Fairbanks-Morse
After the expiration of Rudolf Diesel's American license in 1912, Fairbanks Morse entered the large engine business. The company's larger Model Y semi-diesel became a standard workhorse, and sugar, rice, timber, and mine mills used the engine. The model Y was available in sizes from one through six cylinders, or 10 to 200 horsepower. The Y-VA engine was the first high-compression, cold-start, full diesel developed by Fairbanks Morse.
The company expanded its line to the marine CO engine (Many 100 H.P. CO marine engines were used in the Philippine Islands to power ferry boats) as well as the mill model E, a modernized Y diesel. From this, Fairbanks-Morse became a major engine manufacturer and developed plants for railway and marine applications.
All Fairbanks-Morse manuals.Known Remaining Engines
Click on the headings to sort table by column. Names
struck out designate an engine's
original provenance prior to removal for display.
| Model | Serial | Engine | Bore | Stroke | Cyl | HP | RPM | Owner | Originally | Currently | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35F14M | 847455 | Adak | 14" | 17" | 6 | 450 | 300 | Brendan & Rachel Jones | tugboat | yacht | Sitka, AK |
| 37F16 (8) | 968750 | Alexander Henry (port) | 16" | 20" | 8 | 800 | 250 | Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay | bouy tender | museuem | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 37F16 (8) | 968752 | Alexander Henry (starboard) | 16" | 20" | 8 | 800 | 250 | Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay | bouy tender | museuem | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 31A8½ (6) | 968736 | Alexander Henry (generator) | 8½" | 10" | 6 | 200 | 540 | Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay | bouy tender | museuem | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 35E10 | Barbara H | 10" | 12½" | 4 | 160 | 400 | Historic Sternwheeler Preservation Society | sternwheeler | museum ship | Lamb, IN | |
| 31A8 1/2 | Braggadocio Cotton Gin | 8½" | 11½" | 6 | 330 | 525 | Marty | line shaft drive | idle | Braggadocio, MO | |
| 35F14 (6) | Breeze | 14" | 17" | 6 | 450 | 300 | tugboat | yacht | Richmond, B.C., Canada | ||
| 32E14 (6) | 852666 | UC Davis Generator | 14" | 17" | 6 | 450 | 300 | Motor Transport Museum | generator | display | Campo, CA |
| Y (4) | 575378 | Beam Quarry | 14" | 17" | 4 | 200 | 257 | Antique Power Club of Clinton County | generator | display | Frankfort, IN |
| Y (2) | Chickentown | 14" | 17" | 2 | 100 | 300 | Chickentown Gas & Steam Association | line shaft drive | display | Chickentown, PA | |
| 32B14 | Cumberland Village Sawmill | 14" | 17" | 1 | 75 | 300 | Cumberland Heritage Village Museum | line shaft drive | display | Cumberland, Ontario | |
| 32E14 | Cider Press | 14" | 17" | 3 | 225 | 300 | Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association | generator | generator | Delmont, PA | |
| 32E14 | Cody Powerhouse | 14" | 17" | 4 | 300 | 300 | generator | derelict | Cody, BC | ||
| Y (2) | Cotton Gin | 14" | 17" | 2 | 100 | 300 | Cumming County Fair & Festival | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Cumming, GA | |
| 32E14 (4) | Central Washington Agricultural Museum's 32E14 | 14" | 17" | 4 | 300 | Central Washington Agricultural Museum | Union Gap, WA | ||||
| 32E14 | Delta Municipal Power Plant (#3) | 14" | 17" | 3 | 225 | 300 | City of Delta Utilities | generator | generator | Delta, CO | |
| Y-VA | Dover Steam Show | 14" | 17" | 6 | 360 | 257 | Dover Steam Show | generator | display | Dover, OH | |
| Ellis's engine | 14" | 17" | Ellis Bennett | ||||||||
| Y-V | Fall River Hydroplant | 14" | 17" | 1 | 50 | 257 | Estes Park Museum | generator | generator | Estes Park, CO | |
| 32B14 | Farmersville | 14" | 17" | 3 | 180 | 257 | City of Farmersville | generator | generator | Farmersville, TX | |
| 32E14 | Sanford Power | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club | generator | display | Ft. Meade, FL | |
| Y | Gene's Engine | 14" | 17" | 1 | 75 | 300 | Gene DeCamp | Arizona | |||
| Y-V | Granbury Light Plant (#1) | 14" | 17" | 1 | 50 | 257 | Granbury Flywheelers | generator | display | Granbury, TX | |
| 32E14 | Granbury Light Plant (#2) | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | Granbury Flywheelers | generator | display | Granbury, TX | |
| 32E14 | Granbury Light Plant (#3) | 14" | 17" | 3 | 225 | 300 | Granbury Flywheelers | generator | display | Granbury, TX | |
| Y (4) | 575378 | Heritage Hill | 14" | 17" | 4 | 200 | 257 | Minnesota Valley Antique Farm Power & Machinery Association | generator | display | Montevideo, MN |
| 32E14 | Homestake Mine | 14" | 17" | 1 | 75 | 300 | line shaft drive | display | Rapid City, SD | ||
| 32E14 | Ian's Engine | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | Ian | Rochester, NY | |||
| 35F14 | Island Champion | 14" | 17" | 6 | 450 | 300 | Debbie Wright | tugboat | yacht | Everett, WA | |
| 35F10 | Josie T | 10" | 12½" | 6 | 240 | 400 | Carl Selvagie | tugboat | tugboat | Waterford, NY | |
| 32B14 | Koreshan State Park | 14" | 17" | 2 | 120 | 360 | Koreshan State Park | generator | display | Estero, FL | |
| Y | Louisiana Light Plant | 14" | 17" | 2 | 100 | 257 | Hill Country Antique Tractor & Engine Show | generator | display | Fredericksburg, TX | |
| 32E14 | Lake Crystal Powerhouse | 14" | 17" | 4 | 300 | 300 | Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Association | generator | generator | Le Sueur, MN | |
| Y-VA | Lonnie Caudle (#1) | 14" | 17" | 1 | 60 | 257 | Lonnie Caudle | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Brinkley, AR | |
| Y | Lonnie Caudle (#2) | 14" | 17" | 1 | 50 | 257 | Lonnie Caudle | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Brinkley, AR | |
| 37E12 | 808553 | Mary A. Whalen | 12" | 15" | 6 | 450 | 300 | Carolina Salguero | Tanker | museum ship | Brooklyn, NY |
| Y (2) | Mary's City of David | 14" | 17" | 2 | 100 | 300 | Mary's City of David | generator | display | Benton Harbor, MI | |
| 32E14 | Mennonite Heritage Museum Two-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | Mennonite Heritage Museum | generator | display | Goessel, KS | |
| 32E14 | Mennonite Heritage Museum Four-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 4 | 300 | 300 | Mennonite Heritage Museum | generator | display | Goessel, KS | |
| Y (2) | Mike's Y-2 | 14" | 17" | 2 | 100 | 300 | Mike Perry | generator | display | Portland, OR | |
| Mitchell Pumping Station | 14" | 17" | City of Greensboro | pump | pump | Greensboro, NC | |||||
| 32E14 | Molokai Light Plant (#1) | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | generator | derelict | Molokai, HI | ||
| 32E14 | Molokai Light Plant (#2) | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | generator | derelict | Molokai, HI | ||
| Y (4) | MRVSEA | 14" | 17" | 4 | 200 | 257 | Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association | generator | display | Boonville, MO | |
| 32E14 | Midwest Old Thresher's Reunion | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | Midwest Old Threshermen's Reunion | generator | display | Mt Pleasant, IA | |
| 32E14 | National Pike | 14" | 17" | 3 | 225 | 300 | National Pike Steam, Gas, & Horse Association | generator | display | Brownsville, PA | |
| Y-VA | Somerset Feed Mill | 12" | 15" | 2 | 80 | 300 | New Centerville & Rural Volunteer Fire Company | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | New Centerville, PA | |
| 32E14 | New Britain Water Works Three-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 3 | 225 | 300 | Quinebaug Valley Engineers Association | pump | display | Colchester, CT | |
| 32E14 | New Britain Water Works Four-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 4 | 300 | 300 | Quinebaug Valley Engineers Association | pump | display | Colchester, CT | |
| 32B12 | Niederwald Cotton Gin | 12" | 15" | 2 | 120 | 300 | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Niederwald, TX | ||
| Y-VA (2) | Norm's Engine | 12" | 15" | 2 | 80 | 300 | Norm Taunton | California | |||
| Y | Oblong Antique Tractor & Engine Show | 14" | 17" | 2 | 100 | 257 | Oblong Antique Tractor & Engine Show | pump | display | Oblong, IL | |
| Y-VA | Oldenburg Academy | 12" | 15" | 2 | 80 | 300 | Franklin County Antique Machinery Show | generator | display | Brookville, IN | |
| 33F16 (8) | Olympic | 16" | 20" | 8 | 1400 | 300 | Pacific Marine Foundation | ferry | mothballed | Eagle Harbor, WA | |
| 33D14 | Patriotic | 14" | 17" | 5 | 575 | 300 | tugboat | Jersey City, NJ | |||
| Y-VA | 663713 | Penngrove Y-VA | 12" | 15" | 2 | 80 | 300 | Penngrove Power & Implement Museum | generator | display | Penngrove, CA |
| 32E14 (1) | 790989 | Penngrove 32E14 | 14" | 17" | 1 | 300 | Penngrove Power & Implement Museum | Penngrove, CA | |||
| 32E14 (6) | Penngrove Lumber Engine | 14" | 17" | 6 | 450 | 300 | Penngrove Power & Implement Museum | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Penngrove, CA | |
| 32C14 | Leroy Water Works | 14" | 17" | 1 | 60 | 257 | Threshermen's Reunion | generator | display | Pontiac, IL | |
| 32E14 | 853130 | Oregon Irrigation Pump | 14" | 17" | 4 | 300 | 300 | Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association Branch 9 | pump | display | Grant's Pass, OR |
| 32E14 | Powhatan County Fair | 14" | 17" | 4 | 300 | 300 | Powhatan County Fair | generator | display | Powhatan, VA | |
| Y-VA | Prairie Village | 14" | 17" | 1 | 50 | 257 | Historic Prairie Village | line shaft drive | display | Madison, SD | |
| 32E14 | Randy's Engine | 14" | 17" | 4 | 200 | 300 | Randy | Missouri | |||
| 32E12 | 848383 | Robson's Mining World | 12" | 15" | 3 | 160 | 300 | Robson's Mining World | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Aguila, AZ |
| (2)YVA12 | 661026 | Robson's Mining World | 12" | 15" | 2 | 80 | 300 | Robson's Mining World | Unknown | Display | Aguila, AZ |
| (3)32E12 | 817999 | Robson's Mining World | 12" | 15" | 3 | 160 | 300 | Robson's Mining World | Air Compressor | Display | Aguila, AZ |
| 32E14 | Roche Harbor Two-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | Roche Harbor Resort | generator | generator | Roche Harbor, WA | |
| 32E14 | Roche Harbor Three-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 3 | 225 | 300 | Roche Harbor Resort | generator | generator | Roche Harbor, WA | |
| 32E14 (6) | Rock River Thresheree Museum | 14" | 17" | 6 | 450 | 300 | Rock River Thresheree Museum | generator | generator | Edgerton, WI | |
| Y | Rock River | 14" | 17" | 1 | 50 | 257 | Rock River Thresheree Museum | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Edgerton, WI | |
| 32C14 | Rough & Tumble | 14" | 17" | 1 | 60 | 257 | Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association | generator | display | East Kinzers, PA | |
| Y | Rupp's Citrus Conveyor | 14" | 17" | 1 | 50 | 257 | Rupp Family | line shaft drive | line shaft drive | Falfurrias, TX | |
| 32E12 | Sapelo Island Generator (#1) | 14" | 17" | 2 | 120 | 360 | East Tennessee Crank-Up | generator | display | Seymour, TN | |
| 32E12 | Sapelo Island Generator (#2) | 14" | 17" | 2 | 120 | 360 | Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club | generator | display | Wayne, OH | |
| 32E14 | Okeechobee Pump | 14" | 17" | 3 | 225 | 300 | South Florida Water Management District | pump | display | Lake Harbor, FL | |
| 35F10 | Sherman Zwicker | 10" | 12½" | 6 | 240 | 400 | Grand Banks Schooner Museum | auxiliary schooner | museum ship | Bath, ME | |
| 32E14 (3) | 894472 | Silversmith Power Station | 14" | 17" | 3 | 160 | 300 | Silversmith Power and Light Corporation | generator | display | Sandon, BC |
| 35F10 (6) | Skansonia (#1) | 10" | 12½" | 6 | 240 | 400 | Landmark Event Co. | ferry | display | Seattle, WA | |
| 35F10 (6) | Skansonia (#2) | 10" | 12½" | 6 | 240 | 400 | Landmark Event Co. | ferry | display | Seattle, WA | |
| 32C14 | Seymour Light Plant | 14" | 17" | 4 | 280 | 300 | Texas Early Day Tractor & Engine Association | generator | generator | Temple, TX | |
| 32E14 | TN-KY | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | TN-KY Threshermen's Association | generator | display | Adams, TN | |
| Y-VA | Rafferty Gin | 14" | 17" | 3 | 180 | 257 | TN-KY Threshermen's Association | generator | generator | Adams, TN | |
| Y (4) | Rafferty Gin | 14" | 17" | 4 | 200 | 257 | TN-KY Threshermen's Association | generator | generator | Adams, TN | |
| Y | Tri-State Gas Engine & Tractor Association One-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 1 | 50 | 257 | Tri-State Gas Engine & Tractor Association | line shaft drive | display | Portland, IN | |
| Y | Jackson Brick | 14" | 17" | 2 | 100 | 257 | Tri-State Gas Engine & Tractor Association | line shaft drive | display | Portland, IN | |
| 32E14 (2) | JBMAGSEA's 32E14 | 14" | 17" | 2 | Jacktown - Blue Mountain Antique Gas & Steam Engine Association | Bangor, PA | |||||
| Y-VA | 591532 | Useppa Island Historical Society | 12" | 15" | 2 | 80 | 300 | Useppa Island Historical Society | generator | display | Useppa Island, FL |
| Y | 657249 | Quartzsite Smelting | 14" | 17" | 3 | 150 | 257 | Vista Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum | generator | display | Vista, CA |
| Y | Williston Pump | 14" | 17" | 3 | 150 | 257 | Epperson Park | generator | display | Williston, FL | |
| RE (3) | Mt. Wilson Generator | 12" | 15" | 3 | 300 | Wilson Observatory | generator | generator | Mt. Wilson, CA | ||
| 32E14 | Nunda Powerhouse Two-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 2 | 150 | 300 | Western New York Gas & Steam Show | generator | display | Alexander, NY | |
| Y-VA | Nunda Powerhouse Three-Cylinder | 14" | 17" | 3 | 180 | 257 | Western New York Gas & Steam Show | generator | display | Alexander, NY | |
| 32E14 | Steves' Engine | 14" | 17" | 1 | 75 | 300 | Steve Zimmerman Sr. & Jr. | generator | display | Lodi, CA |