Kansas Central Railway (1871-1879)
Kansas Central Railroad (1879-1897)
This page was last updated on May 16, 2010.
Additional Information
Kansas Central was changed from narrow gauge to standard gauge in 1890. Sold under foreclosure in 1897 to Leavenworth, Kansas & Western Railway. LK&W locomotives are not included here.
Locomotives
Kansas Central 2-4-0 — 2 locomotives
| KC Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 1 | Baldwin | 2612 | Nov 1871 | KC 298 | 1887 | 1 |
| KC 2 | Baldwin | 2582 | Oct 1871 | KC 299 | 1887 | 2 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 36 inches |
| Cylinders: 9x16 inches |
Notes:
Kansas Central 2-6-0 — 1 locomotive
| KC Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 3 | Baldwin | 2659 | Dec 1871 | KC 295 | 1887 | 1 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 36 inches |
| Cylinders: 11x16 inches |
Notes:
| 1. | Built as Kansas Central number 3 in 1871; to Kansas Central 295 in 1885; vacated in 1887 |
Kansas Central 2-6-0 — 1 locomotive
| KC Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 4 | Baldwin | 3210 | Apr 1873 | KC 3 | 1887 | 1 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 38 inches |
| Cylinders: 11x16 inches |
Notes:
| 1. | Built as Kansas Central number 4 in 1873; to KC 3 in 1885; vacated in 1887 |
Kansas Central 2-6-0 — 2 locomotives
| KC Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 5 | Baldwin | 4681 | Jun 1879 | KC 281 | 1 | |
| KC 6 | Baldwin | 4712 | Jul 1879 | KC 282 | 2 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 36 inches |
| Cylinders: 13x18 inches |
Notes:
| 1. | Built as Kansas Central 5 in 1879; to Kansas Central 281 in 1885; vacated in (?) |
| 2. | Built as Kansas Central 6 in 1879; to Kansas Central 282 in 1885; vacated in (?) |
Kansas Central 2-6-0 — 4 locomotives
| KC Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 7 | Brooks | 522 | 1881 | KC 102 | 1900 | 1 |
| KC 8 | Brooks | 578 | 1881 | KC 103 | 2 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 42 inches |
| Cylinders: 14x18 inches |
Notes:
Kansas Central 4-4-0 — 2 locomotives
| KC Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 9 | Brooks | 650 | 1882 | KC 287 | 1891 | 1 |
| KC 10 | Brooks | 690 | Apr 1882 | KC 288 | 2 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 44 inches |
| Cylinders: 12x18 inches |
Notes:
Kansas Central 2-6-0 — 4 locomotives
| KC Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 11 | Brooks | 825 | 1881 | KC 104 | 1 | |
| KC 12 | Brooks | 826 | 1881 | KC 105 | 2 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 42 inches |
| Cylinders: 14x18 inches |
Notes:
| 1. | Built as Kansas Central 11 in 1881; to Kansas Central 104 in 1885; vacated in (?) |
| 2. | Built as Kansas Central 12 in 1881; to Kansas Central 105 in 1885; vacated in (?) |
Kansas Central 2-6-0 — 1 locomotive
| Previous Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Builder Date |
1885 UP System Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| KC 13 | Brooks | 800 | Sep 1882 | KC 106 | 1 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 42 inches |
| Cylinders: 14x18 inches |
Notes:
| 1. | Kansas Central 13 may have been built as U&N 44 (1st) |
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Sources:
- Ehernberger, James L. and Francis G. Gschwind. Union Pacific Steam, Eastern District (E&G Publications, 1975)
- Ehernberger, James L. Union Pacific Equipment List & Renumbering, June 1, 1885, Including Subsidiary Lines
- Hilton, George W. American Narrow Gauge Railroads, Stanford University Press, 1990
- Union Pacific Railroad Company. Corporate History of Union Pacific Railroad Company, As of June 30th, 1919
- Union Pacific Railroad. Eastern District Condensed Profile
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