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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EMD-built (high hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
SP 3194 (GP9) in Brisbane, CA at the east end Bayshore Yard in March 1981 (cropped).jpg 19483Southern Pacific 3194May 1954GP9RMarch 26, 1997Operational Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California [1]
Great Western RY GP9 296.jpg 19893Great Western Railway 296September 1954GP92003Undergoing restoration Heber Valley Railroad in Heber, Utah
Southern Pacific Railroad No. 5623 at the Niles Canyon Railway - November 2020.jpg 19978Southern Pacific 5623April 1955GP9R Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)1991Operational Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California "torpedo boat" version [2]
19980BUGX 3190April 1955GP9ENovember 26, 1991Owned by BUGX, moved out of Eureka, California"torpedo boat" version
20696Western Pacific 725September 1955GP9May 1985On static display Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [3]
Elko (NV, USA), Elko Railroad Park, Western Pacific 727 -- 2022 -- 2710.jpg 20698Western Pacific 727September 1955GP9 Western Pacific Railroad (WP)February 1984On static displayElko Railroad Park, Elko, Nevada
PRR 7000 GP9.jpg 20704Pennsylvania Railroad 7000October 1955GP9-Operational Cape May Seashore Lines in New Jersey
PRR 7006, at RMP.jpg 20710Pennsylvania Railroad 7006October 1955GP9-On static display Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad - 7048 diesel locomotive (GP9) 1 (27006200736).jpg 20752Pennsylvania Railroad 7048December 1955GP9-On static display Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania
20754Western Pacific 731September 1955GP9May 1985On static display Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [4]
NSSR245.jpg 21090Northern Pacific 245February 1956GP9-On static display Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [5]
25152Albany and Eastern 1750February 1959GP9R-Operational Albany and Eastern Railroad in Lebanon, Oregon
B&O 6607 GP9 in Forest Glen, MD in December 1980 B33 (33945487616).jpg 22256B&O 6607October 1956GP9July 16, 1986Operational B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland [6]
Engineer checking switching locomotive at Western Pacific Railroad Museum (5358098031).jpg 22897Southern Pacific 2873December 1956GP9R-Undergoing repairs Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [7]
SP 3769.jpg 22915Southern Pacific 3769January 1957GP9ESouthern Pacific Railroad (SP)July 23, 1987Operational Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah [8]
22920BUGX 1803January 1957GP9R-Under ownership of BUGX-
22943BUGX 3804March 1957GP9R-Owned by BUGX, moved out of Sacramento, California
Conway Scenic Railroad 1741.jpg 23239Boston and Maine 1741July 1957GP9-Operational Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [9] [10]
24838Norfolk and Western 686February 1959GP9-Operational Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut
Naugatuck Railroad 859.jpg 24868Norfolk and Western 859June 1959GP9-OperationalRailroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut
N&W GP9 514 Train 3, The Pocahontas, leaving Norfolk, VA on November 24, 1968 (25345240682).jpg 24956Norfolk and Western 514November 1958GP91987UnrestoredOwned by the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society [11]
Norfolk and Western Railway No. 521 in December 2016.jpg 24963Norfolk and Western 521December 1958GP9 Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W)-On static display Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia
24968Grand Trunk Western 4138November 1958GP9-OperationalPrairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba [12]
P&w 1801 (2317274461).jpg 25130BUGX 1801April 1959GP9R-StoredSouth Haven, Kansas
Pennsylvania Railroad GP9 No. 7236 at Colebrookdale Railroad Independence Day 2017.jpg 24288Pennsylvania Railroad 7236October 1959GP9-Operational Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pennsylvania

EMD-built (low hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
19968Great Smoky Mountains 1751May 1955GP9E1986Operational Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina
Skunk Train - August 2018 - Stierch 02.jpg 19997California Western 65October 1954GP9R1986Operational California Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California [13]
Skunk Train Engine No. 64 at Fort Bragg Station - November 2011.jpg 20132California Western 64January 1955GP9R
  • Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
  • Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
-OperationalCalifornia Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California [13]
21359Great Smoky Mountains 1755April 1956GP9E-Operational Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina
Skunk Train Engine No. 66 - August 2005 - 01.jpg 22053California Western 66November 1956GP9-OperationalCalifornia Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California [13]

GMD-built (high hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
BNSF 1685.JPG A1091BNSF 1685March 1957GP9-Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba "torpedo boat" version [14]

GMD-built (low hood)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferences
A714Canadian Pacific 8250December 1954GP9u Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)-Operational Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in Romney, West Virginia [15]
NewHope-4.png A1134Canadian Pacific 8218August 1957GP9u2015Operational New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania [16] [17]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

High hood

Serial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences
21888Conway Scenic 1757November 1956Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9- Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire 2022Used as parts donor
22922North Coast Railroad 3779March 1957Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • North Coast Railroad (NCRR)
-North Coast Railroad's "Balloon track" in Eureka, California September 2024Poor condition [18]
25136Southern Pacific 2872April 1959Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9R
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • North Coast Railroad (NCRR)
-North Coast Railroad's "Balloon track" in Eureka, CaliforniaSeptember 2024Poor condition [18]
25139North Coast Railroad 3857April 1959Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • North Coast Railroad (NCRR)
-North Coast Railroad's "Balloon track" in Eureka, California September 2024Poor condition [18]

Low hood

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Diesel Engine No. 711.jpg 19104Great Smoky Mountains 711July 1957Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9R
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
A field in Whittier, North Carolina 2022Destroyed in staged train wreck by MrBeast
Nantahala Train Ride - panoramio.jpg 19874Great Smoky Mountains 777September 1954Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP9R
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
  • Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW)
  • Railway Equipment Leasing Company (RELX)
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
 Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina 2022Destroyed in staged train wreck by MrBeast

References

  1. ↑ "GGRM: Collection". www.ggrm.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Southern Pacific #5623". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ↑ "WPRM - WP 725". wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  4. ↑ "WPRM - WP 731". wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Diesel Locomotives". Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  6. ↑ "B&O No.6607". B&O Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  7. ↑ "WPRM - SP 2873". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  8. ↑ "Rolling Stock of the Utah State Railroad Museum: SP 3769: GP9". Utah State Railroad Museum: Spencer S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Rail Center. Ogden, Utah: Ogden Union Station. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  9. ↑ Franz, Justin (2024-11-22). "Photo Line: The Return of Boston & Maine 1741". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  10. ↑ Franz, Justin (2020-12-24). "Historical Group Saves Boston & Maine GP9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  11. ↑ Franz, Justin (2024-08-20). "Norfolk & Western GP9 Saved For Preservation". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  12. ↑ "Diesel Engine No. 4138 – Vintage Locomotive Society" . Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  13. 1 2 3 "California Western Railroad". Central Coast Chapter NRHS. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  14. ↑ "Diesel Engine No. 1685 – Vintage Locomotive Society" . Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  15. ↑ "Equipment: From Locomotives to Passenger Cars". Potomac Eagle. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  16. ↑ "Diesel Locomotive 8218". New Hope Railroad. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  17. ↑ Franz, Justin (2022-11-07). "Fresh Paint for New Hope GP9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  18. 1 2 3 "Twenty-Six Years After They Were Stranded There By Floods, The Balloon Track's Zombie Trains Are Finally Moving Out -- Mostly in Pieces". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
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