Soo Line locomotives

Included in this list of Soo Line locomotives, are those of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, 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 1961-12-30.

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	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)
Diesel	ALCO, Baldwin, EMD (Switchers, Cab units, Hood units), Fairbanks-Morse, General Electric
References

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
A	0-4-0	320	Rhode Island	1887	1	0		Built as an 0-4-6T Forney
A-20	0-4-0	2300–2301	Schenectady	1883	2	0
A-21	0-4-0	2302–2307	Baldwin	1887	6	0

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
B	0-6-0	321	Rhode Island	1887	1	1		Rebuilt as an 0-6-0T, numbered X90 for use as a shop switcher. Preserved, rebuilt back to tender locomotive
B	0-6-0	323, 325	Rhode Island	1892	2	0
B-1	0-6-0	326–333	Alco-Cooke	1902–1907	8	0
B-2	0-6-0	334–339	Alco-Schenectady	1909–1910	6	0
B-3	0-6-0	340–343	Alco-Schenectady	1912	4	0
B-4	0-6-0	344–349	Alco-Schenectady	1915	6	1		346 preserved
B-4	0-6-0	350–354	Alco-Brooks	1920	5	1		353 preserved
B-20	0-6-0	2308–2313	Schenectady	1886	6	0
B-21	0-6-0	2314–2316	Brooks	1892	3	0
B-22	0-6-0	2317–2320	Brooks	1900	4	0
B-23	0-6-0	2321–2328	Brooks & Alco-Brooks	1899–1809	8	0

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
C	4-4-0	300–305	Baldwin	1886–1887	6	0
C-1	4-4-0	315	New Jersey	1857	1	0	1897	Ex DSS&A No. 21, acquired 1892
C-1	4-4-0	316	New Jersey	1862	1	0	1895	Ex DSS&A No. 22, acquired 1892
V	4-4-0	317	New Jersey	1855	1	0	1895	Ex DSS&A No. 20, acquired 1892
C-3	4-4-0	1–2	Rhode Island	1884	2	0		ex MSSteM&A
C-4/C-5	4-4-0	3–46	Baldwin	1886–1887	44	0
C-5-s	4-4-0		MStP&SSteM (rebuilder)	1928–1931 (rebuilt)	9	0		C-4/C-5 locomotives modernized
C-20	4-4-0	2000–2001	Schenectady	1882	2	0
C-21	4-4-0	2002–2005, 2008–2015	Schenectady	1885	12	0
C-22	4-4-0	2017–2027	Schenectady	1886	11	0
C-23	4-4-0	2028–2039	Baldwin	1886–1887	12	0		Ex WC Nos. 95–106
C-24	4-4-0	2040	Brooks	1902 (rebuilt)	1	0	1916	Built as WC 4-6-0 No. 207
C-25	4-4-0	2041–2042	Schenectady	1887	2	0		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
D	2-6-0	100–107	Rhode Island	1888	8	0
D-1	2-6-0	200–207	Brooks	1888	8	0		Ex DSS&A
D-2	2-6-0	108–172	Alco-Schenectady	1903–1917	65	0
D-3	2-6-0	208			1	0		Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway No. 6
D-4	2-6-0	209			1	0		Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway No. 7; exx New York Central Railroad
D-20	2-6-0	2100–2120	Baldwin	1887	21	0		Ex WC Nos. 108–128
Z	2-6-0	322	Baldwin	1887	1	0		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.

Class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer	Year made	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) retired	Comments
4-6-0 — ooOOO
E	4-6-0	500–504		1898	5	0		Renumbered 600–604 in 1906
E-1	4-6-0	505–511	Baldwin	1902	7	0		Renumbered 605–611 in 1906
E-2	4-6-0	612–613	Alco-Schenectady	1913, 1915	2	0		Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway Nos. 4 and 5, acquired 1921
E-20	4-6-0	2600–2608	Brooks	1890	10	0		Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 201–210 (207 rebuilt to 4-4-0)
E-21	4-6-0	2609–2618	Brooks	1891	10	0		Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 211–220
E-22	4-6-0	2619–2638	Brooks	1898–1900	17	0		Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 221–226, 231–241
E-23	4-6-0	2625–2628	Brooks	1898	4	0		Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 227–230
E-24	4-6-0	2640–2644	Brooks	1900	5	0		Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 242–246
E-25	4-6-0	2645–2654	Brooks	1900	10	1		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
F-1	2-8-0	403–405, 407–412	Schenectady	1893	9	0
F-2	2-8-0	406	Schenectady	1893	1	0
F-3	2-8-0	413–416	Schenectady	1893	4	0
F-4	2-8-0	417	Schenectady	1893	1	0
F-6	2-8-0	400–402, 418–427	Rhode Island	1893	13	0
F-7	2-8-0	428–430	Schenectady	1900	3	0
F-8	2-8-0	431–444	Alco-Schenectady	1902–1903	14	1		440 preserved
F-9	2-8-0	445–472	Alco-Schenectady	1905–1906	28	1		451 preserved
F-10	2-8-0	473–474	Alco-Schenectady	1909	2	0
F-11	2-8-0	475–484	Alco-Schenectady	1910	10	0
F-12	2-8-0	485–499	Alco-Schenectady	1912–1913	15	0
F-20	2-8-0	2400–2424	Alco-Schenectady	1903–1907	25	1		Ex Wisconsin Central Railway Nos. 160–184; 2412 preserved
F-21	2-8-0	2425–2428	Alco-Schenectady	1909	4	1		2425 preserved
F-22	2-8-0	2429–2443	Alco-Schenectady	1911	15	1		2442 preserved
F-23	2-8-0	2444–2450	Alco-Schenectady	1914	7	0

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
G	2-10-0	600	Baldwin	1900	1	1		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
H	4-6-2	700	Baldwin	1904	1	0		Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 4
H-1	4-6-2	701–722	Alco-Schenectady	1904–1907	22	0
H-2	4-6-2	723–726	Alco-Schenectady	1910	4	0
H-3	4-6-2	727–737	Alco-Schenectady	1911–1913	11	3		730, 735 and 736 preserved
H-20	4-6-2	2700–2703	Alco-Schenectady	1909	4	0
H-21	4-6-2	2704–2713	Alco-Schenectady	1911–1913	10	1		2713 preserved
H-22	4-6-2	2714–2717	Alco-Schenectady	1914	4	1		2714 preserved
H-23	4-6-2	2718–2719	Alco-Schenectady	1923	6	2		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
J	2-6-2	800–809	Alco-Schenectady	1907	10	0

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
K-20	4-4-2	2900–2914	Alco-Brooks	1902–1905	15	0		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
L	2-8-2	1000	Baldwin	1900	1	0		Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 3
L-1	2-8-2	1001–1010	Alco-Schenectady	1913	10	1		1003 preserved
L-2	2-8-2	1011–1023	Alco-Brooks	1920	13	1		1011 preserved
L-3	2-8-2	1030–1033	Baldwin	1913	4	0		ex Rock Island K-60 class acquired 1941
L-4	2-8-2	1024–1027, 1034–1037	Alco-Brooks	1912	8	1		ex Monon J-1 class acquired 1941–1942; 1024 (Monon 504) preserved
L-20	2-8-2	3000–3011	Alco-Brooks	1920	12	0

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
N-20	4-8-2	4010–4017	Alco-Schenectady	1928	8	0
N-20	4-8-2	4018–4020	Soo’s Shoreham Shops	1930	3	0		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
O-20	4-8-4	5000–5003	Lima	1938	4	0

Diesel locomotives

ALCO

• ALCO FA: 22 units (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 examples (350–353, 2360–2368), plus 8 from Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (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 DSSA (204–211).
• Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 4 locomotives (396–399) from the DSS&A (300–303).

EMD

Switchers

• EMD SW1: 1 locomotives (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 units (12 A units 200A+B–204A+B, 2200A+B, 1 B unit 2200C)
• EMD F7: 36 examples (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 examples (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 locomotives (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 in 1941.
• GE U30C: 10 locomotives (800–809) built in 1968.

References

• Dorin, Patrick C.. The Soo Line. Superior Publishing Co.. ISBN 087564712X. 
• Suprey, Leslie. Steam Trains of the Soo (3rd edition ed.). Mora, Minnesota: B&W Printers and Publishers. 

Soo Line steam locomotives 0-4-0 A A-20 A-21 0-6-0 B (321 / X90) B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 (346) (353) B-20 B-21 B-22 B-23 4-4-0 C C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 V 2-6-0 D D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4 D-20 Z 4-6-0 E E-1 E-2 E-20 E-21 E-22 E-23 E-24 E-25 (2645) 2-8-0 F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-6 F-7 F-8 (440) F-9 (451) F-10 F-11 F-12 F-20 F-21 (2425) F-22 (2442) F-23 2-10-0 G (950) 4-6-2 H H-1 H-2 H-3 (735) (736) H-20 H-21 (2713) H-22 (2714) H-23 (2718) (2719) 2-6-2 J 4-4-2 K-20 2-8-2 L L-1 (1003) L-2 (1011) L-3 L-4 (1024) L-20 4-8-2 N-20 4-8-4 O-20