This is a list of United States Great Northern Railway locomotives.
Steam locomotive classes
editBelow is a table of information for the Great Northern Railway's steam roster with a symbol, Whyte notation, common name and notes. Included is a breakdown of the Great Northern classes, along with the date of their first construction (when known), builder, and road numbers.
0-6-0
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Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer | Serial numbers |
Year made | Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) retired | Comments |
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0-6-0 — OOO | |||||||||
A-1 | 0-6-0 | 13 | Rogers | 1879 | 1 | 0 | 1905-1955 | ||
A-2 | 0-6-0 | 30 & 31 | Rogers | 1888 | 2 | 0 | 1915 | 30 sold to McCoy Logging Co. | |
A-3 | 0-6-0 | 47 & 48 | Rogers | 1890 & 1891 | 2 | 0 | 1915-1943 | ||
A-4 | 0-6-0 | 27–29 | Brooks | 1882 | 3 | 0 | 1944-1947 | ||
A-5 | 0-6-0 | 32-46 | Brooks & Rogers | 1887-1896 | 15 | 0 | 1945-1949 | ||
A-6 | 0-6-0 | 58-59, 378-379 | Brooks Locomotive Works | 1899 | 4 | 0 | 1950-1951 | ||
A-7 | 0-6-0 | 60–69 | Brooks Locomotive Works | 1900 | 3 | 0 | 1952-1959 | ||
A-8 | 0-6-0 | 70-72 | Rogers | 1887–1890 | 3 | 0 | 1900-1959 | ||
A-9 | 0-6-0 | 1-12, 14-26, 49-57, 73-94, 380-399 | Rogers, Baldwin & GN | 506 | 1889 | 71 | 0 | 1931-1954 | |
A-10 | 0-6-0 | 95–99 | Brooks Locomotive Works | 1898-1900 | 5 | 0 | 1922-1957 | ||
A-11 | 0-6-0 | 30-31 | 1916 | 2 | 0 | 1939, 1946 |
0-8-0
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0-8-0 — OOOO | |||||||||
C-1 | 0-8-0 | 810-849 | Baldwin | 1918-1919 | 40 | 0 | 1956-1958 | ||
C-2 | 0-8-0 | 850–859 | Brooks | 1901 | 20 | 0 | 1939-1953 | Rebuilt from F-6 classes. | |
C-3 | 0-8-0 | 875–899 | Brooks | 1903 | 25 | 0 | 1939-1953 | Rebuilds from F-9 Consolidations. | |
C-4 | 0-8-0 | 780–782 | Baldwin | 1902-1908 | 3 | 0 | 1947-1951 | Rebuilt from F-8s. | |
C-5 | 0-8-0 | 1174–1193 | 0 |
2-6-0
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2-6-0 — oOOO — Mogul | |||||||||
D-1 | 2-6-0 | 477–480 | Baldwin | 1889 | 4 | 0 | 1900-1939 | ||
D-2 | 2-6-0 | 300–349 | Rogers | 1887–1889 | 50 | 0 | 1905-1951 | ||
D-3 | 2-6-0 | 432 | Baldwin | 1901 | 1 | 0 | 1952 | ||
D-4 | 2-6-0 | 400-426 | Brooks | 1895 | 27 | 0 | 1930-1959 | ||
D-5 | 2-6-0 | 450–476 | Brooks | 1896 | 27 | 0 | 1955-1959 | ||
D-6 | 2-6-0 | 430–431 | Schenectady | 1902 & 1906 | 2 | 0 | 1956-1957 | ||
D-7 | 2-6-0 | 0 | 1958 | ||||||
D-8 | 2-6-0 | 0 | 1959 |
2-6-2
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2-6-2 — oOOOo — Prairie | |||||||||
J-1 | 2-6-2 | 1500–1552 | Baldwin | 1906 | 53 | 0 | 1927-1936 | 1514, 1524, 1531, 1537, 1539 & 1549 classified as J-1s, 1517, 1519, 1523, 1525, and 1528 Rebuilt as H-6s in 1921-1926. | |
J-2 | 2-6-2 | 1554–1649 | Baldwin | 1907 | 53 | 0 | 1927-1937 | 1554- 1556, 1566, 1573, 1594-1598, 1622, 1624, 1637, 1638 and 1649 classified as J-2s | |
J-3 | 2-6-2 | 1549 | Baldwin | 28851 | 1906 | 1 | 0 | 1941 | Delivered as J-1 with Baldwin Superheater, re-classed as J-3. |
2-8-0
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2-8-0 — oOOOO — Consolidation | |||||||||
F-1 | 2-8-0 | 500–565 | Brooks | 1892, 1893 | 66 | 0 | 1924-1950 | 508 & 544 classified as F-1s | |
F-2 | 2-8-0 | 595–599 | Baldwin | 1892 | 45 | 0 | 1928-1929 | ||
F-3 | 2-8-0 | 701 | Brooks | 1898 | 1 | 0 | 1939 | Rebuilt from G-2 class 701 in 1902. | |
F-4 | 2-8-0 | 1094-1099 | Baldwin | 1896, 1901 | 6 | 0 | 1932-1947 | 1095 and 1097 Rebuilt as C-5 switchers, completed 1930. | |
F-5 | 2-8-0 | 1095–1109 | Rogers | 1901 | 15 | 0 | 1938-1950 | 1100-1104 classified as F-5s, 1102 sold to City of Prineville Railway 1945, 1108 and 1109 Rebuilt as C-5s in 1929-1930. | |
F-6 | 2-8-0 | 1100-1129 | Brooks | 1901 | 20 | 0 | 1939-1953 | 1100-1144, 1116, 1177, 1119, 1120, 1122-1124, 1126-1129 classified as F-6s, All Rebuilt as C-2s 850-869 (Numbers not in order) in 1925-1927. | |
F-7 | 2-8-0 | 1130–1139 | Cooke | 1901 | 10 | 0 | 1939-1954 | 1130-1136 & 1138 classified as F-7s, 1130 donated to Korean National Railways, 1954. | |
F-8 | 2-8-0 | 1140–1264 | Rogers, Alco & Baldwin | 1901-1907 | 125 | 2 | 1932–1956 | 1141, 1143, 1163, 1175, 1182, 1183, 1189, 1190, 1195 and 1196 classified as F-8s; 1147 & 1246 preserved | |
F-9 | 2-8-0 | 1300-1324 | Brooks | 1903 | 25 | 0 | 1927–1928 | 1307, 1311, 1312, 1314 and 1316 classified as F-9s | |
F-10 | 2-8-0 | 806 | Brooks | 1898 | 1 | 0 | 1934 | Rebuilt from G-5 4-8-0, 1905. | |
F-11 | 2-8-0 | 590–591 | Alco | 1912 | 2 | 0 | 1927, 1934 | ||
F-12 | 2-8-0 | 1326–1327 | Alco | 1907 | 2 | 0 | 1947-1948 |
2-8-2
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2-8-2 — oOOOOo — Mikado | |||||||||
O-1 | 2-8-2 | 3000–3144 | Baldwin | 1911-1919 | 145 | 1 | 1948–1958 | 3004, 3022, 3033, 3048, 3071, 3100, 3106, 3135, 3137, 3138, 3142 & 3144 were equipped with boosters; 3023, 3024, 3026, 3028, 3029, 3039, 3043, 3064, 3099, 3108, 3121, 3122 and 3134 sold to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway; 3059 preserved | |
O-2 | 2-8-2 | 3149 | Alco (Brooks) | 1915 | 1 | 0 | 1947 | ||
O-3 | 2-8-2 | 3200–3208 | Alco | 1918 | 9 | 0 | 1951–1955 | 3204-3208 ex-El Paso and Southwestern Railroad, https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/USRA_Heavy_Mikado | |
O-4 | 2-8-2 | 3210–3254 | Baldwin | 1920 | 45 | 0 | 1950-1958 | 3211 and 3214 sold to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway; | |
O-5 | 2-8-2 | 3300–3344 | Baldwin | 1922 | 45 | 0 | 1938-1950 | ||
O-6 | 2-8-2 | 3350–3371 | Baldwin | 1925 | 22 | 0 | 1947-1958 | ||
O-7 | 2-8-2 | 3375–3396 | Baldwin | 1930 | 22 | 0 | 1953-1958 | Rebuilt as O-8s in 1944-1946. | |
O-8 | 2-8-2 | 3397–3399 | GN | 1932 | 3 | 0 | 1958 | Largest "Mikado" Type ever built. |
2-10-2
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2-10-2 — oOOOOOo — Northern | |||||||||
Q-1 | 2-10-2 | 2100-2129 | Baldwin | 1923 | 30 | 0 | 1950-1958 | 2100-2109, 2111, 2112, 2116, 2117, 2119-2129 received boosters | |
Q-2 | 2-10-2 | 2175–2189 | Baldwin | 1928 | 15 | 0 | 1953–1958 | Rebuilt from P-1s; 2179, 2181, 2184, 2185, 2187 and 2189 received boosters |
4-4-0
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4-4-0 — ooOO — American | |||||||||
1 | 4-4-0 | 1 | New Jersey | 1861 | 1 | 1 | 1923 | William Crooks; First locomotive to operate in Minnesota; preserved | |
B-1 | 4-4-0 | 240 | Cooke | 1866 | 1 | 0 | 1925 | ||
B-2 | 4-4-0 | 0 | 1927 | ||||||
B-3 | 4-4-0 | 241-244, 248 | Pittsburgh & Baldwin | 1870-1872 | 5 | 0 | 1900-1905 | ||
B-4 | 4-4-0 | 680–691 | Baldwin | 1879 | 5 | 0 | 1943-1944 | ||
B-5 | 4-4-0 | 265–266 | Rogers | 1883 | 2 | 0 | 1944-1949 | ||
B-6 | 4-4-0 | 232–237 | Rogers | 1890 | 6 | 0 | 1945-1951 | ||
B-7 | 4-4-0 | 139 | Rome | 1882 | 1 | 0 | 1950-1952 | ||
B-8 | 4-4-0 | 288–293 | Pittsburgh | 1880 | 6 | 0 | 1947-1957 | ||
B-9 | 4-4-0 | 187–196 | Pittsburgh | 1881 | 10 | 0 | 1930-1955 | ||
B-10 | 4-4-0 | 270–282 | Baldwin | 1880 | 13 | 0 | 1942-1947 | ||
B-11 | 4-4-0 | 141–142 | Baldwin | 1890 | 2 | 0 | 1947-1948 | ||
B-12 | 4-4-0 | 144 | Rogers | 1882 | 10 | 0 | 1949-1950 | ||
B-10 | 4-4-0 | 100–114 | Baldwin | 1881 | 15 | 0 | 1916-1947 | 105, 108, and 114 sold to B&O, 101 sold to VW&Y (Returned), 108 and 109 sold to MC (Returned), 103 was the last to be Retired. | |
B-14 | 4-4-0 | 118–124 | Baldwin | 1882 | 7 | 0 | 1919-1959 | ||
B-15 | 4-4-0 | 125–134 | Schenectady | 1882 | 10 | 0 | 1915-1925 | ||
B-16 | 4-4-0 | 135–138 | Rhode Island | 1882 | 4 | 0 | 1935 | ||
B-17 | 4-4-0 | 145-149 | Grant | 1882 | 5 | 0 | 1936 | ||
B-18 | 4-4-0 | 150–151 | Brooks | 1882 | 2 | 0 | 1937 | ||
B-19 | 4-4-0 | 152–186 | Brooks | 1882 | 35 | 0 | 1939-1947 | ||
B-20 | 4-4-0 | 197–206 | Rhode Island | 1888 | 10 | 0 | 1932-1948 | ||
B-21 | 4-4-0 | 207–225 | Rogers | 1887 | 19 | 0 | 1931-1954 | ||
B-22 | 4-4-0 | 226–230 | Rogers | 1883 | 4 | 0 | 1945 | ||
B-23 | 4-4-0 | 231 | Baldwin | 1893 | 1 | 0 | 1947 |
4-4-2
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4-4-2 — ooOOo — Atlantic | |||||||||
K-1 | 4-4-2 | 1700–1709 | Baldwin | 1906 | 10 | 0 | 1937-1947 | 1705-1709 classified as K-1s |
4-6-0
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4-6-0 — ooOOO — Ten-Wheeler | |||||||||
E-1 | 4-6-0 | 992–993 | Rogers | 1890 | 2 | 0 | 1943 | ||
E-2 | 4-6-0 | 910-911 | ALCO | 1915 | 2 | 0 | 1944 | ||
E-3 | 4-6-0 | 900–909 | Rogers | 1899 | 10 | 0 | 1935-1947 | ||
E-4 | 4-6-0 | 298–299 | Schenectady | 1889 | 2 | 0 | 1937-1945 | ||
E-5 | 4-6-0 | 0 | 1942 | ||||||
E-6 | 4-6-0 | 925–939 | Rogers | 1902 | 15 | 0 | 1927-1955 | ||
E-7 | 4-6-0 | 950-969 | Brooks | 1893 | 20 | 0 | 1930-1952 | ||
E-8 | 4-6-0 | 1053–1072 | Rogers | 1901-1903 | 20 | 0 | 1952-1953 | ||
E-9 | 4-6-0 | 998–999 | Baldwin | 1892 | 2 | 0 | 1954 | ||
E-10 | 4-6-0 | 1000–1007 | Brooks | 1898 | 8 | 0 | 1939-1953 | 1002-1005 & 1007 classified as E-10s | |
E-11 | 4-6-0 | 0 | 1954 | ||||||
E-12 | 4-6-0 | 970-971 | Baldwin | 1897 | 2 | 0 | 1946 | ||
E-13 | 4-6-0 | 948–949 | Baldwin | 1893 & 1896 | 2 | 0 | 1947 | 949 sold to Waterville railway, 1934. | |
E-14 | 4-6-0 | 1008-1042 | Baldwin | 1909-1910 | 45 | 0 | 1937 | 1008-1032 converted to H-5 Pacifics, Engines 1033-1042 Converted to H-7s. Numbers 1043-1052 sold to SP&S, 1910. | |
E-15 | 4-6-0 | 1073-1092 | Baldwin | 1910 | 20 | 0 | 1929-1949 | 1074-1076 sold to SP&S, 1925. |
4-6-2
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4-6-2 — ooOOOo — Pacific | |||||||||
H-1 | 4-6-2 | 2100–2147 | Rogers | 1904–1907 | 48 | 0 | 1930–1952 | ||
H-2 | 4-6-2 | 1406–1440 | Baldwin | 1906-1907 | 35 | 0 | 1931-1950 | ||
H-3 | 4-6-2 | 2148–2170 | Baldwin | 1909 | 23 | 4 | 1945–1959 | ||
H-4 | 4-6-2 | 1441–1485 | Baldwin & Lima | 1909–1910 | 45 | 0 | 1930-1953 | ||
H-5 | 4-6-2 | 1350–1374 | Baldwin | 1921-1928 | 25 | 1 | 1950–1955 | Rebuilt from E-14s; 1355 preserved | |
H-6 | 4-6-2 | 1710–1717 | Baldwin | 1906-1907 | 18 | 0 | 1929-1956 | ||
H-7 | 4-6-2 | 1375–1384 | Baldwin | 1910 | 10 | 0 | 1949-1960 |
4-8-0
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4-8-0 — ooOOOO Twelve-Wheeler or Mastodon | |||||||||
G-1 | 4-8-0 | 600-615 | Brooks | 1891, 1893 | 16 | 0 | 1929-1947 | 610 shown at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. | |
G-2 | 4-8-0 | 700–733 | Brooks | 1898 | 20 | 0 | 1927-1939 | 701 Rebuilt as F-3 Class in 1902. | |
G-3 | 4-8-0 | 722, 734–769 | Rogers | 1899-1900 | 36 | 0 | 1937-1953 | ||
G-4 | 4-8-0 | 770–779 | Brooks | 1900 | 10 | 0 | 1930-1947 | ||
G-5 | 4-8-0 | 800–807 | Brooks | 1897-1898 | 8 | 0 | 1929-1936 | ||
G-6 | 4-8-0 | 734 | 1 | 0 | 1937-1955 | Rebuilt from G-3, addition of larger Cylinders. |
4-8-2
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4-8-4 — ooOOOOo — Mountain | |||||||||
P-1 | 4-8-2 | 1750–1764 | Lima | 1364-1378 | 1914 | 15 | 0 | 1928 | Rebuilt into Q-2s |
P-2 | 4-8-2 | 2500–2527 | Baldwin | 57000-57002, 57084-57085, 57182-57190, 57256-57258, 57339, 57012, 57253, 57341-57347 | 1930 | 28 | 2 | 1955–1958 | 2505 & 2506 received boosters; 2507 and 2523 preserved |
4-8-4
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4-8-4 — ooOOOOoo — Northern | |||||||||
S-1 | 4-8-4 | 2550–2555 | Baldwin | 60781–60782, 60807-60810 | 1929 | 6 | 0 | 1956-1958 | 2552 received Vestibule cab |
S-2 | 4-8-4 | 2575–2588 | Baldwin | 61211–61216, 61224, 61225, 61237-61242 | 1930 | 14 | 1 | 1955–1958 | First "Northerns" built with 80" driving wheels; Timken roller bearings replaced friction bearings in 1945; 2577, 2582, 2586, 2587 & 2588 received Vestibule cab; 2584 preserved[1] Last New GN Steam from Outside Builder. |
Mallet and Simple Articulated Locomotives
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Mallet and Simple Articulated Locomotives | |||||||||
L-1 | 2-6-6-2 | 1900–1924 | Baldwin | 1906-1908 | 25 | 0 | 1933-1939 | 1902, 1903, 1908 & 1921 classified as L-1s | |
L-2 | 2-6-6-2 | 1805–1844 | Baldwin | 1907 | 40 | 0 | 1930-1944 | 1814-1816, 1822, 1824-1826 & 1842 classified as L-2s | |
M-1 | 2-6-8-0 | 1950–1984 | Baldwin | 1909-1910 | 35 | 0 | 1926-1927 | All rebuilt as M-2 Class 1926-1927. | |
M-2 | 2-6-8-0 | 1950-1984 | Baldwin | 1926-1928 | 35 | 0 | 1949-1954 | Engines 1950, 1952-1962, 1964, 1966, 1969-1971, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, and 1982 Dismantled and parts Rebuilt into O-7s, 1929-1931. | |
N-1 | 2-8-8-0 | 2000-2024 | Baldwin | 1912 | 25 | 0 | 1925-1927 | Rebuilt into N-2s between 1925 and 1927 | |
N-2 | 2-8-8-0 | 2000-2024 | Baldwin | 1930 | 25 | 0 | 1924–1927 | Rebuilt into N-3s between 1940 and 1942 | |
N-3 | 2-8-8-0 | 2000-2024 | Baldwin | 1940–1942 | 25 | 0 | 1955-1957 | ||
R-1a | 2-8-8-2 | 2030-2043 | Baldwin | 1925 | 4 | 0 | 1951-1955 | 2030, 2031, and 2033 assigned to Mesabi Division Ore-steaming, 1952. | |
R-1b | 2-8-8-2 | 2034-2043 | Great Northern Railway | 1928 | 10 | 0 | 1951-1955 | ||
R-2 | 2-8-8-2 | 2044-2059 | Great Northern Railway | 1929–1930 | 16 | 0 | 1953-1957 | ||
Z-6 | 4-6-6-4 | 4000–4001 | Alco | 1937 | 2 | 0 | 1946-1955 | Ex Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway 903 and 904, Acquired 1939. |
The 4-6-6-4 locomotives (Nos. 903 and 904) were purchased from the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway and sold back between 1946 and 1950.
Diesel Locomotives
editElectric locomotive Classes
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3 phase boxcab | B-B | 5000–5003 | GE & Alco | 1909 | 4 | 0 | 1927 | ||
Z-1 | 1-D-1 | 5000A(B), 5002A(B), 5004A(B), 5006A(B), 5008A(B) | Baldwin-Westinghouse | 1926-1928 | 10 | 0 | 1956 | ||
Y-1 | 1Co+Co1 | 5010-5017 | Alco-GE | 1927-1930 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 5011 rebuilt with a streamlined appearance and reclassified as Y-1a; 5010, 5012-5017 sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1956 | |
W-1 | B-D-D-B | 5018-5019 | GE Erie Works | 28448, 28449 | 1947 | 2 | 0 | 1956 | 5018 sold to the Union Pacific Railroad in 1960 |
References
edit- Keyes, Norman C. Jr.; Middleton, Kenneth R. (Autumn 1980). "The Great Northern Railway Company: All-Time Locomotive Roster, 1861–1970". Railroad History. 143 (143). Boston, Mass.: Railway and Locomotive Historical Society: 20–162. ISSN 0090-7847. JSTOR 43523930.