Soo Line Railroad Locomotive Roster July 1958
	In December 1958, Trains Magazine published a motive power roster of the Soo Line Railroad in an article entitled, "The Soo's Not Sleeping," by William D. Middleton. That roster is presented below. It includes all locomotives, both diesel and steam, owned and operated by the railroad as of July 1958.

Diesel
Wheel Arr.	Class	Numbers	No. in Class	Builder	H.P.	Gear Ratio	Wheel Dia.	Weight on Drivers	Total Weight	Starting Tractive Power	Continuous Tractive Power	Year Built	Manuf. Type	Remarks
B - B	Switcher	300, 301	2	EMD	1000	62 : 15	40	250,560	250,560	62,640	31,200	1939	(NW-2)
B - B	Switcher	310	1	Baldwin	1000	68 : 14	40	243,730	243,730	60,933	34,000	1945	(VO-1000)
B - B	Switcher	311, 312	2	Baldwin	1000	68 : 14	40	229,500	229,500	57,735	34,000	1949	(DS-4-4-1000)
B - B	Switcher	313, 314	2	Baldwin	1200	68 : 14	40	237,000	237,000	59,250	34,000	1952	(DS-4-4-1200) (S-12)
B - B	Switcher	320	1	EMD	600	62 : 15	40	202,520	202,520	50,630	24,000	1939	(SW-1)
B - B	Switcher	315 - 319	5	FM	1200	68 : 14	40	242,980	242,980	60,745	34,000	1952 (315) 1954 (316 - 319)	(H12-44)
B - B	Switcher	321 - 328 2120 - 2127	16	EMD	1200	62 : 15	40	247,180	247,180	61,795	36,000	1954 (321-324) 1955 (325-328, (2120-2127)	(SW1200)
B - B	Switcher	2100 - 2102	3	EMD	900	62 : 15	40	253,000	253,000	63,250	30,600	1938	(NW-1A)
B - B	Switcher	2103 - 2107	5	Alco	1000	75 : 16	40	231,000	231,000	57,750	34,000	1942 (2103-2104) 1946 (2105-2107)	(S - 2)
B - B	Switcher	2108	1	EMD	1000	62 : 15	40	245,640	245,640	61,410	31,200	1948	(NW-2)
B - B	Switcher	2109, 2110, 2116	3	Alco	1000	75 : 16	40	230,000	230,000	57,500	34,000	1949 (2109, 2110) 1952 (2116)	(S - 2?) (S - 4)
B - B	Switcher	2111 - 2115, 2117 - 2119	8	EMD	1200	62 : 15	40	247,100	247,100	61,775	36,000	1952 (2111-2115) 1953 (2117-2119)	(SW9)
B - B	Road-switcher	360 - 367	8	Baldwin	1500	63 : 15	42	253,000	253,000	63,250	42,800	1947 (360-365) 1948 (366-367)	(DRS4-4-1500)
B - B	Road switcher	350 - 353	4	Alco	1000	75 : 16	40	242,300	242,300	60,575	34,000	1954	(RS - 1)
B - B	Road switcher	375 - 378, 381 - 383	7	EMD	1500	62 : 15	40	240,300	240,300	60,075	40,000	1950 (375, 376) 1951 (377, 378) 1952 (381-383)	GP-7
B - B	Road-switcher	379, 380	2	Baldwin	1600	63 : 15	42	256,000	256,000	64,000	52,500	1951	(AS16)
B - B	Road switcher	400 - 414	15	EMD	1750	62 : 15	40	246,340	246,340	61,585	61,585	1954 (400-406) 1955 (407-410) 1956 (411) 1957 (412-414)	GP-9
B - B	Road switcher	2400 - 2413	14	EMD	1750	62 : 15	40	246,340	246,340	61,585	61,585	1954 (2400-2409) 1956 (2410) 1957 (2411-2413)	GP-9
B - B	Road switcher	2360 - 2368	9	Alco	1000	75 : 16	40	242,300	242,300	60,575	34,000	1950 (2360-2362) 1951 (2363-2367) 1952 (2368)	(RS - 1)
B - B	Road switcher, passenger	550 - 558	9	EMD	1750	62 : 15	40	251,540	251,540	62,885	62,885	1954 (550-552) 1955 (553-556) 1956 (557-558)	GP-9	Equipped with steam boilers.
B - B	Road switcher, passenger	2550 - 2554	5	EMD	1750	62 : 15	40	251,540	251,540	62,885	62,885	1954	GP-9	Equipped with steam boilers.
B - B	Road switcher, passenger	2555, 2556	2	EMD	1750	62 : 15	40	253,000	253,000	63,250	63,250	1955 (2555) 1956 (2556)	GP-9	Equipped with steam boilers.
A1A - A1A	Road switcher	368 - 371	4	Alco	1500	74 : 18	40	161,700	242,500	40,425	42,500	1949	(RSC - 2)
A1A - A1A	Road switcher	372 - 374	3	Alco	1600	74 : 18	40	167,180	250,760	41,795	52,500	1950	(RSC - 3)
A1A - A1A	Road switcher	2380	1	Alco	1600	74 : 18	40	167,400	251,100	41,850	52,500	1951	(RSC - 3)
C - C	Road switcher	2381	1	EMD	1750	62 : 15	40	296,600	296,600	74,150	74,150	1954	SD-9
2 (B - B)	Road freight	200 - 204	5	EMD	3000	62 : 15	40	461,450	461,450	115,363	65,000	1947 (200) 1948 (201-204)	F-7
2 (B - B)	Road freight	205 - 209	5	Alco	3000	74 : 18	40	476,000	476,000	119,000	85,000	1948	(FA-1)
2 (B - B)	Road freight	210, 211, 2220 - 2223	6	Alco	3000	74 : 18	40	466,000	466,000	116,500	85,000	1949	(FA-1)
2 (B - B)	Road freight	212 - 214	3	EMD	3000	62 : 15	40	460,600	460,600	115,150	65,000	1951 (212) 1952 (213-214)	F-7
2 (B - B)	Road freight	2224 - 2230	7	EMD	3000	62 : 15	40	460,600	460,600	115,150	80,000	1950 (2224, 2225) 1951 (2226-2227) 1953 (2228-2230)	F-7
3 (B - B)	Road freight	2200	1	EMD	4500	62 : 15	40	684,780	684,780	117,195	97,500	1948	F-7
3 (B - B)	Road freight	2201 - 2203	3	EMD	4500	62 : 15	40	701,820	701,820	171,455	120,000	1949	F-7
2 (B - B)	Road passenger	500 - 501	2	EMD	3000	62 : 15	40	513,960	513,960	128,490	80,000	1949 (500 A B, 501 B) 1950 (501 A)	F-7 (FP-7)	Equipped with steam boilers.
2 (B - B)	Road passenger	502 - 503	2	EMD	3000	62 : 15	40	504,900	504,900	126,225	80,000	1951	F-7 (FP-7)	Equipped with steam boilers.
2 (B - B)	Road passenger	2500 - 2501	2	EMD	3000	62 : 15	40	513,960	513,960	128,490	80,000	1949 (2500) 1950 (2501)	F-7 (FP-7)	Equipped with steam boilers.
B - B	Road passenger	504, 505	2	EMD	1500	62 : 15	40	257,200	257,200	64,300	40,000	1952	F-7 (FP-7)	Equipped with steam boilers.
Wheel Arr.	Class	Numbers	No. in Class	Builder	H.P.	Gear Ratio	Wheel Dia.	Weight on Drivers	Total Weight	Starting Tractive Power	Continuous Tractive Power	Year Built	Manuf. Type	Remarks
Three-digit numbers indicate Soo ownership; four-digit numbers indicate Wisconsin Central ownership.
EMD: Electromotive Division, General Motors; Baldwin: Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton; FM: Fairbanks-Morse; Alco: Alco Products.
Note:Locomotive types shown in parentheses not in original article.

Steam
Class	Wheel Arr.	Numbers	Cylinders	Drivers	Pressure	Engine Weight	Tractive Effort	Builder	Date	Remarks
F - 9	2 - 8 - 0	451, 472	22-1/2 X 34	63"	200	208,740	41,392	Schenectady	1905 - 06	Stored serviceable.
F - 9	2 - 8 - 0	471	22-1/2 X 34	63"	185	208,740	42,960	Schenectady	1905 - 06	Stored serviceable.
L - 1	2 - 8 - 2	1003	28 X 30	63"	170	297,600	53,940	Schenectady	1913	Stored serviceable.
L - 2	2 - 8 - 2	1011, 1012, 1017	28 X 30	63"	170	297,600	53,940	Dunkirk	1920	Stored serviceable.
L - 4	2 - 8 - 2	1025	28 X 30	63"	170	302,100	53,940	Dunkirk	1912	Stored serviceable.
H - 3	4 - 6 - 2	730, 736	25 X 26	75"	200	277,570	36,833	Schenectady	1911, 1913	Stored serviceable.
H - 23	4 - 6 - 2	2719	25 X 26	75"	200	281,080	36,833	Schenectady	1911, 1913	Stored serviceable.

This roster was adapted for the World Wide Web from the roster which appeared in "Trains Magazine", December 1958. The copyrights remain with the magazine. All credit should go to the magazine and the author, William D. Middleton; any errors, omissions or inconsistencies may be attributed to me.

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