U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy was an original owner, it acquired these models new from Baldwin:
VO660, VO1000, S12

note:

indicates an existing unit

VO1000 - ordered by the the US Navy Department

photo by: Tom Hirsch
Mount Vernon - Oct. 1986

65-00060(1st)
c/n 70290, b/d 12/44

- built for the US Navy as #11, Bremerton, WA
- US Navy 65-00060(1st)
- to Mount Vernon Terminal Railway as #505

65-00128

c/n 71430, b/d 2/45

- built for the US Navy as #19, Earle, NJ
- US Navy 65-00128
- to the URHS of NJ
- painted as the fictitious B&O 412, now at SMS

photo by: Richard Adams
USN 65-00128 with 65-00367(1st)
Earle, NJ - May 30, 1981

Photos by: Tom Trencansky
Earle, NJ - Nov. 4, 1977

65-00131
c/n 71968, b/d 10/44

- built for the US Navy as #10, Earle, NJ
- US Navy 65-00131
- EMD repowered
- to LTEX

photo by: Richard Louderback - collection of Mark Laundry
Earle, NJ - March 21, 1981

Photo by: Hayden Kuzemchak
Charleston Naval Station - 2021

65-00132
c/n 71969, b/d 10/44

- built for the US Navy as #9, Earle, NJ
- US Navy 65-00132, EMD repowered
- in service as of 2021 at Charleston Naval Station

photo by: Katie Black

Photo by: David Hutchinson
Jan. 1996

VO1000 - units ordered by the the US Navy Department

construction number	builder's date	original number & location	Navy number	notes/disposition	photos
64422	9/42	5 - USNAD, Burns City, IN	65-00070
64423	9/42	3 - USNAD, Burns City, IN	65-00071		see below
64732	2/43	1 - Indian Head, MD	65-00429
64733	2/43	1 - Hawthorne, NV	65-00033	Crane #6
64738	3/43	7 - Crane, IN	65-00072 (1st)
64739	3/43	8 - Crane, IN	65-00074
67737	8/43	2 - McAlester, OK	65-00087	Texas South-Eastern
69659	10/43	3 - Earle, NJ	65-00027 (1st)
70102	4/44	4 - Earle, NJ	65-00124
70290	12/44	11 - Bremerton, WA	65-00060 (1st)	Mount Vernon Terminal Railway #505	Mount Vernon Terminal
70291	12/44	12 - Bremerton, WA	65-00059	Auto Train 622	Auto Train Photo Gallery
70292	12/44	13 - Bremerton, WA	65-00061
70293	12/44	14 - Bremerton, WA	65-00058
70886	7/44	6 - Bremerton, WA	65-00057
71428	2/45	13 - Earle, NJ	65-00129	Patapsco & Back Rivers #362	P&BR - Photo Gallery
71429	2/45	14 - Earle, NJ	65-00126
71430	2/45	19 - Earle, NJ	65-00128	URHSofNJ painted as B&O #412	see above, SMS
71524	11/45	35 - Cheatham Annex, VA	65-00202	Crane #5	see "For Sale...again", bottom of the page
71525	9/45	36 - Cheatham Annex, VA	65-00203	LS&BC #9, TTI #9	LS&BC - Photo Gallery
71738	3/45	1 - McAlester, OK	65-00049	Tennessee Valley Authority #27	TVA - Photo Gallery
71739	3/45	2 - Schumaker, OK	65-00249	Orange Empire Rwy Museum	Port of LA - Photo Gallery
71748	4/45	3 - McAlester, OK	65-00094
71749	4/45	4 - McAlester, OK	65-00048	Tennessee Valley Authority #28
71753	5/45	22 - Port of Chicago, CA	65-00111
71754	5/45	23 - Port of Chicago, CA	65-00112
71940	8/44	8 - Earle, NJ	65-00125
71968	10/44	10 - Earle, NJ	65-00131	EMD repwd, to LTEX	see above
71969	10/44	9 - Earle, NJ	65-00132	NWS Charleston reported 2021	see above
71970	10/44	10 - Crane, IN	65-00073
71983	2/45	18 - Bremerton, WA	65-00062	EMD repowered
71984	2/45	19 - Bremerton, WA	65-00471	EMD repowered
71985	2/45	5 - Stockton, CA	65-00256	Pacific Lumber Company #105	Pacific Lumber - Photo Gallery
71986	2/45	21 - Port of Chicago, CA	65-00110
71987	2/45	15 - Hawthorne, NV	65-00032	Earle #15
71988	2/45	16 - Hawthorne, NV	65-00031	Earle #16
72006	5/45	9 - Crane, IN	65-00075	painted as NKP 99	Fictitious & Masquerading Baldwins
72034	8/45	12 - McAlester, OK	65-00092
72035	8/45	13 - McAlester, OK	65-00093
72040	9/45	37 - Schumaker, OK	65-00050	Tennessee Valley Authority #29
72041	9/45	38 - Schumaker, OK	65-00095 (1st)	LaSalle Central

data source: [2] bibliography

VO1000 - build for others, later acquired by the US Navy

photo by: Jeff Smith
Bangor Washington State submarine base - 2006

65-00060 (2nd)

c/n 71982, b/d, 1/1945

- built for SAL as #1416
- EMD repowered, 1962
- became SCL #40
- USN 65-00060

65-00072 (2nd)

c/n 64411, b/d 7/42

- built as SLSF #205
- repowered by EMD 1957
- to Chrome Crankshaft
- to Crane as #7 (2nd)
- to NRE, MT. Vernon, IL as #7

photos by: Tom Golden - collection of Sam Beck
in transit via the MILW to Crane
Dolton, IL - April 29, 1984

photo by: Stan Ulrich
Golden Gate Railroad Museum - 2003

65-00095 (2nd)

c/n 70126, b/d 1/44

- built as SLSF #215
- repowered by EMD 1957
- to NWS Concord, 1984
- to Golden Gate Railroad Museum
- to LB Railco
- to Tri-City & Olympia as TCRY 007
- to Northwestern Pacific as #007

photos by: Richard Adams
Colts Neck, NJ - June 24, 2000

65-00367 (2nd)

c/n 64259, b/d 12/41

- built for SLSF as #201
- USN Earle #1, reported operating 2012

photos by: Richard Adams
Colts Neck, NJ - June 24, 2000

65-00368 (2nd)

c/n 64260, b/d 12/41

- built for SLSF as #202
- repowered by EMD, 1957
- to Chrome Crankshaft
- to LS&BC, returned to Chrome Crankshaft
- USN Earle #2, reported operating 2012

65-00530(1st)
c/n 64420, b/d 8/42

- built for US War Dept. #7456
- US Navy Crane 17, 65-00530(1st)

photo by: Tom Trencansky
Crane, IN - April 1976

photo by: Roger Fuehring
Madison IN - 3/15/2017

65-00530(2nd)

c/n 69644, b/d 8/1943

- built as NC&StL #30(50)
- became L&N 2150
- to US Navy as 65-00610, Crane #6
- rebuilt (Maxon?)
- renumbered as 65-00530(2nd), Crane #10
- to Madison RR as CMPA-10
- renumbered CMPA-5

Note on Identity
"Interesting fact about the Navy is they always stamp the 65-00000 number on the striker castings behind the coupler." - Roger Fuehring, Madison RR.
When Crane 4 & 10 were acquired by the Madison RR they examined the striker casting on each unit. On #4 they found “65-00620” which matches the USN number on the unit. On #10 they found “65-00610”, not the USN number on the unit. This unit has been reported in the past to have been rebuilt from Crane #17 (65-00530) but judging from the number on the striker castings it seems to be 65-00610. It's assumed that Crane #17 (65-00530) was not rebuild but replaced by 65-00610 which was renumbered to be 65-00530(2nd).

photo by: Jack Neville
Navy pier in San Diego, CA - December1980

65-00531

c/n 67727, b/d 7/43

- built for US Army as #7140
- USN Crane as #4
- EMD repowered by Johnson Railway Service, 1980
- to US Navy, Seal Beach, CA as 65-00531
- to Portola RR museum
- to Nucor Steel #04

photo by: Roger Fuehring
Madison IN - 3/15/2017

65-00620

c/n 69668, b/d 10/1943

- built for ACL as #15(617)
- became SCL 104
- to Maxon, rebuilt
- to US Navy as 65-00620, Crane #4
- to Madison RR as CMPA-4

photos by: Bill Christopher
& Robert Lambrecht
Turlock, CA - April 19, 2004

65-00621

c/n 64257, b/d 11/1941

- built for SAL as #1402 (SCL 30)
- to Maxon, rebuilt 1984
- US Navy 65-00621
- to Turlock Western as #621

VO1000 - units build for others, later acquired by the US Navy

construction number	builder's date	original owner & number	Navy number	notes/disposition	USN photos
64257	11/41	built as SAL #1402 (SCL 30)	65-00621	Maxon rebuild, now Turlock Western 621	see above
64258	11/41	built as SLSF #200	65-00624	Crane #8 to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 2015
64259	12/41	built as SLSF #201	65-00367 (2nd)	Earle #1 reported operating 2012	see above
64260	12/41	built as SLSF #202	65-00368 (2nd)	Earle #2 reported operating 2012	see above
64261	12/41	built as SLSF #203	65-00370 (2nd)	Naval Ammo Depot, Concord, CA to US Army as #4648 to Oklahoma Railway Museum
64411	7/42	built as SLSF #205	65-00072 (2nd)	Crane #7 (2nd), NRE, MT. Vernon, IL NREX 7	see above
64420	8/42	built as US War Dept. #7456	65-00530(1st)	Crane #17	see above
64433	10/42	built as SLSF #206	65-00625	Concord, CA, to sold to Rail Journeys West Inc.
67710	5/43	built as US War Dept. #7129	65-00526	Crane #8 last seen 1991 stored
67727	7/43	built as US War Dept. #7140	65-00531	Nucor Steel #04	see above
69644	8/43	built as NC&StL #30(50)(L&N 2150)	65-00610 65-00530(2nd)	Crane #6, rebuilt (Maxon?) renumbered 65-00530(2nd) to Madison Railroad see above note on idendity	see above
69668	10/43	built as ACL #15(617)(SCL 104)	65-00620	Maxon rebuild, Crane #4 to Madison Railroad	see above
69780	11/43	built as SLSF #210	65-00623
70126	1/44	built as SLSF #215	65-00095 (2nd)	Northwestern Pacific	see above
70885	7/44	built as US War Dept. #7227	65-00493
71980	11/44	built as SAL #1414 (SCL 38)	65-00027 (2nd)	to LTEX, to Bay State Milling Co. BSMX 8
71981	12/44	built as SAL #1415(SCL 39)	65-00622	rebuilt (Maxon ?), Colts Neck NJ, reported stored 2012
71982	1/45	built as SAL #1416 (SCL 40)	65-00060 (2nd)	USN Bangor, Wash - last seen 2006	see above

roster data source: [10] [11] [12] bibliography

Mystery Unit

Photo by: David Hutchinson
S. Plainfield NJ - 7/1983

#3
c/n ?????, b/d ??/??

VO1000

"That unit was sitting on an abandoned coal company siding on the LV mainline in South Plainfield, NJ. This unit and the water car just showed up and then left." - DH

S12

65-00292
c/n 75289, b/d 12/51

- built as USN 65-00292
- served as Crane, IN #2
- see "For Sale...again", bottom of the page

photo by: Tom Trencansky
Crane, IN - June 1976
NWSC Crane had two S12's painted for the Bicentennial; #1 (65-00293) & #2 (65-00292)

photo by: Richard Adams
Earle, NJ - May 30, 1981

65-00315
c/n 75291, b/d 12/51

- built as USN 65-00315
- served as Earle #6

Photo by: Olev Taremae
Earle, NJ - May 30, 1981

65-00366
c/n 75706, b/d 11/52

- ordered by the Central Procurement Agency
- served as Earle #4

Photo by: Olev Taremae
Earle, NJ - May 30, 1981

65-00367 (1st)
c/n 75707, b/d 11/52

- ordered by the Central Procurement Agency
- served as Earle #1
- presumably replaced by 65-00367(2nd) see above

Photo by: Olev Taremae
Earle, NJ - May 30, 1981

65-00368 (1st)
c/n 75708, b/d 11/52

- ordered by the Central Procurement Agency
- served as Earle #2
- presumably replaced by 65-00368(2nd) see above

65-00369
c/n 75709, b/d 11/52

- ordered by the Central Procurement Agency
- served as Earle #7
- to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Photos by: Tom Trencansky
Earle, NJ - Nov. 4, 1977

photo by: Mike Murray
Belton, MO - May 1, 1990

65-00372

c/n 75712, b/d 12/1952

- ordered by the Central Procurement Agency
- served as McAleaster, OK #17
- donated to the Smokey Hill Railway Museum in Belton, MO
- acquired by SMS in 1995 as #300

65-00391

c/n 75796, b/d 2/1953

- ordered by the Central Procurement Agency
- served at USN NSC Mechanicsburg, PA
- to USN NSB Bangor, WA

photo by: Chuck Zeiler
BN's Clyde diesel house, Clyde, IL - Sept. 8, 1982

S12 - units ordered by the U.S. Navy Department

construction number	builder's date	Navy number	orignal location	notes/disposition	photos
75289	12/51	65-00292	Patuxent, MD	Crane #2	see "For Sale...again", bottom of the page
75290	12/51	65-00293	Patuxent, MD	Crane #1	see "For Sale...again", bottom of the page
75291	12/51	65-00315	Earle, NJ	Earle #6	see above

data source: [10] [11] bibliography

S12 - units ordered by the Central Procurement Agency

construction number	builder's date	Navy number	orignal location	notes/disposition	photos
75705	11/52	65-00365	Crane, IN	Crane #3, EMD repowered by Johnson Railway Service, 1980 last seen 2011 as NREX #3
75706	11/52	65-00366	Earle, NJ	Earle #4	see above
75707	11/52	65-00367 (1st)	Earle, NJ	Earle #1	see above
75708	11/52	65-00368 (1st)	Earle, NJ	Earle #2	see above
75709	11/52	65-00369	Earle, NJ	Earle #7, to Railroad Museum of PA	see above
75710	12/52	65-00370 (1st)	Earle, NJ
75711	12/52	65-00371	McAleaster, OK	Crane #6	see "For Sale...again", bottom of the page
75712	12/52	65-00372	McAleaster, OK	SMS 300	SMS - Roster
75713	12/52	65-00373	Schumaker, AK	USAF 1863	USAF
75714	12/52	65-00374	Schumaker, AK	USAF 1864	USAF
75796	2/53	65-00391	Mechanicsburg, PA	NSB Bangor	see above

data source: [10] [11] bibliography

VO660 - ordered by the the US Navy Department

photo by: Quinn Blasch of a plate in their collection

construction number	builder's date	original number & location	Navy number	notes/disposition	photos
70324	12/44	15 - Hingham, MA	65-00454
70325	12/44	16 - Earle, NJ	65-00127
70326	12/44	18 - Earle, NJ	65-00130
72002	3/45	10 - McAlester OK	65-00090
72003	4/45	11 - McAlester, OK	65-00091
72004	5/45	31 - Fallbrook, CA	65-00051

data source: [10] [11] bibliography

US Naval Base abbreviations

NSB - Naval Submarine Base

NSC - Naval Supply Center

NWS - Naval Weapons Station

History of Crane abbreviations:

1940 - U.S.N.A.D - Naval Ammunition Depot ,Burns City, IN
1943 - NAD Crane - Naval Ammunition Depot Crane, after Commodore William Montgomery Crane
1975 - NWSC Crane - Naval Weapons Support Center
1992 - NSWC Crane - Naval Surface Warfare Center

For Sale...again

The following US Navy Crane units were up for auction in 2005.
The auction closed March 2, 2005 with the following bids:
#2 - $10,300
#6 - $7,450
#1 - $7,150
#5 - $7,050

The most recent auction closed March 28, 2008 with the following bids:
#2 - $28,000
#6 - $29,000
#1 - $29,000
#5 - $26,000

- reported scrapped on site

Government Liquidation, LLC - Event Id 3357

65-00292
c/n 75289, b/d 12/51

S12
Crane #2

Government Liquidation, LLC photo

65-00371
c/n 75711, b/d 12/52

S12
Crane #6

Government Liquidation, LLC photo

65-00293
c/n 75290, b/d 12/51

S12
Crane #1

Government Liquidation, LLC photo

65-00202
c/n 71524, b/d 11/45

VO1000
Crane #5

Government Liquidation, LLC photo

any help with these rosters would be appreciated: Baldwin Diesel Zone Contact Info

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