List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives
This is a summary, listing every EMD GP9 locomotive in preservation.
EMD-built (high hood; GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19201 | Indiana Transportation Museum 200 | April 1954 |
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March 6, 1980 | Operational on the Nickel Plate Express | |||
| 19893 | Great Western Railway 296 | September 1954 |
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March 18, 1985 | Undergoing restoration at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber, Utah | |||
| 20696 | Western Pacific 725 | September 1955 |
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May 1985 | On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California | [1] | ||
| 20698 | Western Pacific 727 | Western Pacific Railroad (WP) | February 1984 | On static display at the Elko Railroad Park, Elko, Nevada | ||||
| 20704 | Pennsylvania Railroad 7000 | October 1955 |
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- | Operational at the Cape May Seashore Lines in New Jersey | |||
| 20710 | Pennsylvania Railroad 7006 |
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1985 | On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania | [2] | |||
| 20752 | Pennsylvania Railroad 7048 | December 1955 | On static display at the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania | [3][4][5] | ||||
| 20754 | Western Pacific 731 | September 1955 |
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May 1985 | On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California | [6] | ||
| 20849 | Shenandoah Valley Railroad 40 | August 1955 |
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- | Operational at the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Harrisonburg, Virginia | Currently wears C&O Colors and has been renumbered to 5940. | ||
| 21090 | Northern Pacific 245 | February 1956 |
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- | Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota | [7] | ||
| 21703 | Port of Tillamook Bay 101 | June 1956 |
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- | Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OHCR) in Garibaldi, Oregon | Named "County of Sanilac" by HESR | ||
| 22036 | Conway Scenic 1751 | September 1956 |
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- | Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire | |||
| 22050 | Belton, Grandview and Kansas City 102 |
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- | Operational at the Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad in Belton, Missouri | ||||
| 22243 | West Chester 6499 | October 1956 |
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- | Operational at the West Chester Railroad in West Chester, Pennsylvania | [8] | ||
| 22256 | Baltimore and Ohio 6607 |
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July 16, 1986 | Operational at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland | [9] | |||
| 22561 | Black Hills Central 63 | November 1956 |
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- | Operational at the Black Hills Central Railroad in Keystone, South Dakota | |||
| 22739 | Plymouth and Lincoln 1921 |
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- | Stored at the Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire | ||||
| 22863 | MBTA 902 | January 1957 |
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- | On static display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | |||
| 22986 | Baltimore and Ohio 6512 | May 1957 |
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- | Operational at the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Harrisonburg, Virginia | [10] | ||
| 23224 | Heber Valley 5926 | December 1957 |
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- | Operational at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah | |||
| 23230 | Boston and Maine 1732 | May 1957 |
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- | Stored at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut | [11] | ||
| 23236 | Heber Valley 5938 | June 1957 |
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- | Under restoration at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah | |||
| 23239 | Boston and Maine 1741 | July 1957 |
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- | Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire | [12][13] | ||
| 24301 | Adirondack Scenic 6076 | October 1957 |
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- | Operational at the Northern Central Railway of York in New Freedom, Pennsylvania | |||
| 24505 | Nickel Plate 514 | March 1958 |
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April 5, 1985 | Operational at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania | [14] | ||
| 24772 | Norfolk and Western 620 | October 1958 | Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) | September 16, 1985 | Operational at the North Carolina Transportation Museum (NCTM) in Spencer, North Carolina | [15] | ||
| 24827 | Norfolk and Western 675 | February 1959 |
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- | Operational at the Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum in Versailles, Kentucky | |||
| 24838 | Norfolk and Western 686 | April 16, 1987 | Operational at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut | [16][17][18] | ||||
| 24868 | Norfolk and Western 859 | June 1959 | ||||||
| 24956 | Norfolk and Western 514 | November 1958 |
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Unrestored, under ownership of the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society | [19][20][21] | |||
| 24963 | Norfolk and Western 521 | December 1958 | Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) | February 10, 1988 | On static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia | [22] | ||
| 24968 | Grand Trunk Western 4138 | November 1958 | - | Operational at the Prairie Dog Central Railway at Winnipeg, Manitoba | [23] | |||
| 25091 | Otter Tail Valley 1483 | January 1959 | April 22, 1985 | Operational at the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad in Unity, Maine | Leased to the Belfast and Moosehead Lake by the Otter Tail Valley Railroad, named "City of Springfield" by DME | [24] |
EMD-built (high hood; rebuilt GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Rebuild date | Rebuilder | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19373 | OKRX 1 | June 1954 | GP10 | November 1967 | IC's Paducah, Kentucky shops |
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- | Stored at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | [25] | ||
| 19483 | Southern Pacific 3194 | May 1954 | GP9R | April 21, 1978 | SP's Sacramento shops |
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March 26, 1997 | Operational at the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California | [26] | ||
| 19485 | Baltimore and Ohio 6641 | October 21, 1977 |
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1993 | Operational at the West Virginia Central Railroad (WVC) at Elkins, West Virginia | [27] | |||||
| 19978 | Southern Pacific 5623 | April 1955 | April 15, 1977 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) | 1991 | Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California | "torpedo boat" version | [28] | |||
| 22897 | Southern Pacific 2873 | December 1956 | February 18, 1977 |
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April 1991 | Undergoing repairs at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California | [29] | ||||
| 22915 | Southern Pacific 3769 | January 1957 | GP9E | September 1974 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) | July 23, 1987 | Operational at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah | [30] | |||
| 23328 | Pennsylvania Railroad 7580 | June 1957 | GP10 | - | IC's Paducah, Kentucky shops |
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- | Operational at the Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pennsylvania | PRR Class EFS-17M | ||
| 24288 | Pennsylvania Railroad 7236 | October 1959 | - |
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- | [31][32] | |||||
| 25020 | Southern Pacific 3873 | February 1959 | GP9R | July 1977 | SP's Sacramento shops | May 21, 1996 | Operational at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California | [33] | |||
| 25150 | Hoosier Southern 465 | GP9E | December 1976 |
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September 18, 1995 | Operational at the Indiana Railroad Museum in French Lick, Indiana | [34] | ||||
| 25152 | Albany and Eastern 1750 | GP9R | January 1978 |
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- | Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad in Lebanon, Oregon |
EMD-built (low hood; GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19548 | Western Maryland 25 | May 1954 |
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- | Awaiting restoration near Barton, Maryland, Owned by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad | |||
| 20644 | Leadville, Colorado and Southern 1714 | August 1955 | - | Operational at the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad in Leadville, Colorado | ||||
| 22053 | California Western 66 | November 1956 |
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- | Operational at the California Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California | [35] | ||
| 22736 | Leadville, Colorado and Southern 1918 | August 1957 | - | Operational at the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad in Leadville, Colorado | ||||
| 23270 | Western Maryland 39 | April 1957 |
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- | Awaiting restoration near Barton, Maryland, Owned by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad | |||
| 25301 | Leadville, Colorado and Southern 89 | May 1959 |
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- | Operational at the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad in Leadville, Colorado | |||
| 25632 | Southern Pacific 3709 | August 1959 |
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December 1986 | Operational at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California | [36] |
EMD-built (low hood; rebuilt GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Rebuild date | Rebuilder | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19968 | Great Smoky Mountains 1751 | May 1955 | GP9E | May 14, 1970 | SP's Sacramento shops |
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1986 | Operational at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina | |||
| 19997 | California Western 65 | October 1954 | GP9R | January 1975 |
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Operational at the California Western Railroad in Mendocino County, California | [35] | ||||
| 20132 | California Western 64 | January 1955 | May 11, 1970 | - | |||||||
| 21359 | Great Smoky Mountains 1755 | April 1956 | GP9E | February 1974 |
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- | Operational at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina | ||||
| 24970 | Blue Ridge Scenic 4631 | November 1958 | GP9R | 1992 | GTW's Battle Creek Shops |
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- | Operational at the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway in Blue Ridge, Georgia | |||
| 25038 | Illinois Central 8733 | December 1958 | GP11 | March 1980 | Illinois Central Railroad's Paducah shops |
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2001 | Operational at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois | [37] |
GMD-built (high hood)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1083 | APXX 7438 | April 1957 | GP9 |
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- | Operational at the Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions (APXX) at Stettler, Alberta | |||
| A1091 | BNSF 1685 | March 1957 |
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- | Operational at the Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba | "torpedo boat" version | [38] |
GMD-built (low hood; rebuilt GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Rebuild date | Rebuilder | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A714 | Canadian Pacific 8250 | December 1954 | GP9u | 1984 | CP's Ogden Shops |
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April 28, 2015 | Operational at the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in Romney, West Virginia | [39] | ||
| A1134 | Pennsylvania Northeastern 8218 | August 1957 | 1988 |
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Operational at the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania | [40][41] | |||||
| A1297 | Canadian National 4019 | November 1957 | GP9RM | December 1982 | CN's Pointe St. Charles Shops | 2005 | Donated to the Alberta Railway Museum (ARM) in Edmonton, Alberta | ||||
| A1664 | AMT 1311 | March 1959 | March 1990 |
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February 14, 2011 | On static display at the Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant, Quebec | |||||
| A1721 | Black River and Western 1888 | July 1959 | GP9u | 1988 | CP's Ogden Shops |
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September 2015 | Operational at the Black River and Western Railroad (BR&W) in East Amwell Township, New Jersey |
Formerly preserved, scrapped
EMD-built high hood (GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Former operators | Retire date | Last seen | Scrap date | Cause of scrapping | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21888 | Conway Scenic 1757 | November 1956 |
|
- | Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire | 2022 | Used as parts donor | |||
| 22019 | Chesapeake and Ohio 6661 | September 1956 | July 1986 | Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, Georgia | 2011 | - |
EMD-built high hood (rebuilt GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Rebuild date | Rebuilder | Former operators | Retire date | Last seen | Scrap date | Cause of scrapping | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22900 | Port of Tillamook Bay 3771 | December 1956 | GP9E | December 1974 | SP's Sacramento shops | 1985 | Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon | 2010 | Shutdown of the POTB from a storm in 2007 |
EMD-built low hood (rebuilt GP9)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Rebuild date | Rebuilder | Former operators | Retire date | Last seen | Scrap date | Cause of scrapping | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19104 | Great Smoky Mountains 711 | July 1957 | GP9R | May 2, 1977 | C&NW's Oelwein, Iowa shops |
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A field in Whittier, North Carolina | 2022 | Destroyed in staged train wreck by MrBeast | |||
| 19874 | Great Smoky Mountains 777 | September 1954 | May 24, 1977 | Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina |
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