Tidewater Southern Locomotive Roster
| Builder | Type | Locomotive Numbers | Built | Years of Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Pacific Railroad | 2-6-2T | 1 (first 1) | 1882 | 1912–1917 | Used in construction and earliest operations. |
| Rome Locomotive Works | 4-6-0 | 1 (second 1) | 1891 | 1918–1946 | Former Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, former Western Pacific. |
| Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2-6-2 | 132 (renumbered from 32) | 1923 | 1940–1953 | Last revenue steam locomotive on Western Pacific system. |
| Central Cal Traction | steeplecab electric | 100 | 1912 | 1914–1948 | Built from a flatcar. |
| General Electric | steeplecab electric | 106 | 1921 | 1921–1948 | Sold to Sacramento Northern Railway, retired and scrapped 1957. |
| General Electric | 44 ton | 135 (renumbered 735) | 1946 | 1946–1967 | Donated to Feather River Rail Society by A&K Railroad Materials in 2008. |
| General Electric | 70 ton | 141 (renumbered 741) | 1948 | 1948–1964 | |
| General Electric | 70 ton | 142 (renumbered 742) | 1948 | 1948–1967 | |
| General Electric | 70 ton | 743 | 1953 | 1953–1968 | Currently owned by Dakota Southern Railway. |
| American Locomotive Company | S2 | 744 (first 744) | 1949 | 1967–1969 | Ex-Missouri Pacific Railroad. Traded to Western Pacific Railroad for second 744. |
| American Locomotive Company | S2 | 744 (second 744) | 1943 | 1969–1970 | Ex-Western Pacific. |
| American Locomotive Company | S2 | 745 (first 745) | 1943 | 1967–1970 | Ex-Missouri Pacific. Traded to Western Pacific for second 745. |
| American Locomotive Company | S2 | 745 (second 745) | 1943 | 1970–1976 | Ex-Western Pacific. Last locomotive owned by the railroad. |
| American Locomotive Company | RS1 | 746 | 1949 | 1970–1976 | Ex-Spokane International Railway. Retired and sold to Central California Traction Company. |
| American Locomotive Company | RS1 | 747 | 1949 | 1970–1975 | Ex-Spokane International. Retired and scrapped. |
When traffic was heavy, steam engines and later diesels were borrowed from the Western Pacific Railroad. Electric freight motors were also borrowed from time to time from sister roads Sacramento Northern Railroad and Central California Traction until the electrification was abandoned. The TS never owned or operated a maintenance facility for its locomotives and cars. All work on the interurban cars and electric locomotives was performed by the CCT at their shops in Stockton. Repairs on TS steam and diesel locomotives, as well as freight cars and cabooses, were performed by the Western Pacific.
In the 1950s, the railroad built up a sizable fleet of freight cars, mostly insulated boxcars. One series of 25 cars wore a unique herald of a "Cornucopia" and bore the legend "Serving California's Heartland". This herald was one of the most colorful and complex ever used by an American railroad and is still remembered today. One of these cars is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum and its heralds has been restored, although they have been skillfully hand-painted, rather than being decals as in the original paint scheme.
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