List of preserved EMD locomotives

A number of locomotives constructed by Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) and Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations across the world. Each locomotive is listed by serial number.

Streamlined power cars

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
529 Boston and Maine #6000 Flying Yankee February 1935 BM-MEC 6000 Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) 1957 Awaiting restoration at the Flying Yankee Association Built by the Budd Company, but designed by EMD [1]
532 Baltimore and Ohio #50 August 1935 1,800 hp B-B 1937 (B&O) Stored at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri Built by General Electric (GE), but designed by EMD [2][3]
21463 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 3 August 1955 LWT12 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRIP) - Displayed at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri
21464 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 2 - Displayed at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Gas-Electric Railcar

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
130 Montana Western 31 October 28, 1925 - Under restoration at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin Oldest surviving unit built by EMD (then EMC) [4]

Switchers

SC

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Variant Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
517 Delaware Lackawanna and Western 426 February 1935 Pre-SC - On static display at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania
711 Dardanelle and Russellville 14 July 1937 SC - Stored at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [5]

SW

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
654 Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England 206 March 1937 - Operational at the Allentown and Auburn Railroad in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. [6]
718 Thermal Belt 1 July 1938 - Stored at the Thermal Belt Railway (TBRY) at Morganton, North Carolina

SW1

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
912 Boston and Maine 1109 November 1939 SW1 Display at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut [7]
988 Sacramento Northern 402 December 1939 SW1 Operational at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California
1564 Louisville and Nashville 13 December 1941 SW1 Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) Static display at the Foley Railroad Depot in Foley, Alabama
1597 Monon DS-50 February 1942 SW1 Under restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana First diesel owned by the Monon. [8]
1714 Pere Marquette 11 April 1942 SW1 Static display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
10538 Commonwealth Edison 15 September 1950 SW1
  • Commonwealth Edison
  • Midwest Generation LLC
Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [9]

SW7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
8499 Burlington Route 9255 May 1950 SW7 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [10]
9756 Conemaugh and Black Lick 111 August 1949 SW7 Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad (CBL) Operational on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland [11]
10975 Southern 8202 May 1950 SW7 Restoration at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia [12]

SW8

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
15003 Sacramento Southern 2008 May 1951 SW8 United States Army (USAX) Operational on the Sacramento Southern Railroad in Sacramento, California
15014 Calera and Shelby 2019 May 1951 SW8 United States Army (USAX) Operational at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, Alabama [13]
15016 US Air Force 2021 May 1951 SW8 United States Air Force (USAF) Static display at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum in Cape Canaveral, Florida
15017 Calera and Shelby 2022 May 1951 SW8 United States Army (USAX) Operational at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, Alabama [13]
15025 Sacramento Southern 2030 May 1951 SW8 United States Army (USAX) Operational on the Sacramento Southern Railroad in Sacramento, California
15033 US Army 2038 June 1951 SW8 United States Army (USAX) Operational at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. Painted as Tennessee Central 52. [14]
16193 Strasburg 8618 1952 SW8 Operational at the Strasburg Rail Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

SW1200

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
18759 Milwaukee Road 615 January 1954 SW1200 1983 Operational at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [15]
20047 Milwaukee Road 606 December 1954 1983 Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [16]
20675 Illinois Terminal 784 December 1955 - Stored, awaiting restoration at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois. [17]
23480 "Northern Pacific 105" July 1957 Lake Superior Terminal Transfer (LSTT) January 1986 Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota Never operated on the Northern Pacific Railroad
30019 Denver and Rio Grande Western 133 January 1965 - On static display, awaiting restoration at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah. Owned by the Promontory Chapter NRHS [18][19]

SW1500

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
35938 CSX 1100 April 1970 SW1500 Operational at the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Ravenna, Kentucky [20]
35941 CSX 1103 April 1970 SW1500
  • Louisville and Nashville (L&N)
  • Seaboard System (SBD)
  • CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky
36164 NASA 2 May 1970 SW1500 Operational at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida
36862 Wisconsin Central 1563 March 1971 SW1500 Wisconsin Central (WC) Operational at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin
72692-3 Western Pacific 1503 May 1973 SW1500 Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [21]

NC

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
651 Sabine River and Northern 408 May 1937 NC Display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri

NW2

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
889 Union Pacific 1000 November 1947 NW2 - Operational at the Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City in Boulder City, Nevada Built as demonstrator no. 889
4161 Maryland and Pennsylvania 81 December 1946 NW2 1997 Display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania [22]
5240 Milwaukee Road 1649 November 1947 NW2 Milwaukee Road (MILW) - Display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois Also wore the number 667 in its service with the Milwaukee Road. [23]
7314 Southern Pacific 1423 June 1949 NW2E 1986 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [24]
10598 Domtar 1001 October 1949 NW2 - Under restoration at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin [25]

RS1325

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
25773 Chicago and Illinois Midland 30 September 1960 RS1325 - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [26]
25774 Chicago and Illinois Midland 31 September 1960 RS1325 - Operational at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois [27]

Freight cab units (F)

FT

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
1030A EMDX 103 March 1939 FTA Electro-Motive Diesel (EMDX) - On static display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [28][29]
1824 Southern 960603 October 1943 FTB Southern Railway (SR) - Stored at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [30]

F3

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
5888 Canadian National 9000 May 1948 F3A Canadian National Railway (CN) October 1971 Operational at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta [31]

F7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
8476 Boston and Maine 4266 March 1949 F7A Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) - Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [32]
8973 Western Pacific 918-D January 1950 F7A Western Pacific Railroad (WP) March 1981 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [33]
9932 Boston and Maine 4268 October 1949 F7A Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) - Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [32]

FP7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
9004 Western Pacific 805-A January 1950 FP7 Western Pacific Railroad (WP) 1972 Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [34]
19064 Alaska Railroad 1510 December 1953 FP7 - Operational at the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale, Arizona
19065 Alaska Railroad 1512 December 1953 FP7
  • Alaska Railroad (ARR)
  • Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO)
  • Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR)
- Operational at the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale, Arizona

FP9

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
22651 NdeM 7020 October 1956 EMD FP9A Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM) - On static display at the National Railway Museum in Puebla, Puebla. [35]

FP45

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
33189 Santa Fe 90 December 1967 FP45u/SDFP45 December 1999 On static display at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [36]
33197 Santa Fe 108 December 1967 FP45u/SDFP45
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
September 1997 Operational at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California [37][38]

Passenger cab units (E)

EA/EB

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
666 Baltimore and Ohio 51 May 16, 1937 EA Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) - On static display at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland GMC Class DE [39][40]

E7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
3357 Pennsylvania Railroad 5901 September 1945 E7A - On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, in Strasburg, Pennsylvania PRR Class EP-20 [22]

E8

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
9677 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 9939A January 1950 E9AM - On static display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri Named "Village of Westmont" by BN when rebuilt as an E9AM. [41][42]

Branch Line locomotives (BL)

BL2

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
4451 Monon 32 April 1948 BL2 Monon Railroad (MON/CIL) - Operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky
5921 Western Maryland 81 October 1948 BL2 Western Maryland Railway (WM) - Static display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
5922 Western Maryland 82 October 1948 BL2 - Operational on the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad in Elkins, West Virginia
8163 Bangor & Aroostook 52 March 1949 BL2 - Operational at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [43]
8165 Bangor & Aroostook 54 April 1949 BL2 Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR) - Operational on The Stourbridge Line in Honesdale, Pennsylvania
8616 Bangor & Aroostook 56 April 1949 BL2
  • Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR)
  • Saratoga and North Creek Railway (SNC)
- Operational at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [44]
8617 Bangor & Aroostook 557 April 1949 BL2 Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR) - Static display at the Cole Transportation Museum in Bangor, Maine

General Purpose locomotives (GP)

GP7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
10852 Chicago and North Western 1518 October 1949 GP7 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois EMD demonstrator unit [45]
17597 Rock Island 4506 October 1952 GP7R - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [46]
18707 Illinois Terminal 1605 August 1953 GP7 - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [47]

GP9

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
19483 Southern Pacific 3194 May 1954 GP9R March 26, 1997 Operational at the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California [48]
20710 Pennsylvania Railroad 7006 October 1955 GP9 1985 On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania PRR Class EFS-17M [22]
20752 Pennsylvania Railroad 7048 December 1955 GP9
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
- On static display at Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, Pennsylvania PRR Class EFS-17M

GP15

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
817054-8 CSX 1507 October 1982 GP15T - Operational at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland [49][50]

GP20

GP30

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
27114 Reading 5513 March 1962 GP30 - Display at the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg, Pennsylvania
27222 Denver and Rio Grande Western 3011 May 1962 GP30 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW) December 1994 Display at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado Used as the lead unit in the film Runaway!
27355 Norfolk and Western 522 June 1962 GP30 - Operational, Owned by the Roanoke Chapter National Railroad Historical Society in Roanoke, Virginia First and sole surviving GP30 built for the Norfolk and Western. [51]
27553 Union Pacific 844 August 1962 GP30 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) - Operational at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City, Nevada [52]
27640 Baltimore and Ohio 6923 November 1962 GP30M 1990s (CSX) Stored, awaiting movement to the Cincinnati Scenic Railway in Lebanon, Ohio To be painted in a semiquincentennial livery and later restored to B&O "Sunburst" livery [53]
27672 Chessie 6955 November 1962 GP30M - Under restoration at the Cincinnati Scenic Railway in Lebanon, Ohio [54]
28141 Conrail 2233 April 1963 GP30 1984 Display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania [22]
28157 Western Maryland Scenic 501 May 1963 GP30 - Operational at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland [55]
28335 Wisconsin Central 715 May 1963 GP30 - On static display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin
28342 Soo Line 700 March 1963 GP30 Soo Line (SOO) - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
28564 Southern 2594 October 1963 GP30 - Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee On loan from the Southeastern Railway Museum. [12][56]
28571 Southern 2601 October 1963 GP30 Southern Railway (SOU) - Operational at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina

GP35

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
28399 Western Pacific 3002 November 1963 GP35 - Static display at the Ogden Union Station in Ogden, Utah
28596 R.J. Corman 3501 October 1963 GP30R - Static display at the Clarksville station in Clarksville, Tennessee Originally a GP30. Wrecked and rebuilt to GP35 specks.
29573 Reading 3640 August 1964 GP35 - Under restoration at the Reading Company Technical and Historical Society in Hamburg, Pennsylvania
29752 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 631 January 1965 GP35 - Under restoration at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
30054 Savannah & Atlanta 2715 January 1965 GP35 - Displayed at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia
30297 Conway Scenic 216 March 1965 GP35 - Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire

GP38

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
32661 Boston and Maine 252 November 1966 GP38 - Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire Conway Scenic Railroad 252 [57]
32664 Boston and Maine 255 November 1966 GP38 - Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [57]
33802 Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 80 February 1968 GP38 - Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee First high hood GP38 built [58]
35335 West Chester 7706 July 1969 GP38 - Operational at the West Chester Railroad in West Chester, Pennsylvania [59]

GP38AC

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
37443 BNSF 2127 April 1971 GP38AC On static display at the Galveston Railroad Museum in Galveston, Texas [60]

GP38-2

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
5809-1 Southern Railway 5000 January 1972 GP38-2 - Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [61]
7342-2 Great Smoky Mountains 2335 March 1972 GP38-2 - Operational at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina.
7362-35 Southern Railway 5044 March 1973 GP38-2 - Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [62]
73752-2 Southern Railway 5109 January 1974 GP38-2 - Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
73752-21 Southern Railway 5128 January 1974 GP38-2 - Operational at the Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.

GP39-2

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
74640-12 CSX 4317 December 1974 GP39-2 - Under ownership of the Reading Company Museum in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. [63]

GP40

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
32644 Baltimore and Ohio 3684 November 1966 GP40 - Operational at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland [64]
34295 Penn Central 3118 August 1968 GP40-3 - Operational at the Austin Steam Train Association in Cedar Park, TX. Planned to be painted into Southern Pacific "Black Widow" inspired scheme. [65]

GP40-2

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
712954 Sonora Baja California 2107 December 1973 GP40-2 Ferrocarril Sonora–Baja California (SBC) - On static display at Mexicali, Baja California

Special Duty locomotives (SD)

SD7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
15624 Southern Pacific 1518 May 1951 SD7R May 5, 1997 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union, Illinois [66][67]
16107 Great Northern 558 May 1952 SD7 August 27, 1983 Awaiting restoration at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota Currently BN 6008 [68][69]
16824 Nevada Northern 401 August 1952 SD7 - Stored at the Intermountain Power Plant in Delta, Utah To be moved to the Nevada Northern Railway Museum [70]
18310 Central of Georgia 201 May 1953 SD7 - On static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia

SD9

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
18780 Milwaukee Road 532 February 1954 SD10 2001 Operational at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad (WVSR) in Connersville, Indiana [71]
19340 BNSF 1550 February 1954 SD9-3 - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [72]

SD18

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
25790 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 316 April 1960 SD-M Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
25797 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 193 April 1960 SD-M Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
27723 South Branch Valley Railroad 182 September 1962 SD18 - Stored at the South Branch Valley Rail Road in Moorefield, West Virginia

SD24

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
25201 Burlington Route 504 May 1959 SD24
  • Burlington Route (CBQ)
  • Burlington Northern (BN)
  • Maryland Midland (MMID)
- Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [73]
25207 Burlington Route 510 May 1959 SD24
  • Burlington Route (CBQ)
  • Burlington Northern (BN)
  • Maryland Midland (MMID)
  • Wisconsin Central (WC)
  • Fox River Valley (FRVR)
- Under restoration at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin

SD35

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
25790 Baltimore & Ohio 7402 April 1960 SD35 - Static display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
29894 Western Maryland 7436 December 1964 SD38P - Operational, Owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing (PNLX) Rebuilt by Burlington Northern to SD38P
30448 Louisville & Nashville 1216 July 1965 SD35 - Under restoration at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

SDP35

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
29353 Seaboard Air Line 1114 November 1964 SDP35 - Static Display by the Hamlet station in Hamlet, North Carolina


SD40

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
29025 Illinois Central 6071 July 1964 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 2009 On static display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois [74]
37211 Chesapeake and Ohio 7534 March 1971 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) - On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia [75]

SDP40

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
31597 Great Northern 325 May 1966 May 2009 Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [76][77]

SD40T-2

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
756046-16 Denver and Rio Grande Western 5371 August 1975 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) December 5, 2008 On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah [78]
786264-4 Denver and Rio Grande Western 5401 March 1980 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) - Awaiting cosmetic restoration by the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado [79]

SD45

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
31598 Great Northern 400 May 1966 SD45 May 2009 Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [80][81]
33038 Northern Pacific 3617 May 1967 SD45 March 1987 Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
35532 Norfolk and Western 1776 February 1970 SD45 - Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia

SD45-2

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
72642-18 Santa Fe 5704 May 1973 SD45-2u 2008 Moved to the Southern California Railway Museum (SCRM) in Perris, California. [82][83]
74601-5 CSX 8954 August 1974 SD45-2 2011 Under ownership of the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia [84][85]

SD45T-2

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
7336-28 Southern Pacific 6819 March 1972 SD45T-2R July 12, 2001 Operational at the California State Railroad Museum (CSRM) in Sacramento, California

SD50

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
847049-10 Chicago and North Western 7009 November 1985
  • April 20, 2001 (UP)
  • 2006 (NREX)
Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [86][87]

SD60I

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
946506-8 Conrail 5582 November 1994 SD60I
  • Conrail (CR)
  • Norfolk Southern (NS)
Static display at the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania Formerly displayed at Penn State University. Currently PSU 2020. [88]

SD70MAC

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
926335-3 Burlington Northern 9400 1993 SD70MAC
  • Burlington Northern (BN)
  • BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Display, awaiting restoration at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [89]

SD70ACe

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
20046610-115 Union Pacific 4141 July 2005 SD70ACe Union Pacific (UP) March 2021 On display at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum in College Station, Texas

DDA40X

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
34526 Union Pacific 6900 April 1969 Union Pacific (UP) On display at Kenefick Park in Omaha, Nebraska
34527 Union Pacific 6901 June 1969 Union Pacific (UP) On display at Ross Park in Pocatello, Idaho
34537 Union Pacific 6911 October 1969 Union Pacific (UP) On display at the Mexico Museum of Technology in Mexico City
34539 Union Pacific 6913 October 1969 Union Pacific (UP) On display at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas
34541 Union Pacific 6915 October 1969 Union Pacific (UP) On display at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California [90]
34542 Union Pacific 6916 November 1969 Union Pacific (UP) On display at the Union Station in Ogden, Utah
34548 Union Pacific 6922 December 1969 Union Pacific (UP) On display at Cody Park in North Platte, Nebraska
35499 Union Pacific 6925 June 1970 Union Pacific (UP) In storage in Chamberlain, South Dakota
35504 Union Pacific 6930 August 1970 Union Pacific (UP) Awaiting restoration at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [91][92]
35510 Union Pacific 6936 January 1971 Union Pacific (UP) Operational, Owned by Railroading Heritage of Midwest America Silvis, Illinois
35512 Union Pacific 6938 June 1971 Union Pacific (UP) On display at the Jenks Locomotive Facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas
35518 Union Pacific 6944 August 1971 Union Pacific (UP) On display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri
35520 Union Pacific 6946 September 1971 Union Pacific (UP) On display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [93]

Rebuilds

SW14

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
11659 Illinois Central 1407 August 1950 SW14 - Stored, awaiting restoration at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois. [94]

CF7

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
7746 Santa Fe 2571 June 1949 CF7 - Awaiting repairs at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [95]
8281 Santa Fe 2447 November 1949 CF7
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
  • Texas Industries (TXIX)
- Stored at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas
8289 Santa Fe 2524 November 1949 CF7
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
  • Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW)
  • Texas Rock Crusher Railroad (TXR)
- Owned at the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway in Santa Cruz, California To be used for freight service
8930 Santa Fe 2641 December 1949 CF7 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) - Operational at the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway in Santa Cruz, California
9581 Santa Fe 2546 March 1950 CF7 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) - Operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky
9599 Santa Fe 2472 April 1950 CF7
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
  • Mosaic Company (IMCX)
  • Kinder Morgan Coke (KMTX)
- Operational at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida
13717 Santa Fe 2467 February 1951 CF7
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
  • Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW)
  • Texas Rock Crusher Railroad (TXR)
- Owned at the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway in Santa Cruz, California To be used for freight service
13719 Santa Fe 2600 February 1951 CF7 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) - Operational at the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway in Santa Cruz, California
18922 Santa Fe 2428 November 1953 CF7
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
  • Texas Industries (TXIX)
- Display at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas

GP10

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
19259 Florida Railroad Museum 8330 April 1954 GP10 - Awaiting repairs at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida

GP11

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
23724 Illinois Central 8701 September 1957 GP11 - Static display at the Illinois Central Station in Carbondale, Illinois
25038 Illinois Central 8733 December 1958 GP11 - Operational at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois [96]

Electric

AEM-7

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
776073-16 Amtrak 915 January 1981 AEM-7 Amtrak (AMTK) On display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
776073-18 Amtrak 917 1981 AEM-7 Amtrak (AMTK) On display at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut
776073-28 Amtrak 927 1981 AEM-7 Amtrak (AMTK) Owned by the Northeast Rail Heritage Inc. [97]
806004-16 Amtrak 945 April 1982 AEM-7 Amtrak (AMTK) On display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [98]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

SW1

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
1039 Milwaukee Road 1613 March 1940 SW1 Milwaukee Road (MILW) Indiana Transportation Museum, Noblesville, Indiana July 4, 2018

NW2

Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
7328 Southern Pacific 1303 June 1949 NW2E Galveston Railroad Museum, Galveston, Texas 2012 Severely water damaged by Hurricane Ike on September 13, 2008

GP9

Photograph Works No. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
19874 Great Smoky Mountains 777 September 1954 GP9R
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
  • Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW)
  • Railway Equipment Leasing Company (RELCO)
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina 2022 Destroyed in staged train wreck

SD7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
16941 Dakota Southern 512 June 1952 SD7 - Chamberlain, South Dakota December 2023
17124 Oregon Eastern 6083 March 1953 SD7 July 1983 Saratoga, Wyoming 2007
18308 Dakota Southern 522 October 1953 SD7
  • Milwaukee Road (MILW)
  • Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)
- Chamberlain, South Dakota November 14, 2021

SD9

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
18777 Dakota Southern 506 January 1954 SD9 - Chamberlain, South Dakota October 15, 2021
19452 Southern Pacific 4450 April 1954 SD9E March 26, 1997 Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California August 20, 2013 [99]
22808 Royal Gorge 5305 July 1957 SD9 December 1992 Cañon City, Colorado October 2012 [100][101][102]

SD18

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
27608 VLIX 7310 January 1963 SD18 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee March 21, 2009

SD45

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
34396 Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 3200 March 1969 SD45R June 20, 2001 Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania November 2011

SD50

Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
847008-30 Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 5029 December 1984 July 12, 2001 Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania 2018 Cab used for RB&N 3054
847008-41 Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 5040 December 1984
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
  • Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBM&N)
October 31, 2000 Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania 2001

See also

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