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Tacoma Belt Line





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All-time Diesel Locomotive Roster

Number Builder Model Built Serial Notes
901 1st GE 50-ton 12/43 18043 Sold to Peninsula Terminal Co. (Portland, OR) same#.
On PTCo. roster as of 3/86.
901 2nd Alco S-1 1/42 69608 Acquired 3/68 from Alco, ex-Portland Terminal (Oregon) 32, nee-Northern Pacific Terminal (Portland, OR) same#.
Disposition unknown to me.
902 1st GE 45-ton ? ? Sold 5/62 to Pan American Engineering.
902 2nd Alco S-1 1/42 69609 Acquired 3/68 from Alco, ex-Portland Terminal (Oregon) 33, nee-Northern Pacific Terminal (Portland, OR) same#.
Disposition unknown to me.
903 Whitcomb 65DE-19A 1944 ? Acquired in 11/47, ex-US Army 8495.
Sold in 1969 to General Metals (Tacoma), scrapped?
904 Whitcomb 65DE-19A 1944 ? Acquired 12/47, ex-US Army 8498.
Sold in 1969 to General Metals (Tacoma), scrapped?
905 Alco S-1 3/50 77790 Acquired 12/50, ex-Alco demonstrator 660.
Dispostion unknown to me.
906 Alco S-3 1950 78399 Acquired in 5/62, ex-Pan American Engineering 997, nee-Humble Oil 997.
Sold in 1979 to Simpson Timber (Shelton, WA), re# 600. Still in service?
907 Alco S-3 ? 78385 ex-Washington, Idaho & Montana 30.
Sold to Brandon Corp. of Omaha, re# 71, scrapped.
921 Alco S-4 1953 80965 Ex-NP?
Sold in 1989, buyer/disposition unknown.
930 Alco S-4 10/50 78414 ?
931 Alco S-4 10/50 78415 ?
950 Alco S-6 1956 81724 Acquired in 1976, ex-SP 1220.
Sold in 1980 to Vancouver Wharves (Vancouver, BC), re# 21 2nd.
1200 EMD SW9 1953 17822 Ex-UP 1842 (UP 1842 sold 10/77 to Precision National).
Sold in 1993 to Mt. Vernon Terminal Railway (Mt. Vernon, WA) same#.
1201 EMD SW9 1952 11722 Ex-C&O 5089.
Sold in 1996 to Pacific Rail Services, same#.
1202 EMD SW9 1951 13138 Ex-SCL 143, nee-ACL 661.
To Tacoma Rail in 1999.
1203 1st EMD GP9 1957 22719 Acquired or leased c.1986 from CEECO, ex-BN 1754, nee NP 316.
Returned to CEECO, resold 9/86 by CEECO to Washington Central, re# 302.
Reported sold to BNSF in 1996 after BNSF took over WC's Yakima Valley Division in 1996.
Current status unknown to me.
1203 2nd EMD SW1200 1965 29786 Acquired in 1988 from CEECO, ex-MP 1271.
To Tacoma Rail in 1999.
1204 EMD SW1200 1963 27859 Acquired in 1988, ex-CEECO 207, nee-MP 1191.
To Tacoma Rail in 1999.
2000 EMD GP18 1952 17372 Acquired in 1992, ex-CSX 1801, SBD 4755, SCL 4755, SCL 980, nee-SAL 1800.
To Tacoma Rail in 1999.
2001 EMD GP18 1952 17386 Acquired in 1992, ex-CSX 1808, SBD 4762, SCL 4762, SCL 994, nee-SAL 1814.
To Tacoma Rail in 1999.
2002 EMD GP20 1960 26063 Acquired in 1998 from NRE, ex-Arizona & California 2002, Southeast Coal 2002, UP 488, nee UP 718.
To Tacoma Rail in 1999.
2003 EMD GP20 1960 26047 Acquired in 1998 from NRE, ex-Arizona & California 2003, Southeast Coal 2003, UP 472, nee UP 702.
To Tacoma Rail in 1999.
200 ? Caboose ? ? Wood cupola caboose. Ex-NP?
201 ? Caboose ? ? Steel cupola caboose. Ex-UP.

Bibliography/Credits

  • Western Shortline Rosters Tacoma Belt Line and Tacoma Rail roster pages
  • "Diesel Locomotive Rosters: US, Canada, Mexico, 2nd Edition", Charles W. McDonald, Kalmbach Books, 1986
  • "Diesel Locomotive Rosters - the Railroad Magazine Series", Wayner Publications, circa 1971
  • Gene Connelly

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This page was created on October 11, 2000 and last updated on November 23, 2001
(added additional build dates and serial numbers)