M. D. Olds Lumber Co.

1 was built by Climax in June 1915, #1359.  It was sold as Alberta Lumber Co 1 and resold as Canadian Robert Dollar Co Ltd 3.  It was sold as Abernethy Lougheed Logging Co Ltd 44 and sold as Hillcrest Lumber Co 2 in 1927.  It was renumbered 9 and preserved in 1965 by British Columbia Forest Discovery Centre.

Ontonagon RR

6 was built by Baldwin in May 1916, #43340, as Mellen Lumber Co. 6.  It was transferred as Ontonagon RR 6 in 1928 and became Huss Lumber Co 6 in 1932.  It was purchased by National Container Corp and became H-OP&P 6 in 1955.  The company was sold as Hoerner Boxes Inc in November 1962 and consolidated with Hoerner-Waldorf Co in June 1966.

Un-numbered plow.

Peaker Services

P2, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1966, #31245, FN 4491-18, as Texas & Pacific 1297.  It became Missouri Pacific 1297 in October 1976 and retired on February 28, 1985.  It sold to Precision National in April 11, 1985, and sold as Peaker P2 in July 1985.  It was leased as Great Lake Steel Co 55 and became National Steel Corp 55.  It was sold to National Railway Equipment Co and rebuilt as United States Navy 65-00365, 1GS7B, in May 2012.

23, SW1001, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1975, #75632-3, as Ford Motor Co 10023.  It was sold as PSI 23 and sold as Great Lakes Steel Co 64.  It was sold as Delray Connecting RR 64 in 2007.

52, S1, was built by Alco in July 1945, #73578.  It was sold as Coe Rail 52 in May 1985.

61, S2, was built by Alco in January 1949, #76588.  It was sold to Genesee & Wyoming and resold as Big South Fork Scenic Ry 105.

Quincy & Torch Lake Ry.

Quincy Mining Co.

We have a full page on this Upper Peninsula narrow gauge.

Rumsey Lumber Co.

2 was built by September 17, 1884, #122.  It became Hart & Horning 2 in 1897 and sold as El Dorado Lumber 2 in 1901.  It became C D Danaher Pine 2 in 1911 and R E Danaher Co 2 in 1915.  It became Michican-California Lomber Co 2 in 1917 and retired in 1952.  It was sold as Camino Cable & Northern 2 in 1968 and donated to Paul Bunyan Forest Camp in 1996.

301, GP38, was built in November 1969, #36024, FN 7240-24, as Southern Ry 2776.  It was sold as SVRR 301 and transferred as New England Central 3869.  It was transferred as Connecticut Southern RR 2038 in June 2014.

998, SW1200, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1965, #30004, as Terminal RR of St. Louis 1234, Class E-12. It was sold to Indiana Hi-Rail as 234 and was taken by Wabash & Ohio as 234. In 1995 it was sold to SVRR as 998.

We have a full page on this railroad.

This commuter operation lasted only from 1978 thru 1987.

901, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1957, #22856, FN 5514-2, as Grand Trunk Western 4908, Class GRG-17k.  It was retired in April 1977 and sold as SEMTA 901 in 1977.  It was rebuilt at Paducah in January 1980 and retired on October 17, 1983.  It was sold as Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 901 on February 10, 1987, and sold for parts in October 1993 to Green Mountain RR.  It was scrapped.

902, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in January 1957, #22863, FN 5514-9, as GTW 4915, Class GRG-17k.  It was retired in April 1977 and sold as SEMTA 902 in 1977.  It was rebuilt at Paducah in January 1989 and retired on October 17, 1983.  It was as MBTA 902 on February 1987.

903, GP18, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1960, #25740, FN 5613-1, as GTW 4950, Class GRG-18b.  It was sold as SEMTA 903 and was sold to MBTA as 903 on February 10, 1987.  It was sold to Naporano Iron & Metal in October 1994 and scrapped in 1995.

904, GP18, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1960, #25742, FN 5613-3, as GTW 4952, Class GRG-18b. It was sold as SEMTA 904. It was sold to MBTA as 904 on February 10, 1987.

905, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in August 1956, #22139,  FN 5474-30 , as New York New Haven & Hartford 1229, Class DERS-4. In 1969 it became Penn Central 7559, Class ERS-17s, and in April 1976 it became Consolidated Railroad Corp 7559, Class GP-9. It was transferred to MBTA as 7559 and then leased to SEMTA as 905 on October 6, 1978. On February 10, 1987, it was returned to MBTA as 905.  It was sold to A J Belliveau RR Construction as Connecticut Central RR 905 in October 1994.  It was transferred as Central New England RR 905 in 1997.

1227, SW10, was built by Electro-Motive in October 1951, #15071, as Union Pacific 1873, TR5. It was rebuilt and numbered 1227 at Omaha on December 30, 1981. It was retired on May 14, 1996, and sold to Ohio Central as 1227 in June 1997. It was later sold to SSC as 1227.

Steam Railroad Institute

382, SD40-2, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1970, #36918, FN 7290-23, as Penn Central 6262, Class EF-30A.  It became Consolidated Railroad Corp 6262, Class SD-40, in April 1976 and transferred as Conrail Leasing Co 0609. It was sold as HLCX 5023 and leased as Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana 1520. It was returned as HLCX 5023 and rebuilt to GEC-Alstom Canada as GCFX 3089, SD40-2.  It was sold as GLC 382 in 2018.

389, GP35, was built by Electro-Motive in April 1964, #28995, FN 7712-5, as Ann Arbor RR 389.  It was sold as TSBY 389 "City of Traverse City" in 1977 and became GLC 389 in 2006.  It was scrapped in March 2018.

466, RS2u, was built by Alco in November 1946, #73645, as Detroit & Mackinac 466 . It was rebuilt by Alco in April 1956 and sold to TSBY as 466 in March 1982. It was resold to Michigan Southern Ry in 1991.

An unnumbered electric locomotive was built by General Electric in March 1915, #5068, for the UofM. In 1949 it was sold to the Warwick Ry as 100. They rebuilt it as a diesel switcher 100 in 1954. In August 1959 it became Strasburg RR 100. It was rebuilt in 1960 as 7 and retired in November 1963. It was scrapped in 1977 and parts were sold to the Middletown & Hummelstown RR.

Richard Olszewski has an excellent history on this operation.

Wisconsin & Michigan RR

D-100, DS4-4-660, was built by Baldwin in September 1948, #73804.

D-101, SL-110, was built by General Electric in December 1976, #39121. 

103, VO660, was built by Baldwin in November 1945, #72826. In 1984 it was sold to Chrome Crankshaft and then to Illinois Railway Museum.

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