Spokane, Portland and Seattle Locomotive Roster

The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (SP&S) locomotive roster was a combination of new and used locomotives. This is not a comprehensive roster.

Steam locomotives

Most of these locomotives were purchased or leased from the SP&S's parent roads Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway. The 4-8-4 Northerns and 4-6-6-4 Challengers were purchased new. This roster groups steam locomotives by their wheel arrangement.

Class Wheel
arrangement
Quantity Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer Serial
numbers
Year made Year(s) retired Comments
A-1 0-6-0 5 1–5 Alco (Man.) 44740–44744 1907 1946–1952 Acquired new
A-2 0-6-0 1 6 Baldwin 8617 1887 1931 ex Astoria & Columbia River 1; exx NP 988, class I; acquired 1911
A-3 0-6-0 2 7–8 Alco (Schen.) 54403–54404 1914 1952 Acquired new
L-1 4-4-0 1 50 Schenectady 2785 1889 1928 Ex CR&N 2; acquired 1908
L-2 4-4-0 1 51 Hinkley 1469 1881 1916 Ex CR&N 1; acquired 1908
L-3 4-4-0 1 52 Cooke 1731 1886 1919 Ex Astoria & Columbia River 4; acquired 1911
L-4 4-4-0 2 53–54 Rogers 3410–3411 1883 1920–1924 Ex Astoria & Columbia River 6–7; acquired 1911
L-5 4-4-0 2 55–56 Schenectady
Baldwin
4644
6972
1897
1883
1915–1930 Acquired 1911, 1915
D-1 4-6-0 10 100–109 Baldwin 33055…36481 1910 1927–1937 Ex GN 1043–1052, class E-14; acquired 1910. Six rebuilt to class H-1 (1927–1930); remaining four scrapped in 1937
D-2 4-6-0 2 150–151 Baldwin 36480–36481 1911 1948–1950 Acquired new
D-3 4-6-0 3 152, 157–158 Schenectady 4703…4710 1898 1938–1941 Ex NP 258, 251, 257; class P. Acquired 1911
D-4 4-6-0 3 153–155 Cooke 2375–2377 1898 1937–1946 Ex Astoria & Columbia River 16–18. Acquired 1911
D-5 4-6-0 1 156 Baldwin 23931 1904 1937 Ex Spokane and Inland Empire Railway 2. Acquired 1911
D-6 4-6-0 1 159 Rogers 5772 1902 1937 Ex Pacific and Eastern 3, né Great Northern 938, class E-6. Acquired 1912
D-7 4-6-0 3 160–162 Baldwin 34899–34901 1910 1944 Ex Great Northern 1074–1076, class E-15. Acquired 1925
M-1 2-6-0 1 200 Baldwin 9546 1888 1928 Ex Northern Pacific 522, class D-3. Acquired 1909
M-2 2-6-0 1 201 Brooks 2371 1893 1944 Ex Great Northern 420, class D-4. Acquired 1925
N-4 2-8-0 6 300–305 Baldwin 9507…11949 1888–1891 1937–1945 Ex Northern Pacific class F-1. Acquired 1925
N-5 2-8-0 1 Baldwin 9524 1888 1937 Ex Northern Pacific 79, class F-1. Acquired 1925
N-6 2-8-0 5 325–329 Schenectady
Alco (Rich.)
5886…5892
25826
1901–1902 1945–49 Ex Northern Pacific, class Y-2. Acquired 1925–1936
N-7 2-8-0 5 335–339 Alco (Schen.) 27350…27358 1903 1945–1946 Ex Northern Pacific, class Y-4. Acquired 1925
N-1 2-8-0 3 350–352 Brooks 2107…2154 1892 1945–1947 Ex Great Northern, class F-1. Acquired 1908
N-2 2-8-0 3 355–369 Baldwin
Rogers
1903–1907 1950–1954 Ex Great Northern, class F-8. Acquired 1909–1944
N-3 2-8-0 1 370 Alco (Pitts.) 29459 1904 1940 Ex Astoria and Columbia River 19. Acquired 1911
F-1 2-6-2 17 450–466 Baldwin 28851…30999 1906–1907 1937–1949 Ex Great Northern, classes J-2 and J-1s. Acquired 1908–1925
O-1 2-8-2 14 500–513 Baldwin 39092…49731 1913–1918 1949–1951 Ex Great Northern, class O-1. Acquired 1925–1944
O-2 2-8-2 1 525 Alco (Schen.) 46878 1910 1947 Ex Northern Pacific 1698, class W-1. Acquired 1925.
O-3 2-8-2 10 530–539 Alco (Brooks) 52850…57957 1913–1917 1953–1957 Ex Northern Pacific, class W-3. Acquired 1926–1944
O-4 2-8-2 2 550–551 Baldwin 53793…53835 1917 1953 Ex Great Northern, class O-4. Acquired 1950
C-1 4-4-2 10 600–609 Baldwin 33228…33276 1909 1937–1949 Acquired new. Identical to Great Northern’ class K-1
H-1 4-6-2 7 620–626 1927–1930 (rebuilt) 1952–1953 Rebuilt from D-1 class locomotives 102–105, 107 and 109 (not in order).
E-1 4-8-4 3 700–702 Baldwin 62171–62173 1938 1960 Acquired new. Identical to Northern Pacific's class A-3. 700 preserved
Z-6 4-6-6-4 6 900–905 American 68990–68995 1937 1960 Acquired new. Identical to Northern Pacific's class Z-6. 903 and 904 sold to Great Northern in January 1940, as GN 4000 & 4001, for equalization of GN traffic over the Oregon Trunk. Repurchased in March 1950 and July 1946 respectively.[1]
Z-8 4-6-6-4 6 910–911 American 71333–71334 1944 1960 Acquired new. Identical to Northern Pacific's class Z-9.

Diesel locomotives

Most of these locomotives were purchased new by the SP&S. Some were, however, purchased second-hand from the Great Northern. The SP&S gained some notoriety with railroad fans for its large proportion of diesels manufactured by Alco. For detailed info see John Gaertner's book or SP&S Historical Society

Model hp Quantity Built Road numbers Notes
ALCO S-1 600 2 1941 10–11 Acquired new.
ALCO S-2 1000 9 1940–1943 20–28 Acquired new.
Baldwin VO-1000 1000 5 1940–1945 30–34 30-31 ex-demo. 32-34 Acquired new.
EMD NW2 1000 3 1948 40–42 Acquired new.
EMD SW9 1200 3 1951 43–45 Acquired new.
ALCO RS-1 1000 2 1945 50–51 Acquired new.
ALCO RS-1 1000 4 1945 53–55 Ex Oregon Electric 52–55, acquired 1951
ALCO RS-2 1500 3 1949–1950 60–62 Acquired new. Steam generators from 800–802.
ALCO RS-2 1500 2 1947 63–64 Ex Great Northern 200–201, acquired 1963
ALCO RS-3 1600 18 1950–1953 65–82 Acquired new. Phase 1 body style
ALCO RS-3 1600 2 1953 83–84 Ex GN 231–232, acquired 1959
ALCO RS-3 1600 9 1955 90–98 Acquired new. Phase 3 body style
ALCO C-415 1500 2 1968 100–101 Acquired new.
EMD GP9 1750 6 1956 150–155 Acquired new. 150-153 Steam generators Phase 2 body style
ALCO C-424 2400 7 1964 300–306 Acquired new.
ALCO C-425 2500 8 1965 310–317 Acquired new.
ALCO C-425 2500 8 1966 320–327 Acquired new.
ALCO C-636 3600 6 1967 330–335 Acquired new.
ALCO C-636 3600 4 1968 340–343 Acquired new.
EMD E7A 2000 1 1948 750 Acquired new.
EMD F3A 1500 2 1947 800A1–800A2 Acquired new. Renumbered 800–801. Original steam generators were too small. Replaced with larger ones; old ones installed into 60–62
EMD F3A 1500 1 1948 802 Acquired new.
EMD F7A 1500 4 1953 803–806 Acquired new.
ALCO FA-1 1500 6 1948 850A1,A2–852A1,A2 Acquired new. Renumbered 850–855
ALCO FA-1 1500 6 1949 858A1,A2–860A1,A2 (even nos.) Acquired new. Renumbered 856–861
ALCO FA-1 1500 4 1948 862A1,A2, 864A1,A2 Ex GN 440A,D, 442A,D. Renumbered 862–865
ALCO FA-1 1500 2 1950 866A1,A2 Acquired new. Renumbered 866–867
ALCO FA-2 1600 2 1950 868A1,A2 Acquired new. Renumbered 868–869
ALCO FB-1 1500 6 1949 856B1,B2–860B1,B2 (even nos.) Acquired new. Renumbered 200–205
ALCO FB-1 1500 4 1948 862B1,B2, 864B1,B2 Ex GN 440B,C, 442B,C. Renumbered 206–209
ALCO FB-1 1500 2 1950 866B1,B2 Acquired new. Renumbered 210–211
ALCO FB-2 1600 2 1950 868B1,B2 Acquired new. Renumbered 212–213
EMD GP38 2000 6 1970 200–205 (2nd) Ordered by the SP&S, but delivered to Burlington Northern after the merger.

References

  1. Keyes & Middleton (Autumn 1980). p. 114
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