List of preserved EMD F-series locomotives

This is a summary, listing every locomotive from the EMD F-series that are in preservation.

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 [1][2]
1824 Southern 960603 October 1943 FTB Southern Railway (SR) - Stored at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [3]
2843 Ferrocarril Sonora–Baja California 2203 January 1945 FTA - On static display at the National Railway Museum in Puebla, Puebla [4]

F3

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
5174 "Delaware Lackawanna and Western 663" May 1948 F3A 1984 Operational at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania Never operated under DL&W [5]
5888 Canadian National 9000 May 1948 F3A Canadian National Railway (CN) October 1971 Operational at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta [6]
8479 Clinchfield 800 December 1948 F3A
  • Clinchfield (CCO/CRR)
  • Seaboard System (SBD)
  • CSX (CSXT)
  • Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad (PESX)
Owned by the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Tennessee Formerly painted and numbered as C&O 8016 and has since been repainted in Clinchfield colors and given its original number.

F7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
8306 Santa Fe 347C 1949 F7A Santa Fe (ATSF) - Operational at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California Sole surviving Santa Fe F7 not converted into a CF7.
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 [7]
8973 Western Pacific 918-D January 1950 F7A Western Pacific Railroad (WP) March 1981 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [8]
8976 Western Pacific 913 January 1950 F7A Western Pacific Railroad (WP) Operational at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California
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 [7]
12322 Kansas City Southern 37D August 1950 F7A Kansas City Southern (KCS) - Static Display at the Former Station in Decatur, Arkansas Converted into a slug unit. Added to NRHP in 2006.
15158 NdeM 6328-B November 1951 F7B Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM) - On static display at the National Railway Museum in Puebla, Puebla [4]
17710 Alaska Railroad 1500 December 1952 F7A Alaska Railroad (ARR) 1986 On static display at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry in Wasilla, Alaska

FP7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
9004 Western Pacific 805-A January 1950 FP7A EMD Western Pacific Railroad (WP) 1972 Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [9]
11012 Soo Line 2500 1949 FP7A EMD Soo Line (SOO) 1986 Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota Built as demonstrator unit no. 7001.
19064 Alaska Railroad 1510 December 1953 FP7A EMD - Operational at the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale, Arizona
19065 Alaska Railroad 1512 December 1953 FP7A EMD
  • Alaska Railroad (ARR)
  • Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO)
  • Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR)
- Operational at the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale, Arizona
A242 Canadian Pacific 4038 September 1951 FP7A GMD Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) December 1982 On static display in Minnedosa, Manitoba CP Class DFA-15d
A370 Canadian Pacific 4069 August 1952 FP7A GMD
  • Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
  • Via Rail (VIA)
- Operational at the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) in Squamish, British Columbia CP Class DFA-15.

F9

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
19056 Burlington Northern 1 1954 F9A EMD
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
  • Burlington Northern (BN)
Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois
20527 Denver & Rio Grande Western 5771 1955 F9A EMD Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) Static Display at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado
20831 Erie Mining 4211 1956 F9A EMD Erie Mining (EMCO) 2001 Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
21108 Northern Pacific 7012A 1956 F9A EMD
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
  • Burlington Northern (BN)
Operational at the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad in Elbe, Washington

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 [4]
A641 BUGX 1752 January 1955 GMD FP9A - Stored in St. Marys, Georgia [10]
A1044 Canadian National 6514 January 1957 GMD FP9A
  • Canadian National Railway (CN)
  • Via Rail (VIA)
  • Alberta Pioneer Railroad Association (APRA)
  • Algoma Central Railway (AC)
- Operational at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta.
A1196 Via Rail 6300 April 1957 GMD FP9ARM
  • Canadian National Railway (CN)
  • Via Rail (VIA)
- Operational at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah. [11][12]

F45

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
34046 Santa Fe 5960 June 1968 F45/SDF45 - On static display at Glacier National Park in Essex, Montana Used as a lodge at the Izaak Walton Inn. [13]

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 [14]
33191 Santa Fe 92 December 1967 FP45u/SDFP45 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) January 1997 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [15][16]
33192 Santa Fe 93 December 1967 FP45u/SDFP45 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) 1999 Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita, Kansas [17]
33194 Santa Fe 95 December 1967 FP45u/SDFP45 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) Display at Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California
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 [18][19]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
3600 Gulf, Mobile and Ohio 880A December 1946 FP10 - Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut 2024 Poor condition

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Though the Great Northern Railway went defunct in 1970, ATSF 90 was operated under BNSF and operated as a GN locomotive

References

  1. ^ "General Motors #103 "The Diesel That Did It"". National Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  2. ^ "EMD 103". stlouisnrhs.org. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  3. ^ "Southern 960603 FTB". stlouisnrhs.org. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Preserved Standard Gauge Diesel Traction in Mexico, 2012". www.internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  5. ^ "DL&W F3 Locomotive #663". Tri-State Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  6. ^ "Special Interest Equipment | The Alberta Railway Museum". railwaymuseum.ab.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  7. ^ a b Franz, Justin (2022-05-09). "Former Boston & Maine F7A Reenters Service Following Restoration". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  8. ^ "Western Pacific #918D". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  9. ^ "WPRM - WP 805A". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  10. ^ "Keokuk Junction F units find new homes". Trains. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  11. ^ Greenlaw, Chris; Greenlaw, Christopher C. N. (2007). VIA Rail. Voyageur Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-61060-562-5.
  12. ^ Bytown Railway Society, Inc. "Canadian Trackside Guide 2017". Canadian Trackside Guide: 1–85. ISSN 0829-3023.
  13. ^ "GN 441 Luxury Locomotive Lodge and its Long, Strange Trip". www.gn441.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  14. ^ "Santa Fe 90 – EMD FP45". Oklahoma Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  15. ^ "Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 92". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  16. ^ "Restore Santa Fe 92". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  17. ^ "SANTA FE 93 History". gptm. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  18. ^ "Santa Fe Railway 108". Southern California Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  19. ^ "Santa Fe Roster". Southern California Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-14.