Western Maryland

Diesel Locomotive
Somebody's photo here
Reformatted: 15 May 2022 WM 3580 at Dearborn, Michigan on 4 September 1974
Reporting Mark: WAB Formatted by: R. Craig

* * * Road Power * * *


Miscellany
Model (& Bldr) Rd # (Original) Rd # (Final) Bldr No. Date Notes
GP7 (EMD) 20 & 21 5632 & 5633 11228, 11229 4/1950 -
22 & 23 5634 & 5635 11230, 11231 4/1950 -
All (except #22) received "circus" colors
GP9 (EMD) 25-28 6400-6403 19548-19551 5/1954 --
29 & 30 6404 & 6405 20355, 20356, 22664 9,9,4/1955 --
31-33 6406-6408 20887, 20888 & 22664 2/1955 --
34 & 35 6409, 6410 2169, 21620 6/1956 --
36-38 6411-6413 22067, 22425, 22426 9/1956 --
39 & 40 6414 & 6415 23270, 23271 4/1957 --
41-45 6416-6420 23906-23910 6/1957 -
#33 was ex-EMD GP9 Demonstrator #7257
F3Au (EMD) 51 & 52 7149 & 7150 5145, 5146 6/1947 Received an upgrade in 1954, including m/u capability
F7A (EMD) 53-60 7151-7158 11100-11107 3/1950 --
61 & 62 7158 & 7159 13159, 13160 3/1950 --
63-66 7161-7164 13554-13557 12/1950 --
Only #53, 55 & 59 received "circus" colors
F7B (EMD) 53B, 55B, 57B & 59B -- 11108-11111 3/1950 --
61B, 63B & 65B -- 13558, 17551, 17552 12/1950 & 12,12/52 --
BL2 (EMD) 81 7181 5921 10/1948 -
82 7182 5922 10/1948 -
Purchased for mainline service without m/u and d/b
DR44-1500 (BLW) 170 -- 73399 6/1947 -
171 & 172 -- 73643, 73644 7/1948 -
Purchased for mainline service without m/u and d/b, but added later
AS-16 (BLW) 173-176 -- 74899-74902 6/1951 -
RS2 (ALCO) 180 -- 75258 7/1947 -
181-184 -- 77971-77974 4/1950 -
RS3 (ALCO) 185-188 -- 80275, 80281-80283 5/1953 -
189-194 -- 80472-80477 5/1953 #192-194 s/g equipped with high short hood
195 & 196 -- 80659, 80650 12/1953 -
197 & 198 -- 80743, 80744 9/1954 #197 s/g equipped with high short hood
F7A (EMD) 231-236 7165-7170 17539-17544 12/1952 "Circus" scheme applied to #231, 234 & 235
237-242 7171-7176 17539-17544 12/1952 "Circus" scheme applied to #241 & 242
F7B (EMD) 231B & 233B -- 17553, 17554 12/1952 --
235B, 237B & 239B -- 19026-19028 12/1953 --
241B & 243B -- 19029, 19030 12/1953 --
FA2 (ALCO) 301 & 302 -- 78493, 78495 1/1951 -
303 & 304 -- 78606, 78608 1/1951 "Circus" scheme applied to #304
F7B (EMD) 401-405 7135-7139 11008-11111 & 13558 3, 12/1950 -
406-409 7140-7143 17551-17554 12/1952 #407 received "Circus" scheme
410-414 7144-7148 19026-19030 12/1953 -
GP35 (EMD) 501-505 3576-3580 28849-28853 12/1963 All received "Circus" scheme in 1973
GP40 (EMD) -- 3795-3799 37886-37890 8/1971 Delivered in "circus" scheme
GP40-2 (EMD) -- 4257-4261 767049-1 to 5 2/1977 Ordered by and wore Chessie scheme with WM sublettering
-- 4312-4321 786158-1 to 10 11/1978 Ordered by and wore Chessie scheme with WM sublettering
-- 4352-4371 787172-1 to 20 1-3/1979 Ordered by and wore Chessie scheme with WM sublettering
SD35 (EMD) -- 7432-7436 29890-29894 12/1964 Received "circus" scheme in 1973
SD40 (EMD) -- 7445-7449 34967-34971 6-7/1969 Delivered in "circus" scheme
-- 7470-7474 32134-32138 8/1966 Delivered in "circus" scheme
-- 7495 & 7496 34104, 34105 11/1966 Delivered in "circus" scheme


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Model (& Bldr) Rd # (Original) Rd # (Final) Bldr No. Date Notes
44-Tonner (GE) 75 - 17930 7/1943 -
76 - 17935 8/1943 -
Primary purpose was to work Baltimore dock area
VO-660 (BLW) 101 - 64191 9/1941 -
S1 (Alco) 102 - 69479 6/1941 WM's first diesel
VO-660 (BLW) 103-105 - 64388-64400 7,7,9/1942 -
S2 (Alco) 125-127 - 70227, 70237, 70238 5,5,10/1943 --
VO-1000 (BLW) 128-131 - 69660-61, 69786-87 9, 11/1943 -
132 - 70150 9, 11/1944 -
DS44-1000 (BLW) 133 & 134 - 72810, 72811 12/1946 -
Slug (WM) 138T -- -- 11/62 --
139T -- -- 3/1955 --
T Slugs (traction) were composite units built from various Alco, BLW and EMD components
S2 (Alco) 140-142 -- 72002, 72003, 70198 1,1,3/44 --
143 & 144 -- 73896, 73897 12/1946 --
S4 (Alco) 145, 146 -- 78681, 78682 11/1950 --
S6 (Alco) 151, 152 -- 81722, 81723 3/1956 --


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Miscellany

Thanks to the following contributors for updates and corrections: Martin Baumann, Ed Cooper and Bob Finan.

Reference sources:

  • Extra 2200 South: Issues: #38 (Jan./Feb. 1973 and #55 (Jan./Feb. 1976)
  • Western Maryland Diesels (by Richard W. Jahn & John D.L. Johnson)
  • Western Maryland Diesel Locomotives (by P.H, Stakem & P.E. Stakem)
  • Alco FA: Running in the Shadow (by R. Craig Rutherford)

Original upload: 26 February 1999

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