Diesel Production Statistics
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan ()
Version: 1.79
Last Updated 12 September 1999
Contents
This list includes information on diesel-electric, diesel-hydraulic,
gasoline-electric, gasoline-hydraulic, LNG-electric, gas turbine and
electric locomotives intended for use by railroads in North America. I
intend to exclude locomotives built for export only or for industrial use.
Also excluded are export designs used in North America and standard North
American designs built for export. I have included notes about industrial
locos, since they will be seen here and there, but not in-depth
information. Some electric locomotives have been included, but I don't
have time to go back and chronicle all the electrics.
Each locomotive builder or rebuilder is included, along with a brief
history of the company, types of engines used, locations of the major
shops and a detailed list of locomotive models produced. Model number,
dates built, number built and brief comments are included. Homebuilt
locos, some rebuilds from railroads' own shops, rebuilds done on only a
few units, and most contract rebuildings are not included. Contract
rebuilds and rebuilds by railroads' shops are listed where they involve a
very major upgrade, i.e. conversion from freight to passenger service,
new prime mover, and/or where the locomotive is considered to be "new"
after the rebuild. There are exceptions, usually for what I consider to
be 'important' locomotive programs. Notes in [brackets] apply to all
models below the note. Unofficial designations or identifying symbols for
units without official models are in single quotes (i.e. 'SD40X',
'Zephyr'). In the Baldwin, F-M and Alco sections I have dropped the first
(often only) hyphen in each designation for the sake of simplicity.
The hundreds of GP7U, GP8, GP9U, GP10 and GP16 rebuilds from GP7/9/18s are
not listed, because those rebuilds were little more than heavy overhauls
when compared with recent rebuilds (i.e. GP28M, SD40M-2). Also, railroad
programs to upgrade SD40s and 45s to -2 standards are generally not
included, since these upgrades are/were usually done in railroad shops in
the course of normal overhauls.
General Motors Locomotive Group (GMLG)
Electro Motive Division (EMD)
General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD)
General Electric Transportation Division (GE)
MotivePower Industries (MPI; formerly Morrison Knudsen)
GMLG is a new name for the business unit controlling two very old GM
divisions, EMD and GMDD. GM was the unquestioned leader in the diesel
locomotive field for many years, but their number one position was taken
by GE in 1983.
Electromotive Division (EMD):
EMD was formed by the 1930 purchase (by GM) of railcar builder
Electro Motive Corporation (EMC) and engine builder Winton Engine.
The EMC name was retained until the two companies were merged to
become EMD in 1941.
Engines:
201-A early non-turbo engine, 600 HP (8 cyl.) to 1200 HP (16 cyl.)
8x10 inch cylinder
567 non-turbo, 600 HP (6 cyl.) to 1350 HP (16 cyl.)
567A non-turbo, same HP as 567
567B non-turbo, 600 HP (6 cyl.) to 1500 HP (16 cyl.)
567BC non-turbo update/modification of 567B
567C non-turbo, 600 HP (6 cyl.) to 1750 HP (16 cyl.)
567C supercharged, 2000 HP (16 cyl.)
567D1 non-turbo, 1325 HP (12 cyl.) to 1800 HP (16 cyl.)
567D2 turbocharged, 2000 HP (16 cyl.)
567D3 turbocharged, 2250-2400 HP (16 cyl.)
567D3A turbocharged, 2500 HP (16 cyl.)
all 567: 8.5x10 inch cylinder
645E non-turbo, 1000 HP (8 cyl.) to 2000 HP (16 cyl.)
645E3 turbocharged, 1500 HP (8 cyl.) to 3600 HP (20 cyl.)
645E3A turbocharged, 3300 HP (26 cyl.) to 4200 HP (20 cyl.)
645F turbocharged, 2600-2800 HP (12 cyl.) to 3500-3600 HP (16 cyl.)
all 645: 9.0625x10 inch cylinder
710G turbocharged, 2800-3200 HP (12 cyl.) to 5000 HP (20 cyl.)
9.0625x11 inch cylinder
H turbocharged, 6000 HP max
Shops:
LaGrange (McCook), Ill (component construction only; partially closed)
Chicago, Ill (closed)
Cleveland, OH (closed)
General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD):
General Motors Diesel, Ltd. (GMDL) was created in Canada in 1950,
later becoming GMDD. Now does all GM locomotive building work, and
has sub-contracted some assembly work to Conrail's Juniata shops,
Canadian Pacific's Ogden Shops, VMV Paducah, and some to a plant near
Mexico City, Mexico.
Shops: London, Ontario
Super Steel Schenectady:
A division of GM formed in 1995 to build new locomotives for LIRR.
Shops: A new plant built at Glenville, New York.
Production:
Model Dates built Number Built
*B-B Switchers
'pre SC' 2/35-3/35 2 [all 201-A engine]
experimental version of SC. At least one still exists.
'pre NC' 3/35 1
experimental version of NC
SC 5/36-1/39 42
SW 12/36-1/39 77
NC 5/37-1/38 5
NW 9/37-12/28 8
NC1 3/37 5
NW1 11/37-1/39 27
NW1A 12/38 27
NC2 7/37 2
NW4 8/38 2
SW1 1/39-11/53 661 [all 567/567A engine]
NW2 2/39-12/49 1054
NW3 11/39-3/42 7
SW7 10/49-1/51 463
SW8 9/50-1/54 347 [all 567B engine]
'SW8DH' 1954 1
experimental diesel-hydraulic version of SW8
SW9 2/51-12/53 786
SW600 2/54-1/62 15 [all 567C engine]
SW900 1/54-11/65 357
SW1200 1/54-5/66 1024
SW1000 6/66-10/72 118 [all 645E engine]
SW1001 9/68-6/86 174
SW1000 with low-level cab
SW1500 7/66-1/74 807
*B-B Transfer and Light Road Switcher (some rebuild)
T 5/36 1
dual 201-A engine, B+B-B+B, center cab
TR ?/39-?/40 3 [all 567/567A engine]
Two NW2s (one with cab, one without) mated together
TR1 4/41-5/41 4
TR using two NW3s
TR2 ?/45-?/49 36
same as TR
TR3 ?/45-?/49 2
same as TR2, but with three units (1 with cab, 2 without).
TR4 10/49-2/47 15
TR using two SW7s
NW5 12/46-2/47 13 [all 567B engine]
similar to NW2, but with a short hood added.
TR5 2/51-12/53 12
TR using 2 SW9s
TR6 9/50-1/54 12
TR using two SW8s
BL1 2/48 1
light semi-roadswitcher (B-B) --very unusual appearance
BL2 4/48-5/49 58
identical to BL1
MRS1 3/52-6/52 13
multigauge C-C units for US Army
GMD1 8/58-4/60 101 [all 567C engine]
light roadswitcher (B-B or A1A-A1A) similar in design to RS1
RS1325 10/60 2
similar to SW1200, but with short hood added.
SW1504 5/73-8/73 60 [all 645E engine]
SW1500 with road trucks
MP15 2/74-11/80 282
road version of SW1500, also known as MP15DC.
MP15AC 8/75-8/84 255
AC transmission version of MP15
MP15T 10/84-11/87 42
turbocharged version of MP15AC
GP15-1 6/76-3/82 310
intended to compete with rebuilt GPs
GP15AC 11/82-12/82 30
AC transmission version of GP15-1
GP15T 10/82-4/83 28
turbocharged version of GP15AC
BL20-2 5/92 3 [567C engine]
remanufactured GP7/9/18/20/30/35, similar in intent to GP15-1
*B-B Roadswitchers (some rebuild)
GP7 10/49-5/54 2724 [all 567B engine]
GP7M variant used components from FTs, lower hp
GP7B 3/53-4/53 5
GP9 1/54-8/63 4092 [all 567C engine]
GP9M variant used components from FTs, lower HP
GP9B 2/54-12/59 165
GP18 12/59-11/63 390 [all 567D engine]
GP20 11/59-4/62 260
some GP9s were rebuilt by EMD for UP as GP20 prototypes
GP28 3/64-11/65 26
GP30 7/61-11/63 909
GP30B 4/63-7/63 40
GP35 10/63-1/66 1333
GP38 1/66-12/71 493 [all 645E engine]
GP38AC ?/71 240
AC transmission version of GP38
GP38-2 1/72-1987 2208
GP39 5/69-7/70 21
GP39DC 6/70 2
DC generator version of GP39, usually called GP39
GP39-2 8/74-6/84 249
GP39E 4/89-12/91 70
remanufactured GP30/35, 16-645E3, 2300 HP, -2 electronics
'GP40X' 5/65 1
developmental GP40
GP40 11/65-12/71 1243
GP40TC 11/66-12/66 8
GP40 with a HEP generator set
GP40P 12/68 13
GP40 with a steam generator
GP40-2 4/72-11/86 1131
GP40E 11/89-12/89 5
remanufactured GP40, identical to GP40-2
GP40P-2 11/74 3
Dash 2 version of GP40P
GP39X 11/80 6 [all 645F engine]
developmental GP49, now considered GP49s
GP40X 12/77-6/78 23
developmental GP50
GP49 8/83-5/85 9
GP50 5/80-11/85 278
GP59 6/85-?/89 36 [all 710G engine]
GP60 10/85-? 294
GP60B ?/91 25
GP60M 6/90-9/90 63
widenose version of GP60
*C-C Roadswitchers (some rebuild)
SD7 2/52-11/53 188 567B engine
SD9 1/54-6/59 471 567C engine
SD18 4/60-3/63 54 [all 567D engine]
SD24 7/58-3/63 179
SD24B 7/59-9/59 45
SD28 7/65-9/65 6
SD35 6/64-1/66 360
SDP35 7/64-9/65 35
SD35 with steam generator
SD38 5/67-7/71 38 [all 645E engine]
SD38AC 6/71-10/71 15
AC transmission version of SD38
SD38-2 11/72-6/79 83
SD39 8/68-5/70 54
SDL39 3/69-11/72 10
lightweight version of SD39
'SD40X' ?/64-5/65 9
developmental SD40, sometimes called 'SDX40' to avoid
confusion with the later SD40X
SD40 1/66-7/72 1257
SDP40 6/66-5/70 20
SD40 with a steam generator
SD40A 8/69-1/70 18
SD40 with long (SDP45) frame for larger fuel tank
SD40-2 1/72-2/86 3957
SD40-2SS 3/78-4/78 5
SD40-2 with Super Series wheelslip equipment
SD40T-2 6/74-7/80 310
SD40-2 modified for operation in long tunnels
SD40-3MPR ?/92- 1
remanufactured SD40, microprocessor, subcontracted to VMV
SD45 2/65-12/71 1260
SDP45 5/67-8/70 52
SD45 with steam generator. 34 units built without steam
generators (long frame for larger fuel tank) were later
reclassified SD45M.
SD45X 6/70-2/71 7
experimental upgrade of SD45
SD45-2 5/72-9/74 136
SD45T-2 2/72-6/75 246
SD45-2 modified for operation in long tunnels
SD40X 9/79 4 [all 645F engine]
developmental SD50
SD50S 12/80 6
developmental SD50, short frame, originally classified SD50.
SD50 5/81-5/85 361
SD60 5/84-?/91 537 [all 710G engine]
SD60M ?/89-? 461
widenose version of SD60
SD60MAC 1/92-9/92 4
developmental SD70MAC
SD60I ?/94-? 80
SD70 ?/93- 120+
SD70M ?/92- 53+
SD70I ?/95- 26+
SD70MAC 11/93- 736+
SD75M 3/95- 76+
SD75I ?/96- 202+
SD80MAC ?/95- 30+
SD90MAC(U) 11/95- 370+
SD90MAC ?/96- 95+ [16V265H engine]
*D-D Roadswitchers
DD35 9/63-9/64 30 [all 567D engine]
cabless
DDA35 4/65-6/65 15
DDA40X 4/69-9/71 47 [all 645E engine]
widenose
*B-B Truss Carbody freight and/or passenger units
'M-10000' 2/34 1
191-A engined articulated train
'Zephyr' 4/34-4/35 5 [all 201-A engine]
several similar articulated trains
'M-10001' 10/34 1
UP streamlined train
'boxcab' ?/35-?/36 5
several similar boxcab passenger units
'Green Diamond' 3/36 1
distinctive articulated train, known as the 'Tomato Worm'
'M-10002' 5/36 1
UP streamlined train, power unit was two B-B units
articulated together.
'CB&Q 9908' 4/39 1
B-A1A 567 engined unit for Zephyr service
'CB&Q 9004, 9005' 11/36 2
two identical B-B units for Zephyr service
'CB&W 9006, 9907' 10/36 2
two identical locomotives for Zephyr service, each made up
of two B-B units articulated together.
'UP power unit' 5-8/36 6
several similar locomotives, each made up of two B-B units
articulated together.
NOTE: The above classifications are my unofficial classifications
only. Many are based on train name or unit numbers. These
units did not have official model designations, and were
for the most part custom built.
TA 8/27-10/37 6
FTA 11/39-11/45 555 [all 567/567A engine]
FTB 11/39-11/45 541
F2A 7/46-11/46 74 [all 567B engine]
F2B 7/46-11/46 30
F3A 7/45-2/49 1111
some later F3As were known as F5A
F3B 7/45-2/49 696
some later F3Bs were known as F5A
F7A 2/49-12/53 2366
F7B 2/49-12/53 1483
FP7A 6/49-12/53 376
F7A lengthened for more steam generator space
F9A 1/54-12/56 87 [all 567C engine]
F9B 1/54-4/57 154
FP9A ?/54-?/59 79
F9A lengthened for more steam generator space
FL9A 10/56-11/60 60
FP9A lengthened and modified to operate from diesel or
third rail. Last 30 units have 567D engines
*A1A-A1A truss carbody passenger units, dual engine
EA 5/37-6/38 6 [all 201-A engine]
EB 5/37-6/38 6
E1A 6/37-4/38 8
E1B 6/37-3/38 3
E2A 1/37-12/37 2
E2B 1/37-12/37 4
E3A 3/39-6/40 16 [all 567/567A engine]
E3B 3/39-9/39 2
E4A 10/38-12/39 14
E4B 10/38-12/39 5
E5A 2/40-6/41 11
E5B 2/40-6/41 11
Most units prior to E6 were essentially custom ordered.
E6A 11/39-9/42 92
'Half E6A' 6/40 1
E6A with a baggage compartment in place of one engine, A1A-3
E6B 4/40-2/42 26
'Half E6B' ? 2
similar to 'Half E6A'
E7A 2/45-4/49 428
E7B 2/45-4/49 82
E8A 8/49-12/53 421 [all 567B engine]
E8B 12/49-5/53 39
some old Es were rebuilt as E8Ms
E9A 5/54-12/63 100 [all 567C engine]
some old Es were rebuilt as E9Ms
E9B 5/54-12/63 44
*B-B Cowl body passenger units
F40PH 3/76-?/89 371
F40PHR 7/77-1/88 143
identical to F40PH but using trade in parts from SDP40Fs
F40PH-2M 3/82-11/85 4
modified F40PH-2 with GP38 engine, for rail-grinding trains
F40PH-2C 7/87-5/88 26
lengthened F40PH-2 with separate HEP set
F59PH ?/88-? 72 [all 710G engine]
F59PHI ?/94- 53+
streamlined, updated version
F69PH 10/88 2
experimental AC traction
DE30AC 6/97- 23+
DM30AC ?/98- 23+
*C-C Cowl body freight and/or passenger units
SDP40F 6/73-8/74 150
cowl version of SDP40. Design was flawed, most retired
and scrapped before 5 years old
F40C 3/74-5/74 15
similar to SDP40F but using SD40-2 frame
F45 6/68-5/71 86
cowl version of SD45
FP45 12/67-12/68 14
cowl version of SDP45
SD40-2F ?/88-?/89 25
SD50F 4/85-7/86 60
SD60F ?/85-?/89 64
the first SD60Fs were called SD50AFs, redesignated by EMD
*Electrics
SW1200MG ?/63-?/71 9
electric version of SW1200, road trucks, B-B
AEM7 11/79-?/88 67
7000 hp, B-B, cowl body
GM6 4/75 1
6000 hp, C-C, SD40-2 frame
GM10 7/76 1
10000 hp, B-B-B
GF6C 11/83-7/84 7
6000 hp, C-C, SD40-2 frame, cowl body
GE started out producing electrical components for locomotives
built be other companies and at various points teamed up with other
builders (notably Alco) to build locomotives. In 1960 they introduced
the U25B to the domestic market, and now are the number one builder
North America. GE purchased the Alco/MLW shop in Montreal, using it
primarily for -S7 rebuilds. It was later closed. GE also owned the
ex E-L Hornell, NY shops for several years, using it for Alco rebuilds
and two F7A overhauls. The shop was later sold to MK and is now
owned by GEC Alsthom. GE sold to rights to build Alco engines and
spare parts, as well as the right to market the engines for all non
rail applications, to Fairbanks-Morse in 1994, followed by rail
application rights in 1997.
Engines:
IR--Ingersoll-Rand, various sizes and HP ratings
CB--Cooper-Bessemer, various sizes and HP ratings
Cat--Caterpillar, various sizes and HP ratings
7FDL--main GE engine, ratings of 2500 HP to 4400 HP with 16 cyls.,
1800 to 3200 HP with 16 cyls., 1800 HP with 8 cyls.
used in all U series, -7, -S7, -8, -9 and most AC units.
9x10.5 inch cylinder, all turbocharged
HDL--new GE engine, ratings up to 6000 HP, used in later AC series
Shops:
Erie, PA
Sayre, PA (ex LV)--railcar shop
Montreal, Quebec (ex Alco/MLW plant, now closed)
Hornell, NY (ex E-L plant, closed and sold to MK, then GEC Alsthom)
Recently some assembly work has been subcontracted to
Conrail (NS) Juniata Shops.
*B-B Switchers
'44 Ton' ?/40-?/56 348 Cat engine
'60 Ton' ?/24 1 IR engine
'60 Ton' ?/28-?/30 2 IR engine
'60 Ton ?/31 7 IR engine
'70 Ton' ?/46-?/58 238 CB engine
two built as narrow gauge C-C units
'95 Ton' ?/49-?/56 47 CB engine
'100 Ton' ?/28-?/30 11 IR engine
'dual power' ?/30 45 IR engine
variety of diesel-electric/battery and
diesel-electric/battery/third rail units
'ERIE 925' ?/31 1 IR engine
'DEY-2' ?/36 5 CB engine
'Model Y' ?/36 5 IR engine
'Center Cab' ?/33-?/35 7 IR engine
'Center Cab' ?/37-?/40 9 CB engine
'Center Cab' ?/39-?/40 4 CB engine
'Center Cab' ?/41 2 CB engine
'128 Ton' ?/43-?/45 3 CB engine
SL80 11/76- 5+ Still in production?
SL110 8/74- 39+ Still in production?
SL144 12/75- 29+ Still in production?
*B-B Roadswitchers (some rebuild)
UD18B ?/56 10 [all 7FDL engine]
U18B 3/73-10/76 163
C424M 5/80 9
Alco 12-251 engined 2000 HP rebuild of C424s
U23B 8/68-6/77 465 [all 7FDL engine]
B23-7 9/77-12/84 536
BQ23-7 10/78-1/79 10
B23-7 with extra large cab
B23-S7 3/89-2/91 16
remanufactured U23B, some subcontracted to MK
'XP24' 4/59 2
early U25B, demo/test units
U25B ?/61-2/66 476
U28B 1/66-12/66 148
U30B 12/66-3/75 291
B30-7 12/77-5/81 199
B30-7A 6/80-2/82 58
B30-7 with uprated B23-7 engine
B30-7A1 4/82-5/82 22
updated B30-7A
B30-7A(B) 6/82-10/83 120
cabless B30-7A
B32-8 1/84-?/89 49
B32-8WH ?/91-?/91 20
B32-8 modified for passenger service
U33B 9/67-8/70 137
U36B 1/69-12/74 125
B36-7 11/80-9/85 222
B36-8 10/82 1
developmental unit, later rebuilt as B39-8E
B39-8 1/84 3
all demonstrators
B39-8E ?/84-7/88 145
slightly updated B39-8, 4 are rebuilds
B40-8 5/88-?/89 151
B40-8W 10/88-10/90 84
first unit was rebuilt from a B39-8E (ex B36-8)
*C-C Roadswitchers(some rebuild)
U23C 3/68-?/?? ??
U25C 9/63-12/65 113
U28C 12/65-12/66 61
U28CG ??/65-??/66 10
U28C with steam generator
U30C 1/67-9/76 600
C30-7 9/76-2/85 1137
C30-7A 5/84-6/84 50
C30-7 with uprated B23-7 engine
C30-S7 5/89-10/90 11
remanufactured U30/33/36C, C30/36-7, some subcontracted to MK
many others built with GE kits by FNM.
M630M 10/91 1
remanufactured M630, -S7 electronics, 16-251 engine
C30-S7N 8/90-3/91 100
identical to C30-S7 but all new, not rebuilt
C30-S7NMP 8/94-9/94 34
C30-S7N with microprocessor
C32-8 9/84 10
demo/test units
U33C 1/68-1/75 375
U34CH 11/70-1/73 32
U36C modified for passenger service
U36C 10/71-4/75 218
U36CG 4/74-5/74 20
U36C with steam generator
C36-7 6/78-12/85 169
C36-8 ?/82 1
test unit
C39-8 3/83-1986? 136
C39-8E 1986?-12/87 25
C39-9 1999? 1
C40-8 12/87-?/92 581
C40-9 ?/95-?/95 125
C40-8W ?/89-?/94 756
C40-9W ?/96- 506+
C41-8W 8/93-?/94 154
C44-8W 1993 3
C44-9W 11/93- 1469+
C44-9LW ?/95- 107+
AC4400CW ?/93- 1710+
AC traction version of C44-9W
AC4400CW(U) ?/95- 37+
U50C 9/69 40
AC6000CW ?/95- 199+ [all HDL engine]
*B+B-B+B Roadswitchers
U50 9/63-8/65 26 [all 7FDL engine]
*B-B Electrics
'Boxcab' 6/14-11/16 6
'Center Cab' 7/50 3
E25B 5/76-2/79 7
uprated, electric version of U23B
*C-C Electrics
E33 ?/56-?/57 10
3300 HP electric roadswitcher
E44 12/60-7/63 66
5000 HP electric roadswitcher
E50C 5/68 2
similar to E44
E60C 12/72-10/76 6
cowl body 6000 HP electric
E60CP 12/74-11/75 7
E60C with dual cabs and a steam generator
E60CH 10/74-8/75 19
E60C with dual cabs and an HEP set
E60C-2 8/82-1/83 41
updated dual cab E60C
*2-D+D-2 electrics
'Little Joe' ?/49-?/49 15
electrics built for USSR, 15 sold in the US.
*B-B Full Body Passenger and/or Freight Units
'UM20A' ?/54 2 [all CB engine]
experimental units
'UM20B' ?/54 2
experimental units, cabless
P32AC-DM ?/95-?/95 30 [all 7FDL engine]
AC traction diesel-electric/third rail units
B40-8P ?/93-?/94 44
P42DC ?/96- 120+
*C-C Full Body Freight and/or Passenger Units
'WP&Y' ?/54-?/56 11
custom narrow gauge units
U30CG 11/67 6
U30C with steam generator and cowl body
P30CH 8/75-1/76 25
U30C with HEP set and cowl body
C40-8M 3/90-?/94 84
Cowl body version of C40-8
*Various Steam Turbines and Gas Turbines (GT)
'Steam Turbine' ?/39 2
experimental steam turbine, 2+C-C+2
'101' ?/48 1
developmental gas turbine, B+B-B+B
'4500 HP GT' ?/52 10
modified version of #101, above
'4500 HP GT' ?/54 15
modified version of 10 units listed above
'10000 HP GT' ?/58-?/61 30
larger version of above units, C-C+C-C
*Industrials
GE has built thousands of small industrial units in dozens of
configurations and with several different engines.
(formerly Morrison Knudsen Rail Corp.)
Morrison-Knudsen was formed in 1915 by Harry Morrison and
Morris Knudsen. The company made a name in all sorts of heavy
construction and engineering projects, with work ranging from
rebuilding Tehachapi Pass after the disastrous earthquake of 1952 to
building a special barge to lay a tunnel under Boston Harbor a few
years ago to building subway, Amtrak and commuter rail cars to
building and rebuilding locomotives. In 1971 the company opened its
Boise Locomotive Shop in Idaho. In the 1980's M-K purchased from GE
the ex Erie-Lackawanna shops at Hornell, NY for railcar work, and in
1989 M-K opened the Boise Truck & Engine Annex and the Mountaintop, PA
Locomotive Shop. In 1994 the rail operations were split off as the
Morrison Knudsen Rail Corp. and the hyphen was dropped from the
corporate name. Effective 1 January 1997 Morrison Knudsen Rail
Corp. became MotivePower Industries. The Boise Locomotive Shop
became Boise Locomotive Company, and MK Engine Systems Company,
the engine subsidiary, became Engine Systems Company.
MK/MPI's specialty has long been rebuilding and upgrading
older units to -2 standards. They have done hundreds of SD40-2 and
SD40M-2 rebuilds and dozens of "F40 substitutes", all rebuilt from older
units. When EMD refused to modify its F40PH-2C design to suit MBTA's
needs, MK built its first new locomotives, near clones of EMD F40PH-2C.
MK built two locomotives of its own design, the MK1200G and the
MK1500D. The MK1500D became the MP1500D under MPI; new models
included MP2000D (2000 HP version) and MP2000C (2000 HP C-C version).
Engines:
MPI uses EMD 645E and 645E3 engines in most rebuilds.
M-K used imported Sulzer engines in several rebuilds, but they proved
unreliable and the effort was abandoned. Alco 251 series engines
were also used.
G3516--16 cyl., 1200 HP LNG fueled Caterpillar engine
3612--12 cyl., 5000 HP Caterpillar engine
3616--16 cyl., 6000 HP Caterpillar engine
Shops:
Boise Locomotive Company (formerly Boise Locomotive Shop), Boise, ID.
Major construction and remanufacturing shop, now the
only MPI locomotive shop.
Mountaintop Locomotive Shop (Mountaintop PA)--Secondary
remanufacturing shop, now closed.
Hornell Shop (Hornell NY)--owned by MK Transit Division, did some
contract work for MKRC. Transferred to Amerail, which
was then bought by GEC Alsthom.
Engine Systems Company (formerly Boise Truck & Engine Annex)
Main truck and engine overhaul shop, does work for all other
shops and contract work.
Pittsburgh, CA--railcar shop, now owned by Amerail.
Chicago, IL--railcar shop, now owned by Amerail.
*B-B Light Roadswitchers (new and/or rebuild)
TE56-4A (RS3u) 12/74-3/76 10
rebuilt and updated RS3, 12-251 engine
MK1200G 7/94-9/98 4 CAT 3512 engine
new locomotive (on GP7/9 frame), 1200 HP, LNG fueled
MK1500D 6/96-12/96 32
conventional diesel version of MK1200G
MP1500D 5/97- 6+
same as MK1500D
MP2000D 8/97- 5+
2000 hp of MP1500D (GP35 frame)
MP2000C 9/98- 1+
C-C version of MP2000D (SD35 frame)
*B-B Freight Roadswitchers (rebuild)
S5-2B 4/91 3
slug remanufactured from GP30
S5-1BDE 9/90-2/1 50
control cab/fuel tender slugs remanufactured from GP30/35
TE50-4S 7/89 1
Sulzer repowered GP9
GP28M 9/92-1/93 40
remanufactured GP9/9M/18, 16-645E
GP28P 2/93-3/92 10
slug mother version of GP28M
GP38-2 ??/96- 25
remanufactured GP38/40, identical to EMD GP38-2
GP38-3 8/96-9/96 6
GP38M-3 11/96-?/97 40
GP39M 10/88-10/91 65
Remanufactured GP30/35, 16-645E3, 2300 HP, -2 electronics
TE70-4S ?/78-?/78 4
Sulzer repowered U25B
GP40M 10/88-12/89 23
remanufactured GP40, identical to EMD GP40-2
GP40-2 2/91- 147+
remanufactured GP40, identical to EMD GP40-2
*B-B Passenger Roadswitchers (rebuild)
GP39H-2 12/87-3/88 6 [all 645E engine]
remanufactured GP40, 12-645E3, 2300 HP, HEP set
RP39-2C 6/91-10/91 10
same as GP39H-2
GP40FH-2 2/88-12/90 21
remanufactured GP40, HEP set, F45 style cowl long hood
GP40PH-2 2/93-3/93 6
remanufactured GP40, HEP set, SD45 long hood
RP40-2C 9/93 2
same as GP40PH-2
GP40WH-2 3/94- 19
widecab version of GP40PH-2
*C-C Roadswitchers (new and/or rebuild)
SD40M 9/91-11/91 11
remanufactured SD40, improved design
SD40-2 5/90-11/90 60
remanufactured SD40/45, identical to EMD SD40-2
SD40M-2 1/90-3/94 58
remanufactured SD39/40/45, improved design
SD40-3 4/96-11/96 4
microprocessor equipped SD40-2
SD45T-3 4/96-7/96 10
microprocessor equipped SD45T-2
MK5000C 8/94-8/95 6
new locomotive, Cat 3612 engine, 5000 HP
*B-B Cowl Passenger Units (new and/or rebuild)
F40PHL-2 5/88-?/93 6 [all 645E engine]
remanufactured GP40/GP40-2, identical to EMD F40PH-2
F40PH-2C 5/91- 18+
new locomotive, nearly identical to EMD F40PH-2C
F40PH-3C 7/94- 8+
*B-A1A Passenger Units (rebuild)
FL9M 3/93-6/94 6
remanufactured FL9A, 16-645E, 1800 HP, optimized for commuter
service, HEP set
*A1A-A1A Passenger Units (rebuild)
E9AM 5/73-6/78 25
rebuilt E8A/E9A, 2 12-645E engines, 2400 HP, 2 HEP sets
*C-C Passenger Units (rebuild)
PA4 ?/75 4
rebuilt PA1, Alco 251 engine
*Other Jobs
MK has done a variety of wreck repairs, rebuilds, heavy overhauls,
repair jobs and subcontracted remanufacturing. Examples:
overhaul in kind of various SD40s
subcontracted B23-S7s and C30-S7s
overhaul of 2 F40PH-2Ms
heavy overhaul of D&H GP38-2s, GP39-2s
slug mother conversions for UP
heavy overhauls of UP SD40-2s
rebuild of an SW1 as a shop switcher
remanufacture of airport mobile lounge busses
wrecks: everything from slugs to switchers to F40PH to SD60M
rebuild of ATSF's SD CAT as a 3000 HP SD45CAT
heavy overhaul of Amtrak FL9As
rebuild of 30 Conrail GP8/10s
rebuild of 35 CN GP35s
rebuild of 16 Precision National SD10s
EMD conversions of U25Bs
Sulzer conversions of UP SD45s
American Locomotive Company (ALCo)/Alco
Montreal Locomotive Works division of Bombardier Company (MLW)
Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
Fairbanks-Morse (F-M)
American Locomotive Company was one of the steam locomotive
builders in the country, and gradually switched over to diesels.
The name of the company was changed to Alco in 1956. Alco's
name and assets were acquired by Worthington in 1964, and
Worthington merged with Studebaker Studebaker-Worthington in
1967. Alco quit building locomotives in 1969. Alco's longtime
subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works purchased the rights to Alco
designs in 1969. MLW was sold to Bombardier Company in 1979.
All Alco rights were eventually sold to GE, and then to Fairbanks-Morse
(Coltec) in 1997. In 1998 Coltec sold the locomotive parts business
and locomotive rights to National Railroad Equipment (NRE), but
Coltec retains the rights to the Alco engines themselves. Later in
1998 NRE and Coltec/F-M formed Alco Locomotive Company, a new
business intended to market all Alco spare parts (both new
and reconditioned), and rebuilt Alco locomotives.
Engines:
IR--Ingersoll-Rand, 10x12 inch cylinder, 14.75x16 inch cylinder
M&S--McIntosh & Seymour
531-12.5x13 inch cylinder, 600-900 HP
539-12.5x13 inch cylinder, 660-1000 HP
14x18 inch cylinder, 900 HP
241--1500 HP (12 cylinder)
244--1500 HP (12 cyl.) to 2250 HP (16 cyl.)
251--800 HP (6 cyl.) to 3600 HP (16 cyl.)
241,244,251 are 9x10.5 inch turbocharged engines
Shops:
Schenectady, NY--some facilities remain in existence.
Montreal, Quebec--MLW shop, secondary construction shop
later used by Worthington/MLW, then Bombardier/MLW, then GE.
Shop is now closed.
*B-B Switchers
'57 Ton' ?/31-?/35 7 M&S engine
'60 Ton' ?/24-?/28 26 IR engine
'60 Ton' 5/31 1 M&S engine
'100 Ton' ?/25-?/28 7 IR engine
'NYC 1525' ?/28 1 IR engine
diesel-electric/battery/third rail unit
'0900' ?/31 1 [all 531 engine]
HH600 ?/31-?/39 7
HH900 ?/37-?/39 21
HH660 ?/39-?/40 43 [all 538 engine]
HH1000 ?/39-?/40 34
S1 4/40-6/50 540 [all 539 engine]
S2 4/40-6/50 1502
S3 3/50-?/57 292
S4 8/50-1/61 797
S5 6/54 7 [all 251 engine]
S6 5/55-12/60 126
SSB9 ??? 2
cow-calf version of S6
*B-B Light Roadswitchers/Transfer Units
T6 3/58-12/59 57
12/64-1/69
RS1 3/41-3/60 417 [all 539 engine]
RS2 10/46-5/50 383 [all 244 engine]
RSC2 10/46-4/50 70
A1A-A1A version of RS2
RS3 5/50-8/56 1370
RSC3 11/50-6/52 19
A1A-A1A version of RS3
C415 4/66-12/68 26 [all 251 engine]
*B-B Roadswitchers
RS11 2/56-4/64 426
RS27 12/59-10/62 27
RS32 6/61-6/62 35
RS36 2/62-8/63 40
C420 6/63-8/68 131
C424 4/63-5/67 190
C425 10/64-12/66 91
C430 7/66-2/68 16
*C-C Light Roadswitchers
MRS1 3/53-10/53 83 244 engine
custom variable gauge units, 1000 HP (GE sub-contract)
DL535E 4/69-12/71 10 251 engine
custom narrow gauge units
RSD1 11/42-5/46 150 539 engine
RSD4 3/51-8/52 36 [all 244 engine]
C-C version of RS3
RSD5 3/52-3/56 204
improved RSD4
RSD7 1/54-1/56 17
RSD12 4/56-3/63 161 [all 251 engine]
RSD15 2/56-6/60 87
C628 12/63-12/68 181
C630 7/65-7/69 133
C636 12/67-11/68 34
DH643 9/64 3
diesel-hydraulic unit using two 12 cylinder engines, 4300 HP
*B+B-B+B Roadswitchers
C855 6/64 2
two C628s on one frame, a total design failure
C855B 6/64 1
cabless version of C855
*B-B Full Body Passenger/Freight Units
'Black Maria A' ?/45 2 [all 241 engine]
experimental units
'Black Maria B' ?/45 1
cabless version of above
FA1 1/46-10/50 433 [all 244 engine]
FB1 1/46-10/50 249
FA2 10/50-6/56 395
FB2 10/50-6/56 227
*A1A-A1A Passenger Units
DL109 1/40-4/45 74 [all 539 engine]
DL110 2/41-8/42 4
cabless version of DL109
PA1 9/46-6/50 170 [all 244 engine]
PB1 9/46-8/49 40
PA2 4/50-5/52 28
PB2 8/50-9/50 2
PA3 4/52-12/53 49
PB3 4/52-6/53 5
PA/PB3 mechanically identical to PA/PB2
*2-D-2 Passenger and/or Freight Units
'NYC 1500' ?/28 1 M&S engine
'NYC 1550' ?/28 1 IR engine
MLW was Alco's longtime Canadian subsidiary. MLW built both Alco
designs (tabulated in the Alco section) and its own designs, listed
here. MLW (MLW-Worthington) acquired the rights to Alco designs
in 1969. MLW-W acquired Bombardier in 1976, becoming
Bombardier-MLW. The name was changed to Bombardier in 1978.
MLW built its last locomotives in September 1984. The shop was
then leased to GE for several years and now stands empty.
Engines:
MLW used Alco engines in all its products, including the first, last
and only North American 18 cylinder engine in the M640.
Shops:
Montreal, Quebec. Now closed.
*B-B Switchers
S7 6/57-8/57-29 29 [all 539 engine]
nearly identical to S4
S10 1/58-6/58 13
nearly identical to S3
S11 6/59-7/59 10
S12 5/58-8/58 11
S13 1/59-7/67 56 [all 251 engine]
*B-B Light Roadswitchers and/or Transfer Units
RSC13 6/55-11/57 35 539 engine
A1A-A1A version of S7, converted to B-B
RS23 8/59-7/66 40 251 engine
RSC24 4/59-5/59 4 244 engine
M420TR 4/72 2 [all 251 engine]
switcher version of M420
M420TR 7/75 15
modified version of above
*B-B Roadswitchers
RS10 12/54-2/57 128 244 engine
RS18 12/56-6/68 351 [all 251 engine]
M420 5/73-2/77 92
M420B 6/75-7/75 8
cabless version of above
M420R 2/74-5/75 5
M420 using trade-in parts
HR412 9/81-11/81 11
*C-C Roadswitchers
RSD17 5/57 1
C630M ?/67-?/68 4
M630 11/69-11/73 71
M636 11/69-4/75 111
M640 2/71 1
*B-B Full Body Passenger Units
FPA4 10/58-5/59 36
FPB4 10/58-3/59 14
*B-B Lightweight Train Power Units
M429LRC 8/73 1
M437LRC 2/80-9/84 33
*C-C Full Body Units
HR616 2/82-8/82 20
cowl version of M630
BLW was one of the biggest steam locomotive builders, and, like ALCo,
gradually switched over to diesels. In 1950 Baldwin purchased
Lima-Hamilton and discontinued the Lima-Hamilton product line.
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton stopped building locomotives in 1956.
The Eddystone plant was demolished in 1995.
Engines:
Knudsen--failed 9.75x13.5 inch engine
Krupp--15x15 inch engine
Maybach--7.3x7.9 inch engine
all below are 12.75x 15.5 inch engines.
VO--non-turbo, 600 HP (6 cyl.) to 1000 HP (8 cyl.)
606--non-turbo, 800 HP (8 cyl.)
606A--turbocharged, 1200 HP (6 cyl.)
606NA--non-turbo, 660 to 750 HP (6 cyl.)
608A--turbocharged, 1600 HP (8 cyl.)
608NA--non-turbo, 1000 HP (8 cyl.)
608SC--turbocharged, 1000 HP (6 cyl.) to 1500 HP (8 cyl.)
Shops:
Eddystone (Philadelphia), PA. Now closed.
*B-B Switchers
'1000 HP' 5/29 1 Krupp engine
'660 HP' 4/37 1 [all VO engine]
'660 HP' 6/39 1
'900 HP' ?/37 3
VO660 ?/39-?/46 142
VO1000 ?/39-?/46 548
DS4-4-6 ?/46-?/49 139 [all 606NA engine]
DS4-4-7.5 ?/49-?/51 53
DS4-4-10 ?/46-?/51 502 608NA, 608SC engine
S8 ?/50-?/54 61 [all 606 engine]
'S8 cow-calf' ?/51-?/52 9
cow-calf version of S8
S12 ?/51-?/56 451 606A engine
*A1A-A1A Boxcab
'1000 HP' 6/25 1 Knudsen engine
*B-B Light Roadswitchers
DRS4-4-10 ?/48-?/50 22 606SC engine
RS12 ?/51-?/56 46 606A engine
*B-B, A1A-A1A, C-C Roadswitchers
DRS4-4-15 ?/47-?/50 32 B-B, 608SC engine
AS16 ?/50-?/55 127 B-B, 608A engine
DRS6-4-15 ?/46-?/52 29 A1A-A1A, 608SC engine
AS416 ?/50-?/55 21 A1A-A1A, 608A engine
DRS6-6-15 ?/48-?/50 82 [all C-C, 608SC engine]
DRS6-6-15B ?/50 1
cabless
AS616 ?/50-?/54 168 [all C-C, 608A engine]
AS616B ?/51 7
cabless
*C-C Transfer Units
DT6-6-20 ?/46 46 2 608NA or 606SC engine
RT624 ?/51-?/54 24 2 606A engine
*B-2 Lightweight Train Power Units
'Train X' ?/56-?/56 3 Maybach engine
diesel-hydraulic
*B-B Full Body Passenger and/or Freight Units
DR4-4-15 ?/47-?/50 58 [all 608SC engine]
DR4-4-15B ?/47-?/50 47
cabless
RF16 ?/50-?/53 109 [all 608A engine]
RF16B ?/50-?/53 51
cabless
*A1A-A1A Passenger Units
DR6-2-10 ?/48 1 606SC engine
A1A-3 unit
DR6-4-15 ?/47-?/48 7 [all 608SC engine]
DR6-4-15B ?/47-?/48 2
cabless
DR6-4-20 ?/45-?/48 29 VO, 608NA, 606SC engines
DR6-4-20B ?/48 9 606SC engine
cabless
*2-D+D-2 Passenger and/or Freight Units
'6000' ?/43 1 8 engines, never completed
DR12-8-1500 ?/45-?/48 54 2 608SC engines
*Steam Turbines
'C&O Turbines' ?/46-?/47 3
2-D+2-D-2, 6000 HP
'Jawn Henry' 5/54 1
C+C-C+C, 4500 HP
Fairbanks-Morse entered the locomotive market in 1944, using their
opposed piston engine design. F-M built its last locomotives in
1963. F-M still exists, however, and currently owns the rights to
build Alco engines and spare parts and to market them for all non-rail
applications.
Engines:
all 8.125x10 inch cylinder
6 cyl, 12 piston--1000 to 1200 HP
8 cyl, 16 piston--1500 to 16000 HP
10 cyl, 20 piston--2000 HP
12 cyl, 24 piston--2400 HP
Shops:
Beloit, Wisconsin (still active)
*B-B Switchers
H10-44 ?/44-?/49 197
H12-44 ?/50-?/61 335
*B-B Light Roadswitchers
H12-44TS ?/56 3
H12-46 ?/51-?/53 30
*B-B Roadswitchers
H15-44 ?/47-?/49 30
H16-44 ?/50-?/63 357
H20-44 ?/47-?/54 96
*C-C Roadswitchers
H16-66 ?/51-?/58 58 "Baby Trainmaster"
H24-66 ?/53-?/56 127 "Trainmaster"
*B-2 Lightweight Train Power Unit
P12-42 ?/57-?/58 4
*B-B Full Body Freight and/or Passenger Units
'Erie A' ?/45-?/49 83
'Erie B' ?/45-?/49 28
both subcontracted to GE-Erie
CFA16-4 ?/50-?/53 65
CFB16-4 ?/50-?/53 25
CPA16-4 ?/51-?/54 10
CPB16-4 ?/52-?/54 8
CFA20-4 ?/50-?/53 12
CFB20-4 ?/50-?/53 3
*B-A1A Full Body Freight and/or Passenger Units
CPA16-5 ?/54-?/55 6
CPB16-5 ?/54-?/55 6
CPA20-5 ?/50-?/53 8
CPA24-5 ?/50-?/53 22
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Active builders/rebuilders are marked by stars.
*Asea Brown Boveri (ABB)/ABB Traction
ASAA is a major Swedish electric locomotive builder. It merged with
Brown-Boveri to form ABB traction. ASEA was a partner with EMD in
building AEM7s, GF6Cs, GM6s and GM10s. ABB rebuilt 10 FL9ACs for
Metro North and LIRR, as well as a series of ALP44 (AEM7) electrics
for NJT and SEPTA. ABB also builds electric commuter and subway
cars. ABB imported the X2000 tilt train for tests on Amtrak.
Shops:
Elmira Heights, NY--locomotive and car shop.
All locomotives now built in Sweden and finished in the US.
FL9AC 4/91-4/94 10
2800 HP 710G engined, AC traction, dual mode rebuilds of
FL9As. Some subcontracted to Republic.
ALP44 ?/90- 33+
Some built in Sweden
ANF-Frangeco (ANF)
ANF is a French company that built 12 turbotrains for Amtrak
(built 7/73-2/75). The trains were built in France and shipped to
the US. The trains were not a huge success, and all of them were
pulled from service in 1994.
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe--Cleburne Shops, San Bernadino Shops (ATSF)
AT&SF did a great deal of rebuilding and overhaul work at its
Cleburne, TX and San Bernadino, CA shops. Most of the work was
heavy overhauls on GP7/9/20/30/35s, SD45/45-2's, FP45s, F45s, and
SDP40Fs, including B unit conversions of some SD45s and SD45-2s.
Dozens of slugs have been built from a variety of sources. Both
shops are now closed.
(none) 12/70 1
567B engined rebuild of VO1000
SSB1200 1/74-12/79 29
567BC engined rebuilds from NW2s and SW9s
CF7 2/70-2/78 233
567BC engined roadswitcher rebuilds from F3As, F7As, F9As
SF30B ?/87 1
3000 HP rebuild of U23B
CRSD20 5/74-4/76 3
645E engined rebuild of RSD15s
SD26 2/73-1/76 80
645E engined rebuilds of SD24s
SF30C 5/85-??? 70
3100 HP rebuilds of U36Cs
SD CAT 7/87 1
4000 HP Cat repowering of SD45-2
*Atelier Montreal Facilities (AMF)
AMF is the new name for the ex-Canadian National shops at Montreal.
The shops have done a variety of overhaul and upgrade work. AMF
was owned by CN for several years after its creation, but it was
sold to GEC Alsthom in 1996.
GP40-2 2/94-7/94 13
rebuilds from GP40 (12), GP40-H2 (1)
(note) 8/92- 36+
equivalent of MK GP40PH-2; built under model designations
GP40-2H, GP40-H2, GP40LH-2
SD40-2 10/92- 36+
rebuilds from SD45-2s and SD40s
Atlas Car & Manufacturing Company (Atlas)
Atlas built a variety of industrial designs.
*BC Rail --Squamish Shops (BCR)
BCR has built several slugs and rebuilt most of its locomotives.
The latest program will see a group of RS10/18s rebuilt as Cat
powered RS18Cs.
RS18C 5/90- 29
Bethlehem Steel Company (Bethlehem)
Bethlehem built carbodies for several locomotive builders.
*Brookville Mining Equipment Corp. (Brookville)
Formerly Brookville Locomotive, this company is a longtime supplier
of mining and industrial locomotives.
*Burlington Northern --West Burlington Shops (BN)
BN overhauls its locomotive fleet at several shops. The West
Burlington shops rebuild a pair of F units.
F9A-2 10/90 1
F9B-2 10/90 1
-2 rebuilds of a F9A and a F9B.
Canadian National--Montreal Shops (CN)
CN's Montreal shops did contract overhauls on SP GP35s in 1979.
The shops are now independently operated as AMF.
*Chattahoochee Locomotive Company (CLC)
Small rebuilder specializing in rebuilt and remanufactured
industrial units/switchers, using Cummins, Cat and Detriot Diesel
engines. Also does contract and on-site maitainaince work.
My be contacted via email at AEAATL@internetMCI.COM
Cleburne Railway Services Co. (CRS)
CRS operated for a few years in the ex ATSF Cleburne, TX shops.
Their major contract was rebuilding 15 GP40s for lease to Amtrak.
The shops have been since been closed.
*Conrail--Juniata Shops, Collinwood Shops, DeWitt Shops (CR)
CR's shops have done a variety of rebuilds over the years, from RS3
engine swaps to GP8/10 rebuilds to GP40PH-2 rebuilds. CR recently
began assembling new SD60Is from GMLG kits. Upcoming work includes
rebuilding 26 Amtrak F40PHs and converting NJT's fleet of F40PH-2s
to F40PH-2Cs.
Shops:
Altoona, PA--main shop. Built thousands of steam locomotives,
hundreds of electrics.
Collinwood (Cleveland), OH --now mostly closed, light repairs and
parts stripping for scrap only.
DeWitt (Syracuse), NY-- closed. Did RS3M conversions.
RS3M ?/72-?/78 55
567BC, 567C engined rebuilds of RS3s
GP35R 11/93-?/94 6
645E 2000 HP rebuild of GP35
GP40PH-2 ?/92-?/92 14
GP40PH-2B 12/93-?/94 19
Both same as MK GP40PH-2
SD40-2 3/93-12/93 40
rebuilds of SD40s, identical to EMD SD40-2
English Electric (EE)
GE subsidiary.
'Boxcab' ?/24-?/26 9
boxcab electrics
J. G. Brill Company (Brill)
Brill was a carbody builder and produced a few diesel-electrics
and gas-electrics
Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC)
CLC was a F-M subsidiary, building F-M designs in Canada. CLC also
built some industrials.
Chrome Locomotive (Chrome)
Chrome was a locomotive dealer and rebuilder, working out of the
ex Rock Island Silvis, IL shops. Chrome's biggest job was
overhauling 4 ConnDOT FL9As
Cummins Engine Company (Cummins)
Cummins built one B-B centercab switcher. The assembly was
subcontracted to GE's Erie shop.
Davenport Locomotive Works (Davenport)
Davenport built a variety of small and large switchers and
industrials.
Diesel-Electric Service (DES)
DES' one and only major project was rebuilding a wrecked GP9 and
a wrecked GP35, coming out with a "GP22" that used parts of both.
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (DMIR)
DMIR rebuild 22 SD9s and 18s as SD-Ms at its Proctor shops.
SD-M 7/79-7/91 22
*Electric Transport of America
This company imported a Czech industrial switcher, designated
S500X2, in 1997.
Euclid Road Machinery Company (Euclid)
Euclid built some small industrials.
FAUR
FAUR, the Romanian national locomotive company, imported
one diesel-hydraulic switcher. It failed.
*GATX
GATX is a major locomotive and car leasing company, and they have
overhauled several locomotives.
Generation II/Caterpillar-Ziegler-Kato (CZK)
CZK promoted Cat engines, and did several repowerings.
Their shop (Babbitt, MN), is now closed.
GP15C ?? 6
1500 HP rebuilds of GP9s.
GP20C 9/88-3/90 10
2000 HP rebuild of GP20s. A failure.
GP30C 3
Grand Trunk --Battle Creek Shop (GT)
GT rebuilt a group of GP9s into 2000 HP, 16-645E GP9Rs.
Shop is to be closed by CN.
GP9R 3/89-1/93 36
Harland & Wolff (H&W)
H&W built a single diesel locomotive, using imported components.
Heisler Locomotive Works (Hiesler)
Heisler built one diesel switcher
*Helm Leasing Company (Helm)
Helm is a major locomotive leasing company. They have contracted out
the rebuilding or overhaul of many locomotives.
Hudswell Clarke & Co (Hudswell)
Hudswell imported a few industrials.
*Independent Locomotive Service (ILS)
ILS is a locomotive leasing and rebuilding company. They have done
a variety of overhauls at their Bethel, MN shops.
Illinois Central/Illinois Central Gulf--Paducah Shops (ICG)
The IC/ICG shops built and rebuild hundreds of steam locomotives and
hundreds more diesels, both for IC/ICG's own use and for outside
customers. The shops are now owned by VMV.
SW13 10/71-10/73 15
extensive rebuild of old switchers
SW14 3/78-2/82 112
rebuild of old switchers
GP11 4/78-?/81 54
GP7/9/18 rebuild
SD20 8/79-12/82 42
2000 HP rebuild of SD24s, SD24Bs and SD35s
Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls)
Ingalls introduced an extensive line of locomotives after WWII.
Only one unit, a very strange switcher, was ever built.
Krauss-Maffei (K-M)
K-M imported 21 diesel-hydraulic locomotives in 1961-63. The units
were a failure.
Lima-Hamilton (L-H)
Lima was a small steam builder. In 1947 in merged with engine maker
Hamilton, and in 1950 Lima-Hamilton merged into Baldwin. The Lima
product line was canceled in 1951. The Lima plant at Lima, Ohio,
still stands.
*B-B Switchers
'750 HP' 11/49-6/51 6
'800 HP' 9/50-6/51 23
'1000 HP' 4/49-3/50 38
'1200 HP' 4/50-5/51 69
*B-B Light Roadswitchers
'1200 HP' 8/50-10/50 16
*C-C Transfer Units
'2500 HP' 5/50-9/51 22
*Livingston Rebuild Center (LRC)
*Coast Engine & Equipment Co (CEECO)
Livingston rebuild center now operates out of the old NP shops
at Livingston, MT. They have purchased CEECO, based in Tacoma, WA.
LRC has done a variety of rebuilds and overhauls, mainly for
Montana Rail Link.
GP19-1 6/91 1
complete rebuild GP9
SD19-1 1/93 1
total rebuild of SD9
SD40-2XR 5/90- 15+
rebuild SD40
SD45-2XR 4/91-11/91 3
rebuild of SDP45, SD45-2
Maschinenbau Kiel (Kiel)
Kiel imported an odd siderod diesel in 1956. It was later shipped
back to Germany.
*Mid-America Car (MAC)
MAC has rebuild and overhauled a variety of units at its Kansas City
Shop. The biggest project was rebuilding 11 GP40s into GP38ACs.
Dates are uncertain.
Mid-West Locomotive Works (MWLW)
MWLW built three diesels in 1933.
*National Railways of Mexico (FNM)
FNM has rebuilt hundreds of SD40/45s to SD40-2s and U30/33/36Cs and
C30/36-7s to C30-S7s. Shops are Aguascalientes, Concarrel, and
San Luis Potosi. FNM also assembled hundreds of C30-7s and B23-7s
from GE kits.
*National Railroad Equipment Co. (NRE)
NRE is a major locomotive dealer and leasing and rebuilding firm.
They have done a variety of rebuilds, including upgrading
several GP40s to -2 standards. Their shops are at Silvis IL,
Dixmoor IL, Hegewisch IL and Mt. Vernon IL.
SW1000 ?/94-?/94 10
645E, 1000 HP rebuild of old switchers
*Norfolk Southern--Roanoake Shop (NS)
NS rebuilt 5 GP9s into Cat powered TC10's in 1984-86. They also
have built a variety of slugs and rebuilt 9 SD9s as SD9Ms.
TC10 ?/84-?/86 5
H. K. Porter, Inc. (Porter)
Porter build a variety of diesel-electrics, gas-electrics and
diesel-mechanicals. They sold out to Davenport in 1950.
*Peaker Services, Inc. (Peaker)
Peaker is a locomotive dealer. The largest rebuild undertaken
by their Brighton, MI shop was rebuilding a GP18. The unit was
derated to GP9 horsepower and called a GP19.
*Peoria Locomotive Works (PLW)
PLW has recently rebuilt and re-engined several switchers,
giving them Cat engines. They also build the PL1500, a 1500 HP
Cat engined switcher (3 built so far). The PL1500 is also known
as the SC15-C.
*Plymouth Locomotive Works division of Fate-Root-Heath Company (Plymouth)
Plymouth is a longtime builder of diesels, mostly industrials.
The have built diesel-electrics, -mechanicals and -hydraulics.
Plymouth remains active.
*Precision National Company--Mount Vernon (IL) Shops (PNC)
PNC was a partner with ICG in rebuilding GP8s, 10s and 11s and in
other contract work. PNC remained active as a leasing firm, a dealer,
and doing light locomotive work, mainly lease fleet repairs and
overhauls, through early 1997. The operation shut down 10 Feb 1997
due to financial problems; the leasefleet and shops were sold off.
The shops went to National Railway Equipment.
Republic Locomotive Works (Republic)
Republic entered the locomotive market in the 1980's when they
opened a shop at Greenville, SC. They built some industrials,
a pair of RL1000 1000 HP Cat engined switchers, a single RS120 (a
rebuilt SW1200), a pair of RL1350 passenger locos (RL1000s with 350 HP
HEP sets) and a RL2000 (a 2000 HP Cat engined rebuild of a GP35).
They then switched over to Detroit Diesel engines and built one RD20,
a 2000 HP switcher. The RL1350s were a total failure. Republic
soon went out of business; the shop was sold at auction in 1996.
Republic will be most remembered for rebuilding several FL9As and
FL9ACs under sub contract to ABB.
Republic did return to the locomotive business (as Republic
Transportation Systems), but only as a builder of small industrial
locomotives. Construction was done by Blue Ridge Steel at the
old RLW facility.
Rohr
In 1976 Rohr built 14 turbo trains to a modified ANF design. They
did slightly better than the ANF trains, but they were not great
successes.
Rome Locomotive Works (RLW)
RLW opened up in the 1980's in part of the old Rome Locomotive Works,
a steam builder, in Rome, NY. They overhauled units for NYS&W, and
went out of business in the 1990's
Southern Pacific--Sacramento Shops (SP)
Southern Pacific did a variety of rebuilds at its Sacramento shops
in the 1980's, mostly rebuilding and upgrading their fleet of SD40s,
SD45s, SD40T-2s and SD45T-2s. The shops have been closed and
partially demolished.
St. Louis Car Company (StLCC)
StLCC built three diesel/battery/electric locomotives in 1929.
United Aircraft (UA)
UA built 14 turbo trains in 1967-68. They were even more dismal
failures than the ANF and Rohr trains.
Union Pacific (UP)
UP's Omaha shops have rebuild many diesels over the years. The shops
have been demolished.
SW10 9/79-12/84 75
1200 HP rebuilds of old switchers
UP also built a coal fired gas turbine from the hulk of a NP electric
and a PA2. In addition, UP rebuilt several GP9s with experimental
turbochargers as 'Omaha GP20s'
Vulcan Iron Works (Vulcan)
Vulcan built several industrials.
*VMV Enterprises (VMV)
VMV now owns the ex IC/ICG shops at Paducah KY. They have a lease
fleet, and have done overhauls on a variety of units. They also
are a locomotive dealer. VMV built the one and only SD40-3MPR under
subcontract to GMLG.
TEBC6 12/92-7/93 11
C-C slugs rebuilt from SD9s
GP35C ?/90 1
Cat re-engined GP35
GP36 8/88 1
2000 HP 645E engined rebuild of a GP35
SD39P 11/92-2/93 7
rebuilt SD35, similar to SD38-2
GP39V 8/90-10/90 25
same as MK GP39M, rebuilt from GP35s
SD40-2 1995-1996 5
SD40-2 rebuilt from SD45T-2
Werkspoor
Werkspoor built several lightweight trains for European service
in 1957, 4 were imported to Canada in 1977. The trains were not
reliable, and the power cars were replaced by modified FP7As. The
trains were removed from service in 1993.
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. (Westinghouse)
Westinghouse built a variety of diesels, both large and small.
The smallest were a pair of 4 wheel boxcabs, the largest a pair
of 2-D-1 diesel passenger locomotives. They also built one
B+B-B+B gas turbine, the Blue Goose.
Whitcomb Locomotive Works (Whitcomb)
Brooks built a variety of industrials, several B-B switchers and
a series of B-B centercabs.
Wilson
Wilson was a locomotive dealer, lessor and rebuilder operating out
of Des Moines Iowa. Wilson closed in 1992.
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