Tennessee Central

All-Time Diesel Roster

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Revised: 21 April 2022 Photo by: Photographer unknown / R. Craig collection
Reporting Mark: TCR Roster by: John Komanesky, with update from Tom Berry

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Road Nmbr Model Bldr & Date Bldr Nmbr Notes
50 HH660 Alco 11/39 69079 Scrapped in 1963
51 S1 Alco 11/41 69515 Sold to Cadiz RR 8, preserved
75-77 DRS44-1000 BLW 7,8/48 73706-73708 To Precision Eng. and scrapped
248 RS-3 Alco 4/51 78565 Went to L&N 248; ex-Reading 502
249 RS-3 Alco 4/51 78571 Went to L&N 249; ex-Reading 508
250 RS-3 Alco 8/51 78931 Went to L&N 250; ex-Reading 518
251 RS-3 Alco 10/50 78362 Went to L&N 219
252 & 253 RS-3 Alco 10/50 78363, 78364 Scrapped
254 RS-3 Alco 10/50 78365 Trade-in credit towards Alco C-420s 400 and 401
255 RS-3 Alco 2/52 79633 Scrapped
256 RS-3 Alco 2/52 79634 Went to IC > sold to Precision; (Note B)
257 RS-3 Alco 2/52 79635 Went to IC and scrapped; (Note B)
258 RS-3 Alco 2/52 79636 Went to IC > sold to Precision; (Note B)
259 RS-3 Alco 4/56 81898 Went to L&N 259
260 RS-3 Alco 4/56 81899 Wrecked and retired
301 & 302 RS-36 Alco 8/62 84114-15 Went to L&N 910 & 911
303-305 RS-36 Alco 2, 4, 8/62 84406-08 Went to L&N 912-914
400 & 401 C420 Alco 1/66 3438-01 & 02 Went to L&N 1316 & 1317
801 FA-1 Alco 3/49 76691 Trade-in credit towards Alco C-420s 400 and 401
802-805 FA-1 Alco 3/49 76692-76695 Trade-in credit towards Alco RS-36s 301-305
801B FB-1 Alco 3/49 76723 Trade-in credit towards Alco RS-36s 301-305
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Notes:

  • A - The Tennessee Central Railway ceased operations on August 31, 1968; property and equipment sold to adjacent railroads: IC, L&N and Southern.
  • B - 256-258 were apparently never on IC's active roster, omitted by both sources 2 and 3; but Source 3 also states the former Peabody RS-2s as well as several other older IC units.

Reference sources:

  1. "Alco RS-36 roster," Extra 2200 South Locomotive Newsletter (Issue 76).
  2. All-Time IC roster at http://illinois-central.net/alltimeroster.php downloaded 02/28/2021
  3. "Illinois Central Roster," Extra 2200 South Locomotive Newsletter (Issues 93-95)
  4. Shortlines of Tennessee roster compiled by Sy Reich, current as of fourth quarter 1969, published in Railroad magazine.
  5. Tennessee Central Railway Museum Archives in Cookeville (TN)

Original upload 27 November 2003


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