The Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway had a wide variety of steam locomotives (and a few motor cars) that reflect on the different jobs the company used the engines for and the different terrain in which they operated.
This page is sorted by the configuration of the locomotive’s wheels, as defined using the Whyte system. It was common for BR&P, and all railroads, to buy different batches of locomotives with the same wheel arrangement from different companies at different times.
I am far from an expert on BR&P locomotives and this list as been cobbled together from multiple sources. I’m sure the road numbers aren’t right, but they are the best I can come up with. If anyone has a good locomotives roster, please email me!
2-6-0 “Mogul” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-6-0 locomotive 77. Source Unknown.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-6-0 locomotive 106 in Bradford, PA in 1889. BR&P Facebook Group.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| G | 106-108 (3) | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co, 1887 |
| L | 73-93 (21) | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co, 1888 |
2-8-0 “Consolidation” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-0 locomotive number 17 on the turntable near Ashford, NY in the late 1800s. BR&P Facebook Group.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-0 locomotive number 37. BR&P Facebook Group.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-0 locomotive number 259. ebay.com
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-0 locomotive number 270.
Builder’s photo of Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-0 locomotive number 276. ebay.com.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-0 locomotive number 385 in the Buffalo Creek yard in the 1920s. BR&P Facebook Group.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-0 locomotive number 386. ebay.com.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| I | 45-48, 69-72, 99, 18, 22, 28, 35 (8) | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co, 1887 |
| I2 | 49-52 (4) | Burnham, Williams & Co, 1892 |
| P | 117-126, 128-135 (18) | Brooks, 1894 |
| V-2, V-3, V-4 | 270-284 (15) | Burnham, Williams & Co, 1902 |
| V/VR | 250/285 (1) | Burnham, Williams & Co, 1901 |
| X through X-6- superheated | 300-384, 393-396 (89) | Brooks, 1912 |
| X-5, X-6 saturated | 384-396 (10) | Alco-Brooks, 1909 |
| X/X-2/X-3/X-4 – saturated | 300-396 (117) | Alco-Brooks, 1902 |
2-10-0 “Decapod” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-10-0 locomotive number 504 in Dubois, PA circa 1910. BR&P Facebook Group.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| Y | 501-508 (8) | Alco-Brooks, 1907 |
4-4-0 “American” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-4-0 locomotive number 15. ebay.com.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-4-0 locomotive number 115 in Buffalo, NY in c1902. BR&P Facebook Group</a>.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| U | 15 (1) | Dickson, 1897 |
4-4-2 “Atlantic” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-4-2 locomotive number 162 from a 1904 timetable. BR&P Facebook Group.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-4-2 locomotive number 164. Unknown Source.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-4-2 locomotive number 165. ebay.com.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| W | 160-161, 168-169 (4) | Burnham, Williams & Co (1901) |
| W-2 | 162-163 (2) | Brooks, 1901 |
| W-3 | 164-167 (3) | Alco-Schenectady, 1903 |
| W-8/W-8a | 170-174 (5) | Brooks, 1906 |
4-6-0 “10-Wheeler” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-6-0 locomotive number 9. Source unknown.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-6-0 locomotive number 44. BR&P Facebook page.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-6-0 locomotive number 186 at Perry, NY in 1919. facebook.com. C. E. Fisher photo.
An undated photo of a shiny Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-6-0 locomotive number 190. BR&P Facebook page.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-6-0 locomotive number 193. ebay.com.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| E | 37-43 (7) | Brooks, 1887 |
| T | 9, 13 (2) | Brooks, 1897 |
| T2 | 190-194 (5) | Brooks, 1898 |
4-6-2 “Pacific” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-6-2 locomotive number 605 at the Lincoln Park yard in Rochester, NY. BR&P Facebook page.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-6-2 locomotive number 675. ebay.com.
B&O “Sport Model” Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive number 5261, formerly BR&P 676 by the station at Lincoln Park (Rochester) in the 1940s. BR&P Facebook page.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| WW | 600-616 (17) | Brooks, 1912 |
| WW-2 | 675-679 (5) | Alco-Brooks, 1925 |
4-8-0 “Mastadon” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 4-8-0 “Mastodon” type locomotive number 240. This was one of 17 locomotives ordered from the Brooks Locomotive Works in 1900. BR&P Facebook page.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| S | 140-142 (3) | Brooks, 1897 |
| S-2 | 200-228 (29) | Brooks, 1898 |
| S-3/S-4 | 229-245 (17) | Brooks, 1900 |
2-6-6-2 “Mallet Mogul” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-6-6-2 “Mallet Mogul” type locomotive number 717 in East Salamanca, NY in 1919. BR&P Facebook page.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| LL | 700-754 (55) | Alco-Schenectady, 1914 |
2-8-8-2 “Chesapeake” Type
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-8-2 locomotive number 8000. ebay.com.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway 2-8-8-2 locomotive number 8000. ebay.com.
| Class | Road Numbers (# of locomotives) | Builder/Date |
|---|---|---|
| XX | 800-808 (9) | Alco-Brooks, 1918 |
These locomotives were the largest used by the BR&P and among the largest locomotives used in the United States. After the BR&P was merged into the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad they were renumbered as 7316-7322 within the B&O EE-2 locomotive class.