List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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This is a summary, listing every EMD SD9 locomotive in preservation.

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Currently preserved

Korea

LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Korail 5025- Korail -Plinthed at the Daejeon MPD in Daejeon, South Korea

United States

PhotographLocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1550.jpg BNSF 1550February 1954SD9-3-Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [1]
Milwaukee Road No. 532 EMD SD10 locomotive at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad - October 2011 - 04.jpg Milwaukee Road 532February 1954SD102001Operational at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad (WVSR) in Connersville, Indiana [2]
Southern Pacific 4303April 1954SD9ESeptember 18, 1995Stored at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada
SP 4451 Lenzen Apr 85xRP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg Southern Pacific 4451April 1954SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)August 30, 1995Stored in Schellville, California
BUGX 4304May 1954SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)-Stored in Willits, California (coordinates: 39.40685335394528, -123.34882005167984)
POTB 6139.jpg Port of Tillamook Bay 6139December 1954SD9-Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon
Turlock and Western 4409January 1955SD9E-Operational at the Turlock and Western Railroad in Chemurgic, California.
Southern Pacific 4347February 1955SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)-Stored in Schellville, California
Southern Pacific 5399 (now LLW 5399 or AERC 5399) in Albany, Oregon.jpg Southern Pacific 5399February 1955SD9E-Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) at Lebanon, Oregon [3]
Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway 205April 1955SD9-Donated to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee Number is labelled as "206" instead of 205 [4]
Dakota Southern 4427April 1955SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)-Operational at the Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota [5]
Southern Pacific 4404April 1955SD9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM)
  • Western Rail, Inc. (WRIX)
-Operational at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) in Usk, Washington (coordinates: 48°18'22.7"N 117°16'24.6"W) [6]
Southern Pacific 4436April 1955SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)March 26, 1997Stored in Schellville, California
PNWR 1852 on March 30th, 2022.jpg BUGX 1852May 1955SD9E
  • 1995 (SP)
  • 2023 (P&W)
Stored in Galesburg, Illinois
BNSF 1727August 1955SD9-On static display at the Brookfield Public Library in Brookfield, Missouri (coordinates: 39°47'08.4"N 93°04'25.5"W)
BUGX SD9 no. 1552 (ex-BNSF SD9 1552) on March 30, 2024.png BUGX 1552October 1955SD9-3
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
-Stored in South Haven, Kansas
Nevada Northern 204.jpg Nevada Northern 204February 1956SD9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • BHP Nevada Railroad (BHP)
September 18, 1995Undergoing a repaint job to a new paint scheme by the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada [7]
Southern Pacific 4401March 1956SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)July 3, 1998Stored at Chemurgic in Turlock, California
SP 5472 and 5623.jpg Southern Pacific 5472March 1956SD9E1993Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [8]
Nickel plate road sd9 358.jpg Nickel Plate Road 358April 1957SD9m2010Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana [9]
Norfolk and Western 2349 (16030220411).jpg Norfolk and Western 2349April 1957SD9m
  • Nickel Plate Road (NKP)
  • Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W)
  • Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
-On static display at the Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum in Bellevue, Ohio
Great Northern 598May 1958SD9
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
2005Undergoing restoration at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington [10]
Great Northern 599June 1958SD9
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
-Cannibalized for spare parts for GN 598 at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington [11] [12]
BN6234JSRH.jpg Burlington Northern 6234April 1959SD92003Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [13]
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 818April 1959SD-M-Undergoing restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [14]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Korea

LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateNotesReferences
Korail 5020- Korail - Busan Railway Vehicle Maintenance Group in Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea 2009

United States

LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateNotesReferences
Royal Gorge 5305July 1957SD9- Cañon City, Colorado October 2012 [15] [16] [17]
Dakota Southern 506January 1954SD9- Chamberlain, South Dakota October 15, 2021
SP 4450, an SD9 named "Huff" (144120403).jpg Southern Pacific 4450April 1954SD9EMarch 26, 1997 Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California August 20, 2013 [18]

References

  1. Berger, Eric (2022-04-20). "BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  2. "Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  3. Danneman, Mike (2024-01-15). EMD Locomotives. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-3981-0320-7.
  4. "SD9 Locomotive Joins TVRM's Collection". Tennessee Valley Railroad. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  5. Presented by Spencer Christian (2009). "Dakota Southern Railway". Tracks Ahead. Episode 707. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PBS. WMVS/Milwaukee PBS. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21.
  6. 04-13-13 FRRS Southern Pacific 4404 Sales Agreement WRIX March 2013 - Draft 2. Western Pacific Railroad Museum. 2013-04-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-24.
  7. Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  8. "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  9. "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  10. "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  11. Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  12. Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  13. "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  14. "Elgin, Joliet & Eastern No. 818 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  15. "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  16. "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  17. Cotey, Angela (2012-03-10). "Last Rio Grande SD9 scrapped". Trains. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  18. Vicknair, Eugene (2013-06-02). "FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society . Retrieved 2024-09-23.