steam locomotive production

North America

Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century locomotive production in the USA included units made for both domestic and export markets. Foreign market production increased significantly during and immediately after WWI. In the following table (from Wright, 1930), the years 1905-1911 include Canadian output and the years 1912-1929 include both Canadian output and equipment built in railroad shops. Locomotives Built in the USA 1896-1929>

ear	align=right\|Domestic	align=right\|Foreign	align=right\|Total
896	align=right\|866	align=right\|309	align=right\|1175
897	align=right\|865	align=right\|386	align=right\|1251
898	align=right\|1321	align=right\|554	align=right\|1875
899	align=right\|1951	align=right\|514	align=right\|2465
900	align=right\|2648	align=right\|505	align=right\|3153
901	align=right\| -	align=right\| -	align=right\|3384
902	align=right\| -	align=right\| -	align=right\|4070
903	align=right\| -	align=right\| -	align=right\|5152
904	align=right\| -	align=right\| -	align=right\|3441
905	align=right\|4896	align=right\|595	align=right\|5491
906	align=right\|6232	align=right\|720	align=right\|6952
907	align=right\|6564	align=right\|798	align=right\|7362
908	align=right\|1886	align=right\|456	align=right\|2342
909	align=right\|2596	align=right\|291	align=right\|2887
910	align=right\|4441	align=right\|314	align=right\|4755
911	align=right\|3143	align=right\|387	align=right\|3530
912	align=right\|4403	align=right\|512	align=right\|4915
913	align=right\|4561	align=right\|771	align=right\|5332
914	align=right\|1962	align=right\|273	align=right\|2235
915	align=right\|1250	align=right\|835	align=right\|2085
916	align=right\|2708	align=right\|1367	align=right\|4075
917	align=right\|2585	align=right\|2861	align=right\|5446
918	align=right\|3668	align=right\|2807	align=right\|6475
919	align=right\|2162	align=right\|1110	align=right\|3272
920	align=right\|2022	align=right\|1650	align=right\|3672
921	align=right\|1185	align=right\|638	align=right\|1823
922	align=right\|1303	align=right\|231	align=right\|1534
923	align=right\|3505	align=right\|280	align=right\|3785
924	align=right\|1810	align=right\|226	align=right\|2036
925	align=right\|994	align=right\|291	align=right\|1285
926	align=right\|1585	align=right\|185	align=right\|1770
927	align=right\|1009	align=right\|167	align=right\|1176
928	align=right\|636	align=right\|111	align=right\|747
929	align=right\|1022	align=right\|139	align=right\|1161

Total Production

The middle of the 20th Century marked the end of large commercial production of steam locomotives in North America. Estimates of total production can be broken down into two time periods based on the period before and after the creation of American Locomotive Company in 1901. The following table provides a summary of this production and in some cases represents estimates rather than precisely known values (Bruce, 1952). A detailed list of manufacturers shows many of the larger producers. Summary of Steam Locomotives Built in the USA 1831-1950>

lass of Builder	Prior to 1901	1901-1950	Total
0 Builders of more than 100 units each	align=right\|61520	align=right\|99130	align=right\|160650
3 Builders of less than 100 units each	align=right\|1350	align=right\|0	align=right\|1350
0 Railroad Company-Shop Builders	align=right\|7130	align=right\|5870	align=right\|13000
lign=right\|Total Production	align=right\|70000	align=right\|105000	align=right\|175000

References

Bruce, Alfred W. (1952) The Steam Locomotive in America: Its Development in the Twentieth Century, New York, Bonanza Books, Table 3, partial excerpt.

Wright, Roy V., editor (1930) Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Ninth Edition, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, New York, N.Y., page 108, Table I, with corrections to Total column. This reference cites annual review issues of Railway Age as the primary source the table.

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