No. 950 was originally built as a Vauclain compound in 1900 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and numbered 600.

It was rebuilt in the Soo Line Shoreham Shops in 1915 as a simple superheater and renumbered 950.

When originally built, it was the world's largest locomotive. Photo courtesy Soo Line Railroad.

(Bob Fremming, Dallas, WI, Public domain, via W. Lenheim Collection)

 

Soo Line herald. White letters, black background.

SOO LINE LOCOMOTIVES

Included in this list of Soo Line locomotives are those of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, as well as those of the Wisconsin Central Railway, which it inherited on its lease in 1909. The M.St.P.&S.Ste.M. finally merged the WC and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway on December 30, 1961 to form the Soo Line Railroad. The Soo Line later acquired the Milwaukee Road and became part of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Note that WC locomotives are shown as after they were re-numbered and reclassified into the Soo Line scheme, with WC locomotives having numbers 2000 higher and classes 20 higher than their M.St.P.&S.Ste.M. counterparts.

Steam Class: A (0-4-0), B (0-6-0), C (4-4-0), D (2-6-0), E (4-6-0), F (2-8-0), G (2-10-0), H (4-6-2), J (2-6-2), K (4-4-2), L (2-8-2), N (4-8-2), O (4-8-4).
Diesel: ALCO, Baldwin, EMD (Switchers, Cab units, Hood units), Fairbanks-Morse, General Electric.

 

Soo Line 2645 steam locomotive (E-25 4-6-0) at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin.

(James St. John, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

 

Steam locomotives

Soo Line steam locomotives were organized into classes by wheel arrangement.

Class A: 0-4-0
Class A was for the 0-4-0 switcher type.

0-4-0 — OO

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
A 0-4-0 320 Rhode Island 1887 1 0 1919 Built as an 0-4-6T Forney
A-20 0-4-0 2300–2301 Schenectady 1883 2 0 1921-1922
A-21 0-4-0 2302–2307 Baldwin 1887 6 0 1923-1930

Class B: 0-6-0
Class B was for the 0-6-0 switcher type.

0-6-0 — OOO

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
B 0-6-0 321 Rhode Island 1887 1 1 1925 Rebuilt as an 0-6-0T, numbered X90 for use as a shop switcher. Preserved, rebuilt back to tender locomotive
B 0-6-0 323, 325 Rhode Island 1892 2 0 1935
B-1 0-6-0 326–333 Alco-Cooke 1902–1907 8 0 1940-1948
B-2 0-6-0 334–339 Alco-Schenectady 1909–1910 6 0 1920-1947
B-3 0-6-0 340–343 Alco-Schenectady 1912 4 0 1935-1949
B-4 0-6-0 344–349 Alco-Schenectady 1915 6 1 1950 346 preserved
B-4 0-6-0 350–354 Alco-Brooks 1920 5 1 1951 353 preserved
B-20 0-6-0 2308–2313 Schenectady 1886 6 0 1910-1940
B-21 0-6-0 2314–2316 Brooks 1892 3 0 1940-1943
B-22 0-6-0 2317–2320 Brooks 1900 4 0 1940-1945
B-23 0-6-0 2321–2328 Brooks & Alco-Brooks 1899–1909 8 0 1945-1950

Class C: 4-4-0
Class C was for the 4-4-0 "American" type.

4-4-0 — ooOO — American

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
C 4-4-0 300–305 Baldwin 1886–1887 6 0 1929-1930
C-1 4-4-0 315 New Jersey 1857 1 0 1897 Ex DSS&A No. 21, acquired 1892
C-1 4-4-0 316 New Jersey 1862 1 0 1895 Ex DSS&A No. 22, acquired 1892
V 4-4-0 317 New Jersey 1855 1 0 1895 Ex DSS&A No. 20, acquired 1892
C-3 4-4-0 1–2 Rhode Island 1884 2 0 1919 ex MSSteM&A
C-4/C-5 4-4-0 3–46 Baldwin 1886–1887 44 0 1901-1944
C-5-s 4-4-0 MStP&SSteM (rebuilder) 1928–1931 (rebuilt) 9 0 1910-1919 C-4/C-5 locomotives modernized
C-20 4-4-0 2000–2001 Schenectady 1882 2 0 1922
C-21 4-4-0 2002–2005, 2008–2015 Schenectady 1885 12 0 1920-1932
C-22 4-4-0 2017–2027 Schenectady 1886 11 0 1947-1949
C-23 4-4-0 2028–2039 Baldwin 1886–1887 12 0 1950 Ex WC Nos. 95–106
C-24 4-4-0 2040 Brooks 1902 (rebuilt) 1 0 1916 Built as WC 4-6-0 No. 207
C-25 4-4-0 2041–2042 Schenectady 1887 2 0 1939 Ex MStP&SSteM Nos. 24 and 29

Class D: 2-6-0
Class D was for the 2-6-0 "Mogul" type.

2-6-0 — oOOO — Mogul

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
D 2-6-0 100–107 Rhode Island 1888 8 0 1927
D-1 2-6-0 200–207 Brooks 1888 8 0 1927 Ex DSS&A
D-2 2-6-0 108–172 Alco-Schenectady 1903–1917 65 0 1927-1928
D-3 2-6-0 208 1 0 1929 Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway No. 6
D-4 2-6-0 209 1 0 1930 Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway No. 7; exx New York Central Railroad
D-20 2-6-0 2100–2120 Baldwin 1887 21 0 1931 Ex WC Nos. 108–128
Z 2-6-0 322 Baldwin 1887 1 0 1932 Narrow gauge; ex Minneapolis Street Railway No. 13; sold to Wisconsin and Chippewa Railway No. 999

Class E: 4-6-0
Class E was for the 4-6-0 type."Ten-Wheeler"

4-6-0 — ooOOO

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
E 4-6-0 500–504 1898 5 0 1925 Renumbered 600–604 in 1906
E-1 4-6-0 505–511 Baldwin 1902 7 0 1926 Renumbered 605–611 in 1906
E-2 4-6-0 612–613 Alco-Schenectady 1913, 1915 2 0 1927 Ex Wisconsin and Northern Railway Nos. 4 and 5, acquired 1921
E-20 4-6-0 2600–2608 Brooks 1890 10 0 1928 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 201–210 (207 rebuilt to 4-4-0)
E-21 4-6-0 2609–2618 Brooks 1891 10 0 1929 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 211–220
E-22 4-6-0 2619–2638 Brooks 1898–1900 17 0 1930 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 221–226, 231–241
E-23 4-6-0 2625–2628 Brooks 1898 4 0 1931 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 227–230
E-24 4-6-0 2640–2644 Brooks 1900 5 0 1932 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 242–246
E-25 4-6-0 2645–2654 Brooks 1900 10 1 1933 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 247–256; 2645 (ex WC 247) preserved

Class F: 2-8-0
Class F was for the 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type.

2-8-0 — oOOOO — Consolidation

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
F-1 2-8-0 403–405, 407–412 Schenectady 1893 9 0 1933
F-2 2-8-0 406 Schenectady 1893 1 0 1934
F-3 2-8-0 413–416 Schenectady 1893 4 0 1935
F-4 2-8-0 417 Schenectady 1893 1 0 1936
F-6 2-8-0 400–402, 418–427 Rhode Island 1893 13 0 1937
F-7 2-8-0 428–430 Schenectady 1900 3 0 1938
F-8 2-8-0 431–444 Alco-Schenectady 1902–1903 14 1 1939 440 preserved
F-9 2-8-0 445–472 Alco-Schenectady 1905–1906 28 1 1940 451 preserved
F-10 2-8-0 473–474 Alco-Schenectady 1909 2 0 1941
F-11 2-8-0 475–484 Alco-Schenectady 1910 10 0 1942
F-12 2-8-0 485–499 Alco-Schenectady 1912–1913 15 0 1943
F-20 2-8-0 2400–2424 Alco-Schenectady 1903–1907 25 1 1944 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway Nos. 160–184; 2412 preserved
F-21 2-8-0 2425–2428 Alco-Schenectady 1909 4 1 1945 2425 preserved
F-22 2-8-0 2429–2443 Alco-Schenectady 1911 15 1 1946 2442 preserved
F-23 2-8-0 2444–2450 Alco-Schenectady 1914 7 0 1947

Class G: 2-10-0
Class G was the 2-10-0 type.

2-10-0 — oOOOOO

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
G 2-10-0 600 Baldwin 1900 1 1 1960 Built as Vauclain compound; rebuilt as simple and renumbered 950; Preserved

Soo Line 2719.

(Pete Markham from Loretto, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

 

Class H: 4-6-2

Class H covered the 4-6-2 "Pacific" type.

4-6-2 — ooOOOo — Pacific

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
H 4-6-2 700 Baldwin 1904 1 0 1929 Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 4
H-1 4-6-2 701–722 Alco-Schenectady 1904–1907 22 0 1930
H-2 4-6-2 723–726 Alco-Schenectady 1910 4 0 1930-1939
H-3 4-6-2 727–737 Alco-Schenectady 1911–1913 11 3 1939-1947 730, 735 and 736 preserved
H-20 4-6-2 2700–2703 Alco-Schenectady 1909 4 0 1939-1948
H-21 4-6-2 2704–2713 Alco-Schenectady 1911–1913 10 1 1949 2713 preserved
H-22 4-6-2 2714–2717 Alco-Schenectady 1914 4 1 1950 2714 preserved
H-23 4-6-2 2718–2722 Alco-Schenectady 1923 6 2 1951-1955 2718 and 2719 preserved

Class J: 2-6-2
Class J comprised 2-6-2 "Prairie" locomotives.

2-6-2 — oOOOo — Prairie

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
J 2-6-2 800–809 Alco-Schenectady 1907 10 0 1939-1949

Class K: 4-4-2
Class K comprised 4-4-2 "Atlantic" locomotives.

4-4-2 — ooOOo — Atlantic

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
K-20 4-4-2 2900–2914 Alco-Brooks 1902–1905 15 0 1942-1944 Ex Wisconsin Central Railway 257–271

Soo Line Railroad 1003, a restored 2-8-2 operating in the rain for Wisconsin and Southern Railroad's

25th anniversary celebration in Madison, Wisconsin, July 23, 2005.

(Photo by Sean Lamb (User:Slambo),  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic, via Wikimedia Commons)

 

Class L: 2-8-2

Class L was for 2-8-2 "Mikado" locomotives.

2-8-2 — oOOOOo — Mikado

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
L 2-8-2 1000 Baldwin 1900 1 0 1923 Ex Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway No. 3
L-1 2-8-2 1001–1010 Alco-Schenectady 1913 10 1 1954 1003 preserved
L-2 2-8-2 1011–1023 Alco-Brooks 1920 13 1 1940-1955 1011 preserved
L-3 2-8-2 1030–1033 Baldwin 1913 4 0 1956 ex Rock Island K-60 class acquired 1941
L-4 2-8-2 1024–1027, 1034–1037 Alco-Brooks 1912 8 1 1957 ex Monon J-1 class acquired 1941–1942; 1024 (Monon 504) preserved
L-20 2-8-2 3000–3011 Alco-Brooks 1920 12 0 1947-1959

Class N: 4-8-2
Class N comprised 4-8-2 "Mountain" locomotives.

4-8-2 — ooOOOOo — Mountain

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
N-20 4-8-2 4000–4009 Alco-Brooks 1926 10 0 1943-1946 One tender is currently used behind Soo Line 1003.
N-20 4-8-2 4010–4017 Alco-Schenectady 1928 8 0 1947 One tender is currently used behind CB&Q locomotive No. 4960.
N-20 4-8-2 4018–4020 Soo's Shoreham Shops 1930 3 0 1948-1949 Boilers supplied by Alco

Class O: 4-8-4
Class O were 4-8-4 "Northern" locomotives.

4-8-4 — ooOOOOoo — Northern

Class Wheel arrangement Fleet number(s) Manufacturer Year made Quantity made Quantity preserved Year(s) retired Comments
O-20 4-8-4 5000–5003 Lima 1938 4 0 1950-1951

Soo Line SD60M No. 6062 in the "Candy Apple Red" paint scheme.

(Nate Beal, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

 

Diesel locomotives

ALCO
ALCO FA: 22 locomotives (205A+B–211A+B, 2220A+B–2223A+B)
ALCO S-2: 7 locomotives (2103–2107, 2109–2110)
ALCO S-4: 1 locomotives (2116)
ALCO RS-1: 13 locomotives (350–353, 2360–2368), plus 8 from the DSS&A (100–107)
ALCO RSC-2: 4 locomotives (368–371)
ALCO RSC-3: 4 locomotives (372–374, 2380)
ALCO RS-27: 2 locomotives (415–416)


Baldwin
Baldwin VO-1000: 1 locomotive (310)
Baldwin DS-4-4-1000: 2 locomotives (311–312)
Baldwin S-12: 2 locomotives (313–314)
Baldwin DRS-4-4-1500, 8 locomotives (360–367)
Baldwin AS-16, 2 locomotives (379–380)
Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500 4 locomotives (384–387) from the DSS&A (200–203)
Baldwin AS-616, 8 locomotives (388–395) from the DSS&A (204–211)
Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 4 locomotives (396–399) from the DSS&A (300–303)


EMD
Switchers
EMD SW1: 1 locomotive (320)
EMC NW1A: 3 locomotives (2100–2102), entire production for this model
EMD NW2: 3 locomotives (300, 301, 2108)
EMD SW9: 8 locomotives (2111–2115, 2117–2119)
EMD SW1200: 16 locomotives (321–328, 2120–2127)

Cab units

EMD F3: 13 locomotives (12 A units: 200A+B–204A+B, 2200A+B, 1 B unit: 2200C)
EMD F7: 36 locomotives (26 A units: 212A+B–214A+B, 2201A+B–2203A+B, 2224A+B–2230A+B, 10 B units: 2201C–2204C, 500C–503C, 2500C, 2501C)
EMD FP7: 8 locomotives (500A–503A, 504, 505, 2500A, 2501A)

Hood units

EMD GP7: 7 locomotives (375–378, 381–383)
EMD GP9: 45 locomotives (400–414, 550–558, 2400–2413, 2550–2556)
EMD SD9: 1 locomotive (2381)
EMD GP30: 22 locomotives (700–721)
EMD GP35: 10 locomotives (722–731)
EMD GP40: 4 locomotives (732–735)
EMD SD40: 21 locomotives (736–756)
EMD SD40-2: 57 locomotives (757–789, 6600–6623)
EMD GP38-2: 53 locomotives (4400–4452)
EMD SD60: 58 locomotives (6000–6057)
EMD SD60M: 5 locomotives (6058–6062)


Fairbanks-Morse
FM H-12-44: 5 locomotives (315–319), built 1952 and 1954


General Electric
GE 44-ton: 1 locomotive (330), built 1941
GE U30C: 10 locomotives (800–809), built 1968

 

Soo Line EMD F7 No. 2202-A on a very cold day in February of 1971.

The Soo Line restored this and several of their other F-units the same year.

(© www.Railcards.com, Alameda, CA, Fair Use, Title 17, Section 107, via W. Lenheim Collection)

 

See Also:

Soo Line Railroad

Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Wisconsin Central Ltd.

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Diesel-Electric Locomotives

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