List of preserved EMD locomotives

A number of locomotives constructed by Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) 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

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]

Switchers

SC

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 [4]

SW

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. [5]
718 Thermal Belt 1 July 1938 - Stored at the Thermal Belt Railway (TBRY) at Morganton, North Carolina

Freight cab units (F)

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD F-series locomotives.

FT

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 [6][7]
1824 Southern 960603 October 1943 FTB Southern Railway (SR) - Stored at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [8]

F3

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 [9]

F7

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 [10]
8973 Western Pacific 918-D January 1950 F7A Western Pacific Railroad (WP) March 1981 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [11]
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 [10]

FP7

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 [12]
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

Works no. Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
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. [13][14]

FP45

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 [15]
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 [16][17]

Passenger cab units (E)

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD E-series locomotives.

EA/EB

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 [18][19]

E7

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 [20]

E8

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. [21][22]

General Purpose locomotives (GP)

GP7

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD GP7 locomotives.
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 [23]
17597 Rock Island 4506 October 1952 GP7R - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [24]
18707 Illinois Terminal 1605 August 1953 GP7 - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [25]

GP9

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives.
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 [26]
20710 Pennsylvania Railroad 7006 October 1955 GP9 1985 On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania PRR Class EFS-17M [20]
20752 Pennsylvania Railroad 7048 December 1955 GP9 - On static display at Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, Pennsylvania PRR Class EFS-17M

GP30

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
27553 Union Pacific 844 August 1962 GP30 Union Pacific Railroad - Operational at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City, Nevada [27]
27672 Chessie 6955 November 1962 GP30M - Stored at the National Railway Equipment Company in Silvis, Illinois [28]
28335 Wisconsin Central 715 May 1963 GP30 - On static display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin

GP38

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

GP38-2

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. [29]

GP40

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 [30]
34295 Penn Central 3118 August 1968 GP40-3 - Under ownership of the Austin Steam Train Association [31]

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

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 [32][33]
16107 Great Northern 558 May 1952 SD7 August 27, 1983 Awaiting restoration at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [34][35]
17145 BUGX 1501 November 1952 SD7R
  • 1995 (SP)
  • July 19, 2023 (PNWR)
 Stored in Blackwell, Oklahoma (Coordinates: 36°48'15.2"N 97°18'41.5"W)
18310 Central of Georgia 201 May 1953 SD7 - On static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia
18386 Southern Pacific 1533 August 1953 SD7R Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) - Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX)

SD9

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives.
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 [36]
19340 BNSF 1550 February 1954 SD9-3 - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [37]
19442 Southern Pacific 4451 April 1954 SD9E Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) August 30, 1995 Stored in Schellville, California

SD18

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
25790 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 316 April 1960 SD-M Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
25797 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 193 April 1960 SD-M Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota

SD40

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD SD40-series locomotives § SD40.
Works no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
A2133 Canadian Pacific 5500 July 1966 General Motors Diesel (GMD) Canadian Pacific Railway 2001 On static display at the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, British Columbia CP class DRF-30a [38]
A2594 Canadian National 5232 November 1971 General Motors Diesel (GMD) - Under ownership of the Vintage Locomotive Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba
29025 Illinois Central 6071 July 1964 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 2009 On static display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois [39]
37211 Chesapeake and Ohio 7534 March 1971 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) - On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia [40]

SDP40

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD SD40-series locomotives § SDP40.
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 [41][42]

SD40T-2

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 [43]
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 [44]

SD45

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
33107 Erie Lackawanna 3607 June 1967 SD45 - National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [45][46]
31598 Great Northern 400 May 1966 SD45 May 2009 Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [47][48]
31991 Southern Pacific 7457 August 1966 SD45R
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
  • Union Pacific (UP)
 February 7, 2001 On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah
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

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 Southern California Railway Museum (SCRM) in Perris, California. [49][50]
74601-5 CSX 8954 August 1974 SD45-2 2011 Under ownership of the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia [51][52]

SD50

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 [53][54]

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)
 Donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois

SD70ACe

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

Formerly preserved, scrapped

GP9

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives § Formerly preserved, scrapped.
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

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 2023
18308 Dakota Southern 522 October 1953 SD7
  • Milwaukee Road (MILW)
  • Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)
 - Chamberlain, South Dakota November 14, 2021

SD9

For a complete list, see List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives § Formerly preserved, scrapped.
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 [55]
22808 Royal Gorge 5305 July 1957 SD9 - Cañon City, Colorado October 2012 [56][57][58]

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 - Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania November 2011 [59]

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 [59]
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 [59]

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