Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Steam Locomotives

Central Illinois Public Service Co 5 was built by Porter in July 1945, #7995. It was donated to MCRM in June 1973 and later sold as Crab Orchard & Egyptian 5 in April 1971.  It was converted to a tender locomotive and was later sold to the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern as 5 in April 1985

CIPS 6 was built by Vulcan in 1923, #3376. It was donated to the MCRM in June 1973.

CIPS 7 was built by Alco-Schenectady in December 1913, #54075, as New York Central 621, Class B-11k. It was renumbered 6721 in 1936 and later sold to CIPS as 7. It was donated to the MCRM in June 1963 and then sold to Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter, NRHS, in Utica, NY, where it is on display.

Chicago & North Western 1385, Class R-1, was built by Alco-Schenectady in March 1907, #42187. It went to MCRM in 1961.

Consumer Co 701 was built by Alco in March, 1914, #54627 as Chicago & Illinois Western 701. It was sold to Clapp Riley & Hall Equipment Co., who sold it to Consumers Co. It was sold to Railway Historical Society of Milwaukee in 1959.  It became MCRM shortly later.

Copper Range RR 29, Class C-2, was built by Alco-Schenectady in February 1907, #42535.   It was sold as Keweenaw Central 29 in 1967 and was sold to MCRM in 2004.

Dardanelle & Russellville RR 9 was built by Baldwin in 1884, #7469, as New Orleans & Northeastern 232.  It was rebuilt in 1904 and sold as D&R 9 in 1918.  It was rebuilt in 1950 and sold to MCRM in 1963.

Goodman Lumber Co 9 was built by Lima on March 11, 1909, #2143, as Sawyer-Goodman Lumber Co 9.  The company became Goodman.  It was sold to Anthony Wise in August 1955 as Hayward Lumberjack Museum and donated to Mid Continent Railway Museum in July 1988.

Kewaunee Green Bay & Western 350, Class C-38, was built by Alco-Schenectady in April 1929, #67819, as 49, Class R-2. It was renumbered in November 1936 and sold to Consolidated Water Power & Paper Co as 350 in November 1950. It was retired in 1955 and placed on display. In 1981 it was donated to the MCRM where it has been cosmetically restored as KGB&W 49.

Lake Superior & Ishpeming 22, Class SC-4, was built by Alco-Pittsburgh in January  1910, #46944, as Marquette & Southeastern Ry 38.  It was merged as Munising Marquette & Southeastern Ry 38 and merged as LS&I 22 in August 1923.  It was sold to Marquette & Huron Mountain RR as 22, Class SC-4, in July 1963 and sold to Richard Goddard in December 1984.  It went to MCRM.

Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co 2 was built by Lima in March 1906, #1027, as Ellisville Lumber Co 1027.  It was sold as Kola Lumber Co 1027 in 1912 and sold Williams Lumber Co 1027 in 1920.  It was sold as Joseph Rathborne Lumber Co 1027 in May 1921.  It was stored in 1929 and re-opened as LCLCo 2 in 1936.  It was sold to Railway Historical Society of Milwaukee in July 1960 which became MCRM in 1963.

J. Neils Lumber Co 5 was built by Lima on March 15, 1929, #3336.  The company was sold toSt Regis Paper Co in 1957 and sold as Black Hills Central RR 5 in May 1964 but apparently never used.  It was then sold to MCRM in June 1965 and resold to Illinois Railway Museum in 1967.  It need much work and was sent into the shop in 2006 and will be in operation in 2019.

Polson Logging Co 2 was built by Baldwin in December 1912, #38967, for logging service in the state of Washington for the Saginaw Timber Company. Her 44-inch diameter drivers produce great pulling power and flangeless center drivers allow for operation on tight curves found on logging railroads. 2 is an oil-burner, a preferred fuel for logging engines to eliminate hot cinders that could pose a fire hazard. 2 served several lumber companies. Northwest Lumber Co., 1914-1929; Polson Brothers Lumber Co., 1929-1948; Rayonier, 1948-1962) before going to the Cadillac & Lake City Ry 1962. In June 1973 it went to the  Kettle Moraine RR as 2 and then went to MCRM in 1982. 2 was then restored to her 1912 as-built appearance with newly fabricated box headlights and tender toolboxes (she still uses her original tender). In 1999, 2 was repainted and subsequently relettered to represent her career for Polson Brothers from 1928 to 1948. As of August 2000, 2 is out service, receiving heavy boiler repairs to bring her to compliance with new Part 230 FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) regulations required in 2001.

Warren & Ouachita Valley Ry 1 was built by Baldwin in December 1906, #29750.  It was sold as Chicago Rock Island & Pacific 801 in 1949 and renumbered 9 in 1952.  It was sold to Ray Burmaster and Bill Armstrong in July 1965 and had it shipped at North Freedom, WI.  It was cosmetically restored as W&OV 1.  It was sold to Carl Ulrich in 1979 and later moved to North Lake, WI.  When Kettle Moraine Ry closed it was moved in 2002 to Black River Falls, WI, for display.

Western Coal & Coke Co 1 was built by Montreal Locomotive in September 1913, #53632.  It became Lethbridge Collieries Ltd 1 after 1935 and retired in 1965.  It was sold to Ray Buhrmaster and Stan Mailer in February 1965 and sent to MCRM.

Wisconsin Central Ry 2645, Class E-24, was built by Brooks in November 1900, #3687, as 247. It was renumbered in 1909.  It was retired in 1954 and placed on display on October 29, 1955 in Waukesha. Later it was donated to MCM on September 20, 1988, where it awaits restoration.

Woodward Iron Co 41 was built by Baldwin in January 1928, #60341, as Alabama Tennessee & Northern 401. It later was sold to WICo as their 41 in 1948. It was retired in June 1959 and sent to MCRM 1965.  It was sold to Age of Steam Roundhouse on December 29, 2015, and restored as AT&N 401.