1949 | 7716 | - |
404 | 44 | - | 44-tonner | Whitcomb | 4/1943 | 60129 | - |
55 | - | - | SW1 | EMD | 10/1940 | 1194 | Built as CStPM&O 55. |
56-57 | 1224 (ex-56) | - | S1 | Alco | 11/44 | 72842-72843 | Built as CStPM&O 56-57. |
58-59 | 146-147 | - | VO660 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 6/1945 | 71572-71573 | Built as CStPM&O 58-59. |
58A-66A, 58B-66B | 1014 (2nd), 1103 (2nd): ex-66A, ex-66B | - | TR2A/TR2B | EMD | 8/1948-8/1949 | 6877-6885, 6893, 6878, 6886-6892, 6894 | Built as CGW units with same numbers. |
60 | - | - | SC | EMC | 2/1937 | 637 | Built as M&StL 60. |
61 | - | - | SW | EMC | 9/1938 | 749 | Built as M&StL 61. |
61A, 63-65A | 1011 (2nd), 1013 (2nd), 1014, 1015 (3rd) | - | TR2A | EMD | 7/1949 | 6881, 6883-6885 | Built as CGW 61A, 63A-65A. |
68 | - | - | VO660 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 7/1945 | 71542-71543 | Built as CStPM&O 68, rebuilt with EMD 567 engine in 12/1958. |
69 | - | - | VO660 | Alco | 5/1948 | 75889 | Built as CStPM&O 69. |
70 | - | - | NW2 | EMD | 12/1940 | 1195 | Built as CStPM&O 70. |
71 | - | - | DS-4-4-660 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 5/1949 | 73904 | Built as CStPM&O 71. |
86 | - | - | VO-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2/1942 | 73904 | Built as Litchfield & Madison 100; rebuilt with EMD 12-567 in 1959. |
87, 88-89 | - | - | VO-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 3/1944, 7/1945 | 70149, 72027-72028 | Built as CStPM&O 87-89; rebuilt with EMD 12-567 in 1958. |
90 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 10/1940 | 69216 | Built as CStPM&O 90. |
91-93 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 4/1944-5/1944 | 72205-72206, 72049 | Built as CStPM&O 91-93. |
91 (2nd) | - | - | NW1 | EMC | 8/1938 | 829 | Built as M&StL 91. |
91 (3rd) | - | - | S4 | Alco | 6/1953 | 80621 | Built as CStPM&O 101. |
92 (2nd) | - | - | HH1000 | Alco | 6/1939 | 69093 | Built as M&StL D539, later renumbered M&StL 92. |
92 (3rd) | - | - | S2 | Alco | 8/1941 | 69531 | Built as M&StL D741, later renumbered 102. |
94 | 1058 | - | H10-44 | FM | 1/1947 | L1171 | Built as CStPM&O 94. |
95-98 | 1062-1063, 1066-1067 | - | H10-44 | FM | 2/1948 | 10L40-10L43 | Built as CStPM&O 95-98. |
99-100 | - | - | DS-4-4-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2/1949 | 74088-74089 | Built as CStPM&O 99-100; 99 rebuilt with EMD 8-567 prime mover in 5/1960. |
100 (2nd) | - | - | NW2 | EMD | 5/1939 | 844 | Built as M&StL D139; later renumbered M&StL 100. |
101 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 6/1953 | 80651 | Built as CMStP&O 101. |
101 (2nd) | - | - | NW2 | EMD | 8/1940 | 1135 | Built as M&StL 101. |
102 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 8/1941 | 69531 | Built as M&StL D741, renumbered M&StL 102. |
103 | - | - | VO-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 11/1944 | 70302 | Built as M&StL 103. |
126-129 | - | - | SW8 | EMD | 9/1951 | 14663-14666 | Built as CStPM&O 126-129. |
143 | - | - | SW900 | EMD | 7/1957 | 614 | Built as Chicago Great Western SC #5; rebuilt by EMD as SW900 in 12/1957. |
144-145 | - | - | SW900 | EMD | 4/1960 | 26019-26020 | - |
58-59 | 146-147 | - | VO-660 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 6/1945 | 71572-71573 | Rebuilt with EMD 8-567 prime mover in 1959. |
150 | - | - | H16-66 | FM | 2/1951 | 16L278 | Built as CStPM&O 150. |
201 | - | - | 30-Tonner | Whitcomb | 8/1941 | 40122 | Built as diesel-hydraulic model 30DM-37. Returned to Whitcomb in 1942. |
201 (2nd) | - | - | 30-Tonner | EMC | 8/1940 | 1135 | Built as M&StL D740, renumbered 101, then became C&NW 101. |
310-315 | 1210 (2nd) - 1215 (2nd) | - | SW1200 | EMD | 7-11/1960 | 26075-26080 | - |
316-321 | 1216 (2nd) - 1221 (2nd) | - | SW1200 | EMD | 2/1962 | 27145-27150 | - |
401-404 | 42, 44 (ex-402, ex-404) | - | 44-Tonner (44DE-18) | Whitcomb | 7/1941-4/1943 | 60079, 60084-60085, 60129 | - |
405 | - | - | 44-Tonner | Whitcomb | 6/1943 | 60218 | - |
408-410 | - | - | 44-Tonner | Whitcomb | 1/1945 | 60508-60510 | - |
C&NW 1210, CStPM&O 55, C&NW 1214-1215 | 615-618 | - | SW1 | EMD | 9/1940-10/1940, 11/1942-12/1942 | 1741, 1194, 1744-1745 | - |
1213, 1216, 1218-1220 | 619-623 | - | S1 | Alco | 8/1942, 6/1948 | 69829, 75890, 75892-75894 | 620-623 built as Chicago Great Western 11, 13-15. |
801 | - | - | SW8 | EMD | 8/1952 | 16889 | - |
901 | - | - | SW8 | EMD | 1/1938 | 779 | Rebuilt as yard slug BU-2. |
1000-1002 | - | - | 60-Ton Boxcab | Alco-GE-IR | 3/1926-10/1926, 4/1927 | 66679, 66753, 66755 | - |
1000 (2nd) - 1002 (2nd) | - | - | NW2 | EMD | 7/1949, 12/1947, 10/1941 | 6879, 5250, 1539 | Built as Chicago Great Western 59A, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 8706, Grand Trunk Western 7900. |
1003, 1004-1005, 1006-1009 | 1095 (2nd): ex-1008 | - | S2 | Alco | 4/1942-1/1944 | 66675, 69912-69913, 69914-69917 | #1005 rebuilt into yard slug BU-9. |
1003 (2nd) - 1005 (2nd) | - | - | NW2 | EMD | 3/1942, 1/1942, 9/1941 | 1553, 1548, 1433 | Built as Grand Trunk Western 7914, 7909, and Kansas City Southern 1101. |
1006 (2nd) - 1008 (2nd) | - | - | NW2 | EMD | 6/1941-9/41 | 1361, 1354, 1434 | Built as Southern Pacific 1912 and 1905, and Kansas City Southern 1102. |
2000A | 1009 (2nd) | - | TR2A | EMD | 10/1949 | 10021 | - |
1010-1014 | 1093 (2nd) - 1084 (2nd): ex-1011-1012 | - | S2 | Alco | 1/1944-2/1944 | 69922-69923, 69875-77 | - |
1010 (2nd) | 1090 (2nd) | - | S2 | Alco | 2/1947 | 73925 | Built as Chicago Great Western 8. |
2001A | 1010 (3rd) | - | TR2A | EMD | 10/1949 | 10022 | - |
1011 (2nd) | - | - | TR2A | EMD | 7/1949 | 6881 | Built as Chicago Great Western 61A. |
1013 (2nd) | - | - | TR2A | EMD | 7/1949 | 6884 | Built as Chicago Great Western 64A. |
1014 (2nd) | - | - | S2 | Alco | 2/1947 | 73925 | Built as Chicago Great Western 9. |
1015 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 9/1947 | 75382 | - |
1015 (2nd) | 1085 (2nd) | - | S2 | Alco | 6/1947 | 75239 | Built as Chicago Great Western 10. |
63A | 1015 (3rd) | - | TR2A | EMD | 7/1949 | 6883 | Built as Chicago Great Western 63A. |
30 | 1016 | - | NW2 | EMD | 3/1949 | 8603 | Built as Chicago Great Western 30. |
16 | 1017 | - | NW2 | EMD | 4/48 | 5536 | Built as Chicago Great Western 16. |
1018-1022 | - | - | DS-4-4-1000 | BLW | 3/1949-4/1949 | 74083-74087 | - |
17-19 | 1018 (2nd) - 1020 (2nd) | - | NW2 | EMD | 4/48 | 5537-5539 | Built as Chicago Great Western 17-19. |
201 (2nd) | 1021 (2nd) | - | NW2 | EMD | 8/1940 | 1135 | Built as Minneapolis & St. Louis D740, later renumbered 101. |
20 | 1022 (2nd) | - | NW2 | EMD | 4/1948 | 5540-5541 | Built as Chicago Great Western 20. |
21 | 1023 | - | NW2 | EMD | 4/1948 | 5541 | Built as Chicago Great Western 21. |
1024 | - | - | VO1000m | BLW | 8/1944 | 71941 | Re-engined with EMD 12-567 prime mover in 1958. |
1025-1035 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 5/1944-7/1944 | 72045-72048, 72067-72068, 72706-72710 | - |
23-25 | 1025 (2nd) - 1027 (2nd) | - | NW2 | EMD | 4/1948-5/1948 | 5542-5544 | Built as Chicago Great Western 23-25. |
25-29 | 1028 (2nd) - 1032 (2nd) | - | NW2 | EMD | 6/1948 | 6253-6257 | Built as Chicago Great Western 25-29. |
42 | 1033 (2nd) | - | NW2 | EMD | 11/1949 | 7716 | Built as Chicago Great Western 42. |
60A, 58A | 1034 (2nd), 1035 (2nd) | - | TR2A | EMD | 7/1949, 8/1948 | 6860, 6877 | Built as Chicago Great Western 60A, 58A. |
1036 | - | - | H10-44 | FM | 11/1944 | L1002 | - |
1036 (2nd) | - | - | NW2 | EMD | 5/1939 | 844 | Built as Minneapolis & St. Louis D139, later renumbered 100. |
1037-1047 | - | - | VO-1000 | BLW | 3/1945-12/1945 | 71746-71467, 72009-72010, 72015-72016, 72022, 71561-71564 | - |
1048-1055 | - | - | H10-44 | FM | 9/1946-1/1948 | L1015-L1018, L1085-L1086, L1172-L1173 | - |
1056-1062 | - | - | H10-44 | FM | 6/1949-7/1949 | 10L134-10L140 | - |
94-96 | 1058 (2nd), 1062-63 (2nd) | - | H10-44 | FM | 1/1947-2/1948 | L1171, 10L40-10L41 | Built as CStPM&O 94-96. |
1063-1065 | - | - | H10-44 | FM | 12/1949-1/1950 | 10L284-10L286 | - |
97-98 | 1066-1067 (2nd) | - | H10-44 | FM | 2/1948 | 10L42-10L43 | Built as CStPM&O 97-98. |
1070 | - | - | H10-44 | FM | 1/1950 | 10L287 | - |
1071-1072 | - | - | H12-44 | FM | 5/1950 | 12L376-12L377 | - |
1073-1076 | - | - | S-12 | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 7/1951 | 75064-75067 | #1076 re-engined with EMD 12-567C prime mover in 1966. |
32, 38-39 | 1073 (2nd) - 1075 (2nd) | - | DS-4-4-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2/1949, 7/1949 | 73914, 74229-7430 | Built as Chicago Great Western 32, 38-39. |
1077-1079 | - | - | S4 | Alco | 8/1955 | 81397-399 | - |
1106, 1108-1109 | 1077 (2nd) - 1079 (2nd) | - | DS-4-4-1000 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 9/1952 | 75194, 75196, 75682 | Ex-1106, 1108-09 |
1082 | - | - | H10-44 | FM | 6/1948 | 10L59 | - |
1083-1088 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 4/1950-5/1950 | 77495-77500 | - |
1084 (2nd) | 1094 (2nd) | - | S2 | Alco | 2/1944 | 69875 | Built as Chicago Great Western 1012. |
1015 (2nd) | 1085 (2nd) | - | S2 | Alco | 6/1947 | 75239 | Built as Chicago Great Western 10. |
1089-1090 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 5/1950 | 77513-77514 | - |
1090 (2nd) | - | - | S2 | Alco | 2/1947 | 73925 | Built as Chicago Great Western 8. |
1091-1092 | - | - | S2 | Alco | 5/1950 | 77515-77516 | - |
1093-1094 | - | - | S4 | Alco | 8/1951 | 78828-78829 | - |
1011 | 1093 (2nd) | - | S2 | Alco | 2/44 | 69923 | - |
1085 (2nd) | 1094 (2nd) | - | S2 | Alco | 6/1947 | 75239 | Built as Chicago Great Western 10. |
1095-1099 | - | - | S4 | Alco | 8/1951 | 78830-78834 | 1099 rebuilt as yard slug BU-16 in 1/1974. |
1007 | 1095 (2nd) | - | S2 | Alco | 1/1944 | 69915 | - |
1101-1105 | 1201 (2nd) -1205 (2nd) | - | SW9 | EMD | 5/1952 | 16910-16914 | - |
1101 (2nd) - 1107 (2nd) | - | - | TR2B | EMD | 7/1949-8/1949 | 6888, 68891-68892, 68890, 68887, 68878, 68886 | Built as Chicago Great Western 61B, 64B-5B, 63B, 60B, 58B, 59B. |
1106-1109 | - | - | S12 | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 9/1952 | 75194-75196, 75682 | 1106, 1108-1109 reengined with EMD 12-567C prime mover in 1964-1965. |
1110-1113, 1116 | - | - | H12-44 | FM | 12/1952-8/1953 | 12L709-12L712, 12L770 | - |
1117-1121 | - | - | S12 | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 6/1953 | 75394-75398 | 1118-1119, 1121 reengined with EMD 12-567C in 1964-1965. 1120 reengined with 12-567C in 1960. |
1122-1125 | 1206 (2nd) - 1209 (2nd) | - | SW1200 | EMD | 6/1953 | 18219-19222 | - |
1126-1128 | - | - | S12 | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton | 7/1954 | 76025-76027 | 1126-1127 reengined with EMD 12-567Cs in 1964. |
1198-1199 | - | - | SL144 | GE | 10/1978 | 41104-41105 | Leased to C&NW in 10/1978. Returned to GE in 11/1981. |
1200 | - | - | 100-Ton Boxcab | Alco-GE-IR | 8/1930 | 11241 | Retired in 1957. |
1201 | - | - | SW1 | EMC | 1/1937 | 655 | Built as demonstrator 655; rebuilt as yard slug BU-1 in 10/1956. |
1101-1105 | 1201 (2nd) - 1205 (2nd) | - | SW9 | EMD | 5/1952 | 16910-16914 | - |
1202-1204 | - | - | S1 | Alco | 11/1940-5/1941 | 69203, 69460, 69480 | - |
1205 | - | - | 80-Tonner | Whitcomb | 8/1941 | 60117 | - |
1206 | - | - | S1 | Alco | 11/1941 | 69601 | - |
1122-1125 | 1206 (2nd) - 1209 (2nd) | - | SW1200 | EMD | 6/1953 | 18219-18222 | - |
1207-1212 | - | - | SW1 | EMD | 9/1942-11/1942 | 1738-1743 | 1207 and 1209 rebuilt as yard slugs BU-3 (12/1958) and BU-8 (10/1964). |
1207 (2nd) | - | - | SW1 | EMD | 10/1940 | 1194 | Built as CStPM&O 55. |
1209 (2nd) | - | - | SC | EMC | 7/1936 | 615 | Built as Chicago Great Western 6. |
310-315 | 1210 (2nd) - 1215 (2nd) | - | SW1200 | EMD | 6/1960-11/1960 | 26075-26080 | - |
1213 | 619 | - | S1 | Alco | 8/1942 | 69829 | - |
1214-1215 | 617-618 | - | SW1 | EMD | 11/1942-12/1942 | 1744-1745 | - |
11-15 | 1216-1220 | 620-623 (ex-1216, 1218-1220) | S1 | Alco | 6/1948-8/1948 | 75890-75894 | Built as Chicago Great Western 11-15. |
316-321 | 1216 (2nd) - 1221 (2nd) | - | SW1200 | EMD | 3/1962 | 27145-27150 | - |
312 | 1212 | 1222 | SW1200 | EMD | 9/1960 | 26077 | - |
1223-1228 | - | - | S1 | Alco | 7/1944-9/44 | 70048-70049, 71660-71661, 71669, 72693 | - |
1229, 1232-1236 | - | - | S1 | Alco | 10/1944-1/1945 | 72838, 72845-72848, 73084 | - |
1224 (2nd) | - | - | S1 | Alco | 11/1944 | 72842 | Built as CStPM&O 56. |
1237-1246 | - | - | VO-660 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 4/1945-8/1945 | 71514-71521, 71560-71571, 71575 | All rebuilt as VO-660Ms with EMD 8-567C prime movers between 1957-1959. |
1247-1252 | - | - | S1 | Alco | 6/1946-7/1946 | 73904-73905, 73909, 73912-73913 | - |
1253-1258 | - | - | S1 | Alco | 4-/1948-6/1948 | 75648, 75884-75888 | |
1259-1261 | - | - | DS-4-4-660 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2/1949 | 73901-73903 | 1259, 1261 rebuilt as DS-4-4-660Ms with EMD 8-567C prime movers in 1960. |
1262-1267 | - | - | S3 | Alco | 6/1951-8/1951 | 78529-78530, 78782-78784 | 1266 rebuilt as yard slug BU-10 (2nd) in 12/1973. |
1268-79 | - | - | SW1 | EMD | 5/1953 | 18101-18103, 18111, 18104-18110, 18112 | - |
1280-1281 | - | - | SW600 | EMD | 3/1954 | 19513-19514 | - |
1301 | - | - | MP15DC | EMD | 6/1967 | 33180 | Ex-Minnesota Transfer 300. Purchased in 1973. |
1302-1306 | - | - | MP15DC | EMD | 2/1975 | 74762-1 thru 74762-5 | - |
1307-13116 | - | - | MP15DC | EMD | 3/1975 | 74662-1 thru 74662-10 | - |
2000A-2001A | 1009 (2nd), 1010 (3rd) | - | TR2A | EMD | 10/1049 | 10021-10022 | - |
2000B-2001B | - | - | TR2B | EMD | 10/1949 | 10023-10024 | Rebuilt as yard slugs BU-4 (10/1961) and BU-5 (6/1962). |
BU-6 | - | - | Yard Slug | EMD | - | - | Rebuilt from NW1 91 in 5/1963. |
BU-7 | - | - | Yard Slug | EMC | - | - | Rebuilt from SC 60 in 8/1963. |
BU-11, BU-12, BU-13 | - | - | Yard Slug | Alco | - | - | Rebuilt from S1 1249, 621, and 623 in 12/1973. |
BU-14, BU-15 | - | - | Yard Slug | Alco | - | - | Rebuilt from S2 1084 (11/1973) and 1092 (12/1973). |
BU-17, BU-18 | - | - | Yard Slug | BLW | - | - | Rebuilt from DS-4-4-1000 1074-1075 in 1/1974. |
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