These are locomotives of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road". The Milwaukee was acquired by the Soo Line in 1985 and the Soo subsequently became part of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Steam Class A (4-4-2), B (4-6-0), C (2-8-0), F (4-6-2, 4-6-4), G (4-6-0), H (4-4-0), I (0-6-0), J (0-4-0), K (2-6-2), L (2-8-2), M (2-6-0), N (2-6-6-2), S (4-8-4), X (Shays)Diesel ALCO, Baldwin, Davenport, EMD (Switchers, Cab units, Hood units), Fairbanks-Morse, General Electric, WhitcombElectric Switchers, Passenger, FreightRebuildsEMD
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Steam Milwaukee Road steam locomotives were organized into classes by wheel arrangement. Additional suffixes, where used indicated:
s: fitted with a superheater (where the class was not fitted from new) r: fitted with a mechanical stoker (where the class was not fitted from new)
Class A: 4-4-2 Class A was the 4-4-2 type. ImageClassQuantityBuilderBuiltRetiredCylinders(bore × stroke)DriverdiameterBoiler pressureTractive effortNotesinmminmpsiMPalbfkNA1BLW1896–19031934–194813 × 2622 × 26330×660559×660C:15,577S:20,250C:69.29S:90.08 Vauclain compound, all rebuilt simple 1921–1922 as class A1-a. Eleven superheated 1925–1929 as class A1-as.A1-asMilwaukee Road1925–1929 (rebuilt)1934–194819 × 26483×660SimpleA2BLW19011927–192915 × 2825 × 28381×711635×711Vauclain compoundA2-aBLW1902–19031927–192915 × 2825 × 28381×711635×711Vauclain compoundA2-bMilwaukee Road1907–19081927–192915 × 2825 × 28381×711635×711CompoundA2-cBLW1908–19091928–193015 × 2825 × 28381×711635×711Vauclain compoundA2BLW 31274, 312751907195115 × 2825 × 28381×711635×711Balanced compound, rebuilt simple as class A4-sA4-sMilwaukee Road(rebuilt)195122 × 28559×711A3-sBLW 337781909195122 × 28559×711 Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad. Rebuilt as class A4-asA4-asMilwaukee Road(rebuilt)195122 × 28559×711AAlco1935–19371949–195119 × 28483×711Streamlined
Class B: 4-6-0 Class B was for Vauclain compound 4-6-0s built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Most were rebuilt as simple engines, those not rebuilt were scrapped in the late 1920s. ImageClassQuantityBuilderBuiltRetiredCylinders(bore × stroke)DriverdiameterBoiler pressureTractive effortNotesinmminmpsiMPalbfkNBBLW1892191412 × 2620 × 26305×660508×660Rebuilt to class G5-xsB1BLW1895–18971913–191512 × 2621 × 26318×660533×660C:17,950S:21,540C:79.85S:95.81All rebuilt to class G5-sB2BLW1897–18991914–192513× 2623 × 26343×660584×660C:20,944S:25,500C:93.16S:113.4319 rebuilt to class G6-fs, 18 rebuilt to class G6-mB2BLW19001915–192413× 2623 × 26343×660584×6603 rebuilt to class G6-gs, 4 rebuilt to G6-nB3-xBLW1899192714 × 3024 × 30256×762610×762ScrappedB3BLW19001915–192715 × 2625 × 26381×660635×660C:23,079S:28,080C:102.66S:124.919 rebuilt to class G6-s, 4 rebuilt to class G6-os, 12 rebuilt to class G6-ps.B4-xBLW1899192715 × 3025 × 30381×762635×762ScrappedB4BLW19001921–192715 × 3025 × 30381×762635×762C:26,630S:31,956C:118.46S:142.15Narrow firebox. 10 rebuilt to class G7-as, 6 scrappedB4BLW1901–19031915–192515 × 2825 × 28381×711635×711C:27,222S:32,666C:121.09S:145.31Wide firebox. 20 rebuilt to class G7-bs, 4 rebuilt to class G7-cs, 25 rebuilt to class G8, 17 rebuilt to class G8-a,
Class C: 2-8-0 Class C was the 2-8-0 type. ImageClassQuantityBuilderBuiltRetiredCylinders(bore × stroke)DriverdiameterBoiler pressureTractive effortNotesinmminmpsiMPalbfkNC1-aBLW 19400–1940119011934–193522 × 28559×711C1-bBLW 19398–1939919011934–194022 × 28559×711Later class C1-cC1-cMilwaukee Road1904–19071934–194922 × 28559×711C1-dAlco-Rogers1908–19091934–193622 × 28559×711Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern RailroadC1-eAlco-Brooks19051934–193619 × 28495×711Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railroad; né Detroit Southern RailroadC1-fBLW 32441–324421907193421 × 28533×711Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary RailroadC1-gBLW 35425–354261910193421 × 28533×711Acquired with Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary RailroadC2Milwaukee Road (25)BLW (50)1909–19101936–196523 × 30584×762C3BLW 32176, 322081907193522 × 28559×711Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern RailroadC3-aBLW1910–19111934–195122 × 30559×762Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern RailroadC3-bAlco-Rogers19091945–194922 × 30559×762C4BLW 247421904192720 × 24508×610Acquired with Montana RailroadC5Milwaukee Road19121951–195424 × 30610×762C5-aAlco-Brooks (35)Milwaukee Road (10)1912–131945–195424 × 30610×762C7Alco-Schen19101950–195325 × 32635×813Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern RailroadC7-aAlco-Schen1912–19181950–195325 × 32635×813Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern RailroadC9-aPittsburgh1901192119 × 24483×610Acquired with Tacoma Eastern RailroadC9-bBLW 59431881192920 × 24508×610Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia RailroadC9-cBLW 138001893192919 × 24483×610Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia RailroadC9-dBLW 247421904192720 × 24508×610Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia RailroadC9-dBLW 138001906193522 × 28559×711Acquired with Tacoma Eastern Railroad
Class D: 0-8-0 Class D was the 0-8-0 type. ImageClassQuantityBuilderBuiltRetiredCylinders(bore × stroke)DriverdiameterBoiler pressureTractive effortNotesinmminmpsiMPalbfkND1BLW 39758–397591913195220 × 26508×660Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railroad
Class E Class E was reserved for the electric locomotives.
Class F: 4-6-2 and 4-6-4 Class F covered the 4-6-2 and 4-6-4 types. ImageClassQuantityBuilderBuiltRetiredCylinders(bore × stroke)DriverdiameterBoiler pressureTractive effortNotesinmminmpsiMPalbfkNF1 (1st) 4-6-2Schenectady 28551889192619 × 24483×610Rebuild to G4-g class 4-6-0F2 4-6-2Milwaukee Road1905192923 × 26584×660F3 4-6-2Alco-Brooks 47442–47491, 48714–4743319101929–195423 × 28584×711All rebuilt to F3-s, F3-as or F3-bs. Two streamlined as F1 (second). One streamlined as F3 (second)F4 4-6-2Milwaukee Road19101916–195423 × 28584×711All rebuilt to F4-b (2), F4-ms (17) or F5-bs (6).F5 4-6-2Milwaukee Road (15 new, 6 rebuilt from F4)Alco-Brooks (50) 51134–51163, 51328–513471911–19121934–195425 × 28635×711All rebuilt to F5-b, F5-n or F3-an.F6 4-6-4BLW 61135–6114819301952–195426 × 28660×711 F6-a 4-6-4BLW 61655–6166219311952–195426 × 28660×711 F7 4-6-4Alco 69064–6906919381949–195123 × 30597×762Streamlined
Class G: 4-6-0 Class G was the simple 4-6-0 type, some of which were rebuilt from class B compounds. ImageClassQuantityBuilderBuiltRetiredCylinders(bore × stroke)DriverdiameterBoiler pressureTractive effortNotesinmminmpsiMPalbfkNG1Cooke1892190217 × 24432×610Acquired with Milwaukee and Superior RailroadG2Brooks 1333–1335, 15141888–18891925–192718 × 24457×610 Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern RailroadG2-aBrooks 1707–17081890192618 × 24457×610 Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern Superior RailroadG2-bPRR's Logansport, Indiana shops1888192619 × 22483×559 Acquired with Tacoma Eastern RailroadG2-cBLW 236731904193118 × 24457×610Acquired with Tacoma Eastern RailroadG3R.I. 2548, 2635–26401891–18921926–192718 × 24457×610 G4Schen 192518 × 26457×660 Acquired with Montana RailroadG4-aBrooks 1219–1220, 1255–125618871926–192818 × 24457×610Acquired with Milwaukee and Northern RailroadG4-bR.I. 3128–312918961927–192918 × 24457×610Acquired with Des Moines Northern and Western RailroadG4-cR.I. 1047, 1052–10531881192619 × 26483×660 G4-dR.I. 1411–143018831926–193319 × 26483×660 G4-eR.I. (40); Schen (35); Brooks (1); Grant (25);1885–18881926–193319 × 26483×660G4-fBLW 15888–15891, 16017–16019189818 × 24457×610Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad, né Southern IndianaG4-gMILW's Milwaukee shops1926 (rebuilt)193019 × 24483×610Rebuilt from F1 class 4-6-2G5R.I.18911925–193419 × 26483×660Eight sold to Montana Railroad in 1907; re-acquired with Montana Railroad in 1910. G5-aSchen 3302–3311 (10); BLW (9)1890–18921926–193518 × 26452×660 G5-bR.I. 21511889192619 × 24483×610 G5-sMilwaukee Road (re-builder)1913–19151938–194519 × 26483×660Rebuilt from class B1G5-cBLW 323481907192719 × 26483×660 Acquired with Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad G5-dRogers 5386–538818991930–193418 × 26457×660Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad; né Southern Indiana RailroadG5-eBLW1903193419 × 26483×660Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad; né Southern Indiana RailroadG6-aMilwaukee Road's Milwaukee Shops19051931–193620 × 26521×66017 superheated as class G6-asG6-bMilwaukee Road's Milwaukee Shops19071945–194820 × 26521×6604 superheated as class G6-bsG6-cAlco-Brooks 45789–4580119091930–194820 × 26521×66011 superheated ad class G6-csG6-dBLW 31269–312701907193518 × 26457×660Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern RailroadG6-eBLW 31648, 32119, 327641907–1908193519 × 26483×660Acquired with Idaho and Washington Northern RailroadG6-fsMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1914–1918 (rebuilt)1932–195420 × 26508×660Rebuilt from class B2G6-gsMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1915 (rebuilt)1945–195320 × 26508×660Rebuilt from class B2G6-hCooke 22521893193021 × 26533×660Acquired with Tacoma Eastern RailroadG6-kBLW 23682, 26638, 284861904–19061926–193220 × 26508×660Acquired with Tacoma Eastern RailroadG6-mMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1921–1928 (rebuilt)1950–195419 × 26483×660Rebuilt from class B2; all superheated as class G6-msG6-nMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1921–24 (rebuilt)1941–195219 × 26483×660Rebuilt from class B2; all superheated as class G6-nsG6-osMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1921 (rebuilt)1949–195122 × 26559×660Rebuilt from class B3G6-psMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1921–1927 (rebuilt)1947–195422 × 26559×660Rebuilt from class B3; Two streamlined as class G 1937–1948G6-sMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1915–1918 (rebuilt)1945–195122 × 26572×660Rebuilt from class B3G6-rAlco-Rogers 37567–375721905193419 × 26483×660Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroaad, né Chicago Southern RailroadG7Milwaukee Road's Milwaukee Shops1904–19091928–194021 × 30533×762Seven superheated as class G7-sG7-asMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1921 (rebuilt)1940–195421 × 30533×762Rebuilt from class B4G7-bsMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1915–1918 (rebuilt)1950–195422 × 28559×711Rebuilt from class B4G7-csMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1918–1920 (rebuilt)1948–195422 × 28559×711Rebuilt from class B4G8Milwaukee Road (rebuilder)1919–1920 (rebuilt)1950–195722 × 28559×711Rebuilt from class B4G8-aMilwaukee Road (rebuilder)1921–1925 (rebuilt)1948–195622 × 28559×711Rebuilt from class B4
Class H: 4-4-0 Class H covered the 4-4-0 "American" type. Milwaukee Road class H1 Milwaukee Road class H2 Milwaukee Road class H3 Milwaukee Road class H4 Milwaukee Road class H5 ImageClassQuantityBuilderBuiltRetiredCylinders(bore × stroke)DriverdiameterBoiler pressureTractive effortNotesinmminmpsiMPalbfkNH6Brooks 1599–160018901926–192717 × 24432×610 Acquired 1893 with Milwaukee and NorthernH6-bSchen.3556–3557R. I. 27971891–18921926–193017 × 24432×610 Acquired 1899 with Des Moines and North WesternH6-cBrooks 1432–1433, 1512–15131888–1889192617 × 24432×610 Acquired 1893 with Milwaukee and NorthernH6-dR. I. 1687–1696Brooks 1148Cooke 1754–1763Grant (10)1886–18871926–194718 × 24457×610 H7R. I. 1272–1293, 1304–13061882–18831925–193218 × 24457×610 H7-aR. I. 1676–167818861928–193018 × 24457×610Acquired with Chicago, Evanston and Lake Shore RailroadH7-bSchen. 2962–29711889–19001927–193317 × 24432×610 H7-cBLW 185551901192817 × 24432×610 Acquired from Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern RailroadH7-dBLW 186991901192817 × 24432×610 Acquired from Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern RailroadH8Rogers 6228–6232Alco (4)1904–19051934–195118 × 26457×660Acquired with Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railroad
Class I: 0-6-0 Class I covered the 0-6-0 switcher types.