Frisco
Diesel Locomotives
Numbers
Builder
Model
Notes
MU
DB
SG
1-2 Davenport 44ton  
3 Whitcomb 44ton  
4-8 GE 44ton  
10 EMD SW1  
11 GE 45ton 1.
12 GE 70ton 2.
60-61 Baldwin VO660  
101-111 ALCO-GE RS1 1.,3.
x
100-124 EMD GP15-1  
x
200-237 Baldwin VO1000**  
238-241 Baldwin DS441000  
250-265 EMD NW2  
271-281 Fairbanks-Morse H10-44  
282-285 Fairbanks-Morse H12-44 4.
x
286 Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 5.
290-294 ALCO-GE S2  
292 ALCO-GE S2 6.
x
295-297 ALCO-GE S2 7.
298 ALCO-GE S4 7.
x
296-297 EMD SD38-2  
x
x
298-299 EMD SD38-2  
x
300-304 EMD SW7  
305-313 EMD SW9  
x
314 EMD SW9  
315-360 EMD SW1500  
x
361-365 EMD MP15  
x
400-478 EMD GP38-2 8.
x
x
500-514 EMD GP7  
x
x
515-549 EMD GP7  
x
550-554 ALCO-GE RS2**  
x
555-556 EMD GP7  
x
557-572 EMD GP7  
x
x
573-597 EMD GP7  
x
598-618 EMD GP7  
x
x
619-632 EMD GP7  
x
633-662 EMD GP38 8.
x
x
663-699 EMD GP38-2 8.
x
x
700-716 EMD GP35 9.
x
x
717-732 EMD GP35  
x
x
750-774 EMD GP40-2 8.
x
x
800-807 GE U25B 10.
x
x
808-815 GE U25B 11.
x
x
816-823 GE U25B 12.
x
x
824-831 GE U25B 13.
x
x
832-843 GE U30B  
x
x
844-862 GE U30B 8.,14.
x
x
863-870 GE B30-7 8.,15.
x
x
900-943 EMD SD45 .
x
x
944-948 EMD SD45 8.
x
x
950-957 EMD SD40-2 8.
x
x
2000-2005 EMD EA7*** 16.,17.,18.,19.,20.
x
x
2006-2022 EMD E8A*** 19.,20.
x
x
5000-5017* EMD F3A  
x
5018-5039* EMD F7A 19.
x
5040-5051* EMD FP7 19.
x
x
5100-5117* EMD F3B  
x
5118-5139* EMD F7B  
x
5140-5152* EMD F9B  
x
x
5200-5231 ALCO-GE FA1**  
x
5300-5315 ALCO-GE FB1**  
x

Notes:
* In 1968 renumbered its remaining EMD F-units and some of the rebuilt ALCO-GE FB-1 units.
** Selected units were rebuilt with EMD powerplants.
*** E-Units were named after famous horses.

  1. Originally Alabama, Tennessee & Northern
  2. Originally Okmulgee Northern
  3. RS1s could MU only with other RS1s. Sublettered AT&N on cab under number.
  4. H12-44s could MU only with other H12-44s
  5. Originally Denver & Rio Grande Western
  6. 292 was rebuilt into a cabless unit by Springfield Shops, equipped with MU and used with a SW9 in Memphis
  7. Originally North East Oklahoma
  8. All GP38s, GP38-2s, GP40-2s, B30-7s, and SD40-2s were equipped with Pyle gyrolites. The last order of SD45s and the two orders of U30Bs were similarly equipped.
  9. The first order of GP35s had fuel tank that required that the air reservoirs be placed on the roof of the locomotive.
  10. Built as high hood; 804 was the first U25B built (GE 753); 804-807 demonstrators (GE 753-756).
  11. SLSF 812 (GE 51) was the first low hood U25B built.
  12. The first new units delivered in Mandarin orange and white.
  13. SLSF 831 was the last U25B built.
  14. SLSF 846 was the 2500th "U-series" unit built. It carried the "XR" designation in blakc under the cab.
  15. SLSF 863 was the first "-7" series unit built.
  16. 2000 & 2003 - delivered as power for Texas Special.
  17. 2001, 2002, 2004, & 2005 - delivered as power for Meteor.
  18. Rebuilt after arrival of E8As to resemble them.
  19. The EA7s and E8As were delivered with Mars lights. Several F3s, F7s, F9s, FA1s, and all FP7s were retrofitted with Mars lights. These included 5008, 5021, 5027, 5200, 5201, 5203, 5204, 5207, 5217, 5218, and 5220. Where so equipped, the Mars signal light was in the normal nose housing and the headlight was located in the nose door. On E-units, there was a red emergency brake signal light in addition to the normal white oscillating light. A tleast one GP7 was equipped with a Mars light.
  20. Click here for a listing of the names of Frisco E-units.

MU - units equipped with multiple unit control
DB - units equipped with dynamic brakes
SG - units equipped with steam generators. The EA7s were equipped with a single 3000 lbs/hour generator. The E8As were equipped with two 2500 lbs/hour generators. The FP7s and GP7s so equipped had single 2500 lbs/hour generators. Many of the GP7s had the steam generator removed and replaced with concrete blocks for ballast.

Oddities:
a. Some GP38-2s rode on Blomberg Type B trucks from trade-ins. Among those are: 418, 419, 422, 424, 425, 463,-466, 468, 469, 471-473, 476-478, 664, 666, 669, 671-673, 677, 692-695, and 698-699.
b. GP7s 546, 547, and 564 were lettered Quanah Acme & Pacific on the long hood with SL-SF lettering under the number on the cab.
b. Road switchers GP38 #651 and SD45s 911, 912, and 915 carried a coonskin hearld on the nose. GP38 651 was destroyed soon after application, making photos of it rare.
c. GP35s 726-731 rode on AAR Type B trucks from ALCO trade-ins.

Data from the roster provided by the following sources:
"Frisco Power" Joe G. Collias
"Frisco Diesel Power" Louis A. Marre and John Baskin Harper
"Frisco in Color" Louis A. Marre and Gregory J. Sommers
"Frisco Southwest" John McCall and Frank A. Schults III
Photographs in personal collection
and personal observations

Errors in this roster are the sole responsibility of its author.
Mike Condren
December 29, 2002