Soo Line locomotives explained

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.

bgcolor=c0c090	Steam	Class A (0-4-0), B (0-6-0), C (4-4-0), D (2-6-0), E (4-6-0), F (2-8-0), G (2-10-0), H (4-6-2), J (2-6-2), K (4-4-2), L (2-8-2), N (4-8-2), O (4-8-4)
bgcolor=c0c090		ALCO, Baldwin, EMD (Switchers, Cab units, Hood units), Fairbanks-Morse, General Electric
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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
		320		1887	1	0	1919
		2300–2301		1883	2	0	1921-1922
		2302–2307		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
		321		1887	1	1	1925	Rebuilt as an 0-6-0T, numbered X90 for use as a shop switcher. Preserved, rebuilt back to tender locomotive
		323, 325		1892	2	0	1935
		326–333	Alco-Cooke	1902–1907	8	0	1940-1948
		334–339	Alco-Schenectady	1909–1910	6	0	1920-1947
		340–343	Alco-Schenectady	1912	4	0	1935-1949
		344–349	Alco-Schenectady	1915	6	1	1950	346 preserved
		350–354	Alco-Brooks	1920	5	1	1951	353 preserved
		2308–2313		1886	6	0	1910-1940
		2314–2316		1892	3	0	1940-1943
		2317–2320		1900	4	0	1940-1945
		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
		300–305		1886–1887	6	0	1929-1930
		315		1857	1	0	1897	Ex DSS&A No. 21, acquired 1892
		316		1862	1	0	1895	Ex DSS&A No. 22, acquired 1892
		317		1855	1	0	1895	Ex DSS&A No. 20, acquired 1892
		1–2		1884	2	0	1919	ex MSSteM&A
		3–46		1886–1887	44	0	1901-1944
			MStP&SSteM (rebuilder)	1928–1931 (rebuilt)	9	0	1910-1919	C-4/C-5 locomotives modernized
		2000–2001		1882	2	0	1922
		2002–2005, 2008–2015		1885	12	0	1920-1932
		2017–2027		1886	11	0	1947-1949
		2028–2039		1886–1887	12	0	1950	Ex WC Nos. 95–106
		2040		1902 (rebuilt)	1	0	1916	Built as WC 4-6-0 No. 207
		2041–2042		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
		100–107		1888	8	0	1927
		200–207		1888	8	0	1927	Ex DSS&A
		108–172	Alco-Schenectady	1903–1917	65	0	1927-1928
		208			1	0	1929	Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway No. 6
		209			1	0	1930	Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway No. 7; exx New York Central Railroad
		2100–2120		1887	21	0	1931	Ex WC Nos. 108–128
		322		1887	1	0	1932	Narrow gauge; ex Minneapolis Street Railway No. 13; sold to Wisconsin and Chippewa Railway 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
		500–504		1898	5	0	1925	Renumbered 600–604 in 1906
		505–511		1902	7	0	1926	Renumbered 605–611 in 1906
		612–613	Alco-Schenectady	1913, 1915	2	0	1927	Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway Nos. 4 and 5, acquired 1921
		2600–2608		1890	10	0	1928	Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 201–210 (207 rebuilt to 4-4-0)
		2609–2618		1891	10	0	1929	Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 211–220
		2619–2638		1898–1900	17	0	1930	Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 221–226, 231–241
		2625–2628		1898	4	0	1931	Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 227–230
		2640–2644		1900	5	0	1932	Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 242–246
		2645–2654		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
		403–405, 407–412		1893	9	0	1933
		406		1893	1	0	1934
		413–416		1893	4	0	1935
		417		1893	1	0	1936
		400–402, 418–427		1893	13	0	1937
		428–430		1900	3	0	1938
		431–444	Alco-Schenectady	1902–1903	14	1	1939	440 preserved
		445–472	Alco-Schenectady	1905–1906	28	1	1940	451 preserved
		473–474	Alco-Schenectady	1909	2	0	1941
		475–484	Alco-Schenectady	1910	10	0	1942
		485–499	Alco-Schenectady	1912–1913	15	0	1943
		2400–2424	Alco-Schenectady	1903–1907	25	1	1944	Ex Wisconsin Central Railway Nos. 160–184; 2412 preserved
		2425–2428	Alco-Schenectady	1909	4	1	1945	2425 preserved
		2429–2443	Alco-Schenectady	1911	15	1	1946	2442 preserved
		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
		600		1900	1	1	1960	Built as Vauclain compound; rebuilt as simple and renumbered 950; Preserved

Class H: 4-6-2

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
		700		1904	1	0	1929	Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 4
		701–722	Alco-Schenectady	1904–1907	22	0	1930
		723–726	Alco-Schenectady	1910	4	0	1930-1939
		727–737	Alco-Schenectady	1911–1913	11	3	1939-1947	730, 735 and 736 preserved
		2700–2703	Alco-Schenectady	1909	4	0	1939-1948
		2704–2713	Alco-Schenectady	1911–1913	10	1	1949	2713 preserved
		2714–2717	Alco-Schenectady	1914	4	1	1950	2714 preserved
		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
		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
		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
		1000		1900	1	0	1923	Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 3
		1001–1010	Alco-Schenectady	1913	10	1	1954	1003 preserved
		1011–1023	Alco-Brooks	1920	13	1	1940-1955	1011 preserved
		1030–1033		1913	4	0	1956	ex Rock Island K-60 class acquired 1941
		1034–1037	Alco-Brooks	1912	8	1	1957	ex Monon J-1 class acquired 1941–1942; 1024 (Monon 504) preserved
		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		4000–4009	Alco-Brooks	1926	10	0	1943-1946	One tender is currently used behind Soo Line 1003.
N-20		4010–4017	Alco-Schenectady	1928	8	0	1947	One tender is currently used behind CB&Q locomotive No. 4960.
N-20		4018–4020	Soo's Shoreham Shops	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
		5000–5003		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

• 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

• GE 44-ton

1 locomotive (330), built 1941

• GE U30C: 10 locomotives (800–809), built 1968

References

• Book: Dorin , Patrick C. . The Soo Line . Superior Publishing Co. . 0-87564-712-X .
• Book: Suprey , Leslie . Steam Trains of the Soo . 3rd . B&W Printers and Publishers . Mora, Minnesota .