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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Diesel Roster: All-Time

Published: March 15, 2025

By: Adam Burns

The C&O operated diesels from nearly every major builder including Electro-Motive, Alco, General Electric, and even a few models from Baldwin.  Interestingly, the railroad never purchased any Fairbanks-Morse products.

The C&O's first-generation road power primarily consisted of EMD products while second-generation products included both EMD and General Electric.  The railroad's final new units included a group of SD50s acquired in 1984/1985.

The information presented here provides a complete, all-time Chesapeake & Ohio diesel roster.  The railroad was late to the diesel era thanks to its strong commitment to steam technology as a result of its considerable coal business.

01-9251857172u36k18092u1y651yiu860788.jpgChessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio) GP40-2's in Chicago; April 28, 1973. American-Rails.com collection.

Switchers

Original Road Number(s) Second Road Number(s) Third Road Number(s) Builder/Model Construction Number(s) Date Built
Fort Street Union Depot 1-2 - - EMD NW5 4148-4149 1/1947-2/1947
Manistee & North Eastern 1 8303 - GE 44-Tonner 28501 8/1946
Manistee & North Eastern 2-3 5297-5298 - EMD NW2 5555-5556 5/1948
Pere Marquette 10-11 8401 (ex-#11) - EMC SW1 902, 1714 7/1939, 4/1942
Pere Marquette 20-22 20-22 - GE 70-tonner 28506, 28508, 28510 12/1946
Pere Marquette 51-64 5275-5289 (no #5279) - EMD NW2 1715-1718, 3463-3472 10/1942-5/1946
1850-1856 9558-9565 (ex-#1850-1856, #1858) - EMD NW2 6268-6274 11/1948-12/1948
5000-5057 9165 (ex-#5015), 9168-9169 (ex-#5022 and #5025), 9172-9175 (ex-#5033, 5036, 5045-5046), 9179 (ex-#5051) - Alco S2 76770, 76771, 76781-76783, 77130-77150, 77165, 77796-77813, 77827, 77828, 77941-77945, 76897-76902 5/1949-1/1950
5060-5079 9160-9164 (ex-#5000, 5005-5006, 5011-5012) - EMD NW2 10381-10386, 10367-10380 6/1949-9/1949
5080-5093 - - EMD SW9 11713-11722, 17262-17263, 19298-19299 4/1952-12/1953
Baltimore & Ohio 480/9024 5100 (2nd) - Alco S2 70253 9/1943
5100-5113 - - Alco S4 80622-80626, 80629-80637 7/1953-9/1953
5200-5213 - - EMD NW2 10259-10272 8/1949-11/1949
5214-5239 - - EMD SW7 10273-10298 1/1950-3/1950
5240-5244 - - GMD SW9 A149-A153 1/1951-2/1951
5245-5265 - - EMD SW9 15504-15524 10/1951-11/1951
6000A and 6000B (Cow-Calf) - - EMD TR4A and TR4B 11945-11946 6/1950
6001A and 6001B (Cow-Calf) - - EMD TR4A and TR4B 11947-11948 6/1950
6500A/B/C (Herd) - - EMD TR3A/B/C 10253-10255 10/1949
6501A/B/C (Herd) - - EMD TR3A/B/C 10256-10258 10/1949
B&OCT 219/8419 - - EMD SW1 1604 5/1942
Baltimore & Ohio 9099 9164 (2nd) - Alco S4 81972 6/1956
6500A, 6501C, 6500B, 6501A, 6500C, 6501B 9552-9557 - EMD TR3A/B/C - 10/1949
6000A, 6000B, 6001A, 6001B 9622-9625 - EMD TR4A/B - 6/1950

Classic Road-Switchers

Original Road Number(s) Second Road Number(s) Third Road Number(s) Builder/Model Construction Number(s) Date Built
80-85 1839 (ex-83) - EMD BL2 4724-4729 6/1948-7/1948
1800-1818 - - EMD SD18 27598-27616 1/1963-3/1963
1840-1847 - - EMD BL2 6275-6281 10/1948-3/1949
1840-1847 - - Alco RSD5 79427-79431 10/1948-3/1949
5570-5595 2000-2006 (ex-5574-5576, 5587, 5589, 5591, 5592) - Alco RSD5 79427-79431, 79702-79706, 79945-79954, 80189-80194 3/1952-7/1952
6700-6709 2007-2016 - Alco RSD12 81943-81952 4/1956-5/1956
2100-2103 - - Alco C630 S-3486-01 thru S-3486-04 10/1967
5114-5115 - - Alco RS1 5114, 5115 9/1953
5500-5501 - - Alco RS2 76826-76827 5/1949
5530-5532 2200 (5530) - BLW DRS-6-6-1500 74701-74703 11/1949
5533-5550, 5551-5558, 5559-5569, 5528-5529 2202-2209 (ex-5534-5542), 2211-2231 (ex-5546-5566), 2232-2233 (ex-5528-5529) - BLW AS616 74917-747929, 74951, 74966-74969, 75171-75178, 75345-75355, 75391-75392 11/1950-7/1953
5570-5595 - - Alco RSD5 79427-79431, 79702-79706, 79945-79954, 80189-80194 3/1952-7/1952
5600-5601 - - Alco RS3 81160, 81161 4/1955
5700-5709, 5715-5719, 5710-5714, 5739-5797, 5800-5811, 5812-5828, 5831-5839, 5829-5830, 5840-5855, 5862-5885, 5860-5861, 5898-5900, 5886-5897, 5856-5859 - - EMD GP7 10129-10143, 10532-10536, 15245-15303, 16692-16703, 17033-17049, 17278-17286, 17287-17288, 17289-17304, 18036-18059, 18060-18061, 18062-18064, 18065-18076, 18077-18080 4/1950-4/1953
5720-5735, 5736-5738 - - GMD GP7 A154-A169, A239-A241 3/1951-6/1951
5901-5919, 5929-5937, 5938-6008, 5920-5928, 6009-6082, 6083-6088, 6109-6158, 6089-6108, 6159-6263 - - EMD GP9 20183-20201, 20646-20654, 20847-20886, 21026-21045, 21182-21192, 21193-21201, 21487-21511, 21524-21538, 21686-21719, 21720-21725, 22017-22051, 22052-22066, 22090-22109, 22540-22547, 22550-22591, 23368-23397, 23501-23525 12/1954-8/1957
6700-6709 - - Alco RSD12 81943-81952 4/1956-5/1956
6800-6811 - - Alco RSD7 81901-81912 2/1956-4/1956

Contemporary Road-Switchers

Original Road Number(s) Second Road Number(s) Third Road Number(s) Builder/Model Construction Number(s) Date Built
1800-1818 7300-7318 - EMD SD18 27598-27616 1/1963-3/1963
2300-2329 - - GE U23B (equipped with Blomberg trucks) 37228-37257 9/1969-10/1969
2500-2537 8100-8137 - GE U25B 34566-34570, 34724-34726, 34731-34760 8/1963-1/1964
3000-3047 - - EMD GP30 27584-27597, 27798-27799, 28410-28411, 28494-28519, 28520-28521, 28522-28523 8/1962-10/1963
3045 (2nd), 3047 (2nd) 3583-3584 - EMD GP35 30987-30988 9/1965
3300-3312 - - GE U30C 36300-36303, 36767-36775 6/1967-7/1968
3520-3539 - - EMD GP35 29110-29129 4/1964-6/1964
3560-3575 - - EMD GP35 29392-29407 9/1964-11/1964
3537, 3563 (2nd), 3574 (2nd) - - EMD GP35 30989-30991 9/1965
3582 - - EMD GP35 31439 12/1965
3850-3899 - - EMD GP38 33681-33730 11/1967-12/1967
3900-3919 - - EMD GP39 34784-34804 5/1969-7/1969
4065-4089 - - EMD GP40 38545-38569 5/1971-8/1971
4090 - - EMD GP40 39236 12/1971
4091-4099, 3780-3794 - - EMD GP40 39237-39260 12/1971
4165-4184 - - EMD GP40-2 7394-1 thru 7394-20 11/1972
4262-4281 - - EMD GP40-2 776085-1 thru 776085-20 1/1978
4282-4286 - - EMD GP40-2 777094-1 thru 777094-5 2/1978-3/1978
4372-4391 - - EMD GP40-2 786288-1 thru 786288-20 1/1980
4392-4421 - - EMD GP40-2 787289-1 thru 787289-30 2/1980-3/1980
4820-4829 - - EMD GP38 36666-36675 7/1970-8/1970
7420-7431 - - EMD SD35 29428-29439 9/1964-11/1964
7425 (2nd) - - EMD SD35 30741 8/1965
7428 (2nd) - - EMD SD35 30740 8/1965
7450-7469, 7475-7481, 7501-7536 - - EMD SD40 31929-31948, 33154-33160, 34779-34784, 36696-36705, 36746-36755, 37204-37213 7/1966-3/1971
8200-8222 - - GE U30B 38218-38227, 38475-38487 12/1971-12/1972
8223-8224 (ex-demonstrators #301-302) - - GE U30B 35880-35881 5/1966
8225-8234 - - GE U30B 40068-40077 12/1974
8235-8298 - - GE B30-7 41897-41906, 42138-42147, 42279-42288, 42770-42783, 43256-43275 5/1978-5/1981
8553-8575, 8624-8643 - - EMD SD50 837057-1 thru 837057-23, 857095-1 thru 857095-20 1/1984-11/1985

Passenger Cab Units

Original Road Number(s) Second Road Number(s) Third Road Number(s) Builder/Model Construction Number(s) Date Built
95-98 4520-4521 (ex-PM 95-96) 1418-1419 EMD E7A 6262-6265 7/1948
Pere Marquette 101-108 4510-4515 (ex-103-108) 1414-1417 (ex-4512, 4515) EMD E7A 2911-2912, 4252-4255, 4722-4723 6/1946, 4/1947, 8/1947
4522-4523 (ex-PM 102, 98) - - EMD E7A 6265, 2912 7/1948, 6/1946
4000-4026 1468-1473 (ex-4003, 4016, 4025-4028) - EMD E8A 14759-14785 8/1951-1/1952
4027-4030 - - EMD E8A 4027-4030 4/1953
8000-8013 - - EMD FP7 16050-16063 2/1952-4/1952
8014-8015 7094-7095 - EMD FP7 17490-17491 12/1952

Freight Cab Units

Original Road Number(s) Second Road Number(s) Third Road Number(s) Builder/Model Construction Number(s) Date Built
7000-7015 - - EMD F7A 9728-9743 9/1950
7016-7031 - - EMD F7A 11842-11857 9/1950
7032-7085 - - EMD F7A 15969-16022 1/1952-5/1952
7086-7093 - - EMD F7A 17264-17271 10/1952-11/1952
7500-7515 - - EMD F7B 11858-11873 9/1950
7516-7542 - - EMD F7B 16023-16049 1/1952 -5/1952
7543-7546 - - EMD F7B 17272-17275 10/1952-11/1952
8500-8506 - - EMD F7B 16064-16070 2/1952-4/1952

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