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List of Great Northern Railway (U.S.) locomotives

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

Steam locomotive classes

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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

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Class Wheel
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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

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Quantity
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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

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Class Wheel
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Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Quantity
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Quantity
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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

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Class Wheel
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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

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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

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Manufacturer Serial
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Quantity
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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

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Class Wheel
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number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Quantity
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Quantity
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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

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Class Wheel
arrangement
Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Quantity
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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

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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

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Class Wheel
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number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Quantity
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Quantity
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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

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Class Wheel
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number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Quantity
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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

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Class Wheel
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Manufacturer Serial
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Year made Quantity
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Quantity
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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

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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

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Class Wheel
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number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Quantity
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Quantity
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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

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Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Quantity
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Quantity
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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

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Electric locomotive Classes

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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

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  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.