What ever becomes of ex-Alaska Railroad locomotives and cabooses?  Well, some of them get scrapped; crunched down in the clapper and then heated up until they become liquid iron.  Maybe a little piece of them exists today in your paper clip or in the steel plate in your cousin Fred's head.  Some of them come alive again under new owners and road names.  Others escape and become restaurants, motels or museum pieces.

Lately, I've been captivated by the question, "Where are they now?"  Here you'll find the fascinating discoveries I've made thus far.  A check mark () denotes ones I have visited.  Keep your eyes peeled and let me know if you happen to stumble across an alumni or two that isn't on this list.

Locomotives

Unit	Builder	Model	City	State	Retired	Current Owner	In use	Comments
1	Davenport	??	Anchorage	AK	??	Alaska Railroad	No	Located in front of the Anchorage depot; proper # is 6; More
1	H. K. Porter	0-4-0	Fairbanks	AK	1924	Fairbanks Northstar Borough	No	More
5	Baldwin	0-4-0T	Palmer	AK	??	City of Palmer	No	On display at the old depot
P-7	EMD	Power Car	Portola	CA	1987	Wetern Pacific Railroad Museum	No	Historical display
P-30	EMD	Power car	Aberdeen	NC	2011	Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway	Yes	Illinois Central Gulf E8B #4108 to ARR to San Luis and Rio Grande (Kansas City, KS) to Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway 2022; More
50	GE	25-ton	Lebanon	OR	1956	Albany and Eastern Railroad Company	Yes	More
51	GE	23-ton	Portland	OR	N/a	Oregon Steel	Yes	More
61	Whitcomb	20GM15	Craigmont	ID	195x	Lewiston Grain Growers #7	Yes	To be moved and stored in Lewiston, ID
115	Plymouth	20 ton HLC	??	??	??	National Lime & Stone #3	Yes	.
152	Baldwin	4-6-0	Flint	MI	??	Huckleberry Railroad	Yes	Photo
556	Baldwin	2-8-0	Anchorage	AK	1959	City of Anchorage	No	On display at a municipal park; more
557	Baldwin	2-8-0	Anchorage	AK	1965	557 Restoration Company	No	Pledged to become operation within five years of delivery (1/2012); more
701	Budd	RDC	Soldotna	AK	2015	Whistle Hill	No	Purchased by Henry and Mary Krull and moved to Whistle Hill 11/1/22; more; 9/29/23 photo
702	Budd	RDC	Wilsonville	OR	2008	TriMet	Yes	1702; Supplement the Colorado Railcar DMU trains used on their "WES" service; more
711	Budd	RDC	Wilsonville	OR	2008	TriMet	Yes	1711; Supplement the Colorado Railcar DMU trains used on their "WES" service; more
712	Budd	RDC	Duluth	MN	2008	Lake Superior Railroad Museum	Yes	More
1000	Alco	RS1	Wasilla	AK	1973	Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry	No
1032	Alco	RSD-1	??	TN	1956	Tennesse Valley Authority	Yes	Currently TVA 39; scrapped?
1033	Alco	RSD-1	??	TN	1956	Tennesse Valley Authority	Yes	Currently TVA 38; scrapped?
1034	Alco	RSD-1	Strasburg	PA	1956	Smithsonian Institute	No	On loan from Smithsonian to a PA RR museum; more
1035	Alco	RSD-1	??	TN	1956	Tennesse Valley Authority	YES	Currently TVA 43; scrapped?
1036	Alco	RSD-1	??	TN	1956	Tennesse Valley Authority	Yes	Currently TVA 36; scrapped?
1041	Alco	RSD-1	Elbe	WA	1956	Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad	Yes	.
1042	Alco	RSD-1	??	TN	1956	Tennesse Valley Authority	Yes	Currently TVA 48;scrapped?
1104	H. K. Porter	65-ton	Rapid city	SD	1954	Dacotah Cement	Yes	Currently 4202
1106	H. K. Porter	65-ton	??	??	1954	American Aggregates	Yes	6816; Porter info
1107	H. K. Porter	65-ton	??	??	1954	American Aggregates	Yes	4323; Porter info
1201	EMD	SW-1	??	??	1965	Prescott Equipment	Yes	To dealer Prescott in 1968
1202	EMD	SW-1	St. Louis??	MO	1965	Archer Daniels Midland	Yes	ADMX 69
1500	EMD	F-7A	Wasilla	AK	1986	Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry	No
1502	EMD	F-7A	Yakima	WA	??	Track 29 Dining Co.	No	More; scrapped in place October 2013 - GONE!
1503	EMD	F-7B	Canon City	CO	2006	Royal Gorge Railroad	Yes	bought from ARR by National Railway Equipment and sold to the Royal Gorge Route RR 8/06; More
1508	EMD	F-7A	McDonald	OH	2021	Larry's Truck and Electric	Yes	Formerly Adirondack Scenic Railroad Utica, New York
1510	EMD	FP7-A	Clarkdale	AZ	1986	Verde Canyon Railroad	Yes	More; nee Wyoming/Colorado Railroad
1512	EMD	FP7-A	Clarkdale	AZ	1986	Verde Canyon Railroad	Yes	More; nee Wyoming/Colorado Railroad
1514	EMD	FP7-A	Soldotna	AK	1983	Whistle Hill	No
1517	EMD	FP7-B	Laramie	WY	1986	Wyoming-Colorado Railroad	No	More; Scrapped
1551	EMD	MP-15	Tacoma	WA	2011	GMTX	Yes	More
1552	EMD	MP-15	Tacoma	WA	2011	GMTX	Yes	More
1553	EMD	MP-15	Tacoma	WA	2011	GMTX	Yes	More
1554	EMD	MP-15	Tacoma	WA	2011	GMTX	Yes	More
1718	EMD	MRS1	Wasilla	AK	2000	Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry	Yes	More
1800	EMD	GP7u	St. Louis	MO	2005	Respondek	Yes	More
1801	EMD	GP7u	Kansas City	MO	1998	Missouri Central Railroad	Yes	.
1802	EMD	GP7u	Anchorage	AK	2001	Alaska Central Railroad	No	More
1803	EMD	GP7u	Kansas City	MO	1998	Missouri Central Railroad	Yes	.
1804	EMD	GP7u	Miami	FL	198x	Gold Coast Railroad Museum	Yes	More
1806	EMD	GP7u	Anchorage	AK	2001	Alaska Central Railroad	No	More
1807	EMD	GP7u	Birchwood	AK	1984	Alaska Railroad	No	Only an abandon frame remains
1809	EMD	GP7u	Kansas City	MO	1998	Missouri Central Railroad	Yes	.
1810	EMD	GP7u	Milwaukie	OR	1999	SFGX	Yes	More
1829	EMD	GP7u	Chattanooga	TN	1962	Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum	Yes
2401	EMD	E9A	Aberdeen	NC	1987	Aberdeen, Carolina & Western	Yes	Wisconsin Southern Railroad to Rio Grande Scenic - Alamosa, Colorado to Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway 103
2402	EMD	E9A	Milwaukee	WI	1987	Wisconsin Southern Railroad	Yes	More to Friends of the 261 #32A, 2018; Friends of the 261 takes delivery of former Milwaukee Road E9; Milwaukee 32A
2501	EMD	GP35	Paducah	KY	2000	Paducah & Louisville Railway	Yes	More
2502	EMD	GP35	Paducah	KY	2000	Paducah & Louisville Railway	Yes	More
2801	EMD	GP49	Los Colorados	Chile	2007	TRANSAP	Yes	converted to six axle trucks, 5 ft 6 in "broad" gauge SD49s; more
2802	EMD	GP49	Walla Walla	WA	2007	Frontier Rail	Yes	Sold 2008 to National Railway Equipment; leased to Frontier Rail in December 2009 to Columbia Walla Walla 2021; more
2803	EMD	GP49	Walla Walla	WA	2019	Columbia Walla Walla	Yes	Sold 2008 to National Railway Equipment (St. Louis, IL), resold to US Rail (Hamden, OH), to Cincinnati East Terminal Railway 2014; to Columbia Rail in Washington in 2020
2804	EMD	GP49	Los Colorados	Chile	2007	TRANSAP	Yes	converted to six axle trucks, 5 ft 6 in "broad" gauge SD49s; more
2805	EMD	GP49	Los Colorados	Chile	2007	Ferronor	Yes	meter gauge; more
2806	EMD	GP49	Walla Walla	WA	2020	Columbia Walla Walla	Yes	Sold 2008 to National Railway Equipment (St. Louis, IL), resold to US Rail (Hamden, OH), to Cincinnati East Terminal Railway 2014, More; to Columbia Rail in Washington in 2020
2807	EMD	GP49	Walla Walla	WA	2020	Columbia Walla Walla	Yes	Sold 2008 to National Railway Equipment (St. Louis, IL); resold to US Rail (Hamden, OH), to Cincinnati East Terminal Railway 2014, More; to Columbia Rail in Washington in 2020; more; more; more
2808	EMD	GP49	Los Colorados	Chile	2007	Ferronor	Yes	meter gauge; more
2809	EMD	GP49	Walla Walla	WA	2019	Columbia Walla Walla	Yes	Sold 2008 to National Railway Equipment; leased to Frontier Rail in December 2009; Columbia Walla Walla 2019; more
3016	EMD	GP40-2	Paducah	KY	2000	Paducah & Louisville Railway	Yes	More; more
3017	EMD	GP40-2	Paducah	KY	2000	Paducah & Louisville Railway	Yes	More
3019	EMD	GP40-2	Paducah	KY	2000	Paducah & Louisville Railway	Yes	More
3020	EMD	GP40-2	Paducah	KY	2000	Paducah & Louisville Railway	Yes	More
3021	EMD	GP40-2	Fairbanks	AK	1995	Aurora Express	No	Purchased by the Wilsons for $3,021; purchased by Chena Hot Springs 2022; More
7249	GE	45-ton	Portland	OR	1983	Oregon Pacific Railway  (Samuels)	Yes	Oregon Pacific Railway 4501
7324	GE	45-ton	Wasilla	AK	1983	Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry	No	ex-US Army #7324; used only occasionally as shop switchers and in rotation at the Valdez Pipeline Coating Plant yard
7331	GE	45-ton	??	??	1983	Kerr-McGee Chemical	Yes	CCPR
7356	GE	45-ton	??	??	1983	Rabanco	Yes	CCPR

Caboose

Unit	City	State	Current Owner	Current Use	Comments
1018	Wasilla	AK	??	??	.
1019	Titusville	PA	Casey's Cabooses	Lodging unit	An imposter; actually a former New Haven caboose; More
1019	Wasilla	AK	Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry	Historic display
1022	Snoqualmie	WA	City of Snoqualmie	Visitor's center	2 caboose at I-90 highway near the top of Snoqualmie Pass
1067	Hyak	WA	Snoqualmie Pass Towing	Display	.
1068	Fairbanks	AK	Chena Hot Springs	Lodge suite	More; sold to Chena Hot Springs 2022; More
1069	Wasilla	AK	??	??	Next to the Wasilla Depot
1070	Hyak	WA	Snoqualmie Pass Towing	Display	I-90 Lake Kachees exit. It is the next exit going eastbound from Hyak. More; L oks like someone might have purchased it in August 2024?
1073	Nenana	AK	None	Abandon
1074	Wasilla	AK	Alaska Live Steamers	Display
1075	Anchorage	AK	Alaska Auto Auction	Office	At 212 E. 104th, Anchorage
1076	Whittier	AK	Whittier Coast Guard Auxillary	Information center
1078	Mirror Lake	AK	Camp Carlquist, Boy Scouts of America	Scout crafts
1079	Mirror Lake	AK	Camp Carlquist, Boy Scouts of America	Scout crafts
1082	Chilloquin	OR	Train Mountain Museum	Cabin	More
1084	Soldota	AK	Whistle Hill	Unknown	More; More
1776	Eagle River	AK	Iron Horse Expresso	Coffee shop	More; currently For Sale
1091	Copper Center	AK	Copper Rail Depot	Coffee shop/baked goods

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