Aberdeen & Rockfish

Motive Power

motive_leader

Fayetteville, NC / Jun 2004 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

ar_list_steam

AR steam locomotive roster / collection

ar_steam

from Mixed Train Daily by Lucius Beebe - 1961 / collection

ar200_roster ar205_roster ar300_roster ar405_roster

RWH and collection

tag_list All time Aberdeen & Rockfish diesel-electric roster
Number Builder Model Built Number Notes
200 EMD F3A Apr 1947 4598 traded to EMD for AR #300
201 EMD F3A Nov 1948 7811 to Richmond Fred & Potomac #1111
205 EMD GP7 Sep 1951 14592 only GP7 in service for original owner
300 EMD GP18 Aug 1963 28357
400 EMD GP38 Jun 1968 34029
405 EMD GP38 Jan 1967 31949 ex Erie Mining #42155
2486 ATSF CF7 Jan 1975 ex Blue Mountain & Reading #2486
2594 ATSF CF7 Nov 1972 ex Blue Mountain & Reading #2594
4002 EMD GP40-3 Apr 1970 36398 ex Rock Island #4712
5072 EMD NW2 Sep 1949 10382 ex Baltimore & Ohio #5061
5081 EMD NW2 Apr 1952 11714 ex Baltimore & Ohio #5081
5830 EMD GP38-3 Sep 1980 786251-17 ex Norfolk Southern #7033

units listed in orange above are featured in our scrapbook below.

ar_list_diesel

1992 AR diesel roster / collection

ar200_roster

Aberdeen & Rockfish #200

Aberdeen, NC / Sep 1963 / Warren Calloway tag_favorite

Aberdeen & Rockfish #200

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:F3A
  • type:B-B cab unit
  • built:Mar 1947, EMD #4598
  • series:1106 produced 1945-49
  • engine:EMD 567B (16 cyl 1500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Aberdeen & Rockfish #200
    traded to EMD for GP18 #300
  • builder
    tag_bird tag_rare
    ar205_roster

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #205

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #205

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP7
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Oct 1951, EMD #14572
  • series:210 produced 1949-54
  • engine:EMD 567B (16 cyls. 1500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Aberdeen & Rockfish #205
  • a rare shortline Geep still on the roster of its orginial owner and still operating with original (not rebuilt) prime mover
  • builder
    ar205d

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar205e

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

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    ar205c

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar205b

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar_art1

    EMD artist view of Aberdeen & Rockfish #205

    P. D. Custer collection

    ar300_roster

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #300

    Fayetteville, NC / Jun 2004 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #300

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP18
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Aug 1963, EMD #28357
  • series:350 produced 1959-63
  • engine:EMD 567D1 (16 cyl. 1800 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Aberdeen & Rockfish #300
  • AR traded in F3A #200 to EMD for #300
  • builder
    ar300a

    Fayetteville, NC / Jun 2004 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    ar300b

    Fayetteville, NC / Jun 2004 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    ar300c

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar300f

    Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar300g1 ar300g2 ar300g3 ar300g4

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar300d

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar300e

    Fayetteville, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar400_roster

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #400

    Ashmont, NC / Nov 1979 / Warren Calloway tag_favorite

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #400

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Jun 1968, EMD #34029
  • series:466 produced 1966-71
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl. 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Aberdeen & Rockfish #400
  • builder
    ar400c

    Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar400a

    Aberdeen, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar400b

    Aberdeen, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar400d

    Raeford, NC / May 2009 / Patrick Treadaway tag_rrpa

    ar405_roster

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #405

    Cliffdale, NC / Nov 2005 / Warren Calloway tag_favorite

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #405

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Jan 1967, EMD #31949
  • series:466 produced 1966-71
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl. 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Edgmoor & Manetta #7200
    to Erie Mining #4215
    to LTV Steel Company #4215
    to Northern Illinois & Wisconsin #405
    to Aberdeen & Rockfish #405
  • builder
    Aberdeen & Rockfish #405

    Jun 2004 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #405

    Jun 2004 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    ar405c

    Cliffdale, NC / Nov 2005 / Warren Calloway tag_favorite

    ar405d

    Dundarrach, NC / Dec 2003 / Warren Calloway tag_favorite

    ar405e

    Aberdeen, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar405h

    Dec 2019 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    ar405f

    Fayetteville, NC / Dec 2019 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    ar405g

    Fayetteville, NC / Dec 2019 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    ar405i

    Fayetteville, NC / Dec 2019 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    ar2486_roster

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #2486

    Raeford, NC / Jan 2013 / Patrick Treadaway

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #2486

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • rebuilder:Santa Fe Cleburne Shops
  • model:CF7
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • rebuilt:Jan 1975
  • series:233 produced 1970-78
  • engine:EMD 567B (16 cyls. 1500hp)
  • notes:
  • rebuilt from ATSF F7A #259C (1951)
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #2486
    to Blue Mountain & Reading #2486
    to Pee Dee River #2486
    to Aberdeen & Rockfish #2486 builder
  • ar2486a

    Aberdeen, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar2486b

    Aberdeen, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar2486c

    Aberdeen, NC / Apr 2019 / RWH

    ar4002_roster

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #4002

    Cary, NC / Feb 2025 / Jacob Sargeson tag_rrpa

    Aberdeen & Rockfish #4002

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP40-3 (rebuilt)
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Apr 1970, EMD #36398
  • series:1242 produced 1965-71
  • engine:EMD 645E3 (16 cyl 3000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Rock Island #4712 (GP40)
    1 of 77 blt new for Rock Island
    to Union Pacific #643
    to Dakota Minnesota & Eastern #4002
    to Aberdeen & Rockfish #4002
  • builder
    tag_eot back to top
    This page was updated on 2026-04-12