List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives

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This is a summary, listing every EMD GP9 locomotive in preservation.

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Currently preserved

High hood

PhotographLocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
SP 3194 (GP9) in Brisbane, CA at the east end Bayshore Yard in March 1981 (cropped).jpg Southern Pacific 3194May 1954 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9RMarch 26, 1997Operational Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California [1]
Southern Pacific Railroad No. 5623 at the Niles Canyon Railway - November 2020.jpg Southern Pacific 5623April 1955Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9RSouthern Pacific Railroad1991Operational Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California "torpedo boat" version [2]
PRR 7006, at RMP.jpg Pennsylvania Railroad 7006October 1955Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9-On static display Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad - 7048 diesel locomotive (GP9) 1 (27006200736).jpg Pennsylvania Railroad 7048December 1955Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9-On static display Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania
NSSR245.jpg Northern Pacific 245February 1956Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9-On static display Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [3]
B&O 6607 GP9 in Forest Glen, MD in December 1980 B33 (33945487616).jpg B&O 6607October 1956Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9July 16, 1986Operational B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Maryland [4]
Engineer checking switching locomotive at Western Pacific Railroad Museum (5358098031).jpg Southern Pacific 2873December 1956Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9R-Undergoing repairs Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [5]
BNSF 1685.JPG BNSF 1685March 1957 General Motors Diesel (GMD)GP9-Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, [6]
Grand Trunk Western 4138November 1958General Motors Diesel (GMD)GP9-OperationalPrairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, [7]
N&W GP9 514 Train 3, The Pocahontas, leaving Norfolk, VA on November 24, 1968 (25345240682).jpg Norfolk and Western 514November 1958Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP91987UnknownUnknown [8]

Low hood

PhotographLocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
Canadian Pacific 8250December 1954General Motors Diesel (GMD)GP9u Canadian Pacific Railway -Operational Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in West Virginia [9]
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Diesel Engine No. 711.jpg Great Smoky Mountains 711July 1957Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9R
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
Abandoned following usage in staged train wreckA field in Whittier, North Carolina

Formerly preserved, scrapped

PhotographLocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences
Nantahala Train Ride - panoramio.jpg Great Smoky Mountains 777September 1954Electro-Motive Division (EMD)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 Carolina2022Destroyed in staged train wreck

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References

  1. "GGRM: Collection". www.ggrm.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. "Southern Pacific #5623". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. "Diesel Locomotives". Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  4. "B&O No.6607". B&O Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. "WPRM - SP 2873". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  6. "Diesel Engine No. 1685 – Vintage Locomotive Society" . Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  7. "Diesel Engine No. 4138 – Vintage Locomotive Society" . Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. Franz, Justin (2024-08-20). "Norfolk & Western GP9 Saved For Preservation". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  9. "Equipment: From Locomotives to Passenger Cars". Potomac Eagle. Retrieved 2024-08-31.