Since then, numerous railway companies have come and gone, with many mergers occurring along the way. Bg39772 ho passenger name train tcy sunset limited southern pacific 8car hw set. Many of us remember hearing stories about grandpa joe who worked for the railroad. Cn canadian national railways locomotive roster railroad. As the book iowa railroads the essays of frank donovan, jr. To say the rock islands locomotive roster was unique is an understatement from the unorthodox purchasing of 44tonners from davenport and whitcomb rather than thenstandard general electric, to the late alcoera c415 switcher model and emd and emc ta and ab models, to the standard e7 and e8 designs. Currently the railroad operates nearly 1,000 miles of track also at nearly 1,000 employees mrl is one of the larger class iis in the country, which runs between central montana near billings to eastern washington at.
Because of the major cities the railroad serves today it has allowed the company to. Pictures are linked to a larger view, click on them. All roster changes 93 cw44ac yn2 repaint 779 es44ah yn3 repaint 1205 mp15t yn3 repaint 1223 mp15t yn3 repaint 2061 gp383 rebuilt gp382 2545 2062 gp383 rebuilt gp382 2781 2260 rdslug yn3 repaint 6558 gp403 rebuilt gp402 4402 6947 gp402 yn3 repaint 7348 c408w yn2 repaint 7374 c408w yn3 repaint. Montana rail link reporting marks mrl is a regional operation based in missoula, montana. Brass guide is the largest online database of brass model trains in the world, featuring daily updated information and prices on thousands of trains along with high quality photos and videos. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Another former conrail sd50, the 8666 built 584 as cr 6756 is seen trailing a dash 8 on a west. The fabled chicago, rock island and pacific railroad was a legend in its own time. Bud hurlbut was a pioneering theme park designer best remembered for creating the timber mountain log ride and calico mine train. Get the best deals on 1962 paper railroad collectibles when you shop the. This allowed up to number locomotives into its roster without spending the time and money. Fnm just kept very few locos, the rest of the fleet was given to ferromex, tfm, ferrosur and ferrovalle. The emd sd60 is a 3,800 horsepower 2,800 kw, 6axle dieselelectric locomotive built by. Repaired 1st time, wrecked again while on csx and purchased by csx to be rebuilt into sd403.
According to jim boyds book, fairbanksmorse locomotives in color isbn 1878887637, there are two possible explanations for the smoke. The cprr locomotive roster come from an album that was part of his estate. Colorpaint scheme roster as published december 1, 1992. Peters worked at the sacramento shops of the central pacific railroad. At the end of 1970, it operated 7,183 miles of road on 10,669 miles of. Csx locomotives csx locomotive roster update january. Diesel locomotive rosters unknown binding january 1, 1992 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Hyper linked underlined, colored numbers have pictures.
In other words, if you entered 6 for locomotive number and selected baldwin as a builder name, your search would return a list of all baldwin locomotives currently. The second roster comes from prototype modeler pdf file. This is a list of various diesel rosters compiled on the diesel modelers mailing list. The second roster comes from prototype modeler pdf file of the monon diesel roster courtesy of steve and gary dolzall. This book is an amazing compilation of research on the locomotive rosters of more than two dozen railroad companies and several locomotive manufacturer. Roster locomotive rosters at the westport terminal rr. The union pacific railroad legally union pacific railroad company and simply union pacific. Also at least one unit apparently was repaired with part of the frame from another unit giving it two frame numbers. It was also known as the rock island line, or, in its final years, the rock. Andre kristopans provided major revisions and updates to the roster in july 2015. Currently the railroad operates nearly 1,000 miles of track also at nearly 1,000 employees mrl is one of the larger class iis in the country, which runs between central montana near billings to eastern washington at spokane. Locomotive rosters for major railroads by william d. The following condensed locomotive rosters come from pages 548555 of the longoutofprint classic book, the great northern.
Does anyone know that status of james kerrs locomotive roster book. To say the rock islands locomotive roster was unique is an understatement from the unorthodox purchasing of 44tonners from davenport and whitcomb rather than thenstandard general electric, to the late alcoera c415 switcher model and emd and emc. The new york, new haven and hartford railroad reporting mark nh, commonly known as the new haven, was a railroad that operated in the new england region of the united states from 1872 to 1968, dominating the regions rail traffic for the first half of the 20th century beginning in the 1890s and accelerating in 1903, new york banker j. With the publication of the locomotive roster of the milwauk. Prr pennsylvania railroad locomotive roster railroad. Edson with the publication of the locomotive roster of the milwaukee road in a recent issue of railroad history, the rosters of most major u. He may have been awarded a gold pass for 50 years of service, or he may have worked on.
Buffalo and pittsburgh railroad, 5, 38863890, all units former cr and csxt, acquired. Colorpaint scheme roster as published december 1, 1993. Locomotive shops, altoona, pa, sent to corp as 5041 on 0495. New york, new haven and hartford railroad wikipedia. It was also known as the rock island line, or, in its final years, the rock at the end of 1970, it operated 7,183 miles of road on 10,669 miles of track. An update of the above will occur shortly, based on a roster contained in bill griffins 1994 book. Colorpaint scheme roster as published december 1, 1994. Reviewed in the united states on march 7, 2014 there wasnt original research here, instead it was rosters from the extinct locomotive magazine, mostly in the 50s and 60s. Greene this list has been compiled from a number of sources, and is based on a number of articles in the misc. Numbers builder make class built make hp speed dynamics notes. Chicago, rock island and pacific railroad wikipedia. General duty mining locomotive named for the discoverer of the calico mine. Net are ed by larry tuttle or the photographer and may not be used for commercial purposes or displayed on other web sites without permission. Trains subscribers can download a pdf version of this roster data directly to your computer.
The book traces all the major classes of cars, from introduction to the railroad. Major updates in 20 courtesy of brc motive power department via sean grahamwhite and from kevin sadowskiwith help from sean grahamwhite, ken lanovich, chris lastovich and bill millers emd sd40 series document. About half the book consists of locomotive rosters, and despite publishers advertising that they are accurate thru the 70s, the rosters for current railroads are to. He may have been an engineer on crack passenger trains such as the hiawatha or 400, may have manned a busy interlocking tower, or generated waybills in the yard office. The home to first generation locomotives photos, data and history, and central location for over 475 current locomotive rosters. The roster information on this page was compiled and is maintained. Most of fnm\s alco\s were scrapped, others are in rr museums. Having been in train service as a locomotive engineer, he worked his way up to chief mechanical officer. Get the best deals on 1962 paper railroad collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at. The first one listed is from george hiltons book the monon route.
Features the alltime steam locomotive roster of the southern pacific and its. Conrails initial roster, which has been reprinted in countless books and. The great searchfinding railroad employment records. Roster correct and updated november 16, 2005 power report for november 9, 2006. I have the 2012 copy but it does not appear that a 20 edition ever came out. The new york, new haven and hartford railroad reporting mark nh, commonly known as the new haven, was a railroad that operated in the new england region of the united states from 1872 to 1968, dominating the regions rail traffic for the first half of the 20th century. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Many wt engines are named for nobel laureates in physics. A might fine line was immortalized in song when clarence wilson, a member of the rock islands colored booster quartet an employee choir group from the railroads biddle shops in little rock, arkansas wrote rock island line in 1929. Colorpaint scheme roster as published december 1, 1995. Click here to subscribe today and receive all of our online benefits. A few different versions sprang up in the succeeding years, the most famous.
According to randy houks railroad timeline, the first american rails are said to have been laid down at quincy, mass. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology. Click on a specific locomotive class to view its color scheme roster. Locomotives with maintenance base as of july 22, 1993. New arrivals train, railroad, transportation books from karens. Fill in your search criteria below and click on search. He began his railroad career in 1986 at the mid atlantic railroad in chadbourn n. Conrail cyclopedia photos, rosters, history of conrail locomotives.