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)GP9R Southern Pacific Railroad 1991Operational Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California "torpedo boat" version [2]
Western Pacific 727September 1955Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9 Western Pacific Railroad -On static displayElko Railroad Park, Elko, Nevada
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 in 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]
BUGX 1803January 1957Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9R-Under ownership of BUGX-
BNSF 1685.JPG BNSF 1685March 1957 General Motors Diesel (GMD)GP9-Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba [6]
Boston and Maine 1741July 1957Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9-Operational Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [7] [8]
Grand Trunk Western 4138November 1958General Motors Diesel (GMD)GP9-OperationalPrairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba [9]
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)GP91987UnknownRoanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society [10]
Norfolk and Western 686February 1959Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9-Operational Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut
BUGX 1801April 1959Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9R-StoredSouth Haven, Kansas
Naugatuck Railroad 859.jpg Norfolk and Western 859June 1959Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9-OperationalRailroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut

Low hood

PhotographLocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
Canadian Pacific 8250December 1954General Motors Diesel (GMD)GP9u Canadian Pacific Railway -Operational Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in Romney, West Virginia [11]
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
  • Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
  • Railway Equipment Leasing Company
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
 Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina 2022Destroyed in staged train wreck

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. ↑ Franz, Justin (2024-11-22). "Photo Line: The Return of Boston & Maine 1741". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  8. ↑ Franz, Justin (2020-12-24). "Historical Group Saves Boston & Maine GP9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  9. ↑ "Diesel Engine No. 4138 – Vintage Locomotive Society" . Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  10. ↑ Franz, Justin (2024-08-20). "Norfolk & Western GP9 Saved For Preservation". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  11. ↑ "Equipment: From Locomotives to Passenger Cars". Potomac Eagle. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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