A Roster of Soo Line Railroad Steam Locomotives
Including Wisconsin Central After 1909

Class	Numbers	Cyls.	Drivers	Pressure	Engine Wt.	Builder	Dates	Tractive Effort
0 - 4 - 0 Switcher
A	320	17 x 20	57	160	62,190	R.I.	1887	13,790
A - 20	2300 - 2301	16 x 24	51	145	65,300	Sch.	1883	14,840
A - 21	2302 - 2307	17 x 24	51	145	77,300	Bal.	1887	16,760
0 - 6- 0 Switcher
B	321	18 x 24	50	160	95,350	R.I.	1887, 92 - 93	13,790
	323 - 325
B - 1	326 - 333	19 x 24	51	180	119,600	Cke.	1902, 06 - 07	25,990
B - 2	334 - 339	19 x 24	51	180	127,500	Sch.	1909 - 1910	25,990
B - 3	340 - 343	20 x 26	51	180	147,000	Sch.	1912	31,290
B - 20	2308 - 2313	17 x 24	51	145	83,000	Sch.	1886	16,760
B - 21	2314 - 2316	18 x 24	51	160	98,400	Bks.	1892	20,730
B - 22	2317 - 2320	19 x 24	51	175	110,800	Bks.	1900	25,270
B - 23	2321 - 2328	19 x 26	51	200	131,000	Bks.	1899 - 1908	31,300
B - 4	344 - 354	20 x 26	51	180	151,000	Bks. - Sch.	1915 - 1920	31,200
4 - 4 - 0 Eight Wheeler Soo Standards
C	300 - 305	16 x 24	63	145	75,450	Bal.	1886 - 1887	12,020
C - 1	315	16 x 24	51	130	Unknown	N.J.L.	1857	11,700
C - 2	316	16 x 22	58	120	60,000	N.J.L.	1862	9,904
V	317	16 x 24	62	Unknown	62,000	N.J.L.	1855	Unknown
C - 3	1 - 2	17 x 24	56	150	94,200	R.I.	1884	14,040
C - 4,5	3 to 46	17 x 24	63	145	94,200	Bal.	1886 - 1887	13,570
C - 20	2000 - 2001	17 x 24	63	145	82,230	Sch.	1882	13,570
C - 21	2002 - 2005	17 x 24	63	145	89,000	Sch.	1885	13,570
	2008 - 2015
C - 22	2017 - 2027	17 x 24	63	145	92,600	Sch.	1886	13,570
C - 23	2028 - 2030	17 x 24	63	145	92,000	Bal.	1887	13,570
	2032 - 2039
C - 24	2040	18 x 24	73	175	106,000	Bks.	1890	15,700
C - 25	2041 - 2042	17 x 24	63	145	80,000	Sch.	1887	14,973
Data on Eight Wheelers
Engine 303 sold to Electric Short Line Ry. in 1920. Engine 315 bought from D.S.S.&A. in 1892, sold to Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie Ry. in 1897. Engines. 316 and 317 leased to Wisconsin & Chippewa Ry. in 1895. Engine 316 bought from D.S.S.&A. in 1892. Engine 317 bought from D.S.S.&A. in 1896. Engine 304 sold to Garden Bay Ry. in 1914 renumbered No. 1. Engine 37 acquired from Bismarck, Washburn, and Great Falls Ry. Engine 43 acquired from Bismarck, Washburn, and Great Falls Ry. Engines 1 to 6 Old Soo Engines, Engines 7 to 36 were new engines, Engines 37 to 46 old Minneapolis and Pacific engines. Engine 2041 former Soo No. 24. Engine 2042 former Soo No. 29.
2 - 6 - 0 Mogul
D	100 - 107	19 x 24	57	160	103,530	R.I.	1888	20,670
D - 1	200 - 207	19 x 24	57	160	102,200	Bks.	1888	20,670
D - 2	108 - 172	21 x 32 x 26	55	200	148,000	Sch.	1903 - 1907	26,600
D - 3	208	19 x 24	57	160	120,000	Unknown	Unknown	20,670
D - 4	209	19 x 26	63	160	131,360	Rogers	1899	20,260
D - 20	2100 - 2120	19 x 26	57	145	107,050	Bal.	1887	20,280
Z (old class)	322	13 x 18	40	Unk.	48,400	Bal.	1887	Unknown
Data on Soo Moguls
Engine 208 former Wisconsin and Northern No. 6. Engine 209 former Wisconsin and Northern No. 7; W. & N. purchased from New York Central. Class D - 1 locomotives purchased from the D. S. S. & A. Ry. in 1892. Class Z formerly owned by the M. L. M. Ry. as No. 13; the Soo purchased this locomotive from the Minneapolis Street Ry. in 1891 and rebuilt it to standard gauge at Shoreham, then leased the engine to the Wisconsin and Chippewa Ry. as engine 999. Engine 202 sold to the Fairmount and Veblen Ry. in 1913. Engine 205 sold to the Fairmount and Veblen Ry. in 1914. Engine 103 sold to the Midland Continent Ry. in 1923. Engines 200 to 207 purchassed from the D. S. S. & A. Ry. in 1892.
4 - 6 - 0 Ten - Wheeler
E	600 - 604	20 x 32 x 26	73	200	136,000	Sch.	1898	19,000
E - 1	605 - 611	20 x 26	69	200	156,830	Bal.	1902 - 1903	25,620
E - 2	612 - 613	20 x 26	63	200	166,000	Sch.	1913 - 1915	28,600
E - 20	2600 - 2608	18 x 24	63	175	122,800	Bks.	1890	18,355
E - 21	2609 - 2618	19 x 24	63	180	130,000	Bks.	1891	21,040
E - 22	2619 - 2624	20 x 26	63	200	150,700	Bks.	1898 - 1899	28,063
	2629 - 2639						1900
E - 23	2625 - 2628	20 x 26	69	200	150,000	Bks.	1898	25,620
E - 24	2640 - 2644	20 x 26	57	200	149,600	Bks.	1900	31,000
E - 25	2645 - 2654	20 x 26	57	200	158,000	Bks.	1900	31,000
Note:       Engines 500 to 511 renumbered 600 to 611 in 1906.       Engine 612 former Wisconsin and Northern No. 4.       Engine 613 former Wisconsin and Northern No. 5.
2 - 8 - 0 Consolidation
F - 1	403 - 405	20 x 30 x 24	51	180	127,270	Sch.	1893	22,588
	407 - 412
F - 2	406	21 x 33 x 24	51	180	132,300	Sch.	1893	26,103
F - 3	413 - 416	20 x 30 x 26	51	180	131,800	Sch.	1893	25,830
F - 4	417	22 x 34 x 24	51	180	131,700	Sch.	1893	28,850
F - 6	400 - 402	21 x 32 x 24	51	180	135,540	R.I.	1893	24,900
	418 - 427
F - 7	428 - 430	22 x 35 x 30	55	210	176,100	Sch.	1900	37,000
F - 8	431 - 444	22 x 35 x 30	55	210	177,000	Sch.	1902 - 1903	37,000
F - 9	445 - 472	23 x 35 x 34	63	210	201,500	Sch.	1905 - 1906	37,300
F - 10	473 - 474	23 x 35 x 34	63	210	204,000	Sch.	1909	37,300
F - 11	475 - 484	25 x 30	63	170	221,000	Sch.	1910	43,000
F - 12	485 - 499	25 x 30	63	170	225,000	Sch.	1912 - 1913	43,000
F - 20	2400 - 2424	21 x 26	63	200	163,400	Bks.	1903 - 1905 & 1907	43,000
F - 21	2425 - 2428	23 x 35 x 34	63	210	204,000	Sch.	1909	37,300
F - 22	2429 - 2443	25 x 30	63	170	225,000	Sch.	1911	43,000
F - 23	2444 - 2449	25 x 30	63	170	229,500	Sch.	1914	43,000
Note:       Engines 497 to 498 sold to D. S. S. & A. in 1936.       Engines 400 to 474 were purchased as Compounds, later changed to Simple and superheaters were applied.
2 - 10 - 0 Decapod
G	950	17 x 28 x 32	55	200	210,000	Bal.	1900	45,220
Note:       Original number 600.       Engine 950 changed from Vauclain Compound to Simple.       Class G Decapod No. 950 is on display under cover in Ashland, Wisconsin.
4 - 6 - 2 Pacific
H	700	18 x 26	62	200	157,630	Bal.	1904	23,100
H - 1	701 - 722	20 x 26	69	200	202,000	Sch.	1904; 1906 - 1907	25,620
H - 2	723 - 726	24 x 26	69	170	221,000	Sch.	1910	30,760
H - 3	727 - 737	25 x 26	75	180	258,000	Sch.	1911 - 1913	33,150
H - 20	2700 - 2703	20 x 26	69	200	206,000	Sch.	1909	25,620
H - 21	2704 - 2713	25 x 26	75	180	258,000	Sch.	1911 - 1913	33,150
H - 22	2714 - 2717	25 x 26	75	200	264,000	Sch.	1914	36,833
H - 23	2718 - 2723	25 x 26	75	200	271,000	Sch.	1923	36,833
Note:       Engine 700 formerly owned by the Bismarck, Washburn, and Great Falls Ry. Engine No. 4.       Engines 2718 to 2723 were Soo Engines.       Funds are being accumulated to protect Class H - 21 Pacific No. 2713, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, from further deterioration by the Friends of 2713/Community Foundation of Portage County.       Class H - 23 Pacific No. 2719 has been restored to working order by the Locomotive and Tower Preservation Fund, Ltd., of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
2 - 6 - 2 Prairie
J	800 - 809	22 x 35 x 26	63	200	192,500	Sch.	1907	26,600
Note:       J Class Engines were built as Compounds, later changed to Simple.
4 - 4 - 2 Atlantic
K - 20	2900 - 2914	20 x 26	79	200	160,400	Bks.	1902 - 1905	22,380
2 - 8 - 2 Mikado
L	1000	14 x 24 x 26	50	200	166,900	Bal.	1901	28,560
L - 1	1001 - 1010	28 x 30	63	170	290,500	Sch.	1913	53,940
L - 2	1011 - 1023	28 x 30	63	170	297,600	Dunk.	1920	53,940
L - 3	1030 - 1033	28 x 30	63	190	335,500	Bal.	1913	60,293
L - 4	1024 - 1027	28 x 30	63	170	302,000	Dunk.	1912	53,940
	1034 - 1037
L - 20	3000 - 3011	28 x 30	63	170	297,600	Dunk.	1920	53,940
Note:       L - 4's purchased used from Monon Ry., 1941 and 1942..       L - 3's purchased used from the Rock Island Ry. in 1941.       Engine 1000 former Bismarck, Wasburn and Great Falls Engine - a Vauclain Compound.       Class L - 1 Mikado No. 1003 has been restored to working order by the Wisconsin Railway Preservation Trust, of Superior, Wisconsin.
4 - 8 - 2 Mountain
N - 20	4000 - 4020	27 x 30	69	200	345,000	Sch. - Dunk. & Soo	1926 - 1928	53,900
Note:       N - 20 Engines equipped with boosters and increased Tractive Effort to 63,900 lbs.       Soo built 2018, 4019, and 4020 with Alco boilers.       Engines 4000 to 4003 were Soo-owned engines.
4 - 8 - 4 Northern
O - 20	5000 - 5003	26 x 32	75	270	453,500	Lima	1938	66,000
Note:       O - 20 Engines equipped with boosters and increased Tractive Effort to 79,400 lbs.
General Information on Locomotives
Engines 2000 and up were Wisconsin Central Engines with exceptions noted.       Classification of the locomotives have been changed through the years as they were changed to Simple engines and when superheaters were applied.       Engines on this roster were classified as of 1910. Engines purchased after 1910 are classified as of date purchased.       No attempt has been made to record sales of Wisconsin Central Engines to other roads as this has been done in the book "History of the Wisconsin Central" by Roy Martin.       Some rail historians say the locomotives for H - 2 and H - 20 classes were interchanged about 1910. They also contend that Consolidation 475 to 478, F - 11 class, and 2425 to 2428, F - 21 class, were interchanged at the same time.
Abbreviations
Bks.				=	Brooks Locomotive Works
Bal.				=	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Dunk.				=	American Locomotive Works, Dunkirk
Sch.				=	American Locomotive Works, Schenectady
R.I.				=	Rhode Island Locomotive Works
Cke.				=	Cooke Locomotive Works
N.J.L.				=	New Jersey Locomotive and Machine Co.

This roster was adapted for the World Wide Web from one appearing in the book, "Steam Trains of the Soo", © 1962, by Leslie V. Suprey. All credit should go to Mr. Suprey; any errors, omissions or inconsistencies may be attributed to me.

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