The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway

The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. It was a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River....

 (SP&S) locomotive roster was a combination of new and used locomotives. Please note that this is not a comprehensive roster.

Steam Locomotives

Most of these locomotives were purchased or leased from the SP&S's parent roads Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway

Northern Pacific Railway

The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...

. The 4-8-4

4-8-4

Under the Whyte notation classification of steam locomotives, 4-8-4 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles .Other equivalent classifications are:UIC classification: 2D2...

 Northerns and 4-6-6-4

4-6-6-4

In Whyte notation, a 4-6-6-4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has four leading wheels followed by six coupled driving wheels, a second set of six driving wheels and four trailing wheels.Other equivalent classifications are:...

 Challengers were purchased new.
This roster groups steam locomotives by their wheel arrangement.

Class A 0-6-0

These locomotives were used primarily as yard switchers in terminals like Wishram, Washington

Wishram, Washington

Wishram is a census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census. The site of the historic Celilo Falls is nearby....

 or Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...

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• A-1 numbers 1–5.
• A-2 number 6.
• A-3 numbers 7 and 8.

Class D 4-6-0

• D-1 numbers 100–109 were built by Baldwin in 1910 for the Great Northern as their class E-14. They were quickly transferred to the SP&S where they served until six were rebuilt to Class H-1 in the 1927–1930 period, with the remaining four being scrapped in 1937.

Class O 2-8-2

• O-1 numbers 500–513 (mostly ex-GN)
• O-2 number 525
• O-3 numbers 530–539 were a group of Mikados built at Dunkirk in 1913 and 1917 for the Northern Pacific as their class W-3. They were sold to SP&S between 1925 and 1944, and were retired in the 1953–1957 period.
• O-4 numbers 550 and 551 were a pair of Mikados built for the Great Northern by Baldwin. They were sold to the SP&S in April 1950, and scapped in April and May, 1953.

Class C 4-4-2

• C-1 numbers 600–609 were identical to Great Northern's K-1 class. They were built for the SP&S by Baldwin in 1909 and retired in the 1937–1949 period.

Class H 4-6-2

• H-1 numbers 620–626 were rebuilt from D-1 class locomotives 102–105, 107 and 109. They were retired in 1952 and 1953.

Class E 4-8-4

• E-1 numbers 700–702 were identical to Northern Pacific Railway
  Northern Pacific Railway
  The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
  
  's A-3 class 4-8-4
  4-8-4
  Under the Whyte notation classification of steam locomotives, 4-8-4 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles .Other equivalent classifications are:UIC classification: 2D2...
  
   locomotives. There were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
  Baldwin Locomotive Works
  The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of...
  
   in 1938 and retired in 1960. The 700
  Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700
  Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700 is the only surviving example of their E-1 class 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive. Nearly identical to the A-3 class Northerns built for Northern Pacific Railway, but burning oil instead of coal....
  
   has been preserved.

Class Z 4-6-6-4

There were two groups of 4-6-6-4

4-6-6-4

In Whyte notation, a 4-6-6-4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has four leading wheels followed by six coupled driving wheels, a second set of six driving wheels and four trailing wheels.Other equivalent classifications are:...

 locomotives, both were identical to the Northern Pacific Railway

Northern Pacific Railway

The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...

 class of the same name, but were fuel by oil instead of coal.

• Z-6 numbers 900–905 built by Alco
  American Locomotive Company
  The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO or Alco , was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States.-Early history:...
  
   in 1937. Two engines (903 & 904) were sold to the Great Northern Railway in January 1940, as GN 4000 & 4001, for equalization of GN traffic over the Oregon Trunk. There were subsequently repurchased in March 1950 and July 1946 respectively. All six were retired in 1960.
• Z-8 numbers 910–911 were built by Alco in 1944 and retired in 1960.

Diesel Locomotives

Most of these locomotives were purchased new by the SP&S. Some were, however, purchased second-hand from the Great Northern. The SP&S gained some notoriety with railroad fans for its large proportion of diesels manufactured by Alco. For detailed info see John Gaertner's book or SP&S Historical Society

EMD F-3A

• 800–802 Original steam boilers were too small. They were installed into the 60-62, after bigger ones were put into the 800-802.

EMD GP38

• 200-205 (2nd) Ordered by the SP&S, but the first painted for the Burlington Northern.