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 dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
20180519 21 Lima Limited train, Lima, Ohio.jpg 10133Chesapeake and Ohio 5704June 1950GP7-Operational Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, Ohio [1]
10217Atlantic Coast Line 100May 1950GP7-OperationalConrad Yelvington Distributors in Gainesville, Florida
710 edited.JPG 10551Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 710September 1950GP7 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway -Operational Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [2]
Chicago & North Western CNW 1518 (EMD GP-7), 1948.jpg 10852Chicago and North Western 1518October 1949GP7 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company -Operational 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 Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia
DSC03689 - Engine 573 (9530573079).jpg 12369Maine Central 573September 1950GP71995Operational Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire
12391Louisville and Nashville 405April 1951GP7 Louisville and Nashville Railroad -Operational Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee [4]
Soo559 2018.jpg 15182Soo Line 559October 1951GP71998Operational Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [5]
15692United States Army 1822August 1951GP7 Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -Stored Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida
EMD DE 1824, Tennessee Valley Railroad, April 2013 CNV00055 (10319177205).jpg 15694United States Army 1824August 1951GP7L Tennessee Valley Railroad -Stored Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [6]
TVRM 5000 and 1829.jpg 15699United States Army 1829-Operational
Frrm 1835.jpg 15705United States Army 1835August 1951GP7 Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -Operational Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida
17029Western Pacific 705October 1952GP7 Western Pacific Railroad -On static display Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [7]
17031Western Pacific 707October 1952GP7-Stored [8]
C&O 5828 (4612982715).jpg 17049Chesapeake and Ohio 5828November 1952GP7 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway -Display C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia
Western Pacific Railroad GP7 No. 708 at Sacramento Yard.jpg 17056Western Pacific 708October 1952GP7Western Pacific Railroad-On static displayWestern Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [9]
Jersey Central loco 1523.JPG 17101Central Railroad of New Jersey 1523November 1952GP7-On static display 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 1524GP7-On static display
Switch engine 19-10-18 790.jpg 17239Louisville and Nashville 411September 1952GP7 Louisville and Nashville Railroad -Operational Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway diesel locomotive No. 5833 - September 2012 - 01.jpg 17280Chesapeake and Ohio 5833October 1952GP7-Unknown Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio
Rock Island 4506 (1).jpg 17597Rock Island 4506October 1952GP7R-Operational Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [10]
17982Pittsburgh and Lake Erie 1501April 1953GP7 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad -Unknown Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio
Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad diesel locomotive No. 5896, July 2012.jpg 18075Chesapeake and Ohio 5896April 1953GP7 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway -Operational Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, Georgia
18168Sacramento Northern 712April 1953GP7-On static display Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [11]
Western Pacific Railroad No. 713 at the Niles Canyon Railway - June 2020 - 01.jpg 18169Western Pacific 713April 1953GP7Western Pacific Railroad-Operational Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [12] [13]
2023-05-27 Illinois Terminal 1605.jpg 18707Illinois Terminal 1605August 1953GP7-Operational Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [14]

EMD-built (Low hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
13162Burlington Junction Railway 714October 1950Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7u-On static display Ottumwa, Iowa
Gold-Coast-Railroad-Museum-2.jpg 15704Atlantic Coast Line 1804August 1951Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7-Under restoration Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida [15]
Cape Cod Central Railroad No . 1501.jpg 15943Cape Cod Central 1501January 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7-Operational Cape Cod Central Railroad (CCCR) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Williams, AZ 86046, USA - panoramio (13).jpg 16391Grand Canyon 1105August 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7uAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF)-Operational Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona
Grapevine Vintage Railroad No. 2199 'Vinny' pulling an excursion train - July 2011.jpg 17015Grapevine Vintage 2199March 1953 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7u-Operational Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR) in Grapevine, Texas Nicknamed "Vinny" by the Grapevine Vintage.
18898Grand Canyon 2134November 1953Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7uAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF)-StoredGrand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona

GMD-built (High hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
CN EMD GP7 No 4803 Switcher (8125458919).jpg A537Canadian National 4803August 1953GP7 Canadian National Railway -Operational Toronto Railway Museum in Toronto, Ontario [16]

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 2072January 1952GP7u
  • 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. ↑ "WPRM - SN 712". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  12. ↑ "Western Pacific #713". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  13. ↑ "Western Pacific #713 - Niles Canyon Railway". ncry.clubexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  14. ↑ "Illinois Terminal 1605". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  15. ↑ "Locomotive #1804". mccloudriverrailroad.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  16. ↑ "Canadian National GP7 #4803". Toronto Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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