Soo Line Railroad Locomotive Roster May 1953
	In May 1953, Railroad Magazine published a complete roster of the Soo Line Railroad based on information provided by the General Mechanical Superintendent, Mr. A. G. Greenseth. That roster is presented below. It includes all locomotives, both steam and diesel, owned and operated by the railroad at that point in time.

Steam
Class	Numbers	Cylinders	Drivers	Pressure	Engine Weight	Tractive Effort	Builder & Date
0 - 6 - 0 (Switcher) Type
B	X-90	18 x 24	50"	160	117,960	21,150	Rhode Island, 1887
B-4	344 - 349	20 X 26	51"	180	151,000	31,200	Schenectady, 1915
B-4	350 - 354	20 X 26	51"	180	151,000	31,200	Brooks, 1920
B-23	2324	19 X 26	51	200	131,000	31,300	Brooks, 1903
B-23-S	2323, 2326	19 X 26	51	200	141,000	31,300	Brooks, 1903
2 - 8 - 0 (Consolidation) Type
F-8	432, 433	22 x 30	55	170	191,275	38,148	Schenectady, 1902
F-8	431, 435 - 438 440. 442, 443,	22 x 30	55	185	191,275	41,514	Schenectady, 1902; 1903
F-9	446, 449, 451, 453, 455, 456, 458, 460 - 463, 466, 470, 472	22-1/2 x 34	63	200	208,740	41,392	Schenectady, 1905; 1906
F-9	447, 448, 454, 459, 464, 468, 469, 471	22-1/2 x 34	63	185	208,740	42,960	Schenectady, 1905; 1906
F-10	473, 474	22-1/2 x 34	63	185	205,060	42,960	Schenectady, 1909
F-11	480	25 x 30	63	170	221,000	43,000	Schenectady, 1910
F-12	487, 489, 492, 496, 499	25 x 30	63	170	228,360	43,000	Schenectady, 1912; 1913
F-21	2427	22-1/2 x 34	63	170	205,060	39,500	Schenectady, 1909
F-21	2428	22-1/2 x 34	63	200	205,060	41,119	Schenectady, 1909
F-21	2425, 2426	22-1/2 x 34	63	185	205,060	42,960	Schenectady, 1909
F-22	2430, 2433 2435, 2436 2438, 2441 2442	25 x 30	63	170	226,356	43,000	Schenectady, 1911
F-23	2444, 2445 2448, 2449	25 x 30	63	170	230,000	43,000	Schenectady, 1914
2 - 8 - 2 (Mikado) Type
L-1	1001 - 1003 1005 - 1010	28 x 30	63	170	297,600	53,940	Schenectady, 1913
L-2	1011 - 1013 1015 - 1018 1020 - 1023	28 x 30	63	170	297,600	53,940	Dunkirk, 1920
L-4	1024, 1025 1027 1034 - 1036	28 x 30	63	170	302,100	53,940	Dunkirk, 1912
L-20	3001 - 3008 3010	28 x 30	68	170	297,600	53,940	Dunkirk, 1920
2 - 10 - 2 (Decapod) Type
G	950	23 x 32	55	180	212,250	47,090	Baldwin, 1900
4 - 6 - 0 (Ten-Wheeler) Type
E-24	2640	20 x 26	57	200	152,900	31,000	Brooks, 1900
E-25	2645	20 x 26	57	200	163,340	31,000	Brooks, 1900
4 - 6 - 2 (Pacific) Type
H-1	701, 703, 705, 706, 709, 713, 717, 719	20 x 26	69	200	211,000	25,620	Schenectady, 1904; 1906; 1907
H-3	727 - 730, 732, 734 - 737	25 x 26	75	200	277,570	36,833	Schenectady, 1911; 1913
H-20	2700 - 2703	20 x 26	69	200	206,160	25,620	Schenectady, 1909
H-21	2705 - 2708, 2710, 2711, 2713	25 x 26	75	200	277,570	36,833	Schenectady, 1911
H-22	2714 - 2717	25 x 26	75	200	272,960	36,833	Schenectady, 1914
H-23	2718, 2719 2722	25 x 26	75	200	281,080	36,833	Schenectady, 1923
4 - 8 - 2 (Mountain) Type
N-20	4000, 4003-4009	27 x 30	69	200	345,000	53,900 *	Dunkirk, 1926
N-20	4010-4017	27 x 30	69	200	345,000	53,900 *	Schenectady, 1928
						* with booster, 63,900 pounds
4 - 8 - 4 (Northern) Type
O-20	5000 - 5003	26 x 32	75	270	453,500	66,000 *	Lima, 1938
						* with booster, 79,400 pounds

Diesel
Numbers	Horsepower	Drivers	Engine Weight	Tractive Effort	Builder & Date	Builder Type & Comments (Not in Original Chart)
B + B (Switcher) Type
300, 301	1000	40	250,560	62,640	EMD, 1939	NW-2
310	1000	40	243,730	60,933	Baldwin, 1945	VO-1000
311, 312	1000	40	229,500	57,735	Baldwin, 1949	DS-4-4-1000
313, 314	1200	40	237,000	59,250	Baldwin, 1952	DS-4-4-1200 (S-12)
315	1200	40	242,980	60,745	Fairbanks-Morse, 1952	H-12-44
320	600	40	202,520	50,630	EMD, 1939	SW-1
2100 - 2102	900	40	253,000	63,250	EMD, 1938	NW-1A
2103, 2104, 2105 - 2107	1000	40	231,000	57,750	Alco, 1942; 1946	S-2
2108	1000	40	245,640	61,410	EMD, 1948	NW-2
2109, 2110, 2116	1000	40	230,000	57,500	Alco, 1949; 1952	S-2 Abbey says 2116 is S-4
2111 - 2115	1200	40	246,530	61,632	EMD, 1952	SW-9
B + B (Road Switcher) Type
360 - 365; 366, 367	1500	42	253,000	63,250	Baldwin, 1947; 1948	DRS-4-4-1500
375, 376; 377, 378	1500	40	240,300	60,075	EMD, 1950; 1951; 1952	GP-7
379, 380	1600	42	256,000	64,000	Baldwin, 1951	DRS-4-4-1600
2360 - 2362; 2363 - 2367; 2368	1000	40	242,300	60,575	Alco, 1950; 1951; 1952	RS-1
A1A - A1A (Road Switcher) Type
368 - 371	1500	40	242,500	40,425	Alco, 1949	RSC-2
372 - 374	1600	40	250,760	41,795	Alco, 1950	RSC-3
2380	1600	40	251,100	41,850	Alco, 1951	RSC-3
(B + B) - (B + B) (Road Freight) Type
200; 201 - 204	3000	40	461,450	115,363	EMD, 1947; 1948	F-3A - F-3A pair
205 - 209	3000	40	476,000	119,000	Alco, 1948	FA-1 - FA-1 pair
210, 211; 2220 - 2223 2224, 2225	3000	40	466,000	116,500	Alco, 1949; 1950	FA-1 - FA-1 pair
212; 2226, 2227 213, 214	3000	40	460,600	115,150	EMD, 1951; 1952	F-7A - F-7A pair
(B + B) - (B + B) - (B + B) (Road Freight) Type
2200	4500	40	684,780	171,195	EMD, 1948	F-3A - F-3B - F-3A set
2201 - 2203	4500	40	701,455	175,455	EMD, 1949	F-3A - F-3B - F-3A set
B + B (Passenger) Type
504, 505	1500	40	257,200	64,300	EMD, 1952	FP-7A
(B + B) - (B + B) (Passenger) Type
500, 2500 501, 2501	3000	40	513,960	128,490	EMD, 1949; 1950	FP-7A - F7B set
502, 503	3000	40	504,900	128,225	EMD, 1951	FP-7A - F7B set

This roster was adapted for the World Wide Web from the roster which appeared in "Railroad Magazine", May 1953. It was prepared for the magazine from information supplied by General Mechanical Superintendent A. G. Greenseth. All credit should go to the magazine and Mr. Greenseth; any errors, omissions or inconsistencies may be attributed to me.

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