This is a summary, listing every EMD GP7 locomotive in preservation.
This is a summary, listing every EMD GP7 locomotive in preservation.
| Photograph | Locomotive | Build date | Builder | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition | Location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Georgia Railroad 1026 | October 1950 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Georgia Railroad and Banking Company | - | Operational | Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia | ||
 | Louisville and Nashville 411 | September 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Louisville and Nashville Railroad | - | Operational | Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky | ||
| United States Army 1822 | August 1951 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal | - | Stored | Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida | |||
 | United States Army 1835 | August 1951 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal | - | Operational | Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida | ||
| Chesapeake and Ohio 5704 | June 1950 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | - | Operational | Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, Ohio | ||||
 | Illinois Terminal 1605 | August 1953 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | - | Operational | Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [1] | ||
 | Rock Island 4506 | October 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | - | Operational | Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [2] | ||
 | Chicago and North Western 1518 | October 1949 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | - | Operational | Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | EMD demonstrator unit | [3] |
 | United States Army 1824 | August 1951 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Tennessee Valley Railroad | - | Stored | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee | [4] | |
 | United States Army 1829 | August 1951 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Tennessee Valley Railroad | - | Operational | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee | [4] | |
 | Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 710 | September 1950 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway | - | Operational | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
| Pittsburgh and Lake Erie 1501 | April 1953 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad | - | Unknown | Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio | |||
 | Maine Central 573 | September 1950 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 |
| 1995 | Operational | Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire | ||
 | Soo Line 559 | October 1951 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 |
| 1998 | Operational | Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota | [5] | |
 | Canadian National 4803 | August 1953 | General Motors Diesel (EMD) | GP7 | Canadian National Railway | - | Operational | Toronto Railway Museum in Toronto, Ontario | [6] | |
 | Chesapeake and Ohio 5833 | October 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | - | Unknown | Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio | |||
| Western Pacific 705 | October 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Western Pacific Railroad | - | Displayed | Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California | [7] | ||
| Western Pacific 707 | October 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Western Pacific Railroad | - | Stored | Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California | [8] | ||
 | Western Pacific 708 | October 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Western Pacific Railroad | - | On static display | Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California | [9] | |
| Sacramento Northern 712 | April 1953 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 |
| - | On static display | Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California | [10] | ||
 | Western Pacific 713 | April 1953 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Western Pacific Railroad | - | Operational | Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California | [11] | |
 | Chesapeake and Ohio 5896 | April 1953 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | - | Operational | Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, Georgia | ||
 | Central Railroad of New Jersey 1523 | November 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 | - | On static display | United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey | |||
 | Central Railroad of New Jersey 1524 | November 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 |
| - | On static display | United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey |
| Photograph | Locomotive | Build date | Builder | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition | Location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Oregon Eastern 2702 | January 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7u |
| - | Stored | Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR) in Vale, Oregon | ||
 | Cape Cod Central 1501 | January 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7 |
| - | Operational | Cape Cod Central Railroad (CCCR) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts | ||
 | Grand Canyon 1105 | August 1952 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7u | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) | - | Operational | Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona | ||
 | Grapevine Vintage 2199 | March 1953 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7u |
| - | Operational | Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR) in Grapevine, Texas | Nicknamed "Vinny" by the | |
| Grand Canyon 2134 | November 1953 | Electro-Motive Division (EMD) | GP7u | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) | - | Stored | Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona |
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