LIRR STEAM ENGINE ROSTER |
The LIRR locomotive
renumbering took place effective October 1, 1898 |
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4-4-0 #45, built by Schenectady in December, 1870, was renumbered #8. Now . . . the only #8 that the LIRR rosters show in later years (c. 1920) is G54sd (4-6-0) camelback built new in 1902 and retired in the late 1920s. Therefore, we can conclude that, to avoid duplicate road numbers, (probably the MAIN reason for the renumbering of October, 1, 1898) renumbered 4-4-0 #8 was withdrawn from service either in 1902 or prior to that date, which sounds about right, because: 1. It
was a VERY old locomotive style and not strong enough to pull longer trains. |
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Starting 1901, with Classes in Alphabetical
Order Data per the roster in Steel Rails to the Sunrise |
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0-6-0 Class B51, B52, B52a, B53, B53sb Numbers: 170 thru 196, inclusive |
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B-53sb #170 was taken at Morris Park Shops. The coaling derrick is just visible at left and the Montauk branch embankment is in the right background. Smoke everywhere is a give-away. Dave Keller archive |
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0-8-0 Class C51s, C51sa Numbers: 251 thru 269, inclusive |
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C51s #251 Mineola 1946 R. H. Schneider photo, Dave Keller archive |
C51s #251 Morris Park c.1940's |
C51sa #257 Morris Park 1918 |
C51sa #261 Maspeth 1941 against traffic. Archive: Dave Keller |
C51s #253 LI City 04/31 Archive: Dave Keller |
C51sa #263 LI City 1939 Archive: Dave Keller |
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4-4-0 Class D16b, D16sb Numbers: 201 thru 231, inclusive LIRR D16b locomotives were built by the PRR in 1905 and 1906 and had 68" drivers. The D16sb which was the same class locomotive after superheating conversion and had additional changes made. The D16b had the traditional PRR squared-off firebox. The D16b originally had a rounded edge to the smokebox (see c. 1912 image below) and the cylinder box was square. When superheated, they were re-classed D16sb. The cylinder box was rebuilt in a different shape and a pipe connected that box with the smokebox, allowing superheated steam into the cylinders. You'll notice the smokebox front was no longer rounded at the edge but sharp like all the other locomotives. The classification lights were relocated to atop the rebuilt smokebox. The headlight was repositioned. The number plates on the D16 was just a number. No lettering. D16's were retired 1925-1934 with the majority of them gone by 1928-29 after the arrival of the G5s fleet. |
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D16b #201 and crew Babylon c.1912 Archive: Dave Keller |
D16b Patchogue c.1908 Archive: Dave Keller |
D16b #208 Watermill 1908 |
D16sb #228 CI State Hospital Relief Loco Crew. Central Islip 1931 George G. Ayling photo, Dave Keller archive |
4-4-0 Class: D51 #25-26, both built in 1879 and gone in Jan/1912. D52, D52a, D52b Numbers: #25 thru #42, inclusive D54 #64-76, D55, D55a, D56 #82, 84-99 Numbers #64 thru #100, inclusive |
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Locomotive #92 in Harold Fullerton's 1897 photo was an 1883 Rogers product, becoming #39 in the 1898 renumbering. It was a class D52b and was retired in 1914. (Vincent Seyfried data) |
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LIRR D54, D55 and D56 locomotives were
built by Baldwin between 1893 and 1904 and had 67" or 68" drivers,
depending on the class. The D56 had a different
boiler shape, rising at about mid-point. The Domes atop the boiler
were of different heights due to this boiler shape. The number plates
on the D56 were quite different from those on the D16 as the D56 wore the
Baldwin-style plate with the manufacturer's name in lettering around the
circle. |
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Built 1893 and
withdrawn from service in April, 1917 Behind the cab of
#71 is road number #170 class H3 Therefore, this image taken from the end of October, 1905 and when the #71 was removed from service in April, 1917. |
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4-4-0 Camelbacks Class D53, D53a, D53b Numbers: 43 thru 63, inclusive |
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D53a #46 Islip Freight Station View N c.1915 Archive: John Jett |
D53a Camelback #47 1915 (Holman- Dave Keller) D-53a #47 5/01/15 |
D53a Camelback #47 1915 cab close-up (Holman, Dave Keller) |
D-53a #50 at Engine Terminal - Wheelspur Yard, L. I. City. Engine House in Background. 10/12/16
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D53a #51 John Amott Islip Station View E c.1915 Archive: John Jett |
D53a Camelback #54 - LI City Station 1899 Archive: Freeport Memorial Library |
LIRR 4-4-0 #116 6/1888 Renumbered in 1898: #48 |
#43-63 converted by Baldwin to Camelbacks c. 1895. Ron Ziel |
LIRR 4-4-0 #121 Class D53b 5/1899 Renumbered in 1898: #53 Retired by January, 1912 |
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4-4-0 Class D54a Numbers: 308 thru 312, inclusive |
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4-4-2 Class E1 Numbers: 198 thru 200, inclusive |
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4-4-2 Camelbacks Class E51, E51sa Numbers: 1 thru 4, inclusive |
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LIRR #1 E51sa Camelback MP Shops c.1918 view NW “Smokewasher” in background installed 1914 as a result of outcry from the surrounding residential community. Went for scrap: 07/1929 Edward Hulse started on the LIRR as a fireman in 1887, seven years later he was promoted to Engineman. Engine no. 1 "Edward W. Hulse " pulling train no. 42 the "Speonk Express" above. |
E51sa Camelback #1, sister to #2 of the Golden’s Pickle Works wreck at Calverton, was, at one time, named after her Engineer “Edward Hulse”. Hulse had #1 named after him. The other 3 were unnamed. Dave Keller
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E51sa #1 at MP Shops c. 1915 (Holman- Dave Keller) |
E51sa #3 Patchogue Crew 1912 Archive: Dave Keller |
4-6-0 Class G5s Numbers: 20 thru 50, inclusive |
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G5s #21 train WB Oyster Bay Station c.1935 Archive: Dave Keller |
G5s #22 is seen here laying up at Morris Park Shops on February 4, 1938. In the foreground can be seen the remaining wooden safety guard for a section of electrified third rail which apparently had been removed at the time of this image. Looking northwest, this photo appears to have been taken about where the "new" concrete coaling tower would be constructed 6 years later. Collection: Dave Keller |
G5s #22 Photo: Frank Zahn Archive: Mike Boland |
G5s #26 Train #552 just east of Roslyn 5/1951 Photo: Robert B. Dunnet |
G5s #28 Oyster Bay 1953 Photo/Archive: John Scala |
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G5s #49 at Port Jefferson. The building behind the loco is what later became the Purina Feed building fronting Route 112 across from the station platform. Archive: Dave Keller |
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#31 Morris Park 1948 Archive: Dave Keller G5s #40 |
G5s #39 with PRR Tender - MP Shops 10/18/1945 Archive: Ron Zinn |
G5s #39-#50 10/09/1955 at Oyster Bay |
G5s #21, #24 Oyster Bay c. 1950 zoom Archive: Dave Keller |
4-6-0 Class G51, G51a, G52, G52a Numbers: 101 thru 122, inclusive |
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#117 Morris Park 1923 |
#117 St. Albans 1924 |
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4-6-0 Camelbacks Class G53 Numbers 123 thru 127, inclusive | |||
G53 #123 Camelback with westbound freight on trestle c.1910 Unidentified location. Archive: Dave Keller |
G53 #123 Camelback with westbound freight near trestle - c. 1910 Unidentified location. Archive: Dave Keller |
G53 #126 Camelback Brook Builder photo plate Brooks Locomotive Works Builder's Photo - June, 1899 Archive: Dave Keller |
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4-6-0 Class G53a, G53b, G53sc. G53sd Numbers: 128 thru 146, inclusive | |||
#132 Mineola 1926 |
#133 Morris Park 1911 |
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G53sd #141 Morris Park 1917 |
LIRR G5sd #144 freight engine at Morris Park |
G53sd #144 at Morris Park Shops c.1938 Archive: Dave Keller #145 7/5/31 LI City |
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4-6-0 Camelbacks Class G54sa numbers: 7-9, 16-19 - G54sb numbers: 5-6 10-15 |
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G54sb #13 taking on water LI City c.1910 George E. Votava collection, Dave Keller archive |
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G54sb #13 with train of wooden coaches Carlton Ave Central Islip 1922 George G. Ayling photo |
G54sa #16 1921 James V. Osborne photo, Dave Keller archive |
G54sa #17 train of wooden coaches Sunnyside, LI City 9/21/1917 Dave Keller archive |
G54sa #18 with Engineer at LI City, c. 1924. The engineer is James C. Eichhorn. His name is painted under the cab window. Archive: Dave Keller |
G54sa #19 c.1908+ Archive: Ellen Guarente |
G54sa #19 taking on water Morris Park 1915 (Holman- Dave Keller) |
G54sa #19 Bellport passing siding view SE c.1915 (Holman- Dave Keller) |
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2-8-0 Class H51, H51a Numbers: 151 thru 155, inclusive |
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H51 #152 switching Holban Hump 5/23/1923 Archive: Tom Miller |
H51 #152 - View from the tender witching Holban Hump 5/23/1923 Archive: Tom Miller |
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2-8-0 Class H3, H3a, H3b Numbers: 159 thru 170, inclusive | |||
2-8-0 Class H6sb Numbers: 300 thru 314, inclusive. All locos arrived in 1916 with the exception of the 2nd #307 which arrived sometime after the 1st #307 was wrecked at Bay Ridge in 1935. | |||
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2-8-0 Class H10s Numbers: 101 thru 119, inclusive |
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#104 plow Morris Park |
#110 LI City ex-PRR 8610 Photo: 1934 just west of the Harold Ave. overpass in Sunnyside/LI City either by George Votava or one of his friends, i.e. Bill Lichtenstern, Jeff Winslow, et. al. This engine is still sporting classification lights atop the
smokebox. These were gone from freight engines by 1939. Many lost them much earlier. Info: Dave Keller |
LIRR #113 King Park Hospital spur 1940's Photo/Archive: Ernie Lanzer
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#117 Holban Yard with the Montauk branch elevated viaduct at the far right curving down to the south shore. Hollis-Hillside c.1935 Archive: Dave Keller
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The LIRR acquired their H10s engines from the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1928 and 1930. Only one H10s that the LIRR owned was built by the PRR, however ALL were previously OWNED by the PRR and were assigned PRR road numbers. Research: Dave Keller Roster of LIRR H10s engines, previous PRR number, build date and builder: | |||
101 7146 1913 Baldwin 102 7174 1913 PRR 103 7205 1913 104 7732 1915 Lima 105 7558 1913 Pittsburgh 106 7140 1913 Baldwin 107 7616 1915 Baldwin 108 7152 1915 Baldwin 109 7952 1916 Brooks |
112 8246 1916 Brooks 113 9732 1916 Brooks 114 8222 1915 Lima 115 8814 1916 Lima (ex-Vandalia RR) 116 9888 1915 Baldwin 117 7931 1915 Lima (ex-Little Miami RR) 118 8527 1913 Baldwin 119 8566 1913 Baldwin |
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2-6-2T Class S51 Numbers: 20 thru 24, inclusive |
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PENNSYLVANIA LEASED LOCOMOTIVES: | |||
The PRR leased locomotives to the LIRR from 1900 until October, 1951, on a
monthly basis as needs arose. In October of 1951 all remaining PRR-leased
locos had been returned to the parent road with one odd exception occurring
in August, 1955. |
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0-4-0 Class A6 Numbers: 3906 built as diesel |
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0-4-0 Class A6b Numbers: 3905 was originally diesel then converted to gasoline. | |||
0-6-0 Class B4 Numbers: 0288 | |||
0-6-0 Class B6sa Numbers: 1418 | |||
0-6-0 Class B6sb Numbers: 2015 | |||
0-6-0 Class B8 Numbers: 27, 229, 539, 664, 665, 919, 1056, 1105, 1108, 1109, 1152, 1249, 1415, 1504, 2362, 2502, 2504, 2784, 3134, 3243 |
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PRR B-8 (0-6-0) #1109 on Degnon Terminal
switch leads - Skillman Ave. - LI City - 11/14/46 Photo: W. J. Edwards Archive: Dave Keller |
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4-4-0 Class D16b Numbers: 485, 3171, 3192, 5226, 5320 | |||
4-4-2 Class E2 Numbers: 744 | |||
4-4-2 Class E3sd Numbers: 186, 917, 955, 1044, 1413, 2985, 2999, 3005, 3148, 3149, 3152, 3154, 3158,4106, 4170, 4176 |
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E3sd #4170 Morris Park 11/03/1940 Archive: Dave Keller |
PRR E3sd #4176 Richmond Hill Storage Yard 4/23/1939 Archive: Dave Keller |
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4-4-2 Class E6s Numbers: 51, 169, 198, 230, 402, 435, 460, 530, 563, 645, 737, 779, 1179, 1238, 1287, 1321, 1333, 1347, 1351, 1470, 1564, 1600, 1611, 1680, 1694, 5209 |
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4-4-2 Class E7s Numbers: 7213, 7315, 7379, 7407, 7482, 7484, 7497, 7601, 7622, 7685, 7766, 8033, 8075, 8482, 8492, 8496, 8498, 8499, 8534, 8587, 8631, 8633, 9713, 9714, 9716, 9719, 9720, 9723, 9818, 9819, 9820 |
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PRR E7s #7407 Mineola-1932 Archive: Bud Laws |
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4-6-0 Class G5s Numbers: 1589, 1961, 5703, 5704, 5706, 5707, 5714, 5717, 5724, 5741 |
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PRR G5s #5706 with LIRR tender at MP Shops 5/09/1945 Archive: Ron Zinn |
PRR G5s #5741 |
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2-8-0 Class H3b Numbers: 0781, 0783 | |||
2-8-0 Class H6 Numbers: 1665, 1868 | |||
2-8-0 Class H6a Numbers: 2387 | |||
2-8-0 Class H6sb Numbers: 158, 701, 1038, 1114, 3042, 3047, 3077, 3835, 5043, 8557, 9771 | |||
2-8-0 Class H8sa Numbers: 7507 | |||
2-8-0 Class H8sb Numbers: 125, 345, 693, 1340 | |||
2-8-0 Class H9s Numbers: 155, 237, 357, 363, 392, 396, 429, 486, 540, 543, 580, 614, 692, 746, 813, 910, 1084, 1111, 1144, 1265, 1370, 1382, 1421, 1484, 1493, 1495, 1500, 1504, 1508, 1532, 1558, 1559, 1561, 1795, 1797, 1803, 1806, 2090, 2386, 2486, 2824, 2826, 2927, 3217, 3419, 3468, 3470, 3475, 3478, 3493, 3513, 3521, 3522, 3523, 3526, 3527, 3530, 3534, 3539, 3540, 3601, 3602, 3615, 3620, 3685, 4147, 4153, 4180, 5139, 5172, 5264, 5624 |
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PRR leased H9s #580 with well-stocked tender is westbound on a yard track opposite the station platform and is about to cross Osborne Avenue at Riverhead, NY in this view from June, 1933. The fireman is watching the photographer. (Dave Keller archive) |
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PRR -9s #1504 2-8-0 |
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4-6-2 Class K2s Numbers: 732, 1245, 1458, 3325, 3366, 3378, 3570 |
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4-6-2 Class K2sa Numbers: 1387, 3228 | |||
4-6-2 Class K3s Numbers: 7149, 7793, 8091, 8232, 8659 | |||
4-6-2 Class K4s Numbers: 269, 383, 389, 518, 719, 830, 920, 958, 1139, 1384, 1395, 1554, 1730, 1737, 1984, 1985, 3655, 3728, 3731, 3734, 3738, 3740, 3741, 3744, 3750, 3751, 3752, 3753, 3754, 3757, 3771, 3805, 3838, 3841, 3843, 3854, 3873, 3880, 3887, 5072, 5238, 5296, 5336, 5348, 5349, 5365, 5375, 5385, 5387, 5389, 5393, 5394, 5395, 5396, 5406, 5407, 5409, 5410, 5411, 5414, 5428, 5432, 5434, 5438, 5455, 7267, 7270, 7275, 7938, 8225, 8378 |
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K4s #3741 Queens Village 1950 J. P. Sommer photo, Dave Keller archive |
PRR K4s #5072 eastbound west of Great River station 12/1947 Archive: EIHS |
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2-8-2 Class L1s Numbers: 714, 1286, 1385, 1478, 1542, 1625, 3078, 3408, 3518, 3580, 3590 | |||
Special thanks to Dave Keller for providing the text and photos, unless noted. |
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04/15/2024