List of preserved EMD F-series locomotives

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

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FT

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
6437 EMD 103.jpg 1030AEMDX 103March 1939FTA Electro-Motive Diesel (EMDX)-On static display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [1] [2]
1824Southern 960603October 1943FTB Southern Railway (SR)-Stored at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri [3]
EMD FT-B, Southern Ry 960604.jpg 2674Southern 960604December 1944FTB-Stored at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina
Locomotora FSBC 2203.jpg 2843Ferrocarril Sonora–Baja California 2203January 1945FTA-On static display at the National Railway Museum in Puebla, Puebla [4]

F3

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Lackawanna 663 & 664 (6125343033).jpg 5174"Delaware Lackawanna and Western 663"May 1948F3A1984Operational at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania Never operated under DL&W [5]
Canadian National Railway (CN) locomotive 9000 EMD F3A at Alberta Railway Museum 02-Aug-2004.jpg 5888Canadian National 9000May 1948F3A Canadian National Railway (CN)October 1971Operational at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta [6]
The Potomac Eagle Crosses WV Route 28 (6170081665).jpg 8479Clinchfield 800December 1948F3A
  • 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

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
EMD F7 347C.jpg 8306Santa Fe 347C1949F7ASanta Fe (ATSF)-Operational at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California Sole surviving Santa Fe F7 not converted into a CF7.
Conway Scenic Railroad Engine New Hampshire.JPG 8476Boston and Maine 4266March 1949F7A Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M)-Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [7]
8576BUGX 402December 1949F7A-Stored at Mapleton, Illinois
Niles Canyon Railway - 20180916015206.jpg 8973Western Pacific 918-DJanuary 1950F7A Western Pacific Railroad (WP)March 1981Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [8]
WP 913 Neil916.JPG 8976Western Pacific 913January 1950F7A Western Pacific Railroad (WP)Operational at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California
Boston & Maine -4268 and -4266 June 2023.jpg 9932Boston and Maine 4268October 1949F7ABoston and Maine Railroad (B&M)-Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [7]
Kansas City Southern engine 73D.jpeg 12322 Kansas City Southern 37D August 1950F7AKansas City Southern (KCS)-Static Display at the Former Station in Decatur, Arkansas Converted into a slug unit. Added to NRHP in 2006.
15158NdeM 6328-BNovember 1951F7B Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM)-On static display at the National Railway Museum in Puebla, Puebla [4]
16559Southern Pacific 6378July 1952F7AJune 11, 1968Stored, serviceable at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [9]
16561Southern Pacific 6380July 1952F7A
  • Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
  • Louisiana and Northwestern Railroad (L&NW)
June 10, 1968Stored, serviceable at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [9]
Southern Pacific 6402.jpg 16583Southern Pacific 6402August 1952F7ASouthern Pacific Railroad (SP)December 18, 1969Stored at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California
ARR old Diesel engine No 1500 2011.jpg 17710Alaska Railroad 1500December 1952F7A Alaska Railroad (ARR)1986On static display at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry in Wasilla, Alaska
17910BUGX 401February 1953F7A-Stored at Mapleton, Illinois
Galveston Railroad Museum March 2022 46 (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway EMD F7A No. 315 and Southern Pacific Railroad 1892 Cooke 4-6-0 No. 314).jpg 18157Southern Pacific 6443February 1953F7AJuly 24, 1969On static display, serviceable at the Galveston Railroad Museum in Galveston, Texas As AT&SF 315

FP7

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelBuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
WP 805A and train 2 Sparks NV 2004 WPRRHS Convention e.jpg 9004 Western Pacific 805-A January 1950FP7AEMD Western Pacific Railroad (WP)1972Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [10]
Soo Line 2500 Streamliner.JPG 11012Soo Line 25001949FP7AEMDSoo Line (SOO)1986Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota Built as demonstrator unit no. 7001.
Verde Canyon Railway F units Clarkdale, Arizona (15683393564).jpg 19064Alaska Railroad 1510December 1953FP7AEMD-Operational at the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale, Arizona
Verde Railroad - FP7 1512 - 1510 - 01.jpg 19065Alaska Railroad 1512December 1953FP7AEMD
  • Alaska Railroad (ARR)
  • Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO)
  • Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR)
-Operational at the Verde Canyon Railroad in Clarkdale, Arizona
CP4038Minnedosa.png A242Canadian Pacific 4038September 1951FP7AGMD Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)December 1982On static display in Minnedosa, Manitoba CP Class DFA-15d
Canadian Pacific Railway diesel locomotive EMD FP7A 4069 (2015-Aug-27).jpg A370Canadian Pacific 4069August 1952FP7AGMD
  • Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
  • Via Rail (VIA)
-Operational at the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) in Squamish, British Columbia CP Class DFA-15.

F9

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
BN F-Units (1).jpg 19056Burlington Northern 11954F9AEMD
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
  • Burlington Northern (BN)
Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois
Crm california zephyr.jpg 20527Denver & Rio Grande Western 57711955F9AEMDDenver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)Static Display at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado
Erie Mining 4211.JPG 20831Erie Mining 42111956F9AEMDErie Mining (EMCO)2001Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
Northern Pacific Railway No. 7012A - September 2017.jpg 21108Northern Pacific 7012A1956F9AEMD
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
  • Burlington Northern (BN)
Operational at the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad in Elbe, Washington

FP9

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
NdeM 7020.jpg 22651NdeM 7020October 1956EMDFP9A Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM)-On static display at the National Railway Museum in Puebla, Puebla [4]
Peoria & Western 1752 EMD FP9 Mapleton 2008.jpg A641BUGX 1752January 1955GMDFP9A-Stored in St. Marys, Georgia [11]
A1044Canadian National 6514January 1957GMDFP9A-Operational at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta.
ViaFP9ARM-6300.jpg A1196Via Rail 6300April 1957GMD FP9ARM
  • Canadian National Railway (CN)
  • Via Rail (VIA)
-Operational at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah. [12] [13]

F40C

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Metra 614.jpg 73689-2Metra 614May 1974F40C
  • Milwaukee Road (MILW)
  • Metra (METX)
-Awaiting restoration at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [14]

F40PH

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
AMTK 231 Fun Train Soda Spgs Cr - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg 777001-2Amtrak 231September 1977F40PHR
  • Amtrak (AMTK)
  • Daylight Locomotives & Machine Works (DLMX)
  • Dynamic Rail (DYRX)
-Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum.
San Luis & Rio Grande - 459 (ex-Amtrak -264).jpg 777018-10BUGX 459December 1977F40PHR-Stored at Alamosa, Colorado
Amtrak 281.jpg 777063-2Amtrak 281April 1978F40PHR Amtrak (AMTK)-Operational at the California State Railroad Museum.
NCTM Roundhouse2.jpg 786140-8Amtrak 307May 1979F40PH Amtrak (AMTK)-Stored at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina.
877008-9BUGX 409January 1988F40PHR-Stored at La Mirada, California

F45

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Great Northern -441 @ Izaak Walton Inn Essex, Montana..jpg 34046Santa Fe 5960June 1968F45/SDF45March 1994On static display at Glacier National Park in Essex, Montana Used as a lodge at the Izaak Walton Inn. [15]
34075BUGX 5989July 1968F45/SDF45
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)
  • Morrison Knudsen Corporation (MKCX)
  • Motive Power Industries (MPEX)
  • General Electric Company (GECX)
April 16, 1994Slated to be restored to SPSF livery by BUGXOwned by Noah McCann [16]

FP45

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
33189Santa Fe 90December 1967FP45u/SDFP45December 1999On static display at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [17]
ATSF 92.jpg 33191Santa Fe 92December 1967FP45u/SDFP45Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)January 1997Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [18] [19]
Diesel Locomotive.jpg 33192Santa Fe 93December 1967FP45u/SDFP45Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)1999 Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita, Kansas [20]
USA 2012 0289 - Barstow - Western America Railroad Museum (6934386044).jpg 33194Santa Fe 95December 1967FP45u/SDFP45Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)Display at Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California
ATSF 108 at Southern California Railway Museum.jpg 33197Santa Fe 108December 1967FP45u/SDFP45
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
September 1997Operational at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California [21] [22]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Works no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences
3600Gulf, Mobile and Ohio 880ADecember 1946FP10- Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut 2024Poor 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "SP 6378 & 6380". www.ggrm.org. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  10. "WPRM - WP 805A". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  11. "Keokuk Junction F units find new homes". Trains. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  12. Greenlaw, Chris; Greenlaw, Christopher C. N. (2007). VIA Rail. Voyageur Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN   978-1-61060-562-5.
  13. Bytown Railway Society, Inc. "Canadian Trackside Guide 2017". Canadian Trackside Guide: 1–85. ISSN   0829-3023.
  14. "Metra 614". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  15. "GN 441 Luxury Locomotive Lodge and its Long, Strange Trip". www.gn441.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  16. Franz, Justin (2023-03-21). "F45 Could Be Restored to SPSF 'Kodachrome'". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  17. "Santa Fe 90 – EMD FP45". Oklahoma Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
  18. "Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 92". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  19. "Restore Santa Fe 92". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  20. "SANTA FE 93 History". gptm. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  21. "Santa Fe Railway 108". Southern California Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  22. "Santa Fe Roster". Southern California Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-14.