CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO.
ROSTER OF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, 1926-1995
As a general rule, this roster does not include disposition of C&NW units after the UP-C&NW merger in 1995.
[Most recent entry listed first.]
August 16, 2009
Changed the model designation for C&NW 4250 (ex C&NW 1613) from RS-3M to RS-3, to match the model designations shown for C&NW 1613 and 1624. Both units were wrecked in a derailment near New Ulm, Minnesota in 1959 while assigned as motive power for train 480. C&NW asked for bids to repair from both EMD and ALCO Products. ALCO won the contract with the 12 cylinder 251-engine (DL-701) option for $126,000 vs EMD's option that would use a 16 cylinder 567C engine at $136,000. (Information from Dane Carlisle via email on August 12, 2009)
Added disposition for C&NW 4250.
Added information about dual control stands in C&NW 1505-1509, C&NW 1510-1514, C&NW 1515-1517, and C&NW 1560 and 1561. (Information from Jerry Drager via email on January 19, 2005)
I'm basing my information about dual controls on certain C&NW diesels from my personal observation of these units. I was an engineman and worked on most of the Baldwins and all of the Alcos. That is all of the Baldwin Road Switchers, Nos 1500 through 1509 and Alco units 1515-1517. I didn't work on any of the F-M's, but did get into the cabs of the 1510-1514 series and observed the dual controls. Only the Baldwin 1505-1509 had dual controls. The 1500-1502 had but one set of controls in the cab, with the long end leading. I also worked on the 1560 and 1561 and they both had dual controls. Whenever any of these units were re-engined by EMD, one set of controls was removed, and they were operated with the long hood leading. The 1504 had only one set of controls with the long hood leading, and it was equipped with a steam generator. This was the first diesel used in the Commuter Service in Chicago, back in 1948.
According to railroad records, the 1641 through 1649 were not steam generator equipped. In November, 1957, I worked on the 1644 at Belle Fourche, SD, and it, I observed, was not equipped with a steam generator. As I stated in my note, the 1650-1659 had steam generators, as did the 1660, but it was an SD 7. The other four SD 7's were sans steam generator.
After I wrote my original note to you, I noticed your complete listing of C&NW units. One error I observed in your "Timeline of Diesel Locomotives 1925-1995," was that on the 1948 segment you show 1500-1502 and 1504 as being DRS-6-4-15 model units. Only the 1504 should rate this designation. 1500-1502, as you have noted elsewhere are DRS-6-6-15 style units.
Added a C&NW Miscellaneous Page with an initial entry being an oral history interview with Irv Nieburn, a retired C&NW employee who worked out of Fremont, Nebraska.
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