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Steam Locomotives of the
Predecessor Railroads
Baltimore & Delta Railroad
Maryland Central Railroad
| Number |
Type |
Date Built |
Builder
& No. |
Cylinders |
Drivers |
Weight |
| 1 |
2-6-0 |
10/1881 |
Brooks #596 |
14"x18" |
41" |
46,000 |
| Notes: |
Named "Enoch Pratt"
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 1 |
| 2 |
2-6-0 |
3/1881 |
Baldwin |
|
|
54,000 |
| Notes: |
Named "John M. Dennison"
May have been built by Snyder
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 2 |
| 3 |
2-8-0 |
4/1882 |
Baldwin #6134 |
15"x20" |
36" |
60,000 |
| Notes: |
Named "Thomas C. Jenkins"
Built as Denver & Rio Grande No. 292
Received around August of 1882
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 3 |
| 4 |
2-8-0 |
4/1882 |
Baldwin #6140 |
15"x20" |
36" |
60,000 |
| Notes: |
Named "George S. Brown"
Built as Denver & Rio Grande No. 293
Received around August of 1882
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 4 |
| 5 |
4-4-0 |
9/1883 |
Pittsburgh #707 |
15"x20" |
49" |
56,000 |
| Notes: |
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 5 |
| 6 |
4-4-0 |
9/1883 |
Pittsburgh #708 |
15"x20" |
49" |
56,000 |
| Notes: |
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 6 |
| 7 |
4-4-0 |
9/1887 |
Pittsburgh #949 |
15"x20" |
49" |
56,000 |
| Notes: |
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 7 |
Peach Bottom Railway
York & Peach Bottom Railway
| Number |
Type |
Date Built |
Builder
& No. |
Cylinders |
Drivers |
Weight |
| 1 |
0-6-0 |
5/1874 |
Porter-Bell #190 |
9.5"x14" |
30" |
22,000 |
| Notes: |
Named "Rufus Wiley"
Some sources list weight as 20,000
Bolier burst near Laurel, 6/29/1882 - engine was beyond use
Sold to a lumber company near Williamsport, Pa.
Sold to Cohn & Goldberg Lumber Co. (Zeigler Lumber Co.) in Alabama in 8/1905 |
| 2 |
2-4-0 |
1874 |
Porter-Bell #205 |
10"x16" |
36" |
27,000 |
| Notes: |
Named "S.G. Boyd" |
| 3 |
0-6-6 |
6/1876 |
Mason #561 |
12"x16" |
34" |
38,000 |
| Notes: |
Was sold in 1878 or 1881 |
| 4 |
2-6-0 |
10/1878 |
Baldwin #4442 |
12"x16" |
36" |
39,000 |
| Notes: |
Cost $5,500
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 14 |
| 5 |
2-6-0 |
10/1882 |
Pittsburgh #624 |
12"x18" |
42.5" |
40,000 |
| Notes: |
Some sources list drivers as 36"
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 15 |
| 6 |
4-4-0 |
9/1883 |
Pittsburgh #705 |
12"x18" |
43" |
40,000 |
| Notes: |
Some sources list cylinders as 15"x20", drivers as 49", weight as 56,000
Became Baltimore & Lehigh No. 16 |
Baltimore & Lehigh
Narrow Gauge
| Number |
Type |
Date Built |
Builder
& No. |
Cylinders |
Drivers |
Weight |
| 1 |
2-6-0 |
10/1881 |
Brooks #596 |
14"x18" |
41" |
46,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly Maryland Central No. 1 |
| 2 |
2-6-0 |
3/1881 |
Baldwin |
|
|
54,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly Maryland Central No. 2
Wrecked in April 1891 at Overshot Trestle |
| 3 |
2-8-0 |
4/1882 |
Baldwin #6134 |
15"x20" |
36" |
60,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly Maryland Central No. 3
Sold to the Banner Lumber Co.
Sold to Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. and became Kentwood & Eastern No. 22
Sold to SI&E in 1920
Sold to J.H. Burnaman |
| 4 |
2-8-0 |
4/1882 |
Baldwin #6140 |
15"x20" |
36" |
60,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly Maryland Central No. 4 |
| 5 |
4-4-0 |
9/1883 |
Pittsburgh #707 |
15"x20" |
49" |
56,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly Maryland Central No. 5
Sold to Newport & Shermans Valley RR (as their No. 5) in 1901 |
| 6 |
4-4-0 |
9/1883 |
Pittsburgh #708 |
15"x20" |
49" |
56,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly Maryland Central No. 6
Sold to Tionesta Valley RR (as their No. 8) in 1900 |
| 7 |
4-4-0 |
9/1887 |
Pittsburgh #949 |
15"x20" |
49" |
56.000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly Maryland Central No. 7
Sold to Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati RR (as their No. 11) in August of 1900 |
| 8 |
4-4-0 |
1/1883 |
Grant #1524 |
14"x20" |
46" |
48,000 |
| Notes: |
Purchased second-hand from Grant around June of 1892
Formerly Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis RR series 74-76 |
| 9 |
4-4-0 |
1/1883 |
Grant #1525 |
14"x20" |
46" |
48,000 |
| Notes: |
Purchased second-hand from Grant around June of 1892
Formerly Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis RR series 74-76 |
| 10 |
2-6-0 |
12/1893 |
Brooks #2411 |
15"x20" |
42" |
56,000 |
| Notes: |
Had a boiler pressure of 160 lbs.
May have weighed 74,000 lbs.
Sold to Newport & Shermans Valley RR (as their No. 7) in 1901 |
| 11 |
2-6-0 |
1882 |
Hinkley |
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| Notes: |
Purchased second-hand from Addison & Pennsylvania Rwy. in 1894
Either A&P No. 1 (#1575) or A&P No. 2 (#1576) |
| 12 |
4-4-0 |
1882 |
Hinkley #1582? |
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| Notes: |
Purchased second-hand from Addison & Pennsylvania Rwy. (No. 3) in 1894
Sold to Tuscarora Valley RR in 1900? |
| 13 |
4-4-0 |
1882 |
Hinkley #1583? |
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| Notes: |
Purchased second-hand from Addison & Pennsylvania Rwy. (No. 4) in 1894 |
| 14 |
2-6-0 |
10/1878 |
Baldwin #4442 |
12"x16" |
36" |
39,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly York & Peach Bottom No. 4
Wrecked in April 1891 at Overshot Trestle |
| 15 |
2-6-0 |
10/1882 |
Pittsburgh #624 |
12"x18" |
36.5" |
40,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly York & Peach Bottom No. 5
May have had 42.5" drivers |
| 16 |
4-4-0 |
9/1883 |
Pittsburgh #705 |
12"x18" |
43" |
40,000 |
| Notes: |
Formerly York & Peach Bottom No. 6
Wrecked in March 1892 at Little Gunpowder bridge
Boiler was used at Glenarm |
Baltimore & Lehigh
Standard Gauge
| Number |
Type |
Date Built |
Builder
& No. |
Cylinders |
Drivers |
Weight |
| 1 |
4-6-0 |
8/1900 |
Richmond #3101 |
19"x24" |
62" |
127,200 |
| Notes: |
Was found to be too heavy for the former narrow gauge track and trestles after delivery and was returned to the builder to be resold.
Sold to Toledo, St. Louis & Western RR on February 13, 1901
Numbered as TStL&W No. 109, class E-2, later reclassed as G-6
In 1924 became Nickel Plate No. 809, class P-5
Scrapped in August of 1927 |
| 2 |
4-6-0 |
8/1900 |
Richmond #3102 |
19"x24" |
62" |
127,200 |
| Notes: |
Was found to be too heavy for the former narrow gauge track and trestles after delivery and was returned to the builder to be resold.
Sold to Toledo, St. Louis & Western RR on February 13, 1901
Numbered as TStL&W No. 110, class E-2, later reclassed as G-6
In 1924 became Nickel Plate No. 810, class P-5
Scrapped in February of 1929 |
| 3 |
4-6-0 |
8/1900 |
Richmond #3103 |
19"x24" |
62" |
127,200 |
| Notes: |
Was found to be too heavy for the former narrow gauge track and trestles after delivery and was returned to the builder to be resold.
Sold to Toledo, St. Louis & Western RR on February 13, 1901
Numbered as TStL&W No. 111, class E-2, later reclassed as G-6
In 1924 became Nickel Plate No. 811, class P-5
Scrapped in July of 1929 |
| 4 |
4-6-0 |
8/1900 |
Richmond #3104 |
19"x24" |
62" |
127,200 |
| Notes: |
Was found to be too heavy for the former narrow gauge track and trestles after delivery and was returned to the builder to be resold.
Sold to Little Rock & Hot Springs Western RR as their No. 5
Sold to StLIM&S, then Missouri Pacific as their No. 7601
Was still active in 1925 but off the roster by 1929 |
| 5 |
4-6-0 |
8/1900 |
Richmond #3105 |
19"x24" |
62" |
127,200 |
| Notes: |
Was found to be too heavy for the former narrow gauge track and trestles after delivery and was returned to the builder to be resold.
Sold to the Shamokin Coal Company and became Mt. Carmel & Natalie RR No. 5
Became Philadelphia & Reading RR second No. 526 in 1908
Scrapped in 1922 |
| 20 |
0-4-0 |
9/1887 |
Pennsylvania RR |
15"x24" |
50" |
69,600 |
| Notes: |
Purchased from the Pennsylvania RR in August 1900
Some sources list engine weight as 72,000 |
| 21 |
4-6-0 |
10/1881 |
Pennsylvania RR #599 |
18"x22" |
50" |
84,800 |
| Notes: |
Purchased from the Pennsylvania RR in December 1900 |
| 22 |
4-6-0 |
10/1881 |
Pennsylvania RR #597 |
18"x22" |
50" |
84,800 |
| Notes: |
Purchased from the Pennsylvania RR in December 1900 |
York Southern Railroad
| Number |
Type |
Date Built |
Builder
& No. |
Cylinders |
Drivers |
Weight |
| 1 |
4-4-0 |
7/1895 |
Baldwin #14354 |
16"x24" |
62" |
80,540 |
| Notes: |
Named "S.M. Manifold"
Became Maryland & Pennsylvania RR No. 1 |
| 2 |
2-6-0 |
8/1895 |
Baldwin #14408 |
17"x24" |
56" |
92,380 |
| Notes: |
Named "J.C. Neville"
Became Maryland & Pennsylvania RR No. 2 |
| 3 |
4-4-0 |
11/1895 |
Baldwin #14547 |
16"x24" |
62" |
80,540 |
| Notes: |
Named "W.F. Walworth"
Became Maryland & Pennsylvania RR No. 3 |
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