Existing Fairbanks-Morse Units

    last updated August 2005



    Milwaukee Road 760

    model: H10-44
    built: 08/1944
    serial #: L-1001
    history:
    - the first FM diesel locomotive (of any type) built.
    - sold to MILW as # 1802
    owner/location: Illinois Railway Museum

    MILW no.760
    photo credit: Illinois Railway Museum



    Milwaukee Road 767

    model: H10-44
    built: 12/1945
    serial #: L-1011
    history:
    - built for MILW as #1809
    owner/location: National Railroad Museum

    MILW no.767
    photo by: John H. Witthaus
    National Railroad Museum - Aug. 2002



    Milwaukee Road 781

    model: H10-44
    built: 3/1950
    serial #: 10-L-328
    history:
    - built for MILW as #1823
    - to CWRR as #781
    owner: Brodhead Historical Society
    location: Brodhead Depot Museum, Wisconsin

    MILW no.781
    photo by: Pat Weeden
    Brodhead Depot Museum - May 2005



    Hallett Dock HD11

    model: H10-44
    built: 9/1946
    serial #: L-1019
    history:
    - built for Minnesota Western as #51
    - to Minneapolis Northfield & Southern as #11.
    - to Hallett Dock 1976
    - to Lake Superior Transportation Museum
    owner/location: Lake Superior Transportation Museum, Duluth MN

    Hallett Docks HD11
    photo by: Lester Zmudzinski
    Lake Superior Transportation Museum - February, 23 2005



    Milwaukee Road 740

    model: H12-44
    built: 1/1954
    serial #: 12-L-823
    history:
    - built for MILW as #2310
    owner/location: Mad River & NKP Museum

    MILW no.740
    photo by: Frank Hicks



    Milwaukee Road 706

    model: H12-44
    built: 1/1955
    serial #: 12-L-956
    history:
    - built for MILW as #2321
    - to the Central Wisconsin as #1200
    - to Miller Compressing in Milwahkee
    owner/location: B&O Museum

    BOMX 9733
    photo by: Ed Horm
    B&O Museum, Baltimore, MD - Spring 2005



    NYC 9121

    model: H12-44
    built: 1952
    serial #: 12-L-613
    history:
    - built for NYC as #9121
    - US Steel
    owner: United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey
    location: SMS/Penn Jersey Lines

    SLRS 9121 SLRS 9121
    photo by: Tim Darnell



    Weyerhaeuser Timber Company #1

    model: H12-44
    built: 1951
    serial #: ?
    history:
    - built for Weyerhaeuser Timber Company as #1
    - purchased by the Northwest Railway Museum 1987
    owner/location: Northwest Railway Museum - Snoqualmie-North Bend, WA.

    Weyerhaeuser #1
    photo credit: Northwest Railway Museum



    Ohio Central

    NCPR 1802
    model: H12-44
    built: 1956
    serial #: 12-L-1024
    history:
    - Yankeetown Dock #2
    - Pickens
    - North Carolina Port Railroad
    - sold on eBay for $17,358
    owner/location: Ohio Central

    Ohio Central FM H12-44 1802
    photo by: David Baer
    Morgan Run, Ohio - Sep. 12, 2004


    NCPR 1852
    model: H12-44
    built: 2/1953
    serial #: 12-L-676
    history:
    - built for US Army as #1852
    - North Carolina Port Railroad
    - sold on eBay for $17,600
    owner/location: Ohio Central

    NCPR 1852 NCPR 1852
    photo credit: North Carolina Port Railroad



    North Carolina Port Railroad

    NCPR 1860
    model: H12-44
    built: 2/1953
    serial #: 12-L-684
    history:
    - built for US Army as #1860
    owner/location:North Carolina Port Railroad/Morehead City, NC

    NCPR 1860
    photo by: Vladimir



    US Army 1845

    model: H12-44
    built: 2/1952
    serial #: 12-L-669
    history:
    - built for US Army as #1845
    - to US Steel as #27 - recently purchased from Locomotive Troubleshooters (LTS) by Pete DeFillipo of Woodbridge NJ.
    owner/location: Morrisville, Pa.

    LTS 1845
    photo by: Sean Farren
    US Steel Fairless Works - 2003

    See Tim Darnell's Photo Gallery Page for a sound recording of LTS 1845 and photo of US Steel #27.




    US Army 1850 1853 1861

    model: H12-44
    built: 2/1953
    serial #: 12-L-674, 12-L-677, 12-L-685
    history:
    - built for US Army
    owner/location: Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

    US Amry 1850 US Amry 1853 US Amry 1861
    photo by: Jeff Hartz
    Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum yard - 2003



    US Army 1855

    model: H12-44
    built: 2/1953
    serial #: 12-L-679
    history:
    - built for US Army as #1855
    owner/location: Nevada State Railroad Museum

    1855
    photo by: Richard Glueck
    Nevada State Railroad Museum - 2003
    - more photos



    SP 2379

    model: H12-44
    built: 2/1957
    serial #: 12-L-1066
    history:
    - built for SP as #1581
    owner/location: Age of Steam Railroad Museum

    Age of Steam Museum FM
    photo by: John A. Rainey
    Age of Steam Museum, Dallas - Dec. 2003



    Union Pacific 1366

    model: H20-44
    built: 6/1947
    serial #: L-1032
    history:
    - one of two demonstrators, FM #2000, L-1032 &L-1031
    - sold to UP as #1366, 1947
    - Southwestern Portland Cement Co. #66 1963 - renumbered 408 1969
    - Chrome Crankshaft Company 9/1983
    - donated to the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association 5/1984
    owner/location: San Diego Railroad Museum

    UP no.1366
    photo credit: Randy Houk - San Diego Railroad Museum



    Union Pacific 1369

    model: H20-44
    built: 12/1947
    serial #: L-1042
    history:
    - built for Union Pacific as #1369
    - 1963 to Southwestern Portland Cement Co. 69, renumbered 409 1969
    owner/location: Illinois Railway Museum

    SWPC 409
    photo credit: Illinois Railway Museum



    Akron, Canton & Youngstown 505

    model: H20-44
    built: 1954
    serial #: 20-L-832
    history:
    - Akron, Canton & Youngstown 505
    - Norfolk and Western
    - Southwest Portland Cement Co. 410
    owner/location: Galveston Railroad Museum

    Galveston H20-44
    photo by: John R. Rainey
    Galveston Railroad Museum - 2005



    US Army - H12-44
    20 build in 2/1953

    12-L-667 #1843 - Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
    12-L-668 #1844 - Museum of Transportation (in St. Louis)
    12-L-669 #1845 - Pete DeFillipo - see above
    12-L-670 #1846 - Kentucky Railway Museum
    12-L-671 #1847 - Golden Gate Railroad Museum
    12-L-672 #1848
    12-L-673 #1849 - Bluegrass Railroad Museum
    12-L-674 #1850 - Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - see above
    12-L-675 #1851
    12-L-676 #1852 - North Carolina Port Railroad - see above
    12-L-677 #1853 - Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - see above
    12-L-678 #1854
    12-L-679 #1855 - Nevada State Railroad Museum - see above
    12-L-680 #1856 - Pacific Locomotive Association
    12-L-681 #1857 - Portola RR Museum
    12-L-682 #1858
    12-L-683 #1859
    12-L-684 #1860 - North Carolina Port Railroad - see above
    12-L-685 #1861 - Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum - see above
    12-L-686 #1862




    also see: Preserved FM Locomotives: Compiled by John Komanesky



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