Armco Steel

Diesel Power
Revised: 13 September 2024 Tom Boylan photo at Washington, Pennsylvania
Reporting Mark: -- Compiled by: Andre Kristopans
Bldr Model Road No. Bldr No. Date Notes

Ashland Works
AGEIR 60-Ton 741 67103 (Alco) / 10319 (GE) 11/27 Ex-Armco 6001
AGEIR 74-Ton 742-744 67673-67675 (Alco) / 10698-10700 (GE) 8, 12, 12/28 Ex-Armco 6001
745 & 746 68226-68827 (Alco) / /11202-12203 (GE) 12/29 #745 to Middletown E745
GE 105-Ton 742-744 11248 8/30 Ex-Ingersoll Rand
VO-660 1001 73041 10/46 Ex-EJ&E 271
BLW S-8 1151 75527 12/51 --
1152 74988 1/52 --
BLW S-12 1200 76091 2/55 Ex-Armco 706
BLW S-8 1201 75834 1/54 --
Alco S6 1202 81720 2/56 --
EMD SW900 1202 (2nd) 23196 2/56 Ex-St Joseph Terminal 3 < nee ATSF 650
1203 & 1204 23526, 23790 2/56 --
1205 25677 11/59 --
1206-1209 27921-27924 1/63 --
1210 28553 10/63 --
1211 & 1212 28952, 29591 3, 8/64 --
1213 29861 12/64 --
1214 30256 3/65 --
EMD SW1001 1215 806056-1 4/81 --
1217 806067-1 11/80 Ex Armco 1-18-39
1218 806067-1 11/80 Ex-Armco 1-18-40
GE 80-Ton ?? 17756 3/43 (unconfirmed data)
Locomotives with missing data
  • 1220 ex 701 (1st or 2nd)
  • 1219 ex 702?
  • 1221 ex 703?
  • 1222 ex 704?
  • 1216 ex 705 (1st or 2nd)
  • 1223 ex E1??
  • 1224 ex E1??

Butler Works
B-W Visibility Cab B70 60759 8/29 74.5-Ton; to National Railway Historical Society - Atlanta
B71 61401 6/30 73-Ton, 300-hp; to Illinois Railway Museum (1981)
B72 A-057 1/35 60-Ton, 530-hp; ex-Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co (WEMCO) 15
B73 61264 1930 70-Ton; ex-American Steel & Wire 1; to Arden Trolley Museum (1971)
GE 80-Ton B74 18071 12/43 --
GE 25-Ton B75 17778 12/43 Ex-Armco Middleton E251
BLW VO-660 B76 62448 -- Ex-EJ&E 272
GE 100-Ton B77 33838 4/60 --
GE 92-Ton B78 34439 6/62 --
Ply DDT 15-Ton B79 6444 -- --
EMD SW900 B80 30622 8/65 --
EMD SW1000 B81 30287 9/66 --
Alco S1 ("S3") B82 77106 8/65 Ex-Armco Middleton E106
Alco S4 B83 -- -- Ex-Armco Middleton E113 or E115
EMD GP38-2 B84 756065-1 9/75 Ex-Armco Middleton E113 or E115
EMD SW900 B85 19563 9/75 Ex-Seaboard Coast Line 234 < nee Jackson Terminal 39
EMD SW1001 B86 806007-1 -- Ex-Houston 1-18-38
EMD SW1500 B87 73605-2 -- Ex-Armco Middletown 704

Hamilton Works
SW1500 701 & 702 72609-01, 02 10/72 Acquired new
703 & 704 73605-01, 02 8/73 Acquired new; #704 re-#d B87
GE 65-Ton 705 60369 9/41 Ex-US Army 7202; to Sacramento Northern
SW1500 705 (2nd) 73667-01 12/73 Acquired new
BLW S-12 706 76091 2/55 --
Lima A3080 707 9394 12/49 Ex-Lima Demonstrator 1001
708 9308 6/49 Scrapped
709 9400 3/50 Restored by White Water River Railroad as Armco 709
Lima A3170 710 9498 3/51 --
711 9479 3/51 Re-#d E122 (2nd); ex-B&O 9387 < nee B&O 341
Lima A3080 712 9381 3/51 --
Lima Locomotive Note: The builder used specifications numbers to identify its different models:
  • Spec. A3080 - 1000-horsepower switcher (more commonly called LS-1000 by railfans)
  • Spec. A3170 - 1200-horsepower switcher (more commonly called LS-1200 by railfans)

Middleton Works
AGEIR Box cab E101 66950 (Alco) / 10176 (GE) 3/28 108 tons; ex-ex-Demonstrator 40
GEIR Box cab E102 11239 (GE) 8/30 105 tons; ex-Demonstrator
AGEIR Box cab E103 66677 (Alco) / 10029 (GE) 9/25 108 tons; ex-Red River Lumber 502
E104 66949 (Alco) / 10078 (GE) 9/26 106 tons; ex-GN 5100; scrapped 1962
GE 80-Ton E105 12986 4/41 108 tons; ex-Red River Lumber 502
Alco S1 E106 77106 5/50 Reblt as S3 #82
Alco S3 E107 & E108 77980, 77981 5/50 To Ambridge PA
Lima A3170 E109 9559 8/51 --
E110 9560 8/51 Last locomotive produced by Lima- Hamilton; to Illinois Railway Museum
Alco S4 E111 & E112 81095, 81100 12/54 --
E113 & E114 81334, 81355 5/55 --
E115 & E116 81839, 82009 11/56, 5/60 --
Lima A3080 E117 9347 12/41 Ex-B&O 9366
E118 & E119 9348, 8349 12/49. 1/50 Ex-B&O 9367 & 9368
E120 & E121 9381 2, 3/50 Ex-B&O 9370 & 9374
Lima A3170 E122 9473 1/51 Ex-B&O 9381
E122 (2nd) 9479 1/51 Ex-Armco 712 < nee B&O 9387
E123 & E124 9475, 9470 12/50 Ex-B&O 9383 & 9378 < nee B&O 326 & 322
E125 9386 2/50 Ex-B&O 9373 < nee B&O 337
E126 & E127 9489 9478 3, 1/51 Ex-B&O 9397 & 9386 < nee B&O 351 & 340
E128 9486 2/51 Ex-B&O 9394 < nee B&O 348
E129 & E130 9485 9476 1/51 Ex-B&O 9393 & 9382 < nee B&O 347 & 327
E131 9443 7/50 Ex-EL 660 < nee Erie 660
Lima A3080 E132 (2ND)?? 9331 8/49 Ex-EL 653 < nee Erie 653
Lima A3170 E132 9484 1/51 Ex-B&O 9392 < nee B&O 346
E133 9446 8/50 Ex-EL 663 < nee Erie 663
E134 9447 10/49 Ex-EL 664 < nee Erie 664
E135 9456 8/50 Ex-EL 665 < nee Erie 665
SW1001 E150 74638-01 10/74 --
E151 & E152 75631-01, 02 9/75 Acquired new
E153-E155 756059-01 to 3 10/75 Acquired new
E156-E158 756148-01 to 03 8/76 Acquired new
E159-E161 776004-01 to 3 10/77 Acquired new
E162 & E163 786141-01, 02 12/78 --
E164 & E165 78629-01, 02 12/79 --
E166 & E167 796330-01, 02 11/80 --
E168 & E169 806060-01, 02 4/81 Acquired new
GE 25-Ton E251 17778 2/43 To Butler Works B75 > G.Silcott by early 1996
Whit DM 25-Ton E252 & E253 40729, 40730 6/52 #E253 to G.Silcott
E254 40731 7/52 Acquired new; to Armco, Torrance CA
GE 50-Ton E255-E257 32490-32492 12/56 --
E258 33142 12/59 --
The following Lima-built units were stored on-site for some undefined period:
  • Ex-B&O 9375 (ex-#339), 9376 (ex-#340), 9382 (ex-#326), 9384 (ex-#328), 9385 (ex-#329), 9395 (ex-#349) (to compressor 307), 9398 (ex-#353) & 9399 (ex-#353)
  • Ex Erie-Lackawanna / Erie 652-655, 657 and 658

Houston Works / ex-Sheffield Steel
Works complex built by Defense Plant Corporation during 1940-1941 for Sheffield Steel Corporation. It was acquired by Armco in 1956
Whit 50DE24 1 & 2 60109, 60110 11/41,1/42 --
GE 80-Ton 1 (2nd) 18027 10/43 Ex-US Army 1693
Whit 10DM46 3 40156 11/41 --
Whit 50-Ton 3 (2nd) 60217 12/42, (DPC21-08-1, 2-SS)
4 60218 2/43 Ex-CNW 504; to Ideal Portland Cement
GE 44-Ton 5 27560 1/44 Re-#d 3 ??
6 18178 3/44 --
7 29984 9/48 --
8 30247 9/49 --
GE 17.5-Ton 9 30208 9/49 To Texana Tank Car & Manufacturing 9 at Nash, TX
GE 44-Ton 9 (2nd) 30474 10/50 --
GE 17.5-Ton 10 32887 2/57 --
Alco S1 11 69866 7/43 --
GE 80-Ton 11 (2nd) 33122 12/58 Ex-Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates 3
Alco S1 12 71259 4/44 Re-#d to 1-18-12-
GE 80-Ton 12 (2nd) 27815 1/44 Ex-US Navy 65-00182
Alco S1 13 77119 10/49 Re-#d to 1-18-13-
GE 80-Ton 14 18060 10/43 Ex-US Navy 65-00286 < Navy Supply Depot Oakland CA 5; to Coffield Warehouse
Data for #14 unconfirmed
Alco S6 15 82299 6/57 Re-#d to 1-18-10-
Alco S6 16 82300 6/57 Re-#d to 1-18-11-
GE 80-Ton 17 33843 6/68 --
18 12996 4/41 Ex-ACIPCo 105
18 (2nd) ?? 27815 -- Ex-US Navy 65-00182 < nee Navy Supply Depot Clearfield UT 507; to Coffield Warehouse 1 (1966)
Data for #18 unconfirmed
Alco S4 19 80953 6/57 Ex-P&LE 9766 ex 8667; to 1-18-19 > G. Silcott-

After the reno. to 1-18-xx series, other types of equipment also given nos. in series like loco cranes. Not all nos. were for locos.

  • 1-18-10 was ex-15
  • 1-18-11 was ex-16
  • 1-18-12 was ex-12
  • 1-18-13 was ex-13
  • 1-18-14 (no info)
  • 1-18-19 was ex-19
  • 1-18-20 was ex-Middletown E112 acq. 2/1968
  • 1-18-21 was ex-Middletown E114 acq. 2/1968
  • 1-18-22 was ex-Middletown E116 acq. 2/1968
  • 1-18-23 was ex-Middletown E115 also used at Butler.
  • 1-18-27 was S-2
  • 1-18-28 was S-2
  • 1-18-29 was S-2
  • 1-18-32 was S-2
  • 1-18-33 was S-4
  • 1-18-34 was S-2 ex-BRC 409
  • 1-18-35 was S-2 ex-BRC 410
  • 1-18-38 SW1001 806007-1 11/80
  • 1-18-39 SW1001 806067-1 6/81
  • 1-18-40 SW1001 816039-1 6/82

Kansas City Works / ex-Sheffield Steel
GE 50-Ton 1-3 15078-15080 2/42 Ex-Sheffield AL 1-3; #3 to Sand Springs
4 29464 5/48 To Armco-Middletown
GE 80-Ton 5-6 30996-30997 8/51 --
7 32224 7/54 --
8 32889 4/57 --
9 32894 4/57 --
10 33431 -- Ex-Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates 4
Whit 12DM38a ?? 40711, 40712 2/51 --

Sand Springs, OK / ex-Sheffield Steel
GE 25-Ton 1 29887 2/49 --
GE 80-Ton 1 (2nd) 18027 -- Ex-US Navy 65-00026; to Worldwide RR Supply > US Army 1693
GE 25-Ton 2 32637 5/56 --
GE 80-Ton 3 17750 -- Ex-LaClede Steel 13 (1966) < US Army 7387 < nee Lincoln Ordinance Depot 201 (IL)
4 18022 -- Ex-LaClede Steel 14 < nee US Army 7387
References:

  • The Short Line Newsletter
  • The Baldwin Zone (website)
  • LocoNotes ll
  • The Diesel Builders (volume 3) by John F. Kirkland
  • Extra 2200 South Locomotive Newsletter
  • The Diesel Shop (website rosters)

    • Contributors: P. Allen Copeland, Gareth McDonald, Bill McBride, Gordon Lloyd, Jr., Ron Stafford, Randy Keller, Bruce Mercer, R. Craig and James Mischke

    Original upload 29 August 2024


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