Locomotives
Vernon, Indiana 2022 (c)John Rust
CMPA 3
In Service. Built as Toledo, Peoria & Western 306 in May 1970. Purchased by NASA on July 24, 1984 and renumbered 3. Rebuilt and repainted in 2008.
CMPA 3 was acquired from NASA in May 2015.
Madison Railroad’s number 3 is one of three locomotives used at Kennedy Space Center for the Space Shuttle Program. It was the last locomotive used at Kennedy Space Center that NASA operated. It was the only NASA locomotive that was painted red, white & blue. NASA 3 is listed on the Historic American Engineering Record with its other two sisters.
CMPA 4
In Service. Built as Atlantic Coast Line 15 in October 1943. Later renumbered 104 and then 617 for the Seaboard Coast Line.
It was sold to the US Navy and rebuilt in 1985 to EMD SW1200 specs.
CMPA 4 and 5 were acquired in November 2015 from the Crane Naval Depot in Crane, Indiana.
On Memorial Day 2018, CMPA 4 was dedicated dedicated to the men and women that served in the United States Navy. CMPA 4 is painted in traditional Navy blue and yellow, much like the Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron.
CMPA 5
In Service. Built as Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 30 in August 1943. Later renumbered 50 and 2150 for the Louisville & Nashville.
It was sold to the US Navy and rebuilt as #10 in 1985 to EMD SW1200 specs.
CMPA 4 and 5 were acquired in November 2015 from the Crane Naval Depot in Crane, Indiana. CMPA 5 was renumbered #5 by CMPA in 2018.
On Memorial Day 2018, CMPA 5 was dedicated to all branches of the military including all men and women who are currently serving our country, veterans and those that have fallen in service to our country. CMPA 5 is painted in traditional dark green with yellow stripes.
CMPA 3634
In Service. Built for the Southern Pacific 5793 in April 1957. CMPA 3634 was the last locomotive to operate the 5.89% Incline in Madison, Indiana. Paint scheme updated in August 2023.