List of preserved GE locomotives

A number of locomotives constructed by General Electric (GE) have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations across the world. Each locomotive is listed by serial number.

Switchers

25-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
15853 CTA MS-65 September 1942 2020 Operational at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Illinois [1]
30591 Missouri-Kansas-Texas 400 May 1950 - Under restoration at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [2]
30827 Ellwood National Forge 188 November 1950
  • Pennsylvania Power Company
  • Ellwood National Forge
December 2008 Operational at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [3]
30983 Long Island Rail Road 397 1950 - Operational at the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum in Oyster Bay, New York
31561 Hartford Electric Light 52 April 1952 Hartford Electric Light Company (HELCo) 2005 Display at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut [4]
31784 Central Texas Gravel 210 April 1953 Central Texas Gravel 2005 Display at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Added to the NRHP in 2007
33030 Long Island Rail Road 398 May 1958 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) - Operational at the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum in Oyster Bay, New York
33375 Long Island Rail Road 399 August 1958 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) - Operational at the Railroad Museum of Long Island in Riverhead, New York [5]
Unknown Jackass and Western L-2 - Jackass and Western - Display at the Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City in Boulder City, Nevada
Unknown Wabash Alloys Locomotive ca. 1940 Wabash Alloys 2003 Display at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas Added to the NRHP in 2007
Unknown Golden Spike NHP Locomotive - - - Operational at the Golden Spike National Historical Park in Promontory, Utah Used to move 119 and Jupiter when those aren't operating

44-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
15757 United States Army 7069 December 1942 - Operational at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia
30472 Nickel Plate Road 91 September 1950 Boyne City Railroad (BCRR) - Operational at Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville, Indiana

45-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
13059 Oklahoma Railway Museum 301 May 1941
  • United States Army (USAX)
  • Dodge City, Ford and Bucklin Railroad (DCFB)
  • Vulcan Chemical Co.
- Operational at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [6]
28467 Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric 5 June 1946 - Operational at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Illinois [7]

65-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
17886 White Mountain Central 1943 August 1943 - Operational at the White Mountain Central Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire [8]

70-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
29088 Barre & Chelsea Railroad 14 October 1947
  • Barre & Chelsea Railroad (B&C)
  • Montpelier & Barre Railroad (M&B)
- Static display at the Vermont Granite Museum in Barre, Vermont
29466 High Point, Thomasville and Denton Engine 202 January 1948 - Operational at Denton FarmPark in Denton, North Carolina [9]
30032 Downeast Scenic 54 December 1948 - Operational at the Downeast Scenic Railroad in Ellsworth, Maine
30034 Southern Pacific 5100 April 1949 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) - Stored, serviceable at the Oregon Pacific Railroad, in Milwaukie, Oregon
30166 Southern Pacific 5103 May 1949
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Chrome Crankshaft (CC)
  • Stauffer Chemical Company (SCCo)
  • Rhone-Poulenc Chemical (RPC)
July 1, 1975 Stored at the Sumpter Valley Railway in McEwen, Oregon
30437 Baltimore & Annapolis 50 January 1950 Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad (BA) - Displayed at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
32284 Southern Pacific 5119 May 1955 October 1967 Operational at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association in Campo, California [10]

75-ton "Drop Cab"

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
27528 USATC 7228, then SE D-4028, later CFTA BB-4028 March 1944 - Static display at the Écomusée de Marquèzes in Sabres, Landes, France [11]
27529 USATC 7229, then SE D-4029, later CFTA BB-4029 1944 - Derelict in Saint-Symphorien, Gironde, France [11]
27532 USATC 7232, then SE D-4032, later CFTA BB-4032 1944 - Undergoing restoration at the Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rhin in Volgelsheim, France Equipped with Baudouin V8 engines [11][12]
27533 USATC 7233, then SE D-4033, later CFTA BB-4033 April 1944 - Operationnal at the Train Touristique de Guîtres à Marcenais in Guîtres, France Registered as a Monument historique [13] [11]
27536 USATC 7236, then SE D-4036, later CFTA BB-4036 1944 - Undergoing restoration at the Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rhin in Volgelsheim, France Equipped with Baudouin V8 engines [11][14]

132-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
12569 Wellsville, Addison & Galeton 1700 March 1940 Display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [3]

Universal Series

U23B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
38398 Ohio Central 4092 July 1964 B23-7S - Donated to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Built as a U23B, rebuilt into a B23-7S. Originally slated to be scrapped by the EPA, but was instead spared from scrap. [15]
40127 CSX 9553 1975 U23B
  • CSX
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
Operational at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
41518 GC 3965 1977 U23B
  • Georgia Central (GC)
  • Norfolk Southern (NS)
  • Southern (SOU)
Stored at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
41593 Naugatuck Railroad 2203 1977 U23B Operational at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut Last Universal Series locomotive built [16]

U25B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
34700 Southern Pacific 3100 March 29, 1963 U25BE Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) December 17, 1986 Operational at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California.
34986 New York Central 2500 1963 U25B
  • New York Central (NYC)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
- On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [3]
35133 Louisville and Nashville 1616 July 1964 U25B - Stored at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
35639 Milwaukee Road 5056 July 1965 U25B
  • Milwaukee Road (MILW)
Awaiting restoration at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [17]
35640 Milwaukee Road 5057 July 1965 U25B
  • Milwaukee Road (MILW)
Under restoration by the Cascade Rail Foundation in Usk, Washington [18]
35733 New Haven 2525 November 1965 U25B
  • New Haven (NH)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
In storage at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut.

U28B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36119 TTI 260 January 1967 U28B 2019 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [19]

U28C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36018 Union Pacific 2804 June 1966 U28C Union Pacific Railroad (UP) 1995 Display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri Cutaway for training / educational purposes [20]


U30B

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36451 Western Pacific 3051 September 1967 U30B Western Pacific Railroad (WP) 1985 Undergoing cosmetic restoration at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum [21]

U36B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36451 CSX 7764 1970 U36B
  • Seaboard Coast Line (SCL)
  • Seaboard System (SBD)
  • CSX Transportation (CSXT)
  • Massachusetts Call Volunteer Firefighters Association (MCVX)
On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [22]

U25C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
35063 Lake Superior and Ishpeming 2501 July 1964 U25C Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LS&I) - On static display at Lake Shore Boulevard in Marquette, Michigan

U30C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36318 RDG 6300 June 1967 U30C Reading (RDG) On static display at the Reading Company Museum in Hamburg, Pennsylvania
38243 Burlington Northern 5802 January 1972 U30C Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) On static display in Gillette, Wyoming
38090 DOTX 1 June 1971 U30C US Department of Transportation (DOTX) On static display at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado.
39942 Burlington Northern 5383 October 1974 U30C Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [23]

U34CH

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
37650 New Jersey Transit 3372 April 1971 - Undergoing restoration, Owned by the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey [24]

U36C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
38890 Minnesota Commercial 50 1973 SF30C
  • Minnesota Commercial (MNNR)
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
2022 Under ownership of the Arizona Railway Museum Built as a U36C, rebuilt into an SF30C [25]

Dash 7 line

B23-7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
41740 Providence and Worcester 2201 March 1978 B23-7 Providence and Worcester (PW) 2019 Stored at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut [26]

B30-7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
41873 Southern Pacific 7815 March 1978 B30-7
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Wimpey Materials Inc. (WIMX)
- Owned by the Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society in Perry, Oklahoma
42248 Southern Pacific 7863 April 1979 B30-7 January 29, 2001 Stored at Revolution Rail Company in South Fork, Colorado
42777 Chesapeake and Ohio 8272 January 1980 B30-7 2009 On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [25]

C30-7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
43064 Louisville and Nashville 7067 August 1980 C30-7
  • Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N)
  • Seaboard System Railroad (SBD)
  • CSX Transportation (CSX)
1999 Operational, under ownership of Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Irvine, Kentucky [27][28]

Dash 8 line

B32-8

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
46134 Western Maryland Scenic 539 1989 B32-8 - Operational at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland. [29]
46153 Western Maryland Scenic 558 1989 B32-8 - Operational at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland. [30]
46158 Western Maryland Scenic 561 1989 B32-8 - Operational at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland. [31]
46158 Norfolk Southern 3563 1989 B32-8 Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) - On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [3]

B40-8

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
45697 Union Pacific 1848 1988 B32-8
  • St Louis Southwestern (SSW)
  • Union Pacific (UP)
2014 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [32]

B40-8W

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
46441 ATSF 537 1990 B40-8W
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
  • BNSF
2024 Operational at Railroading Heritage of Midwest America in Silvis, IL [33]

C40-8CM

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
46313 BCOL 4618 1990 C40-8CM
  • British Columbia Railway (BCOL)
  • Canadian National (CN)
Under ownership of the Alberta Railway Museum [34]

AC series

AC6000CW

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
50945 GE Transportation 6002 2000 AC6000CW - On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [35]

Electric

Little Joe

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
29927 Milwaukee Road E70 December 1948 Milwaukee Road (MILW) - On static display in Deer Lodge, Montana
29931 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend 802 May 1949 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend (CSS) - On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum (LSRM) in North East, Pennsylvania [3]
29932 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend 803 May 1949 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend (CSS) - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union, Illinois [36]

GG1

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
11646 Pennsylvania Railroad 4800 August 1934 Pennsylvania GG1 - Static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Built as the prototype for the GG1.

E60

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
38413 Black Mesa and Lake Powell 6001 December 1972 E60C Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad (BLKM) - Display at the Arizona State Railroad Museum
39536 New Jersey Transit 958 November 1975 E60CH - Awaiting cosmetic restoration at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey
39542 Amtrak 603 June 1976 E60MA Amtrak (AMTK) - Static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

EF

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
5022A Milwaukee Road 10200A+B September 1915 EF-1 Milwaukee Road (MILW) - Static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
5110B Milwaukee Road 10211B February 1916 ES-3 Milwaukee Road (MILW) - Static display in Harlowton, Montana

S-Motor

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
29935 New York Central 100 October 1904 S-1 New York Central Railroad (NYC) - Awaiting restoration at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut Prototype for the S-Motors
29948 New York Central 113 September 1906 S-2 New York Central Railroad (NYC) - Static display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri
29950 New York Central 115 October 1906 S-2
  • New York Central Railroad (NYC)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
- Static display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [37]

T-Motor

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
66710 New York Central 278 September 1926 T-3a New York Central Railroad (NYC) - Awaiting restoration at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut

EL-C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
32544 Conrail 4601 October 1956 EL-C - Static display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [38]
32548 Virginian Railway 135 November 1956 EL-C
  • Virginian Railway (VGN)
  • Norfolk and Western (N&W)
  • New Haven (NH)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
- Static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia

E44

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
34011 Pennsylvania Railroad 4465 July 1963 E44 - Static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania

EP-2

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
6979 Milwaukee Road E-2 November 1918 EP-2 Milwaukee Road (MILW) - Static display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri

Gas Turbine

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
34069 Union Pacific 18 August 1960 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) February 1970 Display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [39]
34085 Union Pacific 26 February 1961 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) - Display at the Ogden Union Station in Ogden, Utah

Formerly preserved, scrapped

U25B

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
34996 New York Central 2510 May 1964 U25B - Glenmont, New York 2022 [40][41]

C30-7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
43697 New Hope and Ivyland 7087 November 1981 C30-7 - New Hope, Pennsylvania 2021

See also

References

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