List of preserved EMD SD40-series locomotives

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This is a summary, listing every diesel locomotive from the SD40-series in preservation. This list includes the models SD40, SDP40, SD40A, SD40-2, SDP40F, SD40T-2, SD40-2W, SD40-2S.

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SD40 (EMD)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
29025Illinois Central 6071July 1964SD40-2R2009On static display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois [1]
31556Southern Pacific 7362May 1966SD40RJune 29, 1998On static display at Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte, Nebraska
32043Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5007April 1966SD40u- Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California
32044Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5008April 1966SD40u
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
2009On static display at Marceline, Missouri [2] [3] [4]
34759Louisville and Nashville 1230April 1969SD40-Under ownership of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [5]
37211Chesapeake and Ohio 7534March 1971SD402017On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia [6]

SD40 (GMD)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Canadian Pacific Railway SD40 locomotive No. 5500 at the Revelstoke Railway Museum - July 2013.jpg A2133Canadian Pacific 5500July 1966SD40 Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)2001On static display at the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, British Columbia CP class DRF-30a [7]
A2594Canadian National 5232November 1971SD40-Under ownership of the Vintage Locomotive Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba

SDP40

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Great Northern 325.jpg 31597Great Northern 325May 1966 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)May 2009Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [8] [9]

SD40A

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
34947Illinois Central 6014May 1966 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)-Undergoing restoration to operating condition by Railexco in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. [10]

SD40-2 (EMD)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
7396-27Pan Am 156August 1972 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)-Slated for donation to the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to be restored into its "Bicentennial" attire by Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX).MILW class 30-ERS-6 [11]
Ucmc1019371.jpg 786181-8Union Pacific 3105June 1979Electro-Motive Division (EMD)December 2013On static display at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California SD40-2C [12]

SD40-2 (GMD)

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
A3670Canadian Pacific 5903December 1978 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)2018On static display at ExpoRail in Saint-Constant, Quebec CP class DRF-30s [13]

SD40T-2

PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Drgw 5371.jpg 756046-16Denver and Rio Grande Western 5371August 1975 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)December 5, 2008On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah [14]
786174-42Union Pacific 8755January 1979Electro-Motive Division (EMD)January 24, 2008Stored at the Fire Training Academy, at San Antonio, Texas
Rio Grande 5401.jpg 786264-4Denver and Rio Grande Western 5401March 1980Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
  • Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW)
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
-Awaiting cosmetic restoration by the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IC 6071". Monticello Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Diesel Locomotive 5008". Downtown Marceline Foundation. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  3. ↑ Franz, Justin (2023-07-21). "BNSF Engine, Engineer Reunited in Retirement". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  4. ↑ "Old friends: Retired BNSF engineer restores locomotive he operated for 41 years". BNSF Railway. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  5. ↑ Franz, Justin (2024-06-20). "L&N SD40 Returns to Tennessee". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ↑ "SD40 #7534". CSX. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  7. ↑ "CPR Diesel Locomotive SD 5500". Revelstoke Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  9. ↑ "GN 325". www.erixrailcar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  10. ↑ "Under Restoration". Railexco. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  11. ↑ Franz, Justin (2023-04-04). "Milwaukee Road Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved in Oklahoma". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  12. ↑ "Union Pacific #3105". RailGiants Train Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  13. ↑ "Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Locomotives: CP 5900 - 5914 - EMD SD40-2 (DRF-30s) - Received Oct. to December 1978 to January 1979". www.solrs.ca. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  14. ↑ "Rolling Stock of the Utah State Railroad Museum: D&RGW 5371: SD40T-2". 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.
  15. ↑ "Colorado Railroad Museum to cosmetically restore Rio Grande tunnel motor | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
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