Trains LIVE — Mikados — 3-29-2024 — As rail traffic expanded in the early 1900s, the 2-8-0 steam locomotive class had reached its apex. The railroads, however, needed more power, which meant expanding steam-generating capacity. More steam meant having a larger fire and firebox to hold it. Fireboxes became wider, moving behind the last driving wheel. This new weight was supported by a trailing truck — the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
The next installment in the Great American Steam Locomotives series talks about the 2-8-2 or Mikado class of locomotives. Today, Kevin Gilliam, Trains video producer, chats with us about the new video production. Our discussion dives into the origin of the class name, why the class was so popular, and where you can see a Mikado today.
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Surviving U.S. Mikado locomotives
| State | No. | Class | Gauge | Railroad (former railroad) | City – location | Satus | Builder, year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4018 (20030) | USRA | 4' 8½" | St. Louis-San Francisco (Pennsylvania) | Birmingham – Sloss Furnaces National Historical Landmark | display | Lima #5872, 1919 | |
| Alaska | 196 | 36" | White Pass & Yukon (U.S. Army Transportation Corps) | Skagway – Buried in Skagway River near milepost 4.9 | abandoned | Baldwin #69431, 1943 | Retired in 1951 after running 8 years. Lying on left side, portion of boiler and cab can be seen. | |
| Alaska | 195 | 36" | White Pass & Yukon (U.S. Army Transportation Corps) | Skagway – Skagway Museum | display | Baldwin #69430, 1943 | ||
| Alaska | 73 | 36" | White Pass & Yukon | Skagway – WP&Y enginehouse | operational | Baldwin #73352, 1947 | Operational restoration in 1982. | |
| Arizona | 4960 | O1A | 4' 8½" | Grand Canyon (CB&Q) | Williams – Grand Canyon Railway | operational | Baldwin #56809, 1923 | Operated in CB&Q's steam excursion program. Fitted with tender from Soo Line No. 4056. Converted to burn waste vegetable oil. |
| Arkansas | 226 | 12-32 1/4-E | 4' 8½" | Dierks Forest Service | Eureka Springs – Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway | display | Baldwin #60005, 1927 | |
| Arkansas | 4003 (20008) | USRAl | 4' 8½" | St. Louis-San Francisco | Fort Smith – Fort Smith Trolley Museum, 100 S. 4th St. | display | Alco (Schenectady) #60946, 1919 | |
| California | 11 | 4' 8½" | Coos Bay Lumber | Campo – Pacific Southwest Railway Museum | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #68276, 1929 | ||
| California | 45 (3) | 12-32 1/4-E | 4' 8½" | California Western (Owen-Oregon Lumber) | Fort Bragg – CA Western Railroad | out of service | Baldwin #58045, 1924 | Operational restoration 1983. Taken out of service 2009. Undergoing overhaul. |
| California | 34 | 4' 8½" | Sierra | Jamestown – Railtown 1897 State Historic Park | stored | Baldwin #58679, 1925 | ||
| California | 1000 | 4' 8½" | Santa Maria Valley Railroad Co. | Los Angeles – Travel Town Museum | display | Alco (Schenectady) #61535, 1920 | ||
| California | 2564 | MK-10 | 4' 8½" | Union Pacific | Perris – Orange Empire Railway Museum | display | Alco (Brooks) #62881, 1921 | |
| California | 15 (4) | 90 ton | 4' 8½" | Hammond Lumber (Humbird Lumber) | Samoa – Timber Heritage Association | stored | Baldwin #43563, 1916 | |
| California | 334 | MK-71 | 4' 8½" | Western Pacific | Suisun City – Western Railway Museum | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #67972, 1929 | |
| Colorado | 494 | K-37 | 36" | Cumbres &Totltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Antonito – C&TS yard | display | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20748, 1928 | |
| Colorado | 495 | K-37 | 36" | Cumbres &Totltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Antonito – C&TS yard | display | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20522, 1928 | |
| Colorado | 499 | K-37 | 36" | Denver &Rio Grande Western | Canon City – Royal Gorge Park, | display | D&RGW (Burnham) #20753, 1930 | Uses the tender of K37 No. 498 on the D&SNG. Damaged in a 2013 fire. |
| Colorado | 486 | K-36 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | out of service | Baldwin #58587, 1925 | Acquired from Royal Gorge Park in trade 1999 for No. 499. Operational restoration August 2000. Taken out of service Oct 2019. Awaiting overhaul and conversion to oil. |
| Colorado | 498 | K-37 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | stored | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20640, 1930 | The tender is being used behind D&RGW sister K37 No. 499 at the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, Canon City, Colo. |
| Colorado | 493 | K-37 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | operational | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20550, 1928 | From the D&SNG Freighthouse Museum, Silverton, Coilo. Operational restoration January 2020. Converted to burn oil. |
| Colorado | 473 | K-28 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #64984, 1923 | Damaged by a runaway truck on June 25, 1987. Converted to burn oil May 2021. Suffered a piston failure Sept. 25, 2021. |
| Colorado | 476 | K-28 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #64987, 1923 | Operational restoration February 2018. Taken out of service late December 2021. Returned to operation May 25, 2022 and converted to burn oil. |
| Colorado | 478 | K-28 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | out of service | Alco (Schenectady) #64989, 1923 | Operational restoration 1981. Taken out of service April 2016. Operational restoration, oil conversition 2024. |
| Colorado | 480 | K-36 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | operational | Baldwin #58558, 1925 | Operational restoration July 1985. Converted to burn oil June 2021. |
| Colorado | 481 | K-36 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | out of service | Baldwin #58559, 1925 | Operational restoration 1981. Out of service March 2022. Operational December 2022. Last D&SNG coal burner, now being converted to oil. |
| Colorado | 482 | K-36 | 36" | Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Durango — Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge | operational | Baldwin #58541, 1925 | Acquired from the C&TS in trade for No. 497 October 1991. Operational restoration May 1992. Out of service January 2021. Operational, converted to oil Dec. 16, 2021. |
| Colorado | 491 | K-37 | 36" | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Golden — Colorado Railroad Museum | operational | D&RGW (Burnham) #20829, 1928 | Operational restoration August 2014. |
| Connecticut | 40 | 4' 8½" | Valley Railroad (A&R) | Essex — Valley Railroad | operational | Alco (Brooks) #61858, 1920 | ||
| Connecticut | 3025 (1658) | SY | 4' 8½" | Valley Railroad (New Haven) | Essex — Valley Railroad | operational | Tangshan #1658, 1989 | Damaged in fire. From China, then the Knox, Kane & Kinzua Railroad. Operational restoration 2011. |
| Florida | 1355 | 4' 8½" | St. Louis-San Francisco | Pensacola – Garden St. | display | Alco (Schenectady) #51817, 1912 | ||
| Georgia | 302 | F | 4' 8½" | Georgia Railroad | Augusta – Augusta Museum of History | display | Lima #5004, 1915 | |
| Georgia | 9 | 4' 8½" | Albany & Northern | Camilla – city park | display | Baldwin #58361, 1925 | ||
| Georgia | 9 (31) | 4' 8½" | Rockton-Rion (Woodward Iron) | Waycross – Okefenokee Heritage Center | display | Baldwin #38813, 1912 | ||
| Georgia | 105 | 4' 8½" | GAN | Moultrie – city park | display | Baldwin #60736, 1929 | ||
| Georgia | 100 | 4' 8½" | Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla Railway | Sylvester – Jeffords Park | display | Baldwin #61291, 1930 | ||
| Idaho | 2295 | MK-9 | 4' 8½" | Union Pacific | Boise – Boise Depot | display | Alco (Brooks) #61924, 1924 | Appeared in UP's film Last of the Giants. |
| Idaho | 2005 | MK-1 | 4' 8½" | Union Pacific | Pocatello – Ross Park | display | Baldwin #36367, 1911 | Displayed with UP Centennial No. 6901. |
| Illinois | 639 | H-6d | 4' 8½" | Nickel Plate | Bloomington – Miller Park | display | Lima #6642, 1923 | |
| Illinois | 4978 | O-1A | 4' 8½" | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Mendota – Union Depot Railroad Museum | display | Baldwin #56974, 09/1923 | |
| Illinois | 1352 | 4' 8½" | St. Louis-San Francisco | Taylorville – I&M engine house | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #51820, 09/1912 | ||
| Illinois | 4963 | O-1A | 4' 8½" | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy | Union – Illinois Railway Museum | restoration | Baldwin #56812, 1923 | |
| Indiana | 765 (1330) | N-6 | 4' 8½" | Elgn, Joliet & Eastern (Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range) | Gary – Gateway Park | display | Baldwin #61080, 1929 | Last steam locomotive on the EJ&E. |
| Indiana | 624 | H-6e | 4' 8½" | Nickel Plate | Rich Valley – Brooks Construction | dismantled | Lima #6314, 1922 | From the Hammond Park Dept, Hammond, IN. To be cosmetically restored by the Fort Wayne RR Historical Society. |
| Iowa | 8419 | JS | 4' 8½" | Bonne & Scenic Valley (China Railways) | Boone – Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad | operational | Tangshan #8419, 1989 | From China. Dropped from crane and heavily damaged upon arrival to the U.S. Taken out of service in 2017. Returned to operation on Sept. 30, 2023. |
| Kansas | 3167 | 3160 | 4' 8½" | Santa Fe | Topeka – Kaw River | sunk | Baldwin, 1917 | |
| Kansas | 4076 | 4000 | 4' 8½" | Santa Fe | Topeka – Kaw River | sunk | Baldwin, 1924 | Locomotive has never been found. |
| Kentucky | 1518 (1932) | 4' 8½" | Illinois Central | Paducah – Kentucky Ave and Water St | display | Lima #6524, 1923 | The last IC steam locomotive in service. | |
| Kentucky | 587 (5541) | H-6o | 4' 8½" | Nickel Plate (Lake Eire & Western) | Ravenna – Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. Steam Shop | stored | Baldwin #49683, 1918 | Previously operated in 2003. Awaiting operational restoration |
| Louisiana | 745 | Mk-5 | 4' 8½" | Suthern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) | Jefferson – LASTA | out of service | T&NO (Algiers), 1921 | Operational restoration December 2004. Taken out of service in 2019. Undergoing FRA 1,472-day inspection. |
| Maryland | 4500 | Q3 | 4' 8½" | Balitmore & Ohio | Baltimore – B&O Railroad Museum | display | Baldwin #49153, 1918 | First USRA locomotive. |
| Michigan | 464 | K-27 | 36" | Denver & Rio Grande Western | Flint – Huckleberry Railroad | out of service | Baldwin #21796, 1903 | One of two surviving D&RGW K27s (the other D&RGW (C&TS) No.463). Operational restoration 1989. Taken out of service in late 2019. Undergoing FRA 1,472-day inspection. |
| Minnesota | 1024 (504) | L-4 | 4' 8½" | Soo Line (Monon) | Thief River Falls – City Hall/Soo Line Depot | display | Alco (Brooks) #50706, 1912 | Only surviving Monon steam locomotive. |
| Minnesota | 14 | MK-2 | 4' 8½" | Duluth & Northern Minnesota | Duluth – Lake Superior Railroad Museum | display | Baldwin #39665, 1913 | Ran at the museum until 1999, appeared in Iron Will. |
| Mississippi | 300 | 12-34-E | 4' 8½" | Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern | Hattiesburg – Southern Depot | display | Baldwin #58241, 1925 | |
| Mississippi | 141 | 4' 8½" | Green Brothers Gravel (Mississippi Central) | Georgetown – along State Highway | display | Alco (Schenectady) #64916, 1923 | ||
| Missouri | 551 | USRA | 4' 8½" | Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway | St. Louis – Museum of Transportation | display | Lima #7330, 1928 | |
| Nevada | 35 | 4' 8½" | Pacific Lumber | Boulder City – Nevada State Railroad Museum | display | Baldwin #57538, 10/1923 | Cosmetic restoration 2013. | |
| Nevada | 30 (100) | 4' 8½" | Virginia & Truckee (Santa Maria Valley Railroad Co.) | Virginia City – V&T Railroad | restoration | Baldwin #59284, 1926 | The tender is from SMV No. 205. Undergoing operational restoration to be completed 2024. | |
| Nevada | 18 | 4' 8½" | Virginia & Truckee (McCloud Railway) | Virginia City – V&T Railroad | operational | Baldwin #41709, 1914 | Starred in Water For Elephants 2011. Taken out of service in October 2015. Returned to operation in August 2021. | |
| New Jersey | 142 (1647) | SY | 4' 8½" | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (Valley Railroad) | Phillipsburg – Belvidere-Delaware Railroad | out of service | Tangshan #1647, 1989 | Taken out of service in late 2017. Undergoing FRA 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
| New Mexico | 487 | K-36 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | out of service | Baldwin #58588, 1925 | Operational restoration 1973. Taken out of service July 2018. Returned to operation in December 2019. Taken out of service October 2021. Undergoing FRA 1,472-day inspection and overhaul, and being converted to burn oil. |
| New Mexico | 488 | K-36 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | operational | Baldwin #58589, 1925 | Operational restoration 1979. Taken out of service for FRA 1,472-day inspection and overhaul in late 2015. Taken out of service again for boiler work in early 2021. Returned to operation in October 2021. |
| New Mexico | 489 | K-36 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | out of service | Baldwin #58590, 1925 | Operational restoration in 1981. Taken out of service for FRA 1,472-day inspection and overhaul in 2019. Returned to operation in 2021 and converted to burn oil. Taken out of service in 2022. Undergoing firebox maintenance and oil conversion improvements. |
| New Mexico | 492 | K-37 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | restoration | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20749, 1928 | Operational restoration began Aug. 9, 2023. Will temporarily use the tender of No. 497. |
| New Mexico | 497 | K-37 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | out of service | Baldwin (D&RGW Burnham Shops) #20521, 1930 | Operational restoration by the D&SNG in 1984. Traded to the C&TS in 1991 for now-D&SNG No. 482. Taken out of service in October 2002. |
| New Mexico | 463 | K-27 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | operational | Baldwin #21788, 1903 | Operational restoration in 1994. Taken out of service in October 2002 due to a broken side rod. Operational restoration May 2013. Masqueraded as sister K27 locomotive Rio Grande Southern No. 455 in 1997, 2017, 2021, and 2022. |
| New Mexico | 483 | K-36 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | restoration | Baldwin #58584, 1925 | The first steam locomotive to run on the C&TS. Retired in 1977, cosmetically restored. |
| New Mexico | 484 | K-36 | 36" | Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (Denver & Rio Grande Western) | Chama — Cumbres & Toltec | operational | Baldwin #58585, 1925 | Operational restoration in 1971. Featured in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. |
| New York | 5361 | P2e | 4' 8½" | CPR | Depew – Gould Coupler (industrial park) | stored | CLC #1775, 09/1926 | |
| North Carolina | 190 | S118 | 36" | Tweetsie Railroad (U.S. Army Transportation Corps) | Blowing Rock – Tweetsie Railroad | operational | Baldwin #69425, 1943 | |
| North Dakota | 3059 | O-1 | 4' 8½" | Great Northern | Williston – Railroad Park | display | Baldwin #39209, 1913 | |
| Ohio | 4070 | S-3-a | 4' 8½" | Grand Trunk & Western | Cleveland – B&O Roundhouse | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #60319, 1918 | |
| Ohio | 19 (105) | 4' 8½" | MCR (Caddo & Choctaw) | Sugarcreek – Age of Steam Roundhouse | restoration | Baldwin #42000, 1915 | Appeared in movies Emperor of the North and Stand by Me. | |
| Ohio | 37 | 4' 8½" | Sugar Pine Lumber | Sugarcreek – Age of Steam Roundhouse | stored | Alco, 1925 | Sold to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in 2023. | |
| Oklahoma | 227 | 12-32 1/4-E | 4' 8½" | Dierks Lumber & Coal | Broken Bow – 224 S Park Dr | display | Baldwin #60006, 1927 | |
| Oregon | 10 | 4' 8½" | Coos Bay Lumber | Williston Crossing RV Resort | scrapped | Alco (Schenectady) #68548, 12/1930 | ||
| Oregon | 21 | 4' 8½" | Santa Maria Valley Railroad | Astoria – Astoria RR Preservation | restoration | Baldwin #58368, 1925 | ||
| Oregon | 104 | 4' 8½" | GP | Coos Bay – NRHS Oregon Coast Chapter | restoration | Baldwin #55911, 1922 | ||
| Oregon | 5 | 4' 8½" | GP | Corvallis – Avery Park | display | Baldwin #55399, 1922 | ||
| Oregon | 19 (81) | 36" | Sumpter Valley Railroad (White Pass & Yukon) | McEwen – Sumpter Valley Railway | out of service | Alco (Schenectady) #61981, 1920 | Operational restoration 1996. Taken out of service in September 2021. Undergoing FRA 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. | |
| Oregon | 20 (80) | 36" | Sumpter Valley Railroad (White Pass & Yukon) | McEwen – Sumpter Valley Railway | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #61980, 1920 | ||
| Oregon | 90 | 90 ton | 4' 8½" | Rayonier (Polson Logging) | Garibaldi – Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad | restoration | Baldwin #59071, 1926 | |
| Oregon | 2 | 4' 8½" | Polson Logging Co. (Saginaw Timber) | Garibaldi – Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad | operational | Baldwin #38967, 1912 | Taken out of service Aug 2023. Operational restoration November 2023. | |
| Oregon | 36 | 4' 8½" | Sierra | Merrill – Modoc Northern Siding | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #68278, 1930 | ||
| Oregon | 1 (6) | 4' 8½" | GP (Manary Logging Co.) | Toledo – Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society | display | Baldwin #55347, 1922 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 36" | East Broad Top | Orbisonia – East Broad Top Railroad | stored | Baldwin #37325, 1911 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 36" | East Broad Top | Orbisonia – East Broad Top Railroad | restoration | Baldwin #38625, 1912 | Previously operated in October 2005. | |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 36" | East Broad Top | Orbisonia – East Broad Top Railroad | restoration | Baldwin #41196, 1914 | Previously operated in December 2011. | |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 36" | East Broad Top | Orbisonia – East Broad Top Railroad | operational | Baldwin #43562, 1916 | Previously operated in early 1956. Test fired on June 24, 2022. Moved under own power on Feb. 1, 2023. In excursion service on Feb. 18, 2023. | |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 36" | East Broad Top | Orbisonia – East Broad Top Railroad | stored | Baldwin #48075, 1918 | Previously operated in October 2001. | |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | 36" | East Broad Top | Orbisonia – East Broad Top Railroad | stored | Baldwin #53541, 1920 | Previously operated in April 1956. | |
| Pennsylvania | 3377 (2977) | S-1-d | 4' 8½" | Canadian National | Scranton – Steamtown National Historic Site | restoration | CLC #1582, 1919 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3254 (2854) | S-1-b | 4' 8½" | Canadian National | Scranton – Steamtown National Historic Site | display | CLC #1463, 1917 | |
| Pennsylvania | 520 | L1s | 4' 8½" | Pennsylvania | Strasburg – Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania | display | Baldwin #44565, 1916 | Suffered boiler explosion on Nov. 14, 1942 near Cresson, Pa. |
| South Carolina | 19 | 4' 8½" | Rockton-Rion (Woodward Iron) | Greenwood – Rockton-Rion Historical Center | display | Baldwin #29383, 09/1906 | ||
| Tennessee | 6910 (10) | 4' 8½" | Kentucky & Tennessee Railroad | Chattanooga – TVRM Soule Shops | stored | Baldwin #53182, 1920 | ||
| Tennessee | 4501 | Ms | 4' 8½" | Southern | Chattanooga – TVRM Soule Shops | operational | Baldwin #37085, 1911 | Featured in Summer of My German Soldier, October Sky, Fool's Parade, 42, and music video Hurt. |
| Tennessee | 1351 | 4' 8½" | St. Louis-San Francisco | Collierville – Memphis Transportation Museum | display | Alco (Schenectady) #51812, 1912 | ||
| Tennessee | 70 | 36" | White Pass & Yukon | Pigeon Forge – Dollywood | operational | Baldwin #62234, 05/1938 | ||
| Tennessee | 71 | 36" | White Pass & Yukon | Pigeon Forge – Dollywood | stored | Baldwin #62257, 01/1939 | ||
| Tennessee | 72 | 36" | White Pass & Yukon | Pigeon Forge – Dollywood | stored | Baldwin #73351, 1947 | ||
| Tennessee | 192 | S118 | 36" | White Pass & Yukon (U.S. Army Transportation Corps) | Pigeon Forge – Dollywood | operational | Baldwin #69427, 1943 | |
| Texas | 786 | Mk-5 | 4' 8½" | Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) | Austin – Austin & TX Central | restoration | Alco (Brooks) #55972, 1916 | Operational restoration in December 1991. Previously operated in July 1999. Suffered a cracked cylinder saddle block. |
| Texas | 14 | 4' 8½" | WTCarter Lumber | Camden – W. T. Carter Estate | private display | Baldwin #56917, 1923 | ||
| Texas | 771 | Mk-5 | 4' 8½" | Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) | Grapevine – Grapevine Vintage Railroad | display | Baldwin #39726, 1913 | |
| Texas | 18 | NG-15 | 24" | SAR | Hempstead – Hempstead & Northern | private | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #21906, 1931 | |
| Texas | 401 (4994) | O-1A | 4' 8½" | Fort Worth & Dallas (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy) | Lubbock – National Ranching Heritage Center | display | Baldwin #57113, 1923 | |
| Texas | 110 | 4' 8½" | Angelina Lumber Co | Lufkin – Ellen Trout Zoo | display | Baldwin #58040, 1924 | ||
| Texas | 400 (410) | E-4-A | 4' 8½" | Texas & Pacific (Fort Worth & Dallas) | Marshall – Marshall Depot | display | Baldwin #42125, 1915 | |
| Texas | 20 | 4' 8½" | Temple Lumber Co. | Pineland – Katherine Sage Temple Park | display | Baldwin #21435, 1930 | ||
| Texas | 30 (400) | 87 ton | 4' 8½" | Texas State Railroad (Tremont & Gulf) | Rusk – Texas State Railroad | operational | Baldwin #46491, 1917 | |
| Texas | 794 | Mk-5 | 4' 8½" | Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) | San Antonio – Sunset (SP/Amtrak) Depot | display | Alco (Brooks) #55980, 09/1916 | |
| Texas | 1 | 12-32 1/4-E | 4' 8½" | W.T. Carter Lumber | Teague – Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum | display | Baldwin #58413, 1925 | |
| Washington | 15 | 4' 8½" | CC&C | Chehalis – Chehalis-Centralia Railroad | stored | Baldwin #44106, 1916 | ||
| Washington | 10 (16) | 4' 8½" | Crossett Western (Hammond Lumber) | Yacolt – Chelatchie Prairie Railroad | operational | Alco (Brooks) #67652, 03/1929 | ||
| Washington | 803 | 4' 8½" | Long Bell Lumber | Yacolt – Chelatchie Prairie Railroad | restoration | Alco (Brooks) #66275, 02/1925 | ||
| Washington | 5 (55) | 4' 8½" | Port of Grays Harbor (Carlton & Coast) | Mineral – Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad | restoration | H.K. Porter #6860, 1924 | Currently undergoing operational restoration. | |
| Washington | 70 | 70 ton | 4' 8½" | Rayonier (Polson Logging) | Mineral – Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad | operational | Baldwin #55355, 1922 | Operational restoration on Sept. 1, 2023. |
| Washington | 17 (11) | 4' 8½" | Hammond Lumber (Crossett Western) | Mineral – Mineral Shops, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #68057, 09/1929 | ||
| Washington | 2537 | USRA | 4' 8½" | Union Pacific | Walla Walla – Jefferson Park | display | Alco (Schenectady) #60327, 1918 | |
| Washington | 539 (1762) | W-3 | 4' 8½" | Grand Canyon Railway (Northern Pacific) | Port of Kalama – Interprative Center | display | Alco (Brooks) #57954, 09/1917 | Previously static display in Williams, Ariz., never operated on Grand Canyon Railway. |
| West Virginia | 10 (100) | Q4b | 4' 8½" | Elk River Coal & Lumber (Toledo Angola & Western) | Huntington – Heritage Village | display | Alco (Schenectady) #65430, 1924 | Named to National Register of Historical Places, Sept. 29, 2006. |
| Wisconsin | 1003 | 12-32 1/4-E | 4' 8½" | Sumter & Choctaw | Green Bay – National Railroad Museum | moving display | Baldwin #57778, 1924 | Diesel engine in tender. |
| Wisconsin | 1011 | L-1 | 4' 8½" | Soo Line | Hartford – Wisconsin Automotive Museum | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #52826, 1913 | Appeared in the documentary Extreme Steam: Classic North American Steam Locomotives. |
| Wisconsin | L-2 | 4' 8½" | Soo Line | Ladysmith – Old Smoky Rail Display | display | Alco (Brooks) #61732, 1920 |
