A Roster of early Soo Line Railroad Diesel Locomotives
Including Wisconsin Central Pre-1961 Merger

Year Acquired	Division	Quantity	Road Numbers	Builder.	Type	Horse- power	Comments
1938	WC	(3)	2100 - 2102	EMD	NW1A	900	First diesel power acquired by the Soo Line
1939	Soo	(2)	300 - 301	EMD	NW2	1000
1939	Soo	(1)	320	EMD	SW1	600	Only one such unit on the property
1941	Soo	(1)	330	GE	44-ton	400	44-ton Center-cab, sold in 1952
1942	WC	(2)	2103 - 2104	Alco	S-2	1000
1945	Soo	(1)	310	Baldwin	VO-1000	1000
1946	WC	(3)	2105 - 2107	Alco	S-2	1000
?	WC	(2)	2109 - 2110	Alco	S-2	1000
1947	Soo	1 set	200A,B	EMD	F-3	1500	First freight cabs, a 2-unit set, Phase II
47 - 48	Soo	(8)	360 - 367	Baldwin	DRS44-1500	1500	DRS-4-4-15 ?
48 - 49	Soo	7 sets	205A,B - 211A,B	Alco	FA-1	1500	2-unit sets, both are cab units.
48 - 49	WC	4 sets	2220A,B - 2223A,B	Alco	FA-1	1500	2-unit sets, both are cab units.
1949	Soo	(2)	311 - 312	Baldwin	DS44-1000	1000	DS-4-4-10 ?
1949	Soo	(2)	368 - 369	Alco	RSC-2	1600	Re-trucked to 4-axle configuration, re-numbered to 370 - 371
1949	Soo	(2)	370 - 371	Alco	RSC-2	1600	Re-trucked to 4-axle configuration, traded for RS-27s in 1962
1950	Soo	(3)	372 - 374	Alco	RSC-3	1600	Re-trucked to 4-axle configuration
1951	Soo	(2)	379 - 380	Baldwin	AS-16	1600
1952	Soo	(1)	313 - 314	Baldwin	S-12	1200
1952	Soo	(1)	315	Fairbanks- Morse	H-12-44	1200	First of five, only one with cab overhang
1954	Soo	(4)	316 - 319	Fairbanks- Morse	H-12-44	1200
?	WC	(2)	2109 - 2110	Alco	S-2	1000
1952	WC	(1)	2116	Alco	S-4	1000	Only one example of the type
?	Soo	2 sets	201A,B - 202A,B	EMD	F-3	1500	2-unit sets, Phase III
?	WC	1 set	2200A,B,C	EMD	F-3	1500	3-unit set, Phase III, 'C' is a Booster unit.
?	Soo	2 sets	203A,B - 204A,B	EMD	F-3	1500	2-unit sets, Phase IV cab units. Soo is the only road with Phase IV F-3s.
49 - 53	Soo	3 sets	212A,B - 214A,B	EMD	F-7	1500	2-unit sets, both are cab units.
49 - 53	WC	4 sets	2201A,B,C - 2204A,B,C	EMD	F-7	1500	3-unit sets, 'C' is a Booster unit.
49 - 53	WC	7 sets	2224A,B - 2230A,B	EMD	F-7	1500	2-unit sets, both are cab units.
50 - 52	Soo	7	375 - 378, 381 - 383	EMD	GP-7	1500	The first Hood units on the road
1961	Soo	4	384 - 387	Baldwin	DRS66-1500	1500	Former DSS&A # 200 - 203
1961	Soo	8	388 - 395	Baldwin	AS616	1600	Former DSS&A # 204 - 211
1961	Soo	8	396 - 399	Baldwin	DT66-2000	2000	Former DSS&A # 300 - 303
Yr. Aqd.	Soo/WC	Qty.	Unit #	Mfr.	Model	h.p.	Comments

This roster was adapted for the World Wide Web from information appearing in the book, "The Soo Line", © 1979, by Patrick C. Dorin, ISBN o-87564-532-1. All credit should go to Mr. Dorin; any errors, omissions or inconsistencies may be attributed to me.

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