The National Museum of Transportation is a railroad museum located in the Kirkwood suburb of St. Louis, MO, founded in 1944. The museum houses numerous rail exhibits and restores and preserves them, as well as being home to a research library housing documents and memorabilia.
List of Exhibits[]
Steam Locomotives[]
Image | No. | Type | Build date | Manufacturer | Road Name | Arrival Date | Notes |
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1 | 1929 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | |||||
2 | 1907 | Davenport Locomotive Works | Laclede-Christy | ||||
12 | 1926 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Alton & Southern | 1948 | |||
17 Daniel Nason | 1858 | Boston & Providence Shops | Boston & Providence Railroad | ||||
39 Marmora | 1876 | Boston & Albany | |||||
146 | 1916 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Terminal Railroad Association | ||||
170 | L-1 | 1927 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Nickel Plate Road | 1957 | ||
173 | 1884 | Mt. Clare shops | Baltimore & Ohio | 1951 | |||
274 | 1873 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Chicago and North Western Railroad | ||||
311 | 1890 | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co. | Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad | 1952 | |||
318 | 1926 | Terminal Railroad Association | |||||
502 | Class E | 1916 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad | |||
551 | 1928 | Lima Locomotive Works | Chicago & Illinois Midland | 1955 | |||
573 | F-4 | 1899 | Rhode Island Locomotive Works | Wabash Railroad | 1955 | ||
724 | 1896 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Georgia Railroad | 1964 | |||
764 | 651 Series | 1904 | Rogers Locomotive Works | Illinois Central Railroad | |||
1015 | D | 1900 | Schenectady Locomotive Works | Chicago and North Western Railroad | 1948 | ||
1522 | T-54 | May 1926 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad | |||
1621 | 1918 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad | ||||
2727 | K-4 | 1944 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad | |||
5529 | K-1d | 1905 | Canadian National | 1959 | |||
952 | G-6 | 1905 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad | 1953 | ||
3695 | 3600 Series | 1906 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad | 1956 | ||
2933 | L-2d | October 1929 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | New York Central | 1962 | ||
2156 | Y6a | March 1942 | Roanoke Shops | Norfolk & Western Railroad | |||
5011 | 5011 | 1944 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Santa Fe | |||
4460 | GS-6 | July 1943 | Lima Locomotive Works | Southern Pacific Railroad | April 16, 1959 | ||
635 | Class 629 | June 1889 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad | 1947 | ||
4006 | Big Boy | 1941 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Union Pacific Railroad | 1961 |
Diesel Locomotives[]
Image | No. | Type | Build date | Manufacturer | Company | Arrival Date | Notes |
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50 | 1935 | General Electric | Baltimore & Ohio | ||||
3607 | SD45 | 1967 | Electro-Motive Division | Erie Lackawanna Railroad | 1986 | ||
6944 | DDA40X | 1971 | Electro-Motive Division | Union Pacific Railroad | |||
2002 | SW8 | 1952 | Electro-Motive Division | United States Army | |||
B-2069 | MRS-1 | 1952 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | United States Army | |||
3 | Aerotrain | Electro-Motive Division | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | ||||
4502 | RS-3 | 1955 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | Missouri Pacific Railroad | 1996 | ||
Burlington Zephyr | Zephyr | 1939 | Budd Company | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |||
103 | EMD FTA | 1939 | Electro-Motive Division | General Motors Demonstrator Unit | 1961 | ||
8 | D 65-ton Switcher | 1948 | Whitcomb Locomotive Works | American Steel Foundries |
Electric Locomotives[]
Image | No. | Type | Build date | Manufacturer | Company | Arrival Date | Notes |
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E.550.025 | E.550 | Ferrovie dello Stato | 1968 | ||||
E-2 | EP-2 | 1919 | General Electric | Milwaukee Road | |||
113 | New York Central | ||||||
4700 | P5 | 1931 | Pennsylvania Railroad | ||||
4918 | GG1 | 1942 | Pennsylvania Railroad | ||||
1595 | Class C | 1929 | Illinois Terminal | Illinois Terminal Railroad |
Fireless Locomotives[]
Image | No. | Type | Build date | Manufacturer | Company | Arrival Date | Notes |
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7 | 1910 | Lima Locomotive Works | |||||
2 | 1941 | Heisler Locomotive Works |
Other Equipment[]
Image | No. | Type | Build date | Manufacturer | Company | Arrival Date | Notes |
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900081 | Rotary Snowplow | 1966 | Union Pacific Omaha Shops | Union Pacific Railroad | |||
1149 | 1-B-1 | 1952 | Davenport Locomotive Works | United States Army | 1980 |
Roling Stock[]
Image | No. | Type | Build date | Manufacturer | Company | Arrival Date | Notes |
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96500 “Whale Belly” | Tank Car | 1965 | General American Transportation Co. |