Surviving Steam Locomotives in Iowa, United States
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List of Steam Locomotives in Iowa, United States
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | CO&E | Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, Boone, IA | display | CLC #1959, 01/1940 | Last steam locomotive in revenue freight service (1986). | |
| 8419 | JS | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | B&SV (China) | Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, Boone, IA | out of service | Tangshan #8419, 1989 | Named Iowan, from China. Dropped from crane and heavily damaged upon arrival to USA |
| 3003 | S-4 | 4-6-4 | 4'-8½" | CB&Q | South Main Street, Burlington, IA | display | Baldwin #61501, 1930 | Operated in CB&Q's steam excursion program |
| 915 (44) | K-4 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | CB&Q (B&MR) | Rock Island Depot Museum, Main & 16th, Council Bluffs, IA | display | Havelock, 1901 | |
| 814 | FEF-1 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | UP | Rock Island Depot Museum, Main & 16th, Council Bluffs, IA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #68822, 1937 | |
| 0-4-0T | 600mm | Hibernia Ag | Halvorsen Estate, Cresco, IA | display | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) #11055, 1925 | |||
| 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | barn, Fort Madison, IA | stored | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) | most likely a rumor | |||
| 2913 | 2900 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Riverview Park, Fort Madison, IA | cosmetic restoration | Baldwin #69801, 1943 | contact info |
| 8300 | P-5-a | 0-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GTW | Buchanan County Visitors Center, Independence, IA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #65327, 12/1923 | from Galt, IL |
| 457 | H5-39 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | M&StL | East Park, Mason City, IA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #52307, 1912 | Friends of the 457 |
| 3731 | 4-4-0 | 12" | AT&SF | Watson Steam Train & Depot Museum, Missouri Valley, IA | operational | Ottaway, 1948 | ||
| 16 | 0-4-0T | 36" | Erzbergbau Salzgitter | Midwest Central Railroad, Mt Pleasant, IA | out of service | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #27123, 1951 | From Germany | |
| 2 | 2-6-0 | 36" | Argent Lumber (New Berlin & Winfield) | Midwest Central Railroad, Mt Pleasant, IA | restoration | Baldwin #28868, 1906 | ||
| 7 (1) | 2-6-0 | 36" | Argent Lumber (Beaufort County Lumber) | Midwest Central Railroad, Mt Pleasant, IA | restoration | H.K. Porter #5540, 03/1914 | from Petticoat Junction Railroad then Warrior, AL | |
| 6 | 2-6-0 | 36" | Argent Lumber (SS&S) | Midwest Central Railroad, Mt Pleasant, IA | operational | Baldwin (Burnham) #12288, 1891 | Appeared in Dog Jack | |
| 1 | 2-8-0 | 36" | Ferrocarril Coahuila y Zacatecas | Midwest Central Railroad, Mt Pleasant, IA | display | Baldwin #15435, 1897 | Restoration candidate. | |
| 9 | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL | Midwest Central Railroad, Mt Pleasant, IA | operational | Lima #3199, 1923 | Returned in 2019 from Georgetown Loop Railroad | |
| 6988 | QJ | 2-10-2 | 4'-8½" | Ji-Tong | Iowa Interstate Railroad, Newton, IA | operational | Datong, 1985 | From China, then Houston, to be placed in service by a tourist railroad |
| 7081 | QJ | 2-10-2 | 4'-8½" | Ji-Tong | Iowa Interstate Railroad, Newton, IA | operational | Datong, 1986 | From China, then Houston, to be placed in service by a tourist railroad |
| 0-4-0WT | 600mm | Hoch & Tiefbau AG | Keith Valesh, Oelwein, IA | private | Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek #2078, 1941 | |||
| 8 | 0-4-0WT-T | 600mm | Gruen & Biflinger AG | Keith Valesh, Oelwein, IA | private | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #22631, 1935 | From James Valesh, Milwaukee? | |
| 3001 | S-4 | 4-6-4 | 4'-8½" | CB&Q | Ballingall Park, Ottumwa, IA | display | Baldwin #61446, 1930 | Wears builder's plate 61522 from CB&Q 4-8-4 5606, scrapped May 1960. |
| 1355 | H-5 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | GN | Sioux City Railroad Museum, Sioux City, IA | display | Baldwin #33908, 1909 | Built as an E14 10-wheeler, rebuilt into a Pacific in 1924. |
| 2056 | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | P.T. Clifford & Son | Heritage Park, West Liberty, IA | display | Davenport Locomotive Works #2056, 12/1925 | From McMillan Park at Midwest Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Iowa, United States
- View Iowa, United States page from www.steamlocomotive.info