List of preserved EMD SD40-series locomotives

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.

SD40 (EMD)

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	29025	Illinois Central 6071	July 1964	SD40-2R	Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GM&O) Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Canadian National Railway (CN)	2009	On static display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois		[1]
	31556	Southern Pacific 7362	May 1966	SD40R	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)	June 29, 1998	On static display at Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte, Nebraska
	32043	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5007	April 1966	SD40u	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Great Northern Railway (GN)	-	Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California
	32044	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5008				2009	On static display at Marceline, Missouri		[2] [3] [4]
	32135	Western Maryland 7471	August 1966	SD40	Western Maryland Railway (WM) CSX (CSXT) Morrison–Knudsen (MK) Helm Financial (HCLX) Georges Creek Railway (GCK)	-	Operational, Owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing (PNLX)
	34105	CSX 4621			Western Maryland Railway (WM) CSX (CSXT)	-	Stored at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland	Privately owned, to be restored to original Western Maryland livery and number.
	34759	Louisville and Nashville 1230	April 1969		Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) Seaboard System Railroad (SBD) CSX Transportation (CSX) Morrison–Knudsen (M–K) Utah Railway (UTAH) Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (W&S) FirstEnergy (FE) Tyner Terminal Railroad (TTRR)	-	Under ownership of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee		[5]
	37211	Chesapeake and Ohio 7534	March 1971		Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) CSX Transportation (CSX)	2017	On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia		[6] [7]
	37355	Southern 3170	April 1971		Southern Railway (SOU) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)	2007, 2016	On static display, awaiting restoration at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee		[8] [9]
	38931	Progress Rail 3066	November 1971		Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM) Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) Progress Rail Services (PRS)	2013	On static display at the Coastal Pines Technical College in Waycross, Georgia

SD40 (GMD)

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	A2133	Canadian Pacific 5500	July 1966	SD40	Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)	2001	On static display at the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, British Columbia	CP class DRF-30a	[10] [11]
	A2594	Canadian National 5232	November 1971		Canadian National Railway (CN) Athabasca Northern Railway (ANR) Cando Contracting Limited (CCLX)	-	Under ownership of the Vintage Locomotive Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba	CN class GF-30m

SDP40

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	31597	Great Northern 325	May 1966	Great Northern Railway (GN) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)	May 2009	Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota		[12] [13] [14]

SD40A

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	34947	Illinois Central 6014	May 1966	Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) Indiana Box Car Corporation (IBCX)	-	Undergoing restoration to operating condition by Railexco in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.		[15]

SD40-2 (EMD)

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	7396-27	BUGX 156	August 1972	SD40-2	Milwaukee Road (MILW) Soo Line Railroad (SOO) Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM) Kansas City Southern de México (KCS) Maine Central Railroad (MEC) Pan Am Railways (PAR)	August 1987	Stored at 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	[16] [17]
	74609-32	Chicago and North Western 6847	March 1974		Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)	December 2008	Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois		[18] [19]
	766032-10	Chicago and North Western 6935	November 1976			February 27, 2001	Stored at the West Chicago Training Center in West Chicago, Illinois
	776086-24	Norfolk and Western 6162	May 1978		Norfolk and Western (N&W) Norfolk Southern (NS)	June 2020	Operational at the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Ravenna, Kentucky	Repainted to its original livery in 2023.	[20] [21]
	786181-8	Union Pacific 3105	June 1979	SD40-2C	Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)	December 2013	On static display at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California		[19] [22]
	786269-9	Union Pacific 9950	April 1980	SD40-2		August 22, 2001	On static display at the Western America Railroad Museum at Barstow, California		[19] [23]

SD40-2 (GMD)

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	A2576	Canadian Pacific 5577	March 1972	SD40-2	Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad (PN)	-	Operational on the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania	CP class DRF-30s
	A3670	Canadian Pacific 5903	December 1978		Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)	2018	On static display at ExpoRail in Saint-Constant, Quebec		[24]

SDP40F

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	74611-65	BNSF 6976	October 1974	SDP40F	Amtrak (AMTK) Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) BNSF Railway (BNSF) Dynamic Rail Preservation (DYMX)	2002	Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois		[25] [26] [27]

SD40T-2

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	756046-16	Denver and Rio Grande Western 5371	August 1975	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)	December 5, 2008	On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah		[28]
	776098-2	Southern Pacific 5387	August 1978	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) Larry's Truck and Electric (LTEX) Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN)	May 22, 2001	Operational, owned by the Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society in Perry, Oklahoma
	786174-42	Union Pacific 8755	January 1979	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)	January 24, 2008	Stored at the Fire Training Academy, at San Antonio, Texas
	786264-4	Denver and Rio Grande Western 5401	March 1980	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)	April 12, 2010	Awaiting cosmetic restoration by the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado		[29]

See also

• List of preserved EMD locomotives
• List of preserved EMD GP7 locomotives
• List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives
• List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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. "C&O SD40 heading to Virginia museum | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
8. "Southern Railway 3170". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
9. "Norfolk Southern donates Southern SD40 to TVRM | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
10. "CPR Diesel Locomotive SD 5500". Revelstoke Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
11. Franz, Justin (2025-02-10). "Museum to Restore Canada's First SD40". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
12. Franz, Justin (2023-03-03). "Great Northern SDP40 to Wear Orange and Green Again". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
13. "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
14. "GN 325". www.erixrailcar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
15. "Under Restoration". Railexco. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
16. Franz, Justin (2023-04-04). "Milwaukee Road Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved in Oklahoma". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
17. Berger, Eric (2023-03-28). "MILW Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved". Diesel Era. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
18. "Chicago & North Western 6847". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
19. "SD40-2: The Workingman's Hero". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
20. "Kentucky Steam Equipment". Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
21. "Kentucky Steam's SD40-2 diesel repainted in Norfolk & Western scheme". Trains. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
22. "Union Pacific #3105". RailGiants Train Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
23. Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Dover Printing. 2000. p. 25.
24. "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.
25. "Burlington Northern Santa Fe 6976". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
26. Franz, Justin (2025-07-07). "Historic Amtrak Locomotives Donated to Illinois Railway Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
27. "Two former Amtrak diesels donated to Illinois Railway Museum". Trains. 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
28. "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.
29. "Colorado Railroad Museum to cosmetically restore Rio Grande tunnel motor | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-09.