N.P. Ry.

Diesel Roster Notes

Alco RS-3, EMD GP7, GP9 and GP18

Alco	RS-3

NP No.	Build Date	Builders No.	Disposition	Assignment 5-54	Assignment 9-54
850	1953	80244	EMD, 1968	F	F
851	1953	80245	EMD, 1968	F	F
852	1953	80246	EMD, 1968	LS	F
853	1953	80655	EMD, 1967	Y	F
854	1953	80656	EMD, 1968	Y	F
855 [D]	1953	80657	GE, 1969	LS	F
856 [D]	1953	80658	GE, 1966	LS	F
857 [D]	1955	81154	BN 4081, Sold 1978		LS
858 [D]	1955	81155	BN 4082, Sold 1978		LS
859 [D]	1955	81156	BN 4083, Sold 1970		LS
860 [D]	1955	81157	BN 4084, Sold 1970		LS
861	1955	81158	BN 4085, Sold 1978		LS
862	1955	81159	BN 4086, Sold 1971		F
863	1955	81164	BN 4087, Sold 1971		F

References:
[D] Locomotive was equipped with dynamic brakes
In February 1959 and June 1964 all 14 RS-3s were assigned to the St. Paul Division
F Fargo Division
LS Lake Superior Division
Y Yellowstone Division
Notes:
First lot purchased April 1953, 'N.P.R.' and number on cab sides
Second lot purchased December 1953, 'N.P.R.' and number on cab sides
Third lot purchased April 1955, 'Northern Pacific' on long hood, Monad and number on cab
MU equipped, but unable to run as lead units with EMD locomotives
12 cylinder 244 diesel, single acting, turbo-supercharged
1,600 horsepower at 1,000 RPM, 350 RPM idling
74:18 gear ratio, 65 MPH top speed
295,700 pounds loaded [dynamic brake equipped] 244,740 pounds [non-dynamic brake equipped]
62,900 pounds tractive effort [dynamic brake equipped] 59,160 pounds [non-dynamic brake equipped]
1,400 gallon fuel tank
For a more complete account of these locomotives on the Northern Pacific, see Vol. 7 No. 2, Spring 1988 of The Mainstreeter ''The Northern Pacific's RS-3 Road-Switchers'' by John Barry, pp. 5-13.

EMD	GP7

NP No.	Build Date	Disposition	Assignment 1950	Assignment 1955	Assignment 1964
550 [S]	2-50	Ref. 1	SP-P	SP-P	SP-P
551 [S]	2-50	Ref. 2	SP-P	SP-P	SP-P
552	4-51	BN 1626 to GE	I	I	I
553	4-51	BN 1627 to GE	I	I	I
554	4-51	BN 1628 to Simon	I	I	I
555	3-52	Ref. 3	I	T	T
556 [S]	3-52	Ref. 4	I	SP	SP
557	3-52	BN 1631 to GE	T	T	T
558	3-52	Ref. 5	T	T	T
559	11-52	BN 1633 to GE	SP-T	I	I
560	12-53	Ref. 6	I	I	I
561	12-53	BN 1635 to GE	I	I	I
562	12-53	BN 1636 to Hyman-Michaels	I	I	I
563	12-53	BN 1637 to GE	I	I	I
564 [D]	12-53	BN 1638 to SW Rail Car	RM	RM	I
565 [D]	12-53	BN 1639 to SW Rail Car	RM	RM	I
566 [D]	12-53	BN 1640 to Precision National	RM	RM	I
567 [D]	12-53	BN 1641 to Naporano	RM	RM	I
568 [D]	12-53	BN 1641 to Naporano	RM	RM	I
568 [D]	12-53	BN 1642 to Naporano	RM	I	I
569 [D, S]	12-53	BN 1642 to Hyman-Michaels	RM-T	RM-P	I-T

References:
[D] Locomotive was equipped with dynamic brakes
[S] Locomotive was equipped with steam boiler [Vapor-Clarkson] for passenger service; No. 556 was equipped with a steam boiler only during 1954, 1956, and 1964; No. 569 was equipped with a steam boiler from 1955 until 1956
I Idaho Division
RM Rocky Mountain Division
SP St. Paul Division
T Tacoma Division
-P Passenger service
-T Transfer service
1 BN 1624 rebuilt 4-75 as GP-10, renumbered 1421
2 BN 1625 rebuilt 9-76 as GP-10, renumbered 1426
3 BN 1629 to Simon, to Pend Oreille Valley No. 110, scrapped 1993
4 BN 1630 wrecked, scrapped 10-77
5 Wrecked 1952, to BN 1632 to GE
6 BN 1634 to Simon, to Mount Hood No. 560, to Rarus in 1990, to LRC No. 301 in 1991, only surviving NP GP7
Notes:
2,729 built, 1949-54
Painted in 'canoe' scheme with 'N.P.R.' and number on cab initially; circa 1955 modified to 'Northern Pacific' on long hood, Monad and number on cab; circa 1965 Nos. 550 and 557 redone in 'simplified' U-25C scheme
16 cylinder 567B diesel [later retrofitted to 567BC]
1,500 horsepower, 800 RPM maximum, 275 RPM idling
62:15 gear ratio, top speed 66 MPH [550-551 with 59:18 for 83 MPH top speed, later changed to 62:15]
59,550 pounds tractive effort
All dynamic brake equipped
800 to 1,600 gallon fuel tank depending on configuration for boiler or roof mounted air tanks
For a more complete account of these locomotives on the Northern Pacific, see Vol. 8 No. 2, Spring 1989 of The Mainstreeter ''The Northern Pacific's GP7 Road-Switchers'' by Bruce Butler, pp. 5-19.

NP 560 was never owned by LRC, but was just sent there for work by Rarus.
The 567BC engine was actually an in-frame upgrade of the 567B. It consisted of new cylinder heads and some water pipes added inside of the engine air boxes. Externally you could not see any difference between the 567B and the 567BC. The B engines had a reputation for leaking water and the BC conversion was EMD's successful way of updating them to the equivalent of the 567C. As far as I know, all of the NP's 567B engines received this upgrade, whereas the GN did very few. Also by the time of the merger in 1970, most of the GN GP7s were considered junk, while the NPs were still in fairly good shape.
NP 556 came to the Palouse and Lewiston Branch as the primary passenger power for Nos. 311-314 around the middle of 1952; in May or June as I recall. It had a steam boiler at that time. It replaced Baldwin No. 501--which the rumor mill had it as not being able to maintain the train schedule with No. 314 coming up the Kendrick Hill! Number 556 remained on 311-314 until September of 1954 when it was replaced for three months by Q-6 No. 2256!
Let me tell you, I was just in hog heaven as the 2256 was my favorite NP steamer. Unfortunately somebody in Spokane figured that on Sundays there was a lot of local power just sitting around doing nothing, so 2256 usually had that day off and 560 or 563 did the honors. Number 2256 made her last run on 314 on December 23, 1954 and from that time until the RDC-2 B30 entered service on March 1, 1955, the train was usually handled by either the 560 or the 563. Number 560 handled the last run of the conventional train on February 28, 1955. So much for the trivia.
I don't have a GP9 roster, but the NP sure went crazy over this model, purchasing 176 of them between June 1954 (the first five went to the Camas Prairie) and 1958. The first GP9s here on the Idaho Division, other than the 200-204 on the CP, were some of the low numbered 200 class; I remember the 216 especially well; also units in the 230, 240, and 250 numbers; all of which lacked dynamic brakes. The 200s came to the Idaho Division in force late in 1955 and brought a sad end to steam power on the mainline late that year. They took over the Palouse and Lewiston Branch from the GP7s at that time too, although some of the dynamic brake equipped GP7s came to the Idaho Division in the middle 1960s.
In the spring of 1957 the Idaho Division received dynamic brake equipped GP9s 302-316 and these 15 units pretty well took over the Palouse and Lewiston Branch right up until the merger.
-Bruce Butler, 31 Jul 1997

EMD GP9
FORMAT:
NP No.; BN No.; Dynamic Brakes; Built; Builder's No.; Fuel; Reitred; Disposition

200 1700 Y 06/54 19544 1600 10/82 Traded in to GE 10/82
201 1701 Y 06/54 19545 1600 01/81 Hyman 01/81, PBDY 603
202 1702 Y 06/54 19546 1600 Last rebuild at Hillyard
203 1703 Y 06/54 19547 1600
204 1704 Y 02/55 20336 1600 12/85 Helm 01/86 CBRY-204 04/86
205 1705 Y 02/55 20337 1600 05/85 Scrapped BN 06/85
206 1706 Y 02/55 20338 1600
207 1707 Y 02/55 20339 1600
208 1708 Y 02/55 20340 1600 10/82 Traded in to GE 10/82
209 1709 Y 02/55 20341 1600
210 1710 Y 02/55 20342 1600 10/87 MRL 109 10/87
211 1711 Y 02/55 20343 1600
212 1712 Y 02/55 20344 1600 02/90 YVRR 205 04/90
213 1713 Y 02/55 20345 1600 10/90 Traded in to EMD for BL-2 rebuild
214 1840 N 03/55 20346 2200 11/90 Wrecked 06/90, to NRE 12/90
215 1841 N 03/55 20347 2200
216 1842 N 03/55 20348 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83, IANR 1842 01/84
217 1843 N 03/55 20349 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83, IANR 1843 01/84
218 1844 N 06/55 20305 2200 07/83 Simon 08/83
219 1845 N 06/55 20306 2200 01/81 Hyman 01/81
220 1846 N 06/55 20307 2200 06/85 CEECO 08/85, POVA 101 11/85
221 1847 N 06/55 20308 2200 01/83 Scrapped BN 12/83
222 1848 N 06/55 20309 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83, MBTA 1920 11/83
223 1849 N 06/55 20310 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83, MBTA 1849 03/84
224 1850 N 06/55 20311 2200 01/87 PNC 08/87
225 1851 N 06/55 20312 2200 05/91
226 1852 N 06/55 20313 2200 07/82 Traded in to GE 07/82
227 1853 N 06/55 20314 2200 05/86 CEECO 07/86
228 1854 N 06/55 20315 2200
229 1855 N 06/55 20316 2200 07/83 ... GCRR 4929
230 1856 N 06/55 20317 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83, IANR 1856 01/84
231 1857 N 06/55 20318 2200 02/85 Hatfield 03/85, scrapped
232 1858 N 06/55 20319 2200
233 1859 N 06/55 20370 2200 07/83 Northwest Steel 08/83
234 1860 N 06/55 20371 2200
235 1861 N 06/55 20372 2200
236 1862 N 06/55 20373 2200 05/86 Pielet 01/87
237 1863 N 06/55 20374 2200
238 1864 N 08/55 20641 2200 12/85 Southwest 01/86
239 1865 N 08/55 20642 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83 GSWR-22
240 1866 N 08/55 20643 2200 07/83 Northwest Steel 08/83
241 1714 Y 08/55 20644 1600 12/86 LCS 1714 11/87
242 1715 Y 08/55 20645 1600 07/85 Traded in to EMD 07/85
243 1716 Y 12/55 21020 1600 07/85 Traded in to EMD 07/85
244 1867 N 02/56 21089 2200 12/85 Helm 01/86, CBRY 206 04/86
245 1868 N 02/56 21090 2200
246 1869 N 02/56 21091 2200
247 1870 N 02/56 21092 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83 WEYH-312 11/83
248 1871 N 02/56 21093 2200 10/82 Traded in to GE 10/82
249 1872 N 02/56 21094 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83 RTWT-1872 01/84
250 1873 N 02/56 21095 2200 05/86 CEECO 07/86
251 1874 N 02/56 21096 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83, RTWT 1872 01/84
252 1875 N 02/56 21097 2200
253 1876 N 02/56 21098 2200 07/83 Northwest Steel 08/83
254 1877 N 02/56 21099 2200
255 1878 N 02/56 21427 2200
256 1879 N 02/56 21428 2200 07/83 Chrome 09/83, CLP 752 11/83
257 1880 N 02/56 21429 2200 12/85 Southwest 02/86
258 1881 N 02/56 21430 2200 07/86 Chrome 12/86
259 1882 N 02/56 21431 2200 08/91 NRE 12/90, DAIR 08/91
260 1883 N 02/56 21432 2200
261 1884 N 07/56 21218 2200 BN GP9B 600 04/82
262 1885 N 07/56 21219 2200 07/83 Naporano 08/83
263 1886 N 07/56 21220 2200 07/83 Azcon 08/83, IANR 1886
264 1887 N 07/56 21221 2200 06/86 Naporano 10/86
265 1888 N 07/56 21222 2200 02/89 MNVA 12/89
266 1889 N 07/56 21223 2200
267 1890 N 07/56 21224 2200 BN GP9B 600:2
268 1891 N 07/56 21225 2200 08/85 Lloyds 09/85, ADM
269 1717 Y 07/56 21226 1600 10/87 MRL 1717 10/87
270 1718 Y 07/56 21227 1600 07/83 Naporano 08/83
271 1719 Y 07/56 21228 1600 05/86 CM for parts
272 1720 Y 07/56 21229 1600 09/85 CEECO 12/86
273 1721 Y 07/56 21230 1600 10/87 MRL 112 10/87
274 1722 Y 07/56 21231 1600 07/83 Naporano 08/83
275 1892 N 07/56 21232 2200 07/85 Traded in to GE 07/85
276 1893 N 07/56 21233 2200 12/85 Helm 01/86, CBRY 207 04/86
277 1894 N 07/56 21234 2200 07/83 Azcon 08/83, IANR 1894
278 1895 N 07/56 21235 2200 03/83 General Metals 04/83
279 1896 N 07/56 21236 2200
280 1897 N 07/56 21237 2200 10/87 MRL 110 10/87
281 1898 N 07/56 21238 2200
282 1899 N 07/56 21239 2200 10/83 Naporano 12/83
283 1900 N 07/56 21240 2200
284 1901 N 07/56 21241 2200 05/91 FSRR 1791 06/91
285 1723 Y 02/57 22768 1700
286 1724 Y 02/57 22769 1700 07/83 Chrome 09/83, MBTA 1922 01/84
287 1725 Y 02/57 22770 1700 10/87 MRL 1725, scrapped
288 1726 Y 02/57 22771 1700 03/91 Pielet 05/91
289 1727 Y 02/57 22772 1700 07/83 Naporano 08/83
290 1728 Y 02/57 22773 1700
291 1729 Y 02/57 22774 1700 10/87 MRL 1729 10/87
292 1730 Y 02/57 22775 1700 04/84 Scrapped by BN 06/84
293 1731 Y 02/57 22776 1700 10/87 MRL 1731 10/87
294 1732 Y 02/57 22777 1700 10/87 MRL 102 10/87, renumbered 126 01/91
295 1733 Y 02/57 22778 1700 03/83 General Metals 04/83
296 1734 Y 02/57 22779 1700
297 1735 Y 02/57 22780 1700 10/82 Traded in to GE 10/82
298 1736 Y 02/57 22781 1700 02/90 YVRR 206 04/90
299 1737 Y 02/57 22782 1700 05/86 Naporano 07/86
300 1738 Y 02/57 22783 1700 04/86 CEECO 12/86, GCW 200 07/90
301 1739 Y 02/57 22784 1700 12/90 NRE 12/90, DAIR 08/91
302 1740 Y 02/57 22785 1700 09/85 CEECO 12/86, scrapped
303 1741 Y 02/57 22786 1700 Rebuilt to GP28M
304 1742 Y 02/57 22787 1700
305 1743 Y 02/57 22708 1700 05/86 Scrapped at Parkwater 07/86
306 1744 Y 02/57 22709 1700 10/87 MRL renumbered 151
307 1745 Y 02/57 22710 1700
308 1746 Y 02/57 22711 1700
309 1747 Y 02/57 22712 1700
310 1748 Y 02/57 22713 1700
311 1749 Y 02/57 22714 1700
312 1750 Y 02/57 22715 1700 03/83 General Metals 04/83
313 1751 Y 02/57 22716 1700 Rebuilt to GP28M
314 1752 Y 02/57 22717 1700
315 1753 Y 02/57 22718 1700 06/85 CEECO 08/85, POVA 102 11/85
316 1754 Y 02/57 22719 1700 12/85 CEECO 02/86, WCRC 302 09/86
317 1902 N 08/57 22720 1700 07/86 NRE 04/91, FSRR 1902 06/91
318 1903 N 08/57 22721 1700 10/87 MRL 105 10/87
319 1904 N 08/57 22722 1700 10/87 MRL 1904, scrapped
320 1905 N 08/57 22723 1700 04/82 General Metals 05/82
321 1906 N 08/57 22724 1700 07/83 Naporano 08/83
322 1907 N 08/57 22725 1700 02/85 ILS 03/85, CONG 09/85
323 1908 N 08/57 22726 1700 BN GP9B 601
324 1909 N 08/57 22727 1700 09/85 Lloyds 09/85, scrapped
325 1910 N 07/57 22728 1700
326 1911 N 07/57 22729 1700 BN GP9B 602:2
327 1912 N 07/57 22730 1700 07/83 Naporano 08/83
328 1913 N 07/57 22731 1700
329 1914 N 08/57 22732 1700
330 1915 N 08/57 22733 1700 07/86 ILS 1369 11/86
331 1916 N 08/57 22734 1700
332 1917 N 08/57 22735 1700
333 1918 N 08/57 22736 1700 07/87 LCS 1918 11/87
334 1919 N 08/57 22737 1700 02/85 CEECO 03/85, WCRC 301 09/86
335 1920 N 08/57 22738 1700
336 1921 N 08/57 22739 1700 07/83 Chrome 09/83, MBTA 1921 11/83
337 1922 N 08/57 22740 1700
338 1923 N 08/57 22741 1700
339 1924 N 08/57 22742 1700 10/87 MRL 118 10/87
340 1925 N 08/57 22743 1700 10/87 MRL 1925 10/87
341 1926 N 08/57 22744 1700 10/87 MRL 120 10/87
342 1927 N 08/57 22745 1700 10/87 MRL 121 10/87
343 1928 N 08/57 22746 1700 06/86 Wilson 09/86, KWT 302 02/87
344 1929 N 08/57 22747 1700 10/87 MRL 122 10/87
345 1755 Y 01/58 24014 1700 07/84 Simon 08/84
346 1756 Y 01/58 24015 1700 07/82 Traded in yo GE 07/82
347 1757 Y 01/58 24016 1700 07/83 Chrome 09/83, WEYH 311
348 1758 Y 01/58 24017 1700
349 1759 Y 01/58 24018 1700
350 1760 Y 01/58 24019 1700
351 1930 N 01/58 24020 1700 10/87 MRL 123 10/87
352 1931 N 01/58 24021 1700 10/87 MRL 106 10/87
353 1932 N 01/58 24022 1700
354 1933 N 01/58 24023 1700 07/85 Traded in to EMD 07/85
355 1934 N 01/58 24024 1700 10/87 MRL 107 10/87
356 1935 N 01/58 24025 1700 10/87 MRL 124 10/87
357 1936 N 01/58 24026 1700 10/87 PNC 09/87
358 1937 N 06/58 24048 1700 10/87 Azcon 05/83
359 1938 N 06/58 24049 1700
360 1939 N 06/58 24050 1700 03/87 PNC 09/87
361 1940 N 06/58 24051 1700 BN GP9B 603
362 1941 N 06/58 24052 1700 06/86 Wilson 09/86, KRR 902 07/87
363 1942 N 06/58 24053 1700
364 1943 N 06/58 24054 1700 03/83 Azcon 05/83
365 1944 N 06/58 24055 1700 08/89 Wrecked 07/89, scrapped 03/90
366 1945 N 06/58 24056 1700 06/84 Chrome 07/84, MBTA 1925 11/83
367 1946 N 06/58 24057 1700 10/87 MRL-101 10/87, renumbered 125
368 1947 N 06/58 24058 1700 12/85 Chrome 02/86, MMRR 24
369 1948 N 06/58 24059 1700 02/85 Wilson 03/85, ATL 1948 05/85
370 1949 N 06/58 24060 1700 03/83 Azcon 05/83, BLOL 91 06/85
371 1950 N 06/58 24061 1700 05/85 PNC 08/85
372 1951 N 09/58 24472 1700
373 1952 N 09/58 24473 1700 05/86 CEECO 07/86
374 1953 N 09/58 24474 1700 07/85 Traded in to EMD 07/85
375 1954 N 09/58 24475 1700 Wrecked at Longview

SOURCES:
Del Grosso, Robert C. 1980-1991 BN Annual Bonners Ferry [Ida.} Great Northern Pacific Publishing, n.d.

Shine, Joseph W. Northern Pacific Color Pictorial, Volume Two La Mirada [Cal.]: Four Ways West Publishing, n.d.

EMD	GP18	Phase I

NP No.	BN No.	Builders No.	Returned, Disposition
376	1990	26008	11-81, Pielet, 7-88
377	1994 No. 2	26009	Ref. 1
378	1992	26010	3-83, General Metals, 4-83
379	1993	26011	Ref. 2
380	1994 No. 1	26012	12-85, KWT Ry. 303
381	1995	26013	In service, 4-95
382	1996	26014	Ref. 3
383	1997	26015	Ref. 4
384	1998	26016	Wreck, 12-78

References:
1 Rebuilt 2-93 as GP28P, renumbered 1597
2 Rebuilt 12-92 as GP28M, renumbered 1524
3 Rebuilt 10-92 as GP28M, renumbered 1515
4 Rebuilt 12-92 as GP28M, renumbered 1525
Notes:
Only 405 built, 1960-63
Locomotives were numbered sequentially from NP's GP9 series
Painted in 'canoe' scheme with 'Northern Pacific' on long hood, Monad and number on cab, 'Radio Equipped' logo on short hood
16 cylinder 567D1 diesel
1,800 horsepower at 835 RPM, 915 RPM over speed trip, 275 RPM idling
62:15 gear ratio, top speed 65 MPH
245,140 pounds loaded
59,550 pounds tractive effort
All dynamic brake equipped
1,700 gallon fuel tank
For a more complete account of these locomotives on the Northern Pacific, see Vol. 14 No. 2, Spring 1995 of The Mainstreeter ''The GP18 on the Northern Pacific'' by John Barry, pp. 9-12.

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