Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
The Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works manufactured steam railroad locomotives from 1852 through 1926.
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History
Cooke opened in 1852 as Danforth-Cooke and produced nearly 3000 locomotives before ALCO closed the plant in 1926.
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ALCO-Cooke builder's plate, 1910
Timeline
- 1901: Cooke and several other locomotive manufacturers are merged to form the American Locomotive Company; Cooke's plant becomes the Alco-Cooke Works.
Preserved Cooke locomotives
Following is a list of preserved locomotives built by Cooke or Alco-Cooke. They are listed here in serial number order
- 1555 – built February 1884, 2-6-0; Colorado & Southern #9; Georgetown Loop Railroad, Silver Plume, CO
- 1861 – built February 1888, 4-4-0; Dardanelle & Russelville #8; Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, NV
- 2053 – built October, 1890, 4-6-0; Union Pacific #1242; Lion's Park, Cheyenne, WY
- 2054 – built October, 1890, 4-6-0; Union Pacific #1243; Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE
- 2197 – built April 1892, 4-6-0; Texas & New Orleans #314; Center for Transportation and Commerce, Galveston, TX
- 2202 – built April 1892, 4-6-0; Texas & New Orleans #319; Riverdale, GA
- 2341 – built July 1896, 4-6-0; Southern Pacific #2248; Tarantula Road, Fort Worth, TX
- 2360 – built March 1897, 4-6-0; Southern Pacific #2252; Placer County Fairgrounds, Roseville, CA
- 2408 – built October 1898, 4-6-0; Missouri Pacific #2522; Paris City Park, Paris, AR