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This is a list of United States Great Northern Railway locomotives.

Steam locomotive classes

Below is a table of information for the Great Northern Railway's steam roster with a symbol, Whyte notation, common name and notes. Included is a breakdown of the Great Northern classes, along with the date of their first construction (when known), builder, and road numbers.

0-6-0

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
0-6-0 — OOO
A-1 0-6-0 13 Rogers 1879 1 0 1905-1955
A-2 0-6-0 30 & 31 Rogers 1888 2 0 1915 30 sold to McCoy Logging Co.
A-3 0-6-0 47 & 48 Rogers 1890 & 1891 2 0 1915-1943
A-4 0-6-0 27–29 Brooks 1882 3 0 1944-1947
A-5 0-6-0 32-46 Brooks & Rogers 1887-1896 15 0 1945-1949
A-6 0-6-0 58-59, 378-379 Brooks Locomotive Works 1899 4 0 1950-1951
A-7 0-6-0 60–69 Brooks Locomotive Works 1900 3 0 1952-1959
A-8 0-6-0 70-72 Rogers 1887–1890 3 0 1900-1959
A-9 0-6-0 1-12, 14-26, 49-57, 73-94, 380-399 Rogers, Baldwin & GN 506 1889 71 0 1931-1954
A-10 0-6-0 95–99 Brooks Locomotive Works 1898-1900 5 0 1922-1957
A-11 0-6-0 30-31 1916 2 0 1939, 1946

0-8-0

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
0-8-0 — OOOO
C-1 0-8-0 810-849 Baldwin 1918-1919 40 0 1956-1958
C-2 0-8-0 850–859 Brooks 1901 20 0 1939-1953 Rebuilt from F-6 classes.
C-3 0-8-0 875–899 Brooks 1903 25 0 1939-1953 Rebuilds from F-9 Consolidations.
C-4 0-8-0 780–782 Baldwin 1902-1908 3 0 1947-1951 Rebuilt from F-8s.
C-5 0-8-0 1174–1193 0

2-6-0

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
2-6-0 — oOOO — Mogul
D-1 2-6-0 477–480 Baldwin 1889 4 0 1900-1939
D-2 2-6-0 300–349 Rogers 1887–1889 50 0 1905-1951
D-3 2-6-0 432 Baldwin 1901 1 0 1952
D-4 2-6-0 400-426 Brooks 1895 27 0 1930-1959
D-5 2-6-0 450–476 Brooks 1896 27 0 1955-1959
D-6 2-6-0 430–431 Schenectady 1902 & 1906 2 0 1956-1957
D-7 2-6-0 0 1958
D-8 2-6-0 0 1959

2-6-2

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
2-6-2 — oOOOo — Prairie
J-1 2-6-2 1500–1552 Baldwin 1906 53 0 1927-1936 1514, 1524, 1531, 1537, 1539 & 1549 classified as J-1s, 1517, 1519, 1523, 1525, and 1528 Rebuilt as H-6s in 1921-1926.
J-2 2-6-2 1554–1649 Baldwin 1907 53 0 1927-1937 1554- 1556, 1566, 1573, 1594-1598, 1622, 1624, 1637, 1638 and 1649 classified as J-2s
J-3 2-6-2 1549 Baldwin 28851 1906 1 0 1941 Delivered as J-1 with Baldwin Superheater, re-classed as J-3.

2-8-0

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
2-8-0 — oOOOO — Consolidation
F-1 2-8-0 500–565 Brooks 1892, 1893 66 0 1924-1950 508 & 544 classified as F-1s
F-2 2-8-0 595–599 Baldwin 1892 45 0 1928-1929
F-3 2-8-0 701 Brooks 1898 1 0 1939 Rebuilt from G-2 class 701 in 1902.
F-4 2-8-0 1094-1099 Baldwin 1896, 1901 6 0 1932-1947 1095 and 1097 Rebuilt as C-5 switchers, completed 1930.
F-5 2-8-0 1095–1109 Rogers 1901 15 0 1938-1950 1100-1104 classified as F-5s, 1102 sold to City of Prineville Railway 1945, 1108 and 1109 Rebuilt as C-5s in 1929-1930.
F-6 2-8-0 1100-1129 Brooks 1901 20 0 1939-1953 1100-1144, 1116, 1177, 1119, 1120, 1122-1124, 1126-1129 classified as F-6s, All Rebuilt as C-2s 850-869 (Numbers not in order) in 1925-1927.
F-7 2-8-0 1130–1139 Cooke 1901 10 0 1939-1954 1130-1136 & 1138 classified as F-7s, 1130 donated to Korean National Railways, 1954.
F-8 2-8-0 1140–1264 Rogers, Alco & Baldwin 1901-1907 125 2 1932–1956 1141, 1143, 1163, 1175, 1182, 1183, 1189, 1190, 1195 and 1196 classified as F-8s; 1147 & 1246 preserved
F-9 2-8-0 1300-1324 Brooks 1903 25 0 1927–1928 1307, 1311, 1312, 1314 and 1316 classified as F-9s
F-10 2-8-0 806 Brooks 1898 1 0 1934 Rebuilt from G-5 4-8-0, 1905.
F-11 2-8-0 590–591 Alco 1912 2 0 1927, 1934
F-12 2-8-0 1326–1327 Alco 1907 2 0 1947-1948

2-8-2

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
2-8-2 — oOOOOo — Mikado
O-1 2-8-2 3000–3144 Baldwin 1911-1919 145 1 1948–1958 3004, 3022, 3033, 3048, 3071, 3100, 3106, 3135, 3137, 3138, 3142 & 3144 were equipped with boosters; 3023, 3024, 3026, 3028, 3029, 3039, 3043, 3064, 3099, 3108, 3121, 3122 and 3134 sold to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway; 3059 preserved
O-2 2-8-2 3149 Alco (Brooks) 1915 1 0 1947
O-3 2-8-2 3200–3208 Alco 1918 9 0 1951–1955 3204-3208 ex-El Paso and Southwestern Railroad, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USRA_Heavy_Mikado
O-4 2-8-2 3210–3254 Baldwin 1920 45 0 1950-1958 3211 and 3214 sold to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway;
O-5 2-8-2 3300–3344 Baldwin 1922 45 0 1938-1950
O-6 2-8-2 3350–3371 Baldwin 1925 22 0 1947-1958
O-7 2-8-2 3375–3396 Baldwin 1930 22 0 1953-1958 Rebuilt as O-8s in 1944-1946.
O-8 2-8-2 3397–3399 GN 1932 3 0 1958 Largest "Mikado" Type ever built.

2-10-2

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
2-10-2 — oOOOOOo — Northern
Q-1 2-10-2 2100-2129 Baldwin 1923 30 0 1950-1958 2100-2109, 2111, 2112, 2116, 2117, 2119-2129 received boosters
Q-2 2-10-2 2175–2189 Baldwin 1928 15 0 1953–1958 Rebuilt from P-1s; 2179, 2181, 2184, 2185, 2187 and 2189 received boosters

4-4-0

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
4-4-0 — ooOO — American
1 4-4-0 1 New Jersey 1861 1 1 1923 William Crooks; First locomotive to operate in Minnesota; preserved
B-1 4-4-0 240 Cooke 1866 1 0 1925
B-2 4-4-0 0 1927
B-3 4-4-0 241-244, 248 Pittsburgh & Baldwin 1870-1872 5 0 1900-1905
B-4 4-4-0 680–691 Baldwin 1879 5 0 1943-1944
B-5 4-4-0 265–266 Rogers 1883 2 0 1944-1949
B-6 4-4-0 232–237 Rogers 1890 6 0 1945-1951
B-7 4-4-0 139 Rome 1882 1 0 1950-1952
B-8 4-4-0 288–293 Pittsburgh 1880 6 0 1947-1957
B-9 4-4-0 187–196 Pittsburgh 1881 10 0 1930-1955
B-10 4-4-0 270–282 Baldwin 1880 13 0 1942-1947
B-11 4-4-0 141–142 Baldwin 1890 2 0 1947-1948
B-12 4-4-0 144 Rogers 1882 10 0 1949-1950
B-10 4-4-0 100–114 Baldwin 1881 15 0 1916-1947 105, 108, and 114 sold to B&O, 101 sold to VW&Y (Returned), 108 and 109 sold to MC (Returned), 103 was the last to be Retired.
B-14 4-4-0 118–124 Baldwin 1882 7 0 1919-1959
B-15 4-4-0 125–134 Schenectady 1882 10 0 1915-1925
B-16 4-4-0 135–138 Rhode Island 1882 4 0 1935
B-17 4-4-0 145-149 Grant 1882 5 0 1936
B-18 4-4-0 150–151 Brooks 1882 2 0 1937
B-19 4-4-0 152–186 Brooks 1882 35 0 1939-1947
B-20 4-4-0 197–206 Rhode Island 1888 10 0 1932-1948
B-21 4-4-0 207–225 Rogers 1887 19 0 1931-1954
B-22 4-4-0 226–230 Rogers 1883 4 0 1945
B-23 4-4-0 231 Baldwin 1893 1 0 1947

4-4-2

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
4-4-2 — ooOOo — Atlantic
K-1 4-4-2 1700–1709 Baldwin 1906 10 0 1937-1947 1705-1709 classified as K-1s

4-6-0

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
4-6-0 — ooOOO — Ten-Wheeler
E-1 4-6-0 992–993 Rogers 1890 2 0 1943
E-2 4-6-0 910-911 ALCO 1915 2 0 1944
E-3 4-6-0 900–909 Rogers 1899 10 0 1935-1947
E-4 4-6-0 298–299 Schenectady 1889 2 0 1937-1945
E-5 4-6-0 0 1942
E-6 4-6-0 925–939 Rogers 1902 15 0 1927-1955
E-7 4-6-0 950-969 Brooks 1893 20 0 1930-1952
E-8 4-6-0 1053–1072 Rogers 1901-1903 20 0 1952-1953
E-9 4-6-0 998–999 Baldwin 1892 2 0 1954
E-10 4-6-0 1000–1007 Brooks 1898 8 0 1939-1953 1002-1005 & 1007 classified as E-10s
E-11 4-6-0 0 1954
E-12 4-6-0 970-971 Baldwin 1897 2 0 1946
E-13 4-6-0 948–949 Baldwin 1893 & 1896 2 0 1947 949 sold to Waterville railway, 1934.
E-14 4-6-0 1008-1042 Baldwin 1909-1910 45 0 1937 1008-1032 converted to H-5 Pacifics, Engines 1033-1042 Converted to H-7s. Numbers 1043-1052 sold to SP&S, 1910.
E-15 4-6-0 1073-1092 Baldwin 1910 20 0 1929-1949 1074-1076 sold to SP&S, 1925.

4-6-2

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
4-6-2 — ooOOOo — Pacific
H-1 4-6-2 2100–2147 Rogers 1904–1907 48 0 1930–1952
H-2 4-6-2 1406–1440 Baldwin 1906-1907 35 0 1931-1950
H-3 4-6-2 2148–2170 Baldwin 1909 23 4 1945–1959
H-4 4-6-2 1441–1485 Baldwin & Lima 1909–1910 45 0 1930-1953
H-5 4-6-2 1350–1374 Baldwin 1921-1928 25 1 1950–1955 Rebuilt from E-14s; 1355 preserved
H-6 4-6-2 1710–1717 Baldwin 1906-1907 18 0 1929-1956
H-7 4-6-2 1375–1384 Baldwin 1910 10 0 1949-1960

4-8-0

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
Numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
4-8-0 — ooOOOO Twelve-Wheeler or Mastodon
G-1 4-8-0 600-615 Brooks 1891, 1893 16 0 1929-1947 610 shown at the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
G-2 4-8-0 700–733 Brooks 1898 20 0 1927-1939 701 Rebuilt as F-3 Class in 1902.
G-3 4-8-0 722, 734–769 Rogers 1899-1900 36 0 1937-1953
G-4 4-8-0 770–779 Brooks 1900 10 0 1930-1947
G-5 4-8-0 800–807 Brooks 1897-1898 8 0 1929-1936
G-6 4-8-0 734 1 0 1937-1955 Rebuilt from G-3, addition of larger Cylinders.

4-8-2

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
4-8-4 — ooOOOOo — Mountain
P-1 4-8-2 1750–1764 Lima 1364-1378 1914 15 0 1928 Rebuilt into Q-2s
P-2 4-8-2 2500–2527 Baldwin 57000-57002, 57084-57085, 57182-57190, 57256-57258, 57339, 57012, 57253, 57341-57347 1930 28 2 1955–1958 2505 & 2506 received boosters; 2507 and 2523 preserved

4-8-4

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
4-8-4 — ooOOOOoo — Northern
S-1 4-8-4 2550–2555 Baldwin 60781–60782, 60807-60810 1929 6 0 1956-1958 2552 received Vestibule cab
S-2 4-8-4 2575–2588 Baldwin 61211–61216, 61224, 61225, 61237-61242 1930 14 1 1955–1958 First "Northerns" built with 80" driving wheels; Timken roller bearings replaced friction bearings in 1945; 2577, 2582, 2586, 2587 & 2588 received Vestibule cab; 2584 preserved[1] Last New GN Steam from Outside Builder.

Mallet and Simple Articulated Locomotives

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
Mallet and Simple Articulated Locomotives
L-1 2-6-6-2 1900–1924 Baldwin 1906-1908 25 0 1933-1939 1902, 1903, 1908 & 1921 classified as L-1s
L-2 2-6-6-2 1805–1844 Baldwin 1907 40 0 1930-1944 1814-1816, 1822, 1824-1826 & 1842 classified as L-2s
M-1 2-6-8-0 1950–1984 Baldwin 1909-1910 35 0 1926-1927 All rebuilt as M-2 Class 1926-1927.
M-2 2-6-8-0 1950-1984 Baldwin 1926-1928 35 0 1949-1954 Engines 1950, 1952-1962, 1964, 1966, 1969-1971, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, and 1982 Dismantled and parts Rebuilt into O-7s, 1929-1931.
N-1 2-8-8-0 2000-2024 Baldwin 1912 25 0 1925-1927 Rebuilt into N-2s between 1925 and 1927
N-2 2-8-8-0 2000-2024 Baldwin 1930 25 0 1924–1927 Rebuilt into N-3s between 1940 and 1942
N-3 2-8-8-0 2000-2024 Baldwin 1940–1942 25 0 1955-1957
R-1a 2-8-8-2 2030-2043 Baldwin 1925 4 0 1951-1955 2030, 2031, and 2033 assigned to Mesabi Division Ore-steaming, 1952.
R-1b 2-8-8-2 2034-2043 Great Northern Railway 1928 10 0 1951-1955
R-2 2-8-8-2 2044-2059 Great Northern Railway 1929–1930 16 0 1953-1957
Z-6 4-6-6-4 4000–4001 Alco 1937 2 0 1946-1955 Ex Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway 903 and 904, Acquired 1939.

The 4-6-6-4 locomotives (Nos. 903 and 904) were purchased from the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway and sold back between 1946 and 1950.

Diesel Locomotives

American Locomotive Company

Baldwin Locomotive Works

Electro-Motive Division

General Electric

Electric locomotive Classes

Class Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer Serial
numbers		 Year made Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s) retired Comments
3 phase boxcab B-B 5000–5003 GE & Alco 1909 4 0 1927
Z-1 1-D-1 5000A(B), 5002A(B), 5004A(B), 5006A(B), 5008A(B) Baldwin-Westinghouse 1926-1928 10 0 1956
Y-1 1Co+Co1 5010-5017 Alco-GE 1927-1930 8 0 1956 5011 rebuilt with a streamlined appearance and reclassified as Y-1a; 5010, 5012-5017 sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1956
W-1 B-D-D-B 5018-5019 GE Erie Works 28448, 28449 1947 2 0 1956 5018 sold to the Union Pacific Railroad in 1960

References

  1. ^ "Great Northern Empire - then and Now".
  • Keyes, Norman C. Jr.; Middleton, Kenneth R. (Autumn 1980). "The Great Northern Railway Company: All-Time Locomotive Roster, 1861–1970". Railroad History. 143 (143). Boston, Mass.: Railway and Locomotive Historical Society: 20–162. ISSN 0090-7847. JSTOR 43523930.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)_locomotives