List of preserved EMD GP7 locomotives

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This is a summary, listing every EMD GP7 locomotive in preservation.

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EMD-built (High hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
20180519 21 Lima Limited train, Lima, Ohio.jpg 10133Chesapeake and Ohio 5704June 1950GP7-Operational at the Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, Ohio [1]
10217Atlantic Coast Line 100May 1950-Operational at the Conrad Yelvington Distributors in Gainesville, Florida
710 edited.JPG 10551Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 710September 1950 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway -Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [2]
Chicago & North Western CNW 1518 (EMD GP-7), 1948.jpg 10852Chicago and North Western 1518October 1949GP7R Chicago and North Western Transportation Company August 11, 1986Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois EMD demonstrator unit [3]
EMD GP7, Georgia RR 1026 - 10572065145.jpg 12001Georgia Railroad 1026October 1950GP7 Georgia Railroad and Banking Company -Operational at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia
DSC03689 - Engine 573 (9530573079).jpg 12369Maine Central 573September 19501995Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire
12391Louisville and Nashville 405April 1951 Louisville and Nashville Railroad -Operational at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee [4]
Soo559 2018.jpg 15182Soo Line 559October 19511998Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [5]
15692United States Army 1822August 1951 Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -Stored at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida
EMD DE 1824, Tennessee Valley Railroad, April 2013 CNV00055 (10319177205).jpg 15694United States Army 1824GP7L Tennessee Valley Railroad -Stored at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [6]
TVRM 5000 and 1829.jpg 15699United States Army 1829-Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Frrm 1835.jpg 15705United States Army 1835GP7 Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -Operational at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida
17029Western Pacific 705October 1952 Western Pacific Railroad March 18, 1985On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [7]
17031Western Pacific 707Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [8]
C&O 5828 (4612982715).jpg 17049Chesapeake and Ohio 5828November 1952 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway -On static display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia
Western Pacific Railroad GP7 No. 708 at Sacramento Yard.jpg 17056Western Pacific 708October 1952Western Pacific RailroadAugust 1, 1984On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [9]
Jersey Central loco 1523.JPG 17101Central Railroad of New Jersey 1523November 1952-On static display at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey 1524 April 2015.jpg 17102Central Railroad of New Jersey 1524-
Switch engine 19-10-18 790.jpg 17239Louisville and Nashville 411September 1952 Louisville and Nashville Railroad -Operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway diesel locomotive No. 5833 - September 2012 - 01.jpg 17280Chesapeake and Ohio 5833October 1952-Owned by the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio
Rock Island 4506 (1).jpg 17597Rock Island 4506GP7R-Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [10]
17982Pittsburgh and Lake Erie 1501April 28, 1953GP7-Owned by the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio [11] [12]
Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad diesel locomotive No. 5896, July 2012.jpg 18075Chesapeake and Ohio 5896April 1953 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway -Operational at the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, Georgia
18168Sacramento Northern 712March 18, 1985On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [13]
Western Pacific Railroad No. 713 at the Niles Canyon Railway - June 2020 - 01.jpg 18169Western Pacific 713Western Pacific RailroadOctober 26, 1983Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [14] [15]
2023-05-27 Illinois Terminal 1605.jpg 18707Illinois Terminal 1605August 1953-Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [16]

EMD-built (Low hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
13162Burlington Junction Railway 714October 1950GP7u-On static display at Ottumwa, Iowa
Gold-Coast-Railroad-Museum-2.jpg 15704Atlantic Coast Line 1804August 1951GP7-Under restoration at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida [17]
Cape Cod Central Railroad No . 1501.jpg 15943Cape Cod Central 1501January 1952-Operational at the Cape Cod Central Railroad (CCCR) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
16383Santa Fe 2185August 1952GP7u-On static display at the Crewe Railroad Museum in Crewe, Virginia Displayed in Norfolk and Western lettering.
RailRunner loco SFSR loco and dome car.jpg 16388Santa Fe Southern 07-Operational at the Sky Railway in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Williams, AZ 86046, USA - panoramio (13).jpg 16391Grand Canyon 1105Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF)-Operational at the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona
Grapevine Vintage Railroad No. 2199 'Vinny' pulling an excursion train - July 2011.jpg 17015Grapevine Vintage 2199March 1953-Operational at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR) in Grapevine, Texas Nicknamed "Vinny" by the Grapevine Vintage.
The Dragon locomotive in 2022.jpg 17242Santa Fe Southern 93September 1952GP16-Operational at the Sky Railway in Santa Fe, New Mexico
17382French Lick Scenic 1813February 18, 1993Operational at the Indiana Railway Museum in French Lick, Indiana [18]
18898Grand Canyon 2134November 1953GP7uAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF)-Stored at the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona

GMD-built (High hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
CN EMD GP7 No 4803 Switcher (8125458919).jpg A537Canadian National 4803August 1953GP7 Canadian National Railway -Operational at the Toronto Railway Museum in Toronto, Ontario [19]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Low hood

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seen atScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences
13164Oregon Eastern 2071October 1950Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7u-OERR in Vale, Oregon February 2022Cannibalized as a parts source
15635Oregon Eastern 1608January 1952GP7Cannibalized as a parts source, traded to Western Rail, Inc. (WRIX) in exchange for WRIX GP39-3 3600
OERR 2072.jpg 18905Oregon Eastern 2072GP7u
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)
  • Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY)
  • Southwestern Railroad (SW)
  • Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO)
  • Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR)
Cannibalized as a parts source

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio tourist railroad restores Chesapeake & Ohio GP7 | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  2. ↑ "Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 710 | Tennessee Valley RR". Tennessee Valley Railroad. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Chicago and North Western 1518". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  4. ↑ "L&N GP7 405". Tennessee Central Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  5. ↑ "That's a really big snowbird: Vintage train makes annual migration north from St. Paul to Osceola". Twin Cities. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  6. ↑ "US Army 1824 & 1829 Diesel Trains". Tennessee Valley Railroad . Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  7. ↑ "WPRM - WP 705". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. ↑ "WPRM - WP 707". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  9. ↑ "WPRM - WP 708". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  10. ↑ "Chicago Rock Island and Pacific 4506". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  11. ↑ McLean, Harold H. (1980). Pittsburgh and Lake Erie R.R. Golden West Books. p. 224. ISBN   978-0-87095-080-3.
  12. ↑ "December 2010". Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  13. ↑ "WPRM - SN 712". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  14. ↑ "Western Pacific #713". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  15. ↑ "Western Pacific #713 - Niles Canyon Railway". ncry.clubexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  16. ↑ "Illinois Terminal 1605". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  17. ↑ "Locomotive #1804". mccloudriverrailroad.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  18. ↑ "ENGINE #1813". Indiana Railway Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Canadian National GP7 #4803". Toronto Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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