ALCO High Hood Roster

A collection of the HH Model rosters of various railroads.
All corrections and contributions are encouraged and welcome.
Thanks to John Komanesky for valuable data, especially regarding disposition.

Also see the Original Owner High Hood Roster sorted by build number

notes:
- if a unit was renumbered these are shown in brackets
- dates could be either the date built or date delivered

Also see the Existing High Hood Roster sorted by build number

Models
model engine hp years built number built
HH600 531 600 1932-1939 78
HH900 531 turbo 900 1937-1939 21
HH660 539 660 1939-1940 43
HH1000 539 turbo 1000 1939-1940 34

ALCO Demonstrators
road number model build number build date disposition notes
600 HH600 68539 7/31 New Haven #0900 data card
601 HH600 68607 7/32 LV #105 -
602 HH600 68608 5/34 B&M #1102 -
603 HH600 68609 2/33 DL&W #401 -
1 HH600 68682 2/35 ATSF #2300 -
600 2nd HH600 68793 4/37 South Buffalo #53 -
101 HH900 69058 2/38 Rock Island #730 -
4 HH660 69126 9/39 Schenectady Plant Switcher -
1000 HH1000 69177 4/40 MILW #1670 -

American Cast Iron Pipe
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
101 HH900 68787 12/63, ex Birmingham Southern #81 ? 101 in BS colors
103 HH900 68788 12/63, ex Birmingham Southern #82 Heart of Dixie Museum
recent photo		 color 1986
B&W front B&W rear

Atlantic Coast Line
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1900 HH660 69078 new 3/39 returned to ALCO, sold to LV as #116 -
600 (25) HH1000 69150 new 1/40 ? -

Atlas Portland Cement
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
4 HH600 68734 new 12/36 ? -

AT&SF
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
2300 HH600 68682 ex ALCO Demo #1 8/59 Sinclair Oil #3, Proler Steel #3 2300
2301 2nd HH600 68803 new 7/37 9/63 Palo Grain,
Railroad & Heritage Museum Temple, Texas		 -
2302 HH600 68804 new 8/37 10/64 American Grain & Cattle -
2310 HH1000 69099 new 5/39 ret 30Mar71 -
2311 HH1000 69141 new 5/39 ret 3May66 -
2312 HH1000 69142 new 5/39 ret 30Mar71 -
2313 HH1000 69143 new 6/39 ret 29May69 -
2314 HH1000 69144 new 6/39 ret 28Jun68 -
2315 HH1000 69145 new 6/39 ret 14Sep65 -
2316 HH1000 69156 new 6/39 ret 30Mar71 more photos:2316 2316
2317 HH1000 69157 new 6/39 ret 30Mar71 -
2318 HH1000 69158 new 6/39 ret 14Mar69 -
2319 HH1000 69159 new 6/39 ret 30Mar71 www.railfan.net link
2320 HH1000 69160 new 8/39 ret 28Jun68 -
2321 HH1000 69176 new 8/39 ret 30Mar71 -

Belt Railway of Chicago
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
300 HH600 68643 C&WI #1 retired 1957, scrapped Erman-Howell 6/58 -
302 HH600 68681 new 5/34 6/58 Erman-Howell -
303 HH600 68700 new 9/35 1/60 Luria Brothers -

Boston & Albany
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
680 HH600 69133 new 3/39 NYC #806 -
681 HH600 69134 new 4/39 NYC #807 -
682 HH600 69135 new 4/39 NYC #808 -
683 HH600 69151 new 5/39 NYC #809 -
684 HH600 69152 new 5/39 NYC #810 -

Boston & Maine
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1101 (1161) HH600 69082 new 8/38 scrapped 10/48 photo
1102 (1160) HH600 68608 ex ALCO Demo #602 scrapped 12/47 -
1162 HH660 69232 new 12/39 scrapped 1/59 -

Birmingham Southern
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
81 HH900 68787 new 3/37 12/63 American Cast Iron Pipe #101 -
82 HH900 68788 new 3/37 12/63 American Cast Iron Pipe #103 -
83 HH900 68789 new 3/37 Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks #371 -
84(1st) HH900 68790 new 4/37 wrecked and scrapped 1956 -
84(2nd) HH900 69090 ex, Federal Barge Lines 51
nee Warrior River 51		 Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co. #84,
Southern Stone Co. #84 		-
85 HH900 68791 new 4/37 Chattahoochie Valley #85,
trade-in to EMD in 1966		 -
86 HH900 68801 new 11/37 7/61 Montepelier Stone Co. #86,
1/64 Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks #372		 -
87 HH900 69091 new 1/39 Woodward Iron Co. #65 -
88 HH900 69092 new 1/39 Jahnke Services, Feliciana Eastern, Gifford-Hill #88 -
89 HH1000 69149 new 12/40 Woodward Iron Co. #64,
Vulcan Materials #4712		 -

Buffalo Creek Railroad
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
43 HH660 69239 new 3/40 RELCO #606 to be restored by the WNYRHS

Chicago & Eastern Illinois
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
102 HH600 69045 new 1/38 PFDC #2801, PSBR #95 -

Chicago & Illinois Western
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1 HH600 68701 new 11/35 ? -

CNJ
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1020 HH600 69072 new 12/38 Luria Brothers -
1021 HH600 69073 new 12/38 1964 Houdaille Construction #1021, Bound Brook, NJ. -
1022 HH600 69074 new 12/38 Schiavonne-Bonomo -
1023 HH600 69075 new 12/38 Schiavonne-Bonomo photo

Chicago & Western Indiana
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1 HH600 68643 new 4/34 BRC #300 -

City of Prineville
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1001 HH1000 69147 12/54, ex N&SS #1001 1963 Zidell Explorations, scrapped 1965 -

DL&W
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
401 HH600 68609 ex ALCO Demo #603 scrapped 10/59 -
402 HH600 68636 new 11/33 scrapped 12/59 -
403 HH600 68637 new 11/33 scrapped 1/61 -
404 HH600 68638 new 11/33 scrapped 6/60 -
405 HH600 68639 new 12/33 becomes EL #322 -
406 HH600 68640 new 12/33 becomes EL #323 -
407 HH600 68641 new 1/34 scrapped 10/59 -
408 HH600 68642 new 1/34 scrapped 10/59 -
409 HH660 69257 new 4/40 becomes EL #324 -
410 HH660 69258 new 4/40 becomes EL #325 -
411 HH660 69259 new 4/40 scrapped -

Erie / Lackawanna
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
302 HH660 69136 new 10/39 scrapped -
303 HH660 69153 new 10/39 scrapped 303
304 HH660 69154 new 10/39 scrapped 304
305 HH660 69155 new 10/39 scrapped photos: 305 305 305 305
322 HH600 68639 ex DL&W #405 scrapped 322 www.railfan.net link
323 HH600 68640 ex DL&W #406 scrapped www.railfan.net link
324 HH660 69257 ex DL&W #409 1963 to RELCO #603 www.railfan.net link
325 HH660 69258 ex DL&W #410 scrapped www.railfan.net link

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
209 HH600 68807 new 9/37 Inland Steel 10/47 -
210* HH660 69233 new 2/40 General Standard 4/63, RELCO #602 -
211* HH660 69234 new 3/40 General Standard 11/63, RELCO #604 -
212* HH660 69235 new 3/40 Branback Equipment 7/64 -
402(1st)* (450) HH900 68998 new 11/37 Youngstown & Northern #217 -

* photos can be seen on the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Photo Archive

Gifford-Hill
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
88 HH900 69092 ex Birmingham Southern #88 ? as of 1970

Glacial Sand & Graval
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
HH660 HH660 69089 1964, ex Washington, Idaho & Montana #66 scrapped early 1990’s GS&G info

Green Bay & Western
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
101 HH660 69085 new 10/38 United Electric Coal, Material Service, scrapped 1976 101

Hoboken Manufacturers
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
601 HH600 69086 new 10/38 Texas & Northern #6, 5/49, Lone Star Steel #6 -

Illinois Central
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
9006 HH600 68686 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -
9007 HH600 68687 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -
9008 HH600 68688 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -
9009 HH600 68689 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -
9010 HH600 68690 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -
9011 HH600 68691 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -
9012 HH600 68692 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -
9013 HH600 68693 new 6/35 scrapped 1951 -

Inland Steel
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
50 HH660 69081 new 11/39 - -
74 HH600 68807 10/47, ex EJ&E #209 Lipsett Steel -

Inland Waterways
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
50 HH900 69090 ex Warrior River #50 Federal Barge Lines #50, Woodward Iron Co. #66,
Vulcan Materials #4731		 -
51 HH900 69094 ex Warrior River #51 Federal Barge Lines #51, Birmingham Southern #84(2nd) -

KCS
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1120 HH900 68996 ex Y&N #211 sold 4/56 to Kansas City Public Service F.O. 1120
1121 HH1000 69179 4/56 ex Manufacturers #201 traded 11/66 -
1122 HH1000 69184 4/56 ex Manufacturers #202 traded 11/66 -
1123 HH1000 69185 4/56 ex Manufacturers #203 traded 11/66 -

KCT
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
50 HH900 69096 new 11/38 1964 Polarized Steel Corp, Texas -

Lehigh Valley
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
105 HH600 68607 ex ALCO Demo #601 scrapped 1963 -
116 HH660 69078 2/40 scrapped at LV's Sayre shops, 9/63 built as ACL #1900, 9/39
but returned to ALCO

L&N
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
10 HH660 69080 new 9/39 ? photo

Maine Central
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
951 HH660 69087 new 9/39 scrapped 5/69 at Waterville shops -
952 HH660 69088 new 9/39 scrapped 5/69 at Waterville shops photo

Manufacturers Railway
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
201 HH1000 69179 new 2/40 KCS #1121 -
202 HH1000 69184 new 4/40 KCS #1122 -
203 HH1000 69185 new 4/40 KCS #1123 -

Massena Terminal
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
7 HH600 68733 new 12/36 Bauxite & Northern #8, Alcoa Terminal #7(1st),
Point Comfort & Northern #1		 -

Michigan Limestone & Chemical
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
101 HH600 68949 new 5/37 scrapped builder's photo
102 HH600 68950 new 5/37 scrapped -
103 HH1000 69180 new 4/40 scrap yard Alpena, MI. 1978 builder's photo
104 HH1000 69181 new 4/40 scrap yard Alpena, MI. 1978 -
105 HH1000 69182 new 4/40 scrap yard Alpena, MI. 1978 -
106 HH1000 69183 new 4/40 scrap yard Alpena, MI. 1978 -

Milwaukee Road
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1600 (980) HH660 69255 new 4/40 RELCO #607 photo
1601 (981) HH660 69256 new 4/40 ? -
1602 (982) HH660 69076 new 3/39 ? -
1603 (983) HH660 69077 new 3/39 RELCO #605,
Illinois Railway Museum		 -
1670 (820) HH1000 69177 ex ALCO Demo #1000 ? -
1671 (821) HH1000 69178 new 8/39 ? -

Minneapolis & St. Louis
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
D539 (92) HH1000 69093 new 5/39 retired 4/61, scrapped -
D939 (66) HH660 69089 new 9/39 9/56, Washington, Idaho & Montana #66 -

Minnesota Transfer
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
90 HH900 69095 new 12/38 ? -
91 HH900 69097 new 1/39 ? -
92 HH900 69098 new 1/39 ? -

Missouri Pacific
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
9102 (1035) HH1000 69146 new 8/39 ? -

Mount Hood
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
51 HH1000 69148 ex N&SS #1002 UP #1251 -

Newburgh & South Shore RR
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1 (1001) HH1000 69147 new 11/39 12/54 City of Prineville -
2 (1002) HH1000 69148 new 7/40 Mount Hood #51 -

New Haven
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
0900 HH600 68539 ex ALCO Demo #600 ? -
0911 HH600 69046 new 4/37 ? -
0912 HH600 69048 new 4/37 ? -
0913 HH600 69049 new 4/37 ? -
0914 HH600 69050 new 4/37 ? -
0915 HH600 69051 new 4/37 ? -
0916 HH600 69052 new 4/37 ? -
0917 HH600 69053 new 4/37 ? -
0918 HH600 69054 new 4/37 ? -
0919 HH600 69055 new 4/37 ? -
0920 HH600 69070 new 5/38 Tube City Iron & Metals, 3/59 -
0921 HH660 69222 new 1/40 ? -
0922 HH660 69223 new 1/40 ? -
0923 HH660 69224 new 1/40 ? -
0924 HH660 69225 new 1/40 Penn Central #9411; Retired 3/71 9411
0925 HH660 69226 new 1/40 ? -
0926 HH660 69227 new 1/40 ? -
0927 HH660 69228 new 1/40 ? -
0928 HH660 69229 new 1/40 ? -
0929 HH660 69230 new 1/40 ? -
0930 HH660 69231 new 1/40 ? photos

New York Central
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
614 (674) (800) HH600 69127 new 12/38 ? NYC drawing
615 (675) (801) HH600 69128 new 1/39 ? -
616 (676) (802) HH600 69129 new 1/39 ? -
617 (677) (803) HH600 69130 new 2/39 ? -
618 (678) (804) HH600 69131 new 2/39 ? -
619 (679) (805) HH600 69132 new 3/39 ? -
680 (806) HH600 69133 ex B&A #680 ? -
681 (807) HH600 69134 ex B&A #681 ? -
682 (808) HH600 69135 ex B&A #682 ? -
683 (809) HH600 69151 ex B&A #683 ? -
684 (810) HH600 69152 ex B&A #684 ? -

Northern Pacific
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
125 (600) HH660 69236 new 2/40 12/49 Walla Walla Valley #770 -
126 (601) HH660 69237 new 3/40 5/50 Walla Walla Valley #775 -
127 (602) HH660 69238 new 3/40 BN #5(1st), Railco #602 -

Oliver Iron Mining
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
900 HH1000 69317 new 6/40 Superior Railroad Museum -
901 HH1000 69318 new 6/40 ? -
902 HH1000 69319 new 6/40 to USS Fairless, scrapped 1971 -
903 HH1000 69320 new 7/40 ? -
904 HH1000 69321 new 7/40 ? -
905 HH1000 69322 new 7/40 ? -
906 HH1000 69323 new 7/40 to USS Fairless, scrapped 1968 -

Patapsco & Back Rivers
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
54 (201) HH600 68794 new 4/37 ? -
55 (202) HH600 68805 new 8/37 11/49 South Buffalo #48 -
56 (203) HH600 68806 new 8/37 2/50 South Buffalo #49 56 56
57 (204) HH600 69041 new 10/37 ? -
58 (205) HH600 69042 new 10/37 ? -
59 (206) HH600 69043 new 11/37 ? -
60 (207) HH600 69044 new 11/37 ? -

PB&NE
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
207 HH900 68703 new 3/37 South Buffalo #70 -

Peoria & Pekin Union
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
100 HH600 68728 new 4/36 Lone Star Steel #7 -

Port of Longview
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
770 HH660 69236 ex Railco #770 Northwest Railway Museum 770 - may 2000

Portland Terminal
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1001 HH600 68730 new 7/36 retired, scrapped 4/61 -
1002 HH600 68731 new 8/36 retired, scrapped 11/67 -
1003 HH600 68732 new 8/36 retired, scrapped 9/70 -
1004 HH600 69071 new 6/38 retired, scrapped 11/73 -

Puget Sound & Baker River
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
95 HH600 69045 ex PFDC #2801, nee C&EI #102 - -

Railco
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
770 HH660 69236 6/71 ex Walla Walla Valley #770 Port of Longview #770 -
602 HH660 69238 BN (NP) #5 ? -

Reading
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
40 HH900 69056 new 12/37 retired 1982, to Luria Bros. for scrap -
41 HH900 69057 new 1/38 retired 1982, to Luria Bros. for scrap -

RELCO
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
601 HH660 69256 ex MILW #1601 lease ended was leased to Continental Grain, Troy Ohio,
moverd back to RELCO, Minooka, IL.
602 HH660 69233 ex EJ&E #210 available for donation
used for parts		 at RELCO, Minooka, IL.
603 HH660 69257 ex EL #324, nee DL&W #409 sold Joseph Behr and Sons, Portage, IN
604
 HH660 69234 ex EJ&E #211 sold Gopher Scrap, Mankato MN
was at Big Six Elevator, Burt, Iowa.
605 HH660 69077 ex MILW #1603 donated Illinois Railway Museum
606 HH660 69239 ex Buffalo Creek #43 donated to be restored by the WNYRHS
607 HH660 69255 ex MILW #1600 in service Leased to Horseheads Resources, Chicago

Rock Island
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
730 HH900 69058 5/40 ex ALCO Demo #101 traded-in 4/65 to EMD on GP35's & scrapped -

South Buffalo
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
48 HH600 68805 ex P&BR #202 11/49 scapped 6/56 -
49 HH600 68806 ex P&BR #203 2/50 to Bethlehem Steel 6/61 -
50 HH600 68795 ex Steelton & Highspire #31 4/62 Bethlehem Mines, 3/74 Luria Bros. for scrap -
53 HH600 68793 ex ALCO Demo #600 2nd scrapped 6/57 -
54 HH600 68799 new 8/37 to Bethlehem Mines 9/61 -
55 HH600 68797 new 6/37 scrapped 3/62 -
56 HH600 68798 new 7/37 to Bethlehem Steel 1954 www.railfan.net link
57 HH600 68796 new 6/37 scrapped 1961 -
58 HH600 68800 new 8/37 scrapped 1962 -
59 HH600 69047 new 10/37 to Bethlehem Steel 8/61 -
70 HH900 68704 ex PBNE #207 6/37 scrapped 2/58 -

Southern Pacific
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1001 HH660 69084 purchased 9/39 to GE for U25B new 8/39, demo'ed on SP before purchased
1002 HH660 69220 new 12/39 sold for scrap 10/62 -
1003 HH660 69221 new 12/39 sold for scrap 10/62 -

Steelton & Highspire
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
31 HH600 68795 new 4/37 South Buffalo #50 -

Tennessee Central
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
50 HH660 69079 new 11/39 scrapped in 1963 -

Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
371 HH900 68789 nee Birmingham Southern #83 scrapped 1986 -
372 HH900 68801 nee Birmingham Southern #86 scrapped 1976 -

Union Pacific
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
1251 HH1000 69148 ex Mount Hood #51, nee N&SS #2 retired 8/70, scrapped -

Vulcan Materials
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
4712 HH1000 69149 ex Woodward Iron Co. #64,
nee Birmingham Southern #89		 ? photo - 08/01/85
4731 HH900 69090 ex Woodward Iron Co. #66
nee Warrior River Terminal #50		 ? -

Wabash
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
100 HH660 69083 new 4/39 retired 4/66, trade-in to EMD -
150 HH660 69254 new 3/40 retired 12/66, trade-in to GE -

Walla Walla Valley
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
770 HH660 69236 12/49 ex NP #600 6/71 Railco #770 -
775 HH660 69237 5/50 ex NP #601 1968 retired, 12/68 Pacific Railway Supply Co., scrapped early 1970's -

Warrior River Terminal Co.
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
50 HH900 69090 new 8/38 Inland Waterways #50 -
51 HH900 69094 new 10/38 Inland Waterways #51 -

Washington, Idaho & Montana
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
66 HH660 69089 9/56 ex M&StL #D939 1964 Glacier Sand and Gravel -

Youngstown & Northern
road number model build number acquired disposition notes
211 HH900 68996 new 10/37 KCS #1120 -
212 HH900 68997 new 10/37 C.J. Langenfelder, W.A. Smith Contractors #212 -
217 HH900 68998 ex EJ&E #402 Perini & Sons Contractors #17-1 -

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