The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (SP&S) used a combination of new and used locomotives. For more information see the SP&S Historical Society Resources. [1]
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The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (SP&S) used a combination of new and used locomotives. For more information see the SP&S Historical Society Resources. [1]
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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 and the railroad's designated class.
| 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 Columbia River & Northern 2; acquired 1908 |
| L-2 | 4-4-0 | 1 | 51 | Hinkley | 1469 | 1881 | 1916 | Ex Columbia River & Northern 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, exx 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. No. 539 is preserved. |
| 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. [2] |
| Z-8 | 4-6-6-4 | 2 | 910–911 | American | 71333–71334 | 1944 | 1960 | Acquired new. Identical to Northern Pacific's class Z-8. |
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 | 52–55 | 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. 804 is preserved. |
| 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. |
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