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	April 1966	SD40u	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Great Northern Railway (GN)	2009	On static display at Marceline, Missouri		[2] [3] [4]
	34759	Louisville and Nashville 1230	April 1969	SD40	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	SD40	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) CSX Transportation (CSX)	2017	On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia		[6]

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	[7]
	A2594	Canadian National 5232	November 1971	SD40	Canadian National Railway (CN) Athabasca Northern Railway (ANR) Cando Contracting Limited (CCLX)	-	Under ownership of the Vintage Locomotive Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba

SDP40

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	31596	BUGX 6326	May 1966	Great Northern Railway (GN) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)	-	Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX), moved out of Stockton, California
	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		[8] [9]

SD40A

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Builder	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	34947	Illinois Central 6014	May 1966	Electro-Motive Division (EMD)	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.		[10]

SD40-2 (EMD)

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	7396-27	Pan Am 156	August 1972	SD40-2	Milwaukee Road (MILW) Kansas City Southern de México (KCS) Maine Central Railroad (MEC) Pan Am Railways (PAR)	-	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]
	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	SD40-2C	[12]

SD40-2 (GMD)

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	A3670	Canadian Pacific 5903	December 1978	SD40-2	Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)	2018	On static display at ExpoRail in Saint-Constant, Quebec	CP class DRF-30s	[13]
	A4438	BUGX 5874	October 1984	SD40-2	Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Combined Metals Company (CM)	2017	Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX), moved out of Stockton, California	CP class DRF-30w

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)		Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois

SD40T-2

Photograph	Serial no.	Locomotive	Build date	Builder	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
	756046-16	Denver and Rio Grande Western 5371	August 1975	Electro-Motive Division (EMD)	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		[14]
	786174-42	Union Pacific 8755	January 1979	Electro-Motive Division (EMD)	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	Electro-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

• 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. "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.