Number 343 with B-14 at Craigmont in 1955 by Henry R. Griffiths, Jr.


Northern Pacific Railway
Distribution of Power
For August 1, 1950
Service Lk. Superior St. Paul Fargo Yellowstone Rocky Mtn. Idaho Tacoma Total
Passenger
1950
Assigned 11 32 0 1 15 9 18 86
Shop 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Waiting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Unserviceable 2 1 0 0 4 3 8 18
1949
Assigned 14 35 4 3 20 11 20 107
Shop 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5
Waiting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Unserviceable 6 1 0 2 3 3 6 21
Freight
1950
Assigned 45 47 48 58 60 74 91 423
Shop 5 2 4 5 2 5 6 29
Waiting 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 6
Unserviceable 6 0 7 1 1 1 2 18
1949
Assigned 47 37 56 49 62 75 89 415
Shop 1 1 4 2 4 4 0 16
Waiting 0 1 1 1 2 5 5 15
Unserviceable 7 0 1 1 1 1 1 12
Work
1950
Assigned 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 10
Shop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waiting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unserviceable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949
Assigned 1 1 0 2 1 2 5 12
Shop 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Waiting 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
Unserviceable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Switch
1950
Assigned 44 48 12 29 22 17 66 238
Shop 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
Waiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Unserviceable 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
1949
Assigned 43 44 14 29 22 17 64 233
Shop 5 2 1 3 2 4 1 18
Waiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Unserviceable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leased
1950 0 0 0 2 0 9 3 14
1949 0 0 0 2 0 7 4 13
Total
1950
Assigned 100 129 63 91 98 110 180 771
Shop 8 2 4 5 4 5 7 35
Waiting 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 8
Unserviceable 8 4 7 1 5 4 10 39
1949
Assigned 105 117 74 85 105 112 182 780
Shop 6 3 5 5 9 8 5 41
Waiting 8 2 1 1 2 5 7 26
Unserviceable 13 1 1 3 4 4 7 33
From the Collection of James M. Fredrickson



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