Locomotives of the Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.
Milwaukee Road steam locomotives were organized into classes by wheel arrangement.
Additional suffixes, where used indicated:
Class A was the 4-4-2 type.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | ||||||
A1 |
|
BLW | 1896–1903 | 1934–1948 | 13 × 26 22 × 26 |
330×660 559×660 |
78 | 1.981 | 200 | 1.38 | C:15,577 S:20,250 |
C:69.29 S:90.08 |
Vauclain compound, all rebuilt simple 1921–1922 as class A1-a. Eleven superheated 1925–1929 as class A1-as. |
A1-as |
|
Milwaukee Road | 1925–1929 (rebuilt) | 1934–1948 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 79 | 2.007 | 200 | 1.38 | 20,197 | 89.84 | Simple |
A2 |
|
BLW | 1901 | 1927–1929 | 15 × 28 25 × 28 |
381×711 635×711 |
84 | 2.134 | 200 | 1.38 | 20,420 | 90.83 | Vauclain compound |
A2-a |
|
BLW | 1902–1903 | 1927–1929 | 15 × 28 25 × 28 |
381×711 635×711 |
84 | 2.134 | 200 | 1.38 | 20,420 | 90.83 | Vauclain compound |
A2-b |
|
Milwaukee Road | 1907–1908 | 1927–1929 | 15 × 28 25 × 28 |
381×711 635×711 |
85 | 2.159 | 220 | 1.52 | 22,190 | 98.71 | Compound |
A2-c |
|
BLW | 1908–1909 | 1928–1930 | 15 × 28 25 × 28 |
381×711 635×711 |
85 | 2.159 | 220 | 1.52 | 22,190 | 98.71 | Vauclain compound |
A2 |
|
BLW 31274, 31275 | 1907 | 1951 | 15 × 28 25 × 28 |
381×711 635×711 |
85 | 2.159 | 220 | 1.52 | 22,200 | 98.75 | Balanced compound, rebuilt simple as class A4-s |
A4-s |
|
Milwaukee Road | (rebuilt) | 1951 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 79 | 2.007 | 200 | 1.38 | 29,160 | 129.71 | |
A3-s |
|
BLW 33778 | 1909 | 1951 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 73 | 1.854 | 25,240 | 112.27 | Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad. Rebuilt as class A4-as | ||
A4-as |
|
Milwaukee Road | (rebuilt) | 1951 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 79 | 2.007 | 200 | 1.38 | 29,162 | 129.72 | |
A |
|
Alco | 1935–1937 | 1949–1951 | 19 × 28 | 483×711 | 84 | 2.134 | 300 | 2.07 | 30,685 | 136.49 | Streamlined |
Class B was for Vauclain compound 4-6-0s built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Most were rebuilt as simple engines, those not rebuilt were scrapped in the late 1920s.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | ||||||
B |
|
BLW | 1892 | 1914 | 12 × 26 20 × 26 |
305×660 508×660 |
62 | 1.575 | 190 | 1.31 | 15,600 | 69.39 | Rebuilt to class G5-xs |
B1 |
|
BLW | 1895–1897 | 1913–1915 | 12½ × 26 21 × 26 |
318×660 533×660 |
62 | 1.575 | 200 | 1.38 | C:17,950 S:21,540 |
C:79.85 S:95.81 |
All rebuilt to class G5-s |
B2 |
|
BLW | 1897–1899 | 1914–1925 | 13½× 26 23 × 26 |
343×660 584×660 |
62 | 1.575 | 200 | 1.38 | C:20,944 S:25,500 |
C:93.16 S:113.43 |
19 rebuilt to class G6-fs, 18 rebuilt to class G6-m |
B2 |
|
BLW | 1900 | 1915–1924 | 13½× 26 23 × 26 |
343×660 584×660 |
62 | 1.575 | 200 | 1.38 | 21,250 | 94.52 | 3 rebuilt to class G6-gs, 4 rebuilt to G6-n |
B3-x |
|
BLW | 1899 | 1927 | 14 × 30 24 × 30 |
256×762 610×762 |
68 | 1.727 | 200 | 1.38 | 24,200 | 107.65 | Scrapped |
B3 |
|
BLW | 1900 | 1915–1927 | 15 × 26 25 × 26 |
381×660 635×660 |
68 | 1.727 | 200 | 1.38 | C:23,079 S:28,080 |
C:102.66 S:124.91 |
9 rebuilt to class G6-s, 4 rebuilt to class G6-os, 12 rebuilt to class G6-ps. |
B4-x |
|
BLW | 1899 | 1927 | 15 × 30 25 × 30 |
381×762 635×762 |
69 | 1.753 | 200 | 1.38 | 26,630 | 118.46 | Scrapped |
B4 |
|
BLW | 1900 | 1921–1927 | 15 × 30 25 × 30 |
381×762 635×762 |
69 | 1.753 | 200 | 1.38 | C:26,630 S:31,956 |
C:118.46 S:142.15 |
Narrow firebox. 10 rebuilt to class G7-as, 6 scrapped |
B4 |
|
BLW | 1901–1903 | 1915–1925 | 15 × 28 25 × 28 |
381×711 635×711 |
63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | C:27,222 S:32,666 |
C:121.09 S:145.31 |
Wide firebox. 20 rebuilt to class G7-bs, 4 rebuilt to class G7-cs, 25 rebuilt to class G8, 17 rebuilt to class G8-a, |
Class C was the 2-8-0 type.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | |||||||
C1-a |
|
BLW 19400–19401 | 1901 | 1934–1935 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 55 | 1.397 | 200 | 1.38 | 41,888 | 186.33 | ||
C1-b |
|
BLW 19398–19399 | 1901 | 1934–1940 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 56 | 1.422 | 200 | 1.38 | 41,140 | 183.00 | Later class C1-c | |
C1-c |
|
Milwaukee Road | 1904–1907 | 1934–1949 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 55 | 1.397 | 200 | 1.38 | 41,890 | 186.34 | ||
C1-d |
|
Alco-Rogers | 1908–1909 | 1934–1936 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 57 | 1.448 | 190 | 1.31 | 38,391 | 170.77 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railroad | |
C1-e |
|
Alco-Brooks | 1905 | 1934–1936 | 19½ × 28 | 495×711 | 57 | 1.448 | 200 | 1.38 | 31,754 | 141.25 | Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railroad; né Detroit Southern Railroad | |
C1-f |
|
BLW 32441–32442 | 1907 | 1934 | 21 × 28 | 533×711 | 55 | 1.397 | 200 | 1.38 | 38,166 | 169.77 | Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railroad | |
C1-g |
|
BLW 35425–35426 | 1910 | 1934 | 21 × 28 | 533×711 | 55 | 1.397 | 200 | 1.38 | 38,166 | 169.77 | Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railroad | |
C2 |
|
Milwaukee Road (25) BLW (50) |
1909–1910 | 1936–1965 | 23 × 30 | 584×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 42,820 | 190.47 | ||
C3 |
|
BLW 32176, 32208 | 1907 | 1935 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 51 | 1.295 | 200 | 1.38 | 45,170 | 200.93 | Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad | |
C3-a |
|
BLW | 1910–1911 | 1934–1951 | 22 × 30 | 559×762 | 55 | 1.397 | 200 | 1.38 | 44,880 | 199.64 | Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad | |
C3-b |
|
Alco-Rogers | 1909 | 1945–1949 | 22 × 30 | 559×762 | 57 | 1.448 | 200 | 1.38 | 43,300 | 192.61 | ||
C4 |
|
BLW 24742 | 1904 | 1927 | 20 × 24 | 508×610 | 49 | 1.245 | Acquired with Montana Railroad | |||||
C5 |
|
Milwaukee Road | 1912 | 1951–1954 | 24 × 30 | 610×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 185 | 1.28 | 43,130 | 191.85 | ||
C5-a |
|
Alco-Brooks (35) Milwaukee Road (10) |
1912–13 | 1945–1954 | 24 × 30 | 610×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 185 | 1.28 | 43,130 | 191.85 | ||
C7 |
|
Alco-Schen | 1910 | 1950–1953 | 25 × 32 | 635×813 | 61 | 1.549 | 180 | 1.24 | 50,163 | 223.14 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railroad | |
C7-a |
|
Alco-Schen | 1912–1918 | 1950–1953 | 25 × 32 | 635×813 | 61 | 1.549 | 180 | 1.24 | 50,163 | 223.14 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railroad | |
C9-a |
|
Pittsburgh | 1901 | 1921 | 19 × 24 | 483×610 | 50 | 1.270 | Acquired with Tacoma Eastern Railroad | |||||
C9-b |
|
BLW 5943 | 1881 | 1929 | 20 × 24 | 508×610 | 50 | 1.270 | 150 | 1.03 | 24,480 | 108.89 | Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad | |
C9-c |
|
BLW 13800 | 1893 | 1929 | 19 × 24 | 483×610 | 50 | 1.270 | 150 | 1.03 | 26,511 | 117.93 | Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad | |
C9-d |
|
BLW 24742 | 1904 | 1927 | 20 × 24 | 508×610 | 54 | 1.372 | Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad | |||||
C9-d |
|
BLW 13800 | 1906 | 1935 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 50 | 1.270 | 200 | 1.38 | 46,076 | 204.96 | Acquired with Tacoma Eastern Railroad |
Class D was the 0-8-0 type.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | ||||||
D1 |
|
BLW 39758–39759 | 1913 | 1952 | 20 × 26 | 508×660 | 51 | 1.295 | 200 | 1.38 | 34,666 | 154.20 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railroad |
Class E was reserved for the electric locomotives.
Class F covered the 4-6-2 and 4-6-4 types.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | ||||||
F1 (1st) 4-6-2 |
|
Schenectady 2855 | 1889 | 1926 | 19 × 24 | 483×610 | 68 | 1.727 | 180 | 1.24 | 19,490 | 86.70 | Rebuild to G4-g class 4-6-0 |
F2 4-6-2 |
|
Milwaukee Road | 1905 | 1929 | 23 × 26 | 584×660 | 72 | 1.829 | 200 | 1.38 | 34,470 | 153.33 | |
F3 4-6-2 |
|
Alco-Brooks 47442–47491, 48714–47433 | 1910 | 1929–1954 | 23 × 28 | 584×711 | 79 | 2.007 | 200 | 1.38 | 31,870 | 141.76 | All rebuilt to F3-s, F3-as or F3-bs. Two streamlined as F1 (second). One streamlined as F3 (second) |
F4 4-6-2 |
|
Milwaukee Road | 1910 | 1916–1954 | 23 × 28 | 584×711 | 69 | 1.753 | 200 | 1.38 | 36,490 | 162.32 | All rebuilt to F4-b (2), F4-ms (17) or F5-bs (6). |
F5 4-6-2 |
|
Milwaukee Road (15 new, 6 rebuilt from F4) Alco-Brooks (50) 51134–51163, 51328–51347 |
1911–1912 | 1934–1954 | 25 × 28 | 635×711 | 69 | 1.753 | 185 | 1.28 | 39,880 | 177.40 | All rebuilt to F5-b, F5-n or F3-an. |
F6 4-6-4 |
|
BLW 61135–61148 | 1930 | 1952–1954 | 26 × 28 | 660×711 | 80 | 2.032 | 225 | 1.55 | 45,250 | 201.28 | |
F6-a 4-6-4 |
|
BLW 61655–61662 | 1931 | 1952–1954 | 26 × 28 | 660×711 | 80 | 2.032 | 225 | 1.55 | 45,250 | 201.28 | |
F7 4-6-4 |
|
Alco 69064–69069 | 1938 | 1949–1951 | 23½ × 30 | 597×762 | 84 | 2.134 | 300 | 2.07 | 50,194 | 223.27 | Streamlined |
Class G was the simple 4-6-0 type, some of which were rebuilt from class B compounds.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | ||||||
G1 |
|
Cooke | 1892 | 1902 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 56 | 1.422 | 130 | 0.90 | 20,600 | 91.63 | Acquired with Milwaukee and Superior Railroad |
G2 |
|
Brooks 1333–1335, 1514 | 1888–1889 | 1925–1927 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 56 | 1.422 | Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern Railroad | ||||
G2-a |
|
Brooks 1707–1708 | 1890 | 1926 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 57 | 1.448 | Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern Superior Railroad | ||||
G2-b |
|
PRR's Logansport, Indiana shops | 1888 | 1926 | 19 × 22 | 483×559 | 50 | 1.270 | Acquired with Tacoma Eastern Railroad | ||||
G2-c |
|
BLW 23673 | 1904 | 1931 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 20,980 | 93.32 | Acquired with Tacoma Eastern Railroad |
G3 |
|
R.I. 2548, 2635–2640 | 1891–1892 | 1926–1927 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 57 | 1.448 | 160 | 1.10 | 18,550 | 82.51 | |
G4 |
|
Schen | 1925 | 18 × 26 | 457×660 | 57 | 1.448 | Acquired with Montana Railroad | |||||
G4-a |
|
Brooks 1219–1220, 1255–1256 | 1887 | 1926–1928 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 51 | 1.295 | 150 | 1.03 | 19,440 | 86.47 | Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern Railroad |
G4-b |
|
R.I. 3128–3129 | 1896 | 1927–1929 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 57 | 1.448 | 185 | 1.28 | 19,133 | 85.11 | Acquired with Des Moines Northern and Western Railroad |
G4-c |
|
R.I. 1047, 1052–1053 | 1881 | 1926 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 62 | 1.575 | |||||
G4-d |
|
R.I. 1411–1430 | 1883 | 1926–1933 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 150 | 1.03 | 18,995 | 84.49 | |
G4-e |
|
R.I. (40); Schen (35); Brooks (1); Grant (25); | 1885–1888 | 1926–1933 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 150 | 1.03 | 18,995 | 84.49 | |
G4-f |
|
BLW 15888–15891, 16017–16019 | 1898 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 51 | 1.295 | 180 | 1.24 | 20,872 | 92.84 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad, né Southern Indiana | |
G4-g |
|
MILW's Milwaukee shops | 1926 (rebuilt) | 1930 | 19 × 24 | 483×610 | 68 | 1.727 | 180 | 1.24 | 19,494 | 86.71 | Rebuilt from F1 class 4-6-2 |
G5 |
|
R.I. | 1891 | 1925–1934 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 57 | 1.448 | 150 | 1.03 | 20,995 | 93.39 | Eight sold to Montana Railroad in 1907; re-acquired with Montana Railroad in 1910. |
G5-a |
|
Schen 3302–3311 (10); BLW (9) | 1890–1892 | 1926–1935 | 18 × 26 | 452×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 20,460 | 91.01 | |
G5-b |
|
R.I. 2151 | 1889 | 1926 | 19 × 24 | 483×610 | 64 | 1.626 | |||||
G5-s |
|
Milwaukee Road (re-builder) | 1913–1915 | 1938–1945 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 22,794 | 101.39 | Rebuilt from class B1 |
G5-c |
|
BLW 32348 | 1907 | 1927 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 56 | 1.422 | Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad | ||||
G5-d |
|
Rogers 5386–5388 | 1899 | 1930–1934 | 18 × 26 | 457×660 | 51 | 1.295 | 190 | 1.31 | 26,676 | 118.66 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad; né Southern Indiana Railroad |
G5-e |
|
BLW | 1903 | 1934 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 53 | 1.346 | 180 | 1.24 | 27,095 | 120.52 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad; né Southern Indiana Railroad |
G6-a |
|
Milwaukee Road's Milwaukee Shops | 1905 | 1931–1936 | 20½ × 26 | 521×660 | 73 | 1.854 | 200 | 1.38 | 25,445 | 113.18 | 17 superheated as class G6-as |
G6-b |
|
Milwaukee Road's Milwaukee Shops | 1907 | 1945–1948 | 20½ × 26 | 521×660 | 73 | 1.854 | 200 | 1.38 | 25,445 | 113.18 | 4 superheated as class G6-bs |
G6-c |
|
Alco-Brooks 45789–45801 | 1909 | 1930–1948 | 20½ × 26 | 521×660 | 73 | 1.854 | 200 | 1.38 | 25,445 | 113.18 | 11 superheated ad class G6-cs |
G6-d |
|
BLW 31269–31270 | 1907 | 1935 | 18 × 26 | 457×660 | 56 | 1.422 | 200 | 1.38 | 25,570 | 113.74 | Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad |
G6-e |
|
BLW 31648, 32119, 32764 | 1907–1908 | 1935 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 25,327 | 112.66 | Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad |
G6-fs |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1914–1918 (rebuilt) | 1932–1954 | 20 × 26 | 508×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 25,260 | 112.36 | Rebuilt from class B2 |
G6-gs |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1915 (rebuilt) | 1945–1953 | 20 × 26 | 508×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 25,257 | 112.35 | Rebuilt from class B2 |
G6-h |
|
Cooke 2252 | 1893 | 1930 | 21 × 26 | 533×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 31,326 | 139.34 | Acquired with Tacoma Eastern Railroad |
G6-k |
|
BLW 23682, 26638, 28486 | 1904–1906 | 1926–1932 | 20 × 26 | 508×660 | 57 | 1.448 | 190 | 1.31 | 29,327 | 130.45 | Acquired with Tacoma Eastern Railroad |
G6-m |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1921–1928 (rebuilt) | 1950–1954 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 25,327 | 112.66 | Rebuilt from class B2; all superheated as class G6-ms |
G6-n |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1921–24 (rebuilt) | 1941–1952 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 25,327 | 112.66 | Rebuilt from class B2; all superheated as class G6-ns |
G6-os |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1921 (rebuilt) | 1949–1951 | 22 × 26 | 559×660 | 69 | 1.753 | 200 | 1.38 | 31,004 | 137.91 | Rebuilt from class B3 |
G6-ps |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1921–1927 (rebuilt) | 1947–1954 | 22 × 26 | 559×660 | 69 | 1.753 | 200 | 1.38 | 31,004 | 137.91 | Rebuilt from class B3; Two streamlined as class G 1937–1948 |
G6-s |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1915–1918 (rebuilt) | 1945–1951 | 22½ × 26 | 572×660 | 69 | 1.753 | 180 | 1.24 | 29,190 | 129.84 | Rebuilt from class B3 |
G6-r |
|
Alco-Rogers 37567–37572 | 1905 | 1934 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 57 | 1.448 | 190 | 1.31 | 26,554 | 118.12 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroaad, né Chicago Southern Railroad |
G7 |
|
Milwaukee Road's Milwaukee Shops | 1904–1909 | 1928–1940 | 21 × 30 | 533×762 | 69 | 1.753 | 200 | 1.38 | 32,600 | 145.01 | Seven superheated as class G7-s |
G7-as |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1921 (rebuilt) | 1940–1954 | 21 × 30 | 533×762 | 69 | 1.753 | 200 | 1.38 | 32,595 | 144.99 | Rebuilt from class B4 |
G7-bs |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1915–1918 (rebuilt) | 1950–1954 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 32,912 | 146.40 | Rebuilt from class B4 |
G7-cs |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1918–1920 (rebuilt) | 1948–1954 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 32,912 | 146.40 | Rebuilt from class B4 |
G8 |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1919–1920 (rebuilt) | 1950–1957 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 36,568 | 162.66 | Rebuilt from class B4 |
G8-a |
|
Milwaukee Road (rebuilder) | 1921–1925 (rebuilt) | 1948–1956 | 22 × 28 | 559×711 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 36,568 | 162.66 | Rebuilt from class B4 |
Class H covered the 4-4-0 "American" type.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | ||||||
H6 |
|
Brooks 1599–1600 | 1890 | 1926–1927 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 62 | 1.575 | Acquired 1893 with Milwaukee and Northern | ||||
H6-b |
|
Schen.3556–3557 R. I. 2797 |
1891–1892 | 1926–1930 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 62 | 1.575 | Acquired 1899 with Des Moines and North Western | ||||
H6-c |
|
Brooks 1432–1433, 1512–1513 | 1888–1889 | 1926 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 62 | 1.575 | Acquired 1893 with Milwaukee and Northern | ||||
H6-d |
|
R. I. 1687–1696 Brooks 1148 Cooke 1754–1763 Grant (10) |
1886–1887 | 1926–1947 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 68 | 1.727 | 150 | 1.03 | 14,500 | 64.50 | |
H7 |
|
R. I. 1272–1293, 1304–1306 | 1882–1883 | 1925–1932 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 63 | 1.600 | 150 | 1.03 | 15,705 | 69.86 | |
H7-a |
|
R. I. 1676–1678 | 1886 | 1928–1930 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 63 | 1.600 | 150 | 1.03 | 15,740 | 70.02 | Acquired with Chicago, Evanston and Lake Shore Railroad |
H7-b |
|
Schen. 2962–2971 | 1889–1900 | 1927–1933 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 63 | 1.600 | 180 | 1.24 | 16,840 | 74.91 | |
H7-c |
|
BLW 18555 | 1901 | 1928 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 68 | 1.727 | Acquired from Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad | ||||
H7-d |
|
BLW 18699 | 1901 | 1928 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 68 | 1.727 | Acquired from Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railroad | ||||
H8 |
|
Rogers 6228–6232 Alco (4) |
1904–1905 | 1934–1951 | 18 × 26 | 457×660 | 69 | 1.753 | 180 | 1.24 | 19,236 | 85.57 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad |
Class I covered the 0-6-0 switcher types.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
in | mm | in | m | psi | MPa | lbf | kN | ||||||
I1 |
|
BLW 2391, 4330, 4340 | 1871, 1878 | 1917 | 16 × 24 | 406×310 | 50 | 1.270 | |||||
I2 |
|
Brooks 1340, 1673 | 1888, 1890 | 1918 | 17 × 24 | 432×310 | 50 | 1.270 | Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern | ||||
I3 |
|
Rhode Island 2621, 2622, 2624, 2702–2707 | 1891 | 1926–1945 | 18 × 24 | 457×310 | 50 | 1.270 | 160 | 1.10 | 20,736 | 92.24 | Two rebuilt to 0-6-0ST as class I3-ax |
I4 |
|
Milwaukee Shops | 1891–1895 | 1926–1928 | 18 × 24 | 457×310 | 51 | 1.295 | 180 | 1.24 | 23,330 | 103.78 | |
I4-a |
|
Milwaukee Shops (38) BLW 16206–16210 (5) |
1898–1902 | 1909–1944 | 18 × 24 | 457×310 | 51 | 1.295 | 180 | 1.24 | 23,330 | 103.78 | One rebuilt to 0-6-0ST as class I-4ax |
I5 |
|
Milwaukee Shops | 1902–1903 | 1931–1934 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 51 | 1.295 | 180 | 1.24 | 28,160 | 125.26 | |
I5-a |
|
Milwaukee Shops | 1903–1913 | 1933–1955 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 51 | 1.295 | 180 | 1.24 | 28,158 | 125.25 | Two rebuilt to 0-6-0ST as class I-5ax |
I5-b |
|
BLW 32423, 34354 | 1907, 1910 | 1934 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 51 | 1.295 | 180 | 1.24 | 28,158 | 125.25 | Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary |
I6-s |
|
Milwaukee Shops | 1913–1914 | 1948–1956 | 20 × 26 | 508×660 | 51 | 1.295 | 180 | 1.24 | 31,200 | 138.78 |
Class J covered 0-4-0 switchers.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
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BLW 3488–3489 | 1873 | 1905 | 14 × 22 | 356×559 | 49 | 1.245 | |||||
J2 |
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Brooks | 1883–1887 | 1911–1917 | 16 × 22 | 406×559 | 48 | 1.219 | Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern | ||||
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various | 1878–1882 | 1906–1930 | 16 × 22 | 406×559 | 50 | 1.270 | 130 | 0.90 | 12,200 | 54.27 | |
J3 |
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Grant | 1893 | 1918–1926 | 16 × 22 | 406×559 | 51 | 1.295 | 160 | 1.10 | 15,020 | 66.81 |
Class K comprised 2-6-2 "Prairie" locomotives.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
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Alco (125) Milwaukee Road (70) |
1907–1909 | 1935–1945 | 21 × 28 | 533×711 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 33,320 | 148.21 | 71 rebuilt to K1-as |
K1-as |
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Alco (41) Milwaukee Road (30) |
1935–1955 | 21½ × 28 | 546×711 | 63 | 1.600 | 185 | 1.28 | 32,310 | 143.72 | rebuilt from K1 | |
K1-a |
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BLW 34918 | 1910 | 1927 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 44 | 1.118 | Acquired with Puget Sound and Willapa Harbor Railroad. Sold to Cascade Timber Company |
Class L was for 2-8-2 "Mikado" locomotives.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
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Milwaukee Road | 1909 | 1945–1954 | 24 × 30 | 610×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 46,630 | 207.42 | 2 locomotives superheated as L1-s |
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Milwaukee Road | 1940 | 26 × 30 | 660×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 185 | 1.28 | 50,620 | 225.17 | ||
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Milwaukee Road (40) Alco (140) |
1912–1914 | 1935–1955 | 26 × 30 | 660×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 54,723 | 243.42 | 69 fitted with stokers as class L2-r |
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BLW | 1920 | 1949–1954 | 26 × 30 | 660×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 54,723 | 243.42 | |
L2b |
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BLW | 1922–1923 | 1950–1956 | 26 × 30 | 660×762 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 54,723 | 243.42 | |
L3 |
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Alco 59740–59789, 61042–61046, 61148–61192 | 1918–1919 | 1938–1956 | 27 × 32 | 686×813 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 62,949 | 280.01 | USRA Heavy Mikado. 18 fitted with booster as class L3-a. One fitted with tender booster as class L3-b |
Class M was for the 2-6-0 type.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
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BLW | 1905 | 1925, 1927 | 18 × 24 | 457×610 | 63 | 1.600 | 190 | 1.31 | 19,930 | 88.65 | Acquired with Montana Railroad |
M1a |
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BLW | 1891 | 1928 | 17 × 24 | 432×610 | 54 | 1.372 | Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad | ||||
M1b |
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BLW | 1892 | 1930 | 20 × 24 | 508×610 | 51 | 1.295 | 140 | 0.97 | 22,400 | 99.64 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad |
M1c |
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BLW | 1901 | 1930 | 20 × 24 | 508×610 | 51 | 1.295 | 160 | 1.10 | 25,600 | 113.87 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad, originally Southern Indiana Railroad |
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Rogers | 1904, 1905 | 1910–1934 | 20 × 24 | 508×610 | 51 | 1.295 | 160 | 1.10 | 25,600 | 113.87 | Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad, originally Southern Indiana Railroad. |
M1e |
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Alco | 1904, 1905 | 1934 | 19 × 26 | 483×660 | 57 | 1.448 | 200 | 1.38 | 27,996 | 124.53 | Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railroad, originally, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota Railroad. |
M2 |
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Alco | 1905, 1906 | 1927–1934 | 20 × 28 | 508×711 | 63 | 1.600 | 200 | 1.38 | 30,222 | 134.43 | ex Chicago Junction. |
Class N consisted of articulated locomotives of 2-6-6-2 arrangement.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
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Alco-S 48838–48862 | 1910–1911 | 1928–1935 | 23½ × 30 37 × 30 |
597×762 940×762 |
57 | 1.448 | 200 | 1.38 | 70,396 | 313.14 | Compound Mallet. 17 rebuilt to class N3 |
N2 |
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Alco-S 51057–51066, 52124–52129 | 1912 | 1934–1949 | 23½ × 30 37 × 30 |
597×762 940×762 |
57 | 1.448 | 200 | 1.38 | 70,396 | 313.14 | Compound Mallet |
N3 |
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Milwaukee Road (re-built) | 1929–1931 | 1950–1954 | 21½ × 30 | 546×762 | 57 | 1.448 | 200 | 1.38 | 87,720 | 390.20 | Four cylinder simple articulated. Rebuilt from class N1 |
Class S were 4-8-4 "Northern" locomotives.
Class | Quantity | Builder | Built | Retired | Cylinders (bore × stroke) |
Driver diameter |
Boiler pressure | Tractive effort | Notes | ||||
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S1 |
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BLW 61176 (1), Milwaukee Shops (1) |
1930 (1), 1938 (1) |
1954 | 28 × 30 | 711×762 | 74 | 1.88 | 230 | 1.59 | 62,136 | 276.39 | |
S2 |
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BLW 62089–62118, 62344–62353 | 1937–1940 | 1954–1956 | 26 × 32 | 660×813 | 74 | 1.88 | 285 | 1.97 | 70,816 | 315.01 | |
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Alco 71973–71982 | 1944 | 1954–1956 | 26 × 32 | 660×813 | 74 | 1.88 | 250 | 1.72 | 62,116 | 276.31 | Two preserved: (261) at NRM, 265 at IRM |
Class X consisted of Shay locomotives.
Model | Milwaukee class | Quantity | Built | Retired | Notes |
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1939 | 1961 | |
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1940 | 1961 | |
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1941 (2); 1943 (2); 1953 (3) | 1943 (2); 1967 (5) | Two requisitioned by US Army in 1943. |
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1946–47 | Four rebuilt by Alco to RSC-25 in 1965 | |
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1953 | 1976 | |
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1940 | 1961 | |
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1940–45 | 1967–1976 | |
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1951–54 | 1969–1977 | |
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1951–52 | 1975–1976 | |
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1951–53 | Two were built as AS-616B models |
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1942 | 1958, 1967 | 380 hp |
Model | Milwaukee class | Quantity | Built | Retired | Notes |
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1939–45 | 1975–1983 | |
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1939–1947 | 1981–1984 | |
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1949 | 1978–1979 | |
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1950 | 1984 | |
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1950–1951 | 1980–1984 | |
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1951 | 1982–1984 | |
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1954 | 1980–(end) | |
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1975–76 | (end) | all to Soo Line Railroad |
Model | Milwaukee class | Quantity | Built | Retired | Notes |
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1941 | 1961 | |
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1946 | 1969 | |
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1956 | 1973 | Built to UP specification with steam generators for inter-city service. |
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1961 | 1982 | Built equipped with head end power for suburban service. |
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1941–45 | 1959 | |
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1949 | 1965 | |
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1949–1953 | 1974–1984 | |
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1950–1952 | 1976–1984 | Five sets re-assigned to freight service |
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1954 | 1977–1982 | Four A units re-equipped for suburban service |
Model | Milwaukee class | Quantity | Built | Retired | Notes |
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1968 | 1982–1984 | all five re-equipped for freight service |
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1974 | 2005 | Built for suburban service. Model unique to the Milwaukee Road |
Model | Milwaukee class | Quantity | Built | Retired | Notes |
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1952–53 | 17 rebuild to "SD10" | |
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1954 | Four rebuilt to "SD10" | |
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1963 | 1984 | |
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1965 | 1984 | |
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1969–72 | Model unique to the Milwaukee Road | |
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1944–50 | 1978–1981 | |
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1950–55 | 1975–1981 | |
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1954–56 | 1976–1979 | |
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1953 | 1976 | Baby Trainmaster |
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1951 | 1960–68 | |
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1946–48 | 1959–1963 |
Model | Milwaukee class | Quantity | Built | Retired | Notes |
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1940–1941 | 1966–1967 | |
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1973 | 1984–1985 | |
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1965 | 1966 (1), 1984 (11) | One unit wrecked at Whitman, Minnesota in 1966 |
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1966 | 1984 | |
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1966–68 | 1980 (1), 1984 (9) | |
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1974 | 1985 | |
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1968 | 1980 (1), 1982 (3) | |
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1972 | 1984–1985 |
Model | Milwaukee class | Quantity | Built | Retired | Notes |
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1940–1941 | 300 hp | |
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1929, 1930 | 1944 | 300 hp; sold to US Government |
The Milwaukee was one of the most electrified railroads in the United States. The system used was 3,000 volt DC overhead line.