Acme Steel

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Reporting Mark: xxxxx EMD Model 40-Ton photo at Newport, Kentucky in October 1971
New: 5 June 2024 Compiled by: Andre Kristopans

Corporate Timeline

  • Newport Steel (3/16/43) at Newport and Wilder KY
  • Acme-Newport Steel (1956)
  • Interlake Steel (1964)
  • Shut down (8/1/80)
  • Interlake Steel (1964)
  • Resume as Newport Steel (4/20/81)
  • Abandoned 2001
  • TMK IPSCO Tube (2006) - never operated
Model (& Bldr) Road No. Serial No. Date Notes
Model 40 (EMD) 1 2284 8/42 Ex-US Army 7952
DE100 (Dav) 2 -- 8/42 Ex-Peoria & Pekin Union 200
NW2 (EMD) 2 (2nd) 5395 11/47 Ex-Newport Stl 8 < nee Chicago & Western Indiana 250
70-Ton CC (GE) 3 13199 8/42 Ex-Newport Stl 6 < nee Steelton & Highspire 30
SW7 (EMD) 3 (2nd) 13021 -- Ex-Newport Stl 9 < nee Montour 72
NW2 (EMD) 3 (3rd) 6658 -- Ex-Precision National Corp 1012 < B&O 9515 < nee Baltimore & Ohio 563; IPSCO 3
45-Ton (GE) 3 31020 12/51 Ex-Southern Clay 452; to Copperweld 12 (36”)
NW2 (EMD) 4 (2nd) 5203 -- Ex-Newport Stl 10 < nee Jacksonville Term. 31; to IPSCO 4
65-Ton OC (GE) 5 13075 8/41 Ex-East Erie Commercial 15
NW2 (EMD) 5 (2nd) 5758 -- Ex-Newport Stl 117 < Chicago West Pullman & Southern 50 < nee Detroit Toledo & Ironton 911
61-Ton (GE) 6 12211 9/37 Ex-East Erie Commercial 13
70-Ton CC (GE) 6 (2nd) -- -- (see #3 above)
NW2 (EMD) 6 (3rd) 7183 -- Ex-Conrail 9190 < Penn Central 9107 < New York Central 8809; to IPSCO 6
DE 50 (Por) 7 8116 -- Ex-American Steel & Wire 25 (36”)
NW2 (EMD) 8 -- -- (see #2 above)
SW7 (EMD) 9 -- -- (see #3:2nd above)
NW2 (EMD) 10 -- -- (see #4:2nd above)
NW2 (EMD) 11 -- -- (see #5:2nd above)

Abbreviations:

  • Dav - Davenport Locomotive
  • Dav - Davenport Locomotive
  • Por - Porter Locomotive

Reference sources:

  • The Short Line Newsletter
  • Extra 2200 South Newsletter
  • Other Contributors: Gareth McDonald, Bruce Mercer, Randy Keller, Ron Stafford, R. Craig and Mark Nilges

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