List of Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway locomotives


The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway used a combination of new and used locomotives.

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.
ClassWheel
arrangement		QuantityFleet
ManufacturerSerial
numbers		Year madeYear retiredComments
A-10-6-051–5Alco 44740–4474419071946–1952Acquired new
A-20-6-016Baldwin861718871931ex Astoria & Columbia River 1; exx NP 988, class I; acquired 1911
A-30-6-027–8Alco 54403–5440419141952Acquired new
L-14-4-0150Schenectady278518891928Ex Columbia River & Northern 2; acquired 1908
L-24-4-0151Hinkley146918811916Ex Columbia River & Northern 1; acquired 1908
L-34-4-0152Cooke173118861919Ex Astoria & Columbia River 4; acquired 1911
L-44-4-0253–54Rogers3410–341118831920–1924Ex Astoria & Columbia River 6–7; acquired 1911
L-54-4-0255–56Schenectady
Baldwin		4644
6972		1897
1883		1915–1930Acquired 1911, 1915
D-14-6-010100–109Baldwin19101927–1937Ex GN 1043–1052, class E-14; acquired 1910. Six rebuilt to class H-1 ; remaining four scrapped in 1937
D-24-6-02150–151Baldwin36480–3648119111948–1950Acquired new
D-34-6-03Schenectady4703…471018981938–1941Ex NP 258, 251, 257; class P. Acquired 1911
D-44-6-03153–155Cooke2375–237718981937–1946Ex Astoria & Columbia River 16–18. Acquired 1911
D-54-6-01156Baldwin2393119041937Ex Spokane and Inland Empire Railway 2. Acquired 1911
D-64-6-01159Rogers577219021937Ex Pacific and Eastern 3, exx Great Northern 938, class E-6. Acquired 1912
D-74-6-03160–162Baldwin34899–3490119101944Ex Great Northern 1074–1076, class E-15. Acquired 1925
M-12-6-01200Baldwin954618881928Ex Northern Pacific 522, class D-3. Acquired 1909
M-22-6-01201Brooks237118931944Ex Great Northern 420, class D-4. Acquired 1925
N-42-8-06300–305Baldwin9507…119491888–18911937–1945Ex Northern Pacific class F-1. Acquired 1925
N-52-8-01Baldwin952418881937Ex Northern Pacific 79, class F-1. Acquired 1925
N-62-8-05325–329Schenectady
Alco 		5886…5892
25826		1901–19021945–49Ex Northern Pacific, class Y-2. Acquired 1925–1936
N-72-8-05335–339Alco 27350…2735819031945–1946Ex Northern Pacific, class Y-4. Acquired 1925
N-12-8-03350–352Brooks2107…215418921945–1947Ex Great Northern, class F-1. Acquired 1908
N-22-8-03355–369Baldwin
Rogers		1903–19071950–1954Ex Great Northern, class F-8. Acquired 1909–1944
N-32-8-01370Alco 2945919041940Ex Astoria and Columbia River 19. Acquired 1911
F-12-6-217450–466Baldwin28851…309991906–19071937–1949Ex Great Northern, classes J-2 and J-1s. Acquired 1908–1925
O-12-8-214500–513Baldwin39092…497311913–19181949–1951Ex Great Northern, class O-1. Acquired 1925–1944
O-22-8-21525Alco 4687819101947Ex Northern Pacific 1698, class W-1. Acquired 1925.
O-32-8-210530–539Alco 52850…579571913–19171953–1957Ex Northern Pacific, class W-3. Acquired 1926–1944. The 539 is preserved.
O-42-8-22550–551Baldwin53793…5383519171953Ex Great Northern, class O-4. Acquired 1950
C-14-4-210600–609Baldwin33228…3327619091937–1949Acquired new. Identical to Great Northern’ class K-1
H-14-6-27620–6261927–1930 1952–1953Rebuilt from D-1 class locomotives 102–105, 107 and 109.
E-14-8-43700–702Baldwin62171–6217319381960Acquired new. Identical to Northern Pacific's class A-3. 700 preserved
Z-64-6-6-46900–905American68990–6899519371960Acquired 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.
Z-84-6-6-46910–911American71333–7133419441960Acquired new. Identical to Northern Pacific's class Z-8.

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
ModelhpQuantityBuiltRoad numbersNotes
ALCO S-16002194110–11Acquired new.
ALCO S-2100091940–194320–28Acquired new.
Baldwin VO-1000100051940–194530–3430-31 ex-demo. 32-34 Acquired new.
EMD NW210003194840–42Acquired new.
EMD SW912003195143–45Acquired new.
ALCO RS-110002194550–51Acquired new.
ALCO RS-110004194553–55Ex Oregon Electric 52–55, acquired 1951
ALCO RS-2150031949–195060–62Acquired new. Steam generators from 800–802.
ALCO RS-215002194763–64Ex Great Northern 200–201, acquired 1963
ALCO RS-31600181950–195365–82Acquired new. Phase 1 body style
ALCO RS-316002195383–84Ex GN 231–232, acquired 1959
ALCO RS-316009195590–98Acquired new. Phase 3 body style
ALCO C-415150021968100–101Acquired new.
EMD GP9175061956150–155Acquired new. 150-153 Steam generators Phase 2 body style
ALCO C-424240071964300–306Acquired new.
ALCO C-425250081965310–317Acquired new.
ALCO C-425250081966320–327Acquired new.
ALCO C-636360061967330–335Acquired new.
ALCO C-636360041968340–343Acquired new.
EMD E7A200011948750Acquired new.
EMD F3A150021947800A1–800A2Acquired new. Renumbered 800–801. Original steam generators were too small. Replaced with larger ones; old ones installed into 60–62
EMD F3A150011948802Acquired new.
EMD F7A150041953803–806Acquired new.
ALCO FA-1150061948850A1,A2–852A1,A2Acquired new. Renumbered 850–855
ALCO FA-1150061949858A1,A2–860A1,A2 Acquired new. Renumbered 856–861
ALCO FA-1150041948862A1,A2, 864A1,A2Ex GN 440A,D, 442A,D. Renumbered 862–865
ALCO FA-1150021950866A1,A2Acquired new. Renumbered 866–867
ALCO FA-2160021950868A1,A2Acquired new. Renumbered 868–869
ALCO FB-1150061949856B1,B2–860B1,B2 Acquired new. Renumbered 200–205
ALCO FB-1150041948862B1,B2, 864B1,B2Ex GN 440B,C, 442B,C. Renumbered 206–209
ALCO FB-1150021950866B1,B2Acquired new. Renumbered 210–211
ALCO FB-2160021950868B1,B2Acquired new. Renumbered 212–213
EMD GP38200061970200–205 Ordered by the SP&S, but delivered to Burlington Northern after the merger.