Tidewater Southern

Locomotive Roster

Roster Credits

This page chronicles what is believed to be Tidewater Southern's all-time locomotive roster.

The majority of information was gleaned from a roster printed in the January 1974 issue of Pacific News (which later became Pacific Railnews, r.i.p.) and the December 1956 issue of the Pacific Railway Journal (volume 1, issue 12) entitled Electric Railroading In Central California. Additional pieces of information were collected from long-time Tidewater historian Guy Dunscomb along with Arthur Lloyd, and Joe Strapac's excellent Western Pacific Diesel Years.

And a very special thanks to Jeff Moreau who took time out from his own work with Dave Stanley on their Central California Traction Co. book to research a piece of nitty-gritty information concerning the Tidewater's Jewett cars. Not much has been docunmented about these cars and finding particulars can be difficult. If anyone else has pertinent information or photographs that can be shared, I'd love to hear from you.

The roster is more or less complete, except for up-to-date to unit dispositions. If anyone has this information (and can corroborate it) I would like to hear from you.

While I invite corrections, I must insist that the "corrector" qualify his or her correction by naming the information source.

- Ken Rattenne

Tidewater Southern
All-time Roster

No.	Model	TE or HP	Bldr	Blt	Note
1:1	2-6-2T	14,850	S.P.	1882	ex-SP 1905, 1506, CP 235, purchased 7-2-12; Probably sold to Howard Terminal as their #1 in 1917.
1:2	TS-18 4-6-0	19,228	Rome	1891	ex-D&RG 39/546, ex-WP 126, placed in srvce 1918 retired 1946
132	2-6-2	20,440	Baldwin	1923	ex-Sierra Ry 32, TS 32, renumbered in 1941.
100	Steeple Cab	440	CCT	1912	ex-CCT 1, purchased 1914, scrapped 1948. (Steel under-frame B-B)
106	Steeple Cab	820	G.E.	1921	Sold to SN as 670 in 1948. Scrapped 1957.
WP124	C-23 2-8-0	23,300	Baldwin	1882	WP 124, leased to TS on and off as needed, scrapped in 1949
135	44-ton	380	G.E.	1947	renumbered to TS 735.
141	70-ton	600	G.E.	1948	renumbered to TS 741
142	70-ton	600	G.E.	1948	renumbered to TS 742
200	Interurban^1,2	200	Jewett	1912	wooden - 51 ft. arch roof baggage/smoker/coach
201	Interurban¹	200	Jewett	1912	wooden - 51 ft. arch roof baggage/smoker/coach
202	Interurban¹	200	Jewett	1912	wooden - 51 ft. arch roof baggage/smoker/coach
300	Interurban³	?	Jewett	1913	45 ft. box freight motor, arch roof, single door. Disposition unknown
735	44-ton	380	G.E.	1946	ex-TS 135, sold to Pickering Lumber 1967. Did a short stint on the Modesto & Empire Traction in 1976-77. Sold in 1977 to Chrome Crankshaft then leased to Pacific Railroad Contractors. More on this unit
741	70-ton	600	G.E.	1948	ex-TS 141, sold to Preston Duffy (dealer) 1966, scrapped.
742	70-ton	600	G.E.	1948	ex-TS 142, sold to Preston Duffy (dealer) 1968, then sold to Valley Camp Coal
743	70-ton	600	G.E.	1948	To Iowa Terminal Ry as #76 in 1968. More history here
744:1	S2	1000	ALCO	1949	ex-MP 1058, T&P Terminal Ry of New Orleans 12, Purchased 1967, then to WP; traded to G.E. in 1970.
744:2	S2	1000	ALCO	1943	ex-WP 554, purchased 1969, sold to Oakland Terminal Ry as 102 in 1970.
745:1	S2	1000	ALCO	1943	ex-MP 1047/9129. Traded to WP in 1969, then to TS. Sold to Stockton, Terminal & Eastern in 1975.
745:2	S2	1000	ALCO	1943	ex-WP 552, purchased 1970.
746	RS1	1000	ALCO	1949	ex-UP 1218, Spokane International 207; sold to CCT 80
747	RS1	1000	ALCO	1949	ex-UP 1216, Spokane International 205; scrapped
WP2009	GP20	2000	EMD	1959	assigned to TS on a regular basis; became UP488:2

Notes:

Jewett Cars 200-202 were equipped with four RS GE 201-g 600/1200v dc motors, each developing 50 HP for a total of 200 per car. All four had Westinghouse Brakes and Brill Trucks. 200-202 were reportedly demotorized and used as cabooses after the cessation of passenger service in 1932, then detrucked and used as sheds.
Larry Brough reported in August of 1999 that he came across Tidewater Southern Jewett No. 200 at the Western Railway Museum at Rio Vista CA. The museum reportedly only has the car body but it is currently stored indoors awaiting restoration.
#300 reportedly became a caboose and way car.

Email Ken at: rattenne@earthlink.net
Last Update: 11/14/2003