List of preserved EMD GP7 locomotives

This is a summary, listing every EMD GP7 locomotive in preservation.

EMD-built (High hood)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
10133 Chesapeake and Ohio 5704 June 1950 GP7 - Operational at the Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, Ohio [1]
10217 Atlantic Coast Line 100 May 1950 - Operational at the Conrad Yelvington Distributors in Gainesville, Florida
10551 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 710 September 1950 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway - Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [2]
10852 Chicago and North Western 1518 October 1949 GP7R Chicago and North Western Transportation Company August 11, 1986 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois EMD demonstrator unit [3]
12001 Georgia Railroad 1026 October 1950 GP7 Georgia Railroad and Banking Company - Operational at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia
12369 Maine Central 573 September 1950 1995 Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire
12391 Louisville and Nashville 405 April 1951 Louisville and Nashville Railroad - Operational at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee [4]
15182 Soo Line 559 October 1951 1998 Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [5]
15692 United States Army 1822 August 1951 Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal - Stored at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida
15694 United States Army 1824 GP7L Tennessee Valley Railroad - Stored at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [6]
15699 United States Army 1829 - Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee
15705 United States Army 1835 GP7 Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal - Operational at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida
17029 Western Pacific 705 October 1952 Western Pacific Railroad March 18, 1985 On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [7]
17031 Western Pacific 707 Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [8]
17049 Chesapeake and Ohio 5828 November 1952 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway - On static display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia
17056 Western Pacific 708 October 1952 Western Pacific Railroad August 1, 1984 On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [9]
17101 Central Railroad of New Jersey 1523 November 1952 - On static display at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey
17102 Central Railroad of New Jersey 1524 -
17239 Louisville and Nashville 411 September 1952 Louisville and Nashville Railroad - Operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky
17280 Chesapeake and Ohio 5833 October 1952 - Owned by the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio
17597 Rock Island 4506 GP7R - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [10]
17982 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie 1501 April 28, 1953 GP7 - Owned by the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio [11][12]
18075 Chesapeake and Ohio 5896 April 1953 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway - Operational at the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, Georgia
18168 Sacramento Northern 712 March 18, 1985 On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [13]
18169 Western Pacific 713 Western Pacific Railroad October 26, 1983 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [14][15]
18707 Illinois Terminal 1605 August 1953 - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [16]

EMD-built (Low hood)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
13162 Burlington Junction Railway 714 October 1950 GP7u - On static display at Ottumwa, Iowa
13552 Colorado and Wyoming 102 March 1951 GP7 Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW) - Operational at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado [17]
15704 Atlantic Coast Line 1804 August 1951 - Under restoration at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida [18]
15746 Colorado and Wyoming 103 December 1951 Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW) - Operational at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado [19]
15747 Colorado and Wyoming 104 -
15943 Cape Cod Central 1501 January 1952 - Operational at the Cape Cod Central Railroad (CCCR) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
16383 Santa Fe 2185 August 1952 GP7u - On static display at the Crewe Railroad Museum in Crewe, Virginia Displayed in Norfolk and Western lettering.
16388 Santa Fe Southern 07 - Operational at the Sky Railway in Santa Fe, New Mexico
16391 Grand Canyon 1105 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) - Operational at the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona
17015 Grapevine Vintage 2199 March 1953 - Operational at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR) in Grapevine, Texas Nicknamed "Vinny" by the Grapevine Vintage.
17242 Santa Fe Southern 93 September 1952 GP16 - Operational at the Sky Railway in Santa Fe, New Mexico
17382 French Lick Scenic 1813 February 18, 1993 Operational at the Indiana Railway Museum in French Lick, Indiana [20]
18898 Grand Canyon 2134 November 1953 GP7u Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) - Stored at the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona

GMD-built (High hood)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
A537 Canadian National 4803 August 1953 GP7 Canadian National Railway - Operational at the Toronto Railway Museum in Toronto, Ontario [21]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Low hood

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Last seen at Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
13164 Oregon Eastern 2071 October 1950 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP7u - OERR in Vale, Oregon February 2022 Cannibalized as a parts source
15635 Oregon Eastern 1608 January 1952 GP7 Cannibalized as a parts source, traded to Western Rail, Inc. (WRIX) in exchange for WRIX GP39-3 3600
18905 Oregon Eastern 2072 GP7u
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)
  • Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY)
  • Southwestern Railroad (SW)
  • Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO)
  • Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR)
Cannibalized as a parts source

References

  1. ^ "Ohio tourist railroad restores Chesapeake & Ohio GP7 | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  2. ^ "Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 710 | Tennessee Valley RR". Tennessee Valley Railroad. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  3. ^ "Chicago and North Western 1518". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  4. ^ "L&N GP7 405". Tennessee Central Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  5. ^ "That's a really big snowbird: Vintage train makes annual migration north from St. Paul to Osceola". Twin Cities. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  6. ^ "US Army 1824 & 1829 Diesel Trains". Tennessee Valley Railroad. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  7. ^ "WPRM - WP 705". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. ^ "WPRM - WP 707". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  9. ^ "WPRM - WP 708". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  10. ^ "Chicago Rock Island and Pacific 4506". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  11. ^ McLean, Harold H. (1980). Pittsburgh and Lake Erie R.R. Golden West Books. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-87095-080-3.
  12. ^ "December 2010". Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  13. ^ "WPRM - SN 712". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  14. ^ "Western Pacific #713". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  15. ^ "Western Pacific #713 - Niles Canyon Railway". ncry.clubexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  16. ^ "Illinois Terminal 1605". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  17. ^ "The Patriot". Pueblo Railway Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  18. ^ "Locomotive #1804". mccloudriverrailroad.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  19. ^ "103 & 104". Pueblo Railway Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  20. ^ "ENGINE #1813". Indiana Railway Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  21. ^ "Canadian National GP7 #4803". Toronto Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-31.