Soo Line locomotives
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Included in this list of Soo Line locomotives are those of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, as well as those of the Wisconsin Central Railway, which it inherited on its lease in 1909. The M.St.P.&S.Ste.M. finally merged the WC and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway on December 30, 1961 to form the Soo Line Railroad. The Soo Line later acquired the Milwaukee Road and became part of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Note that WC locomotives are shown as after they were re-numbered and reclassified into the Soo Line scheme, with WC locomotives having numbers 2000 higher and classes 20 higher than their M.St.P.&S.Ste.M. counterparts.
Steam locomotives[]
Soo Line steam locomotives were organized into classes by wheel arrangement.
Class A: 0-4-0[]
Class A was for the 0-4-0 switcher type.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-4-0 — OO | ||||||||
0-4-0 | 320 | Rhode Island | 1887 | 1 | 0 | 1919 | Built as an 0-4-6T Forney | |
0-4-0 | 2300–2301 | Schenectady | 1883 | 2 | 0 | 1921-1922 | ||
0-4-0 | 2302–2307 | Baldwin | 1887 | 6 | 0 | 1923-1930 |
Class B: 0-6-0[]
Class B was for the 0-6-0 switcher type.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-6-0 — OOO | ||||||||
0-6-0 | 321 | Rhode Island | 1887 | 1 | 1 | 1925 | Rebuilt as an 0-6-0T, numbered X90 for use as a shop switcher. Preserved, rebuilt back to tender locomotive | |
0-6-0 | 323, 325 | Rhode Island | 1892 | 2 | 0 | 1935 | ||
0-6-0 | 326–333 | Alco-Cooke | 1902–1907 | 8 | 0 | 1940-1948 | ||
0-6-0 | 334–339 | Alco-Schenectady | 1909–1910 | 6 | 0 | 1920-1947 | ||
0-6-0 | 340–343 | Alco-Schenectady | 1912 | 4 | 0 | 1935-1949 | ||
B-4 | 0-6-0 | 344–349 | Alco-Schenectady | 1915 | 6 | 1 | 1950 | preserved |
B-4 | 0-6-0 | 350–354 | Alco-Brooks | 1920 | 5 | 1 | 1951 | 353 preserved |
0-6-0 | 2308–2313 | Schenectady | 1886 | 6 | 0 | 1910-1940 | ||
0-6-0 | 2314–2316 | Brooks | 1892 | 3 | 0 | 1940-1943 | ||
0-6-0 | 2317–2320 | Brooks | 1900 | 4 | 0 | 1940-1945 | ||
0-6-0 | 2321–2328 | Brooks & Alco-Brooks | 1899–1909 | 8 | 0 | 1945-1950 |
Class C: 4-4-0[]
Class C was for the 4-4-0 "American" type.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-4-0 — ooOO — American | ||||||||
4-4-0 | 300–305 | Baldwin | 1886–1887 | 6 | 0 | 1929-1930 | ||
4-4-0 | 315 | New Jersey | 1857 | 1 | 0 | 1897 | Ex DSS&A No. 21, acquired 1892 | |
4-4-0 | 316 | New Jersey | 1862 | 1 | 0 | 1895 | Ex DSS&A No. 22, acquired 1892 | |
4-4-0 | 317 | New Jersey | 1855 | 1 | 0 | 1895 | Ex DSS&A No. 20, acquired 1892 | |
4-4-0 | 1–2 | Rhode Island | 1884 | 2 | 0 | 1919 | ex MSSteM&A | |
4-4-0 | 3–46 | Baldwin | 1886–1887 | 44 | 0 | 1901-1944 | ||
4-4-0 | MStP&SSteM (rebuilder) | 1928–1931 (rebuilt) | 9 | 0 | 1910-1919 | C-4/C-5 locomotives modernized | ||
4-4-0 | 2000–2001 | Schenectady | 1882 | 2 | 0 | 1922 | ||
4-4-0 | 2002–2005, 2008–2015 | Schenectady | 1885 | 12 | 0 | 1920-1932 | ||
4-4-0 | 2017–2027 | Schenectady | 1886 | 11 | 0 | 1947-1949 | ||
4-4-0 | 2028–2039 | Baldwin | 1886–1887 | 12 | 0 | 1950 | Ex WC Nos. 95–106 | |
4-4-0 | 2040 | Brooks | 1902 (rebuilt) | 1 | 0 | 1916 | Built as WC 4-6-0 No. 207 | |
4-4-0 | 2041–2042 | Schenectady | 1887 | 2 | 0 | 1939 | Ex MStP&SSteM Nos. 24 and 29 |
Class D: 2-6-0[]
Class D was for the 2-6-0 "Mogul" type.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-6-0 — oOOO — Mogul | ||||||||
2-6-0 | 100–107 | Rhode Island | 1888 | 8 | 0 | 1927 | ||
2-6-0 | 200–207 | Brooks | 1888 | 8 | 0 | 1927 | Ex DSS&A | |
2-6-0 | 108–172 | Alco-Schenectady | 1903–1917 | 65 | 0 | 1927-1928 | ||
2-6-0 | 208 | 1 | 0 | 1929 | Ex No. 6 | |||
2-6-0 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 1930 | Ex No. 7; exx New York Central Railroad | |||
2-6-0 | 2100–2120 | Baldwin | 1887 | 21 | 0 | 1931 | Ex WC Nos. 108–128 | |
2-6-0 | 322 | Baldwin | 1887 | 1 | 0 | 1932 | Narrow gauge; ex No. 13; sold to No. 999 |
Class E: 4-6-0[]
Class E was for the 4-6-0 type."Ten-Wheeler"
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-6-0 — ooOOO | ||||||||
4-6-0 | 500–504 | 1898 | 5 | 0 | 1925 | Renumbered 600–604 in 1906 | ||
4-6-0 | 505–511 | Baldwin | 1902 | 7 | 0 | 1926 | Renumbered 605–611 in 1906 | |
4-6-0 | 612–613 | Alco-Schenectady | 1913, 1915 | 2 | 0 | 1927 | Ex Nos. 4 and 5, acquired 1921 | |
4-6-0 | 2600–2608 | Brooks | 1890 | 10 | 0 | 1928 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 201–210 (207 rebuilt to 4-4-0) | |
4-6-0 | 2609–2618 | Brooks | 1891 | 10 | 0 | 1929 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 211–220 | |
4-6-0 | 2619–2638 | Brooks | 1898–1900 | 17 | 0 | 1930 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 221–226, 231–241 | |
4-6-0 | 2625–2628 | Brooks | 1898 | 4 | 0 | 1931 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 227–230 | |
4-6-0 | 2640–2644 | Brooks | 1900 | 5 | 0 | 1932 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 242–246 | |
4-6-0 | 2645–2654 | Brooks | 1900 | 10 | 1 | 1933 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 247–256; 2645 (ex WC 247) preserved |
Class F: 2-8-0[]
Class F was for the 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-8-0 — oOOOO — Consolidation | ||||||||
2-8-0 | 403–405, 407–412 | Schenectady | 1893 | 9 | 0 | 1933 | ||
2-8-0 | 406 | Schenectady | 1893 | 1 | 0 | 1934 | ||
2-8-0 | 413–416 | Schenectady | 1893 | 4 | 0 | 1935 | ||
2-8-0 | 417 | Schenectady | 1893 | 1 | 0 | 1936 | ||
2-8-0 | 400–402, 418–427 | Rhode Island | 1893 | 13 | 0 | 1937 | ||
2-8-0 | 428–430 | Schenectady | 1900 | 3 | 0 | 1938 | ||
2-8-0 | 431–444 | Alco-Schenectady | 1902–1903 | 14 | 1 | 1939 | preserved | |
2-8-0 | 445–472 | Alco-Schenectady | 1905–1906 | 28 | 1 | 1940 | preserved | |
2-8-0 | 473–474 | Alco-Schenectady | 1909 | 2 | 0 | 1941 | ||
2-8-0 | 475–484 | Alco-Schenectady | 1910 | 10 | 0 | 1942 | ||
2-8-0 | 485–499 | Alco-Schenectady | 1912–1913 | 15 | 0 | 1943 | ||
2-8-0 | 2400–2424 | Alco-Schenectady | 1903–1907 | 25 | 1 | 1944 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway Nos. 160–184; preserved | |
2-8-0 | 2425–2428 | Alco-Schenectady | 1909 | 4 | 1 | 1945 | preserved | |
2-8-0 | 2429–2443 | Alco-Schenectady | 1911 | 15 | 1 | 1946 | preserved | |
2-8-0 | 2444–2450 | Alco-Schenectady | 1914 | 7 | 0 | 1947 |
Class G: 2-10-0[]
Class G was the 2-10-0 type.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-10-0 — oOOOOO | ||||||||
2-10-0 | 600 | Baldwin | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 1960 | Built as Vauclain compound; rebuilt as simple and renumbered 950; Preserved |
Class H: 4-6-2[]
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Class H covered the 4-6-2 "Pacific" type.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-6-2 — ooOOOo — Pacific | ||||||||
4-6-2 | 700 | Baldwin | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 1929 | Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 4 | |
4-6-2 | 701–722 | Alco-Schenectady | 1904–1907 | 22 | 0 | 1930 | ||
4-6-2 | 723–726 | Alco-Schenectady | 1910 | 4 | 0 | 1930-1939 | ||
4-6-2 | 727–737 | Alco-Schenectady | 1911–1913 | 11 | 3 | 1939-1947 | , and preserved | |
4-6-2 | 2700–2703 | Alco-Schenectady | 1909 | 4 | 0 | 1939-1948 | ||
4-6-2 | 2704–2713 | Alco-Schenectady | 1911–1913 | 10 | 1 | 1949 | 2713 preserved | |
4-6-2 | 2714–2717 | Alco-Schenectady | 1914 | 4 | 1 | 1950 | preserved | |
4-6-2 | 2718–2722 | Alco-Schenectady | 1923 | 6 | 2 | 1951-1955 | 2718 and 2719 preserved |
Class J: 2-6-2[]
Class J comprised 2-6-2 "Prairie" locomotives.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-6-2 — oOOOo — Prairie | ||||||||
2-6-2 | 800–809 | Alco-Schenectady | 1907 | 10 | 0 | 1939-1949 |
Class K: 4-4-2[]
Class K comprised 4-4-2 "Atlantic" locomotives.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-4-2 — ooOOo — Atlantic | ||||||||
4-4-2 | 2900–2914 | Alco-Brooks | 1902–1905 | 15 | 0 | 1942-1944 | Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 257–271 |
Class L: 2-8-2[]
Class L was for 2-8-2 "Mikado" locomotives.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-8-2 — oOOOOo — Mikado | ||||||||
2-8-2 | 1000 | Baldwin | 1900 | 1 | 0 | 1923 | Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 3 | |
L-1 | 2-8-2 | 1001–1010 | Alco-Schenectady | 1913 | 10 | 1 | 1954 | 1003 preserved |
2-8-2 | 1011–1023 | Alco-Brooks | 1920 | 13 | 1 | 1940-1955 | preserved | |
2-8-2 | 1030–1033 | Baldwin | 1913 | 4 | 0 | 1956 | ex Rock Island class acquired 1941 | |
2-8-2 | 1024–1027, 1034–1037 |
Alco-Brooks | 1912 | 8 | 1 | 1957 | ex Monon class acquired 1941–1942; (Monon 504) preserved | |
2-8-2 | 3000–3011 | Alco-Brooks | 1920 | 12 | 0 | 1947-1959 |
Class N: 4-8-2[]
Class N comprised 4-8-2 "Mountain" locomotives.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-8-2 — ooOOOOo — Mountain | ||||||||
N-20 | 4-8-2 | 4000–4009 | Alco-Brooks | 1926 | 10 | 0 | 1943-1946 | One tender is currently used behind Soo Line 1003. |
N-20 | 4-8-2 | 4010–4017 | Alco-Schenectady | 1928 | 8 | 0 | 1947 | One tender is currently used behind CB&Q locomotive No. 4960. |
N-20 | 4-8-2 | 4018–4020 | Soo's | 1930 | 3 | 0 | 1948-1949 | Boilers supplied by Alco |
Class O: 4-8-4[]
Class O were 4-8-4 "Northern" locomotives.
Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-8-4 — ooOOOOoo — Northern | ||||||||
4-8-4 | 5000–5003 | Lima | 1938 | 4 | 0 | 1950-1951 |
Diesel locomotives[]
ALCO[]
- ALCO FA: 22 locomotives (205A+B–211A+B, 2220A+B–2223A+B)
- ALCO S-2: 7 locomotives (2103–2107, 2109–2110)
- ALCO S-4: 1 locomotives (2116)
- ALCO RS-1: 13 locomotives (350–353, 2360–2368), plus 8 from the DSS&A (100–107)
- ALCO RSC-2: 4 locomotives (368–371)
- ALCO RSC-3: 4 locomotives (372–374, 2380)
- ALCO RS-27: 2 locomotives (415–416)
Baldwin[]
- Baldwin VO-1000: 1 locomotive (310)
- Baldwin DS-4-4-1000: 2 locomotives (311–312)
- Baldwin S-12: 2 locomotives (313–314)
- Baldwin DRS-4-4-1500, 8 locomotives (360–367)
- Baldwin AS-16, 2 locomotives (379–380)
- Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500 4 locomotives (384–387) from the DSS&A (200–203)
- Baldwin AS-616, 8 locomotives (388–395) from the DSS&A (204–211)
- Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 4 locomotives (396–399) from the DSS&A (300–303)
EMD[]
Switchers[]
- EMD SW1: 1 locomotive (320)
- EMC NW1A: 3 locomotives (2100–2102), entire production for this model
- EMD NW2: 3 locomotives (300, 301, 2108)
- EMD SW9: 8 locomotives (2111–2115, 2117–2119)
- EMD SW1200: 16 locomotives (321–328, 2120–2127)
Cab units[]
- EMD F3: 13 locomotives (12 A units: 200A+B–204A+B, 2200A+B, 1 B unit: 2200C)
- EMD F7: 36 locomotives (26 A units: 212A+B–214A+B, 2201A+B–2203A+B, 2224A+B–2230A+B, 10 B units: 2201C–2204C, 500C–503C, 2500C, 2501C)
- EMD FP7: 8 locomotives (500A–503A, 504, 505, 2500A, 2501A)
Hood units[]
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- EMD GP7: 7 locomotives (375–378, 381–383)
- EMD GP9: 45 locomotives (400–414, 550–558, 2400–2413, 2550–2556)
- EMD SD9: 1 locomotive (2381)
- EMD GP30: 22 locomotives (700–721)
- EMD GP35: 10 locomotives (722–731)
- EMD GP40: 4 locomotives (732–735)
- EMD SD40: 21 locomotives (736–756)
- EMD SD40-2: 57 locomotives (757–789, 6600–6623)
- EMD GP38-2: 53 locomotives (4400–4452)
- EMD SD60: 58 locomotives (6000–6057)
- EMD SD60M: 5 locomotives (6058–6062)
Fairbanks-Morse[]
- FM H-12-44: 5 locomotives (315–319), built 1952 and 1954
General Electric[]
References[]
- Dorin, Patrick C. The Soo Line. Superior Publishing Co. ISBN 0-87564-712-X.
- Suprey, Leslie. Steam Trains of the Soo (3rd ed.). Mora, Minnesota: B&W Printers and Publishers.
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