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Central RR of New Jersey

Diesel Locootives

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Revised: 29 March 2023

Photgraph by: Marty Bernard
AAR Mar: CNJ
Data by: Bob Van Derveer
* * * Cab Units * * *
Bldr/Model Road No. Bldr No. Bldr Date Notes
EMD - F3B A, B, C 4056-4058 7/1947 (CRP - Central RR of Pennsylvania)
D, E 4059 & 4060 7/1947 (CRP)
BLW - DR44-1500B K, L, M 73124-73126 11/47; 7-8/48 (CRP)
R, S 73127-73128 9/1948 (CRP)
EMD - F7A 10 10230 8/1950 Leased, ex-B&O 4503 < nee B&O 243A; to B&O 4503
11-12 15907, 15916 1/1952 Leased, ex-B&O 4576-4577 < nee B&O 933, 933A; to B&O 4576-4577
13-14 15918, 15910 1/1952 Leased, ex-B&O 4581-4582 < nee B&O 937A, 949; to 4581-4582 > #4582 to NKCX 5 > MARC 7148 (82) > WCRC 82 > Spirit of Washington Dinner Train 82
15 15911 1/1952 Leased, ex-B&O 4584 < nee B&O 941; to B&O 4584
16-17 15913, 15922 1/1952 Leased, ex-B&O 4588-4589 < B&O 945, 945A; to B&O 4588-4589
20-22 9032-9033, 12615 7/1951 Ex-N&W 3689-3690, 3697 < nee Wabash 689-690, 697
23-25 15038,15040,15047 1/1952 Ex-N&W 3703, 3705, 3712 < nee Wabash 703, 705, 712
26-29 17069-70,17072-73 9/1952 Ex-N&W 3714-15 and 3717-18 < nee Wabash 714-715, 717-718
EMD - F3A 50-59 4046-4055 7/1947 (CRP)
BLW - DR44-1500A 70-79 73114-73123 11/47-9/48 (CRP)
BLW - DRX64-2000 2000-2002 73060-73062 11/46-1/47 Units had double-ended cabs; (WNO-Wharton & Northern)
2003-2005 73750-73752 8-9/1948 Units had double-ended cabs; (WNO)
* * * Road Switchers * * *
FM - H16-44 18(2nd)-19(2nd) 16L697-16L698 12/1952 Ex-B&O #6700-6701
Alco - RS3 489 80107 7/52 Ex- Reading 489; to CNJ 1564 > CR 5389
Alco - RS1 1200-1204 78095-78099 1950 -
1205 79234 1951 -
BLW - RS12 1206-1208 75446-75448 1/1953 -
1209 75698 1/1953 -
FM - H15-44 1500 15L6 3/1948 1500 is nee FM demonstrator 1500; acquired 09/48?
1501-1513 15L15-15L-27 1-4/1949 -
FM H16-44 1514-1517 16L304-16L307 7/1950 -
EMD - GP7 1520-1525 17098-17103 11-12/1952 To CR 5676-77, 5681, 5902-5904
1526 17104 11/1952 Wrecked 9/15/1958
1526:2 17106 12/1952 Re-#d from 1528:1
1527 17105 12/1952 To CR 5906 > NJTR 5906
1528 17106 12/1952 Re-#d to 1526:2
1528:2 17109 12/1952 Re-#d from 1531:1
1529-1530 17107-17108 12/1952 TO -CR5908, 5910 > NJTR (same nos)
1531-1532 17109-17110 12/1952 1531 re-d to 1528:2 and 1532 wrecked 9/15/1958
EMD - GP9m 1531:2 25447 8/1959 Parts from wrecked 1526:1 were used to build new 1531:2
1531:2 25448 8/1959 Parts from wrecked 1532:1 were used to build new 1532:2
Alco - RS3 / RS2 1540-1547 78058-78065 6/1950 -
1548-1550 80234, 80243, 80247 3/1953 -
1548-1550 80234; 80243, 80247 3;4/1953 -
1551-1553 80255; 80261, 80268 4/1953 -
1554-1555 80271; 80276 4/1953 -
1560 78248 9/1950 Leased from Precision National 110 < Pineville Craft Paper 110 < Southern 110 < nee Central of Georgia 110
1561 * 77565 11/1949 * RS2; leased from Precision National 4001 < BN 4001 < nee SP&S 61
1562-1563 80104, 79863 7,5/1952 Ex-Reading 486, 475
1564 80107 7/52 Ex-CNJ 489 < nee Reading 489; to CR 5389
1565 80108 7/52 Ex-Reading 490; to CR 5390
1566 78936 8/51 Ex-Reading 522
Alco - RSD4 1601-1606 78745-50 11/51-2/52 (CRP)
1607-1608 78946-47 2/1952 -
1609-1614 78949-78854 1-2/52 -#1611 to Utah Rwy 307
Alco - RSD5 1615 80286 4/1953 -
Alco - RS3 1700-1701 80236-80237 3/1953 -
1702-1703 80232-80233 3/1953 -
1704 80235 3/1953 -
1705-1709 80238-80242 3/1953 -
FM - H24-66 2401-2407 24L849-24L855 5-6/1954 -
2408-2413 24L885-24L890 3-4/1956 -
EMD - SD35 2501-2510 29974-29983 5-6/1965 To CR 6040-6049
2511-2512 30298-30299 6/1965 To CR 6050-6051
EMD - SD40 3061-3069 33161-33169 5/1967 Ex-B&0 7482-7490;to CR 6285-92,-- > EMDX 6425, HLCX 5025, CR 6996, 6981, EMDX 6410, CR 6992(2ND), EMDX 641?, --
* * * Yard Switchers * * *
AGEIR - Box Cab 1000 65979 10/1925 Ex-Alco-General Electric-Ingersoll Rand demonstrator300-horsepower, 60-ton box-cab
Daven. 35-Ton 1000(2nd) ?? ?? Ex-US Army 3502
DCBGE - End Cab 1001 2332 8/1941 275-horsepower, 35-ton end-cab;ex-US Army #2332
EMD - SC 1005-1008 761-764 1/1939 -
EMD - SW1 1009-1012 805-06, 1610-11 3/39, 2/42 To CR 8404, --, 8407, 8408 > #8408 to PNER 601 "Luzerne County"
Alco - HH600 1020-1023 69072-69075 12/1938 #1201 to Houdaille Const. Materials 1021
Alco - S1 1024-1025 69602-69603 12/1941 -
BLW - VO660 1040-1043 64235-64238 1/1942 -
BLW - S12 1053-1059 75025-27, 75058-61 6/1951 #1054 & 1058 to SCL 3003 & 3006, and sold for scrap
EMD - NW2 1060-1061 1612-1613 4/1942 To CR 9240-9241
BLW - VO1000 1062-1064 70176, 70851-52 4,4,7/1944 -
1065-1066 70136-70137 7,8/1944 -
Alco - S2 1067-1071 72698-99, 72715-17 6,7/1944 -
BLW - DS44-1000 1072-1074 74774-74776 4/1950 #1072 to SCL 3004 and sold for scrap
EMD - SW7 1080-1083 11629-11632 5/1950 (CRP); to CR 8868-8871; #8859 sold
EMD - SW9 1084-1092 14745-14753 12/1951 (CRP); to CR 8951(2nd), 8952-8961 > # 8958 to PBR 205
1093-1094 17111-17112 12/1952 (CRP); to CR 8960-8961
EMD - SW1 8400, 8405 1098, 11-3 8/1940 Ex-B&O 8400 & 8405 < nee B&O 200 & 205
BLW - DS44-1000 9225, 9229-9231 73839, 73843-46 10-12/1948 EX-B&O (same #s)
9234, 38, 39, 41 & 44 73848, 52, 53, 55 & 58 10-12/1948 EX-B&O (same #s)
FM - H10-44 9700-9704 10L86-90 11-12/48 Ex-B&O (same #s)
9706, 9708 & 9709 10L92, 94 & 95 11-12/48 Ex-B&O (same #s)
* * * RDC Cars * * *
Budd - RDC-1 551-554 5919-5922 4/1954 -
555-557 - ? -
558-561 - ? Ex-NYSW M1-M4

Abbreviations:

  • AGEIR - An Alco, General Electric, and Ingersoll-Rand Consortium
  • B&O - Baltimore & Ohio
  • BLW - Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • DCBGE - A Davenport, Cooper-Bessmer, General Electric Consortium
  • EMD - Electro-Motive Division of GM
  • FM - Fairbanks-Morse
  • N&W - Norfolk & Western
  • WAB - Wabash
  • Source:
  • Extra 2200 South (May 1968)
  • Railroad Magazine
  • "Motive Power of the Jersey Central" by Mike Eagleson
  • Additional information/updates provided by: Marty Bernard, Edwin Cooper, Tom Berry and R. Craig

    Original upload: 22 March 2012

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