List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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This is a summary, listing every EMD SD9 locomotive in preservation. All are listed by serial number.

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Currently preserved in Korea

Works no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
23901Korail 5025October 1957 Korail -Plinthed at the Daejeon MPD in Daejeon, South Korea

Currently preserved in the United States

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences
Milwaukee Road No. 532 EMD SD10 locomotive at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad - October 2011 - 04.jpg 18780Milwaukee Road 532February 1954SD102001Operational at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad (WVSR) in Connersville, Indiana [1]
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1550.jpg 19340BNSF 1550February 1954SD9-3-Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [2]
20220421 15 Burlington Junction Rwy., Burlington, Iowa.jpg 19441BUGX 4324April 1954SD9E-Stored at the Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) in Burlington, Iowa.
SP 4451 Lenzen Apr 85xRP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg 19442Southern Pacific 4451April 1954SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)August 30, 1995Stored in Schellville, California
19443Southern Pacific 4303April 1954SD9ESeptember 18, 1995Stored at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada
19455BUGX 4304May 1954SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)-Stored in Willits, California (coordinates: 39.40685335394528, -123.34882005167984)
Southern Pacific 5399 (now LLW 5399 or AERC 5399) in Albany, Oregon.jpg 19940Southern Pacific 5399February 1955SD9E-Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) at Lebanon, Oregon [3]
19953Southern Pacific 4371March 1955SD9EMay 19, 1997Stored at Chemurgic in Turlock, California
19956Southern Pacific 4436April 1955SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)March 26, 1997Stored in Schellville, California
WellsMI ELS 2017 05 05 (10).jpg 19990Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad 1221June 1955SD9Reserve Mining-Operational at the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) at Wells, Michigan
POTB 6139.jpg 20121Port of Tillamook Bay 6139December 1954SD9-Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon
013xRP - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg 20204Portland and Western 1854April 1955SD9E-Donated to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation in Portland, Oregon, currently stored in Lebanon, Oregon
20206Southern 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) [4]
20215Nebkota Railway 613May 1955SD9EAugust 30, 1995Sold to the Nebraska Northwestern Railroad (NNW)
20214WRIX 439May 1955SD9E-Operational at Western Rail Inc. at Airway Heights, Washington
BUGX 1852 at East Helena, Montana on April 5, 2024.jpg 20216BUGX 1852May 1955SD9E
  • 1995 (SP)
  • 2023 (P&W)
Stored in Galesburg, Illinois
20228WRIX 602January 1955SD9E-Operational at J. D. Heiskell and Company, Inc. in Pixley, California
20235Turlock and Western 4409January 1955SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)December 23, 1998Operational at the Turlock and Western Railroad (TWRR) in Chemurgic, California.
3 Southern Pacific SD9s and Train at Elkhorn Slough -- 3 Photos (32275362974).jpg 20236Southern Pacific 4347February 1955SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)-Stored in Schellville, California
20445Black River and Western 9581March 1955SD9m2010Operational at the Black River and Western Railroad in Ringoes, New Jersey [5]
20448Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway 205April 1955SD9-Donated to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee Number is labelled as "206" instead of 205 [6]
20450JD Heiskell 1886June 1955SD9m
  • Central of Georgia Railway (CofG)
  • Southern Railway (SR)
  • Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
2010Operational at J. D. Heiskell and Company, Inc. in Pixley, California
BNSF 1727 at Brookfield, Missouri on October 10, 2018.png 20562BNSF 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 20584BUGX 1552October 1955SD9-3
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
October 31, 2017Stored in South Haven, Kansas [7]
21251Great Northern 1729June 1956SD9
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
-Stored at Seattle, Washington
Nevada Northern 204.jpg 21293Nevada Northern 250February 1956SD9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • BHP Nevada Railroad (BHP)
September 18, 1995Operational the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada Formerly no. 204. The unit will serve as 250 until 2027. [8] [9]
SP 5472 and 5623.jpg 21297Southern Pacific 5472March 1956SD9E1993Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [10]
21305Southern Pacific 4401March 1956SD9ESouthern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)July 3, 1998Stored at Chemurgic in Turlock, California
21315Nebkota Railway 614April 1956SD9EMay 27, 1995Sold to the Nebraska Northwestern Railroad (NNW)
23105South Branch Valley Railroad 181February 1957SD9-Stored at the South Branch Valley Rail Road in Moorefield, West Virginia [11]
23106South Branch Valley Railroad 180February 1957SD9
  • Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR)
  • Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (B&LE)
  • Larry's Truck and Electric (LTEX)
-Stored at the South Branch Valley Rail Road in Moorefield, West Virginia [11]
Norfolk and Western 2349 (16030220411).jpg 23164Norfolk 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
Nickel plate road sd9 358.jpg 23173Nickel Plate Road 358April 1957SD9m2010Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana [12]
23631BUGX 1553September 1957SD9-3
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
-Stored at BUGX's Stockton yard in Stockton, California
24100Great 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 [13]
24101Great 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 [14] [15]
BN6234JSRH.jpg 25159Burlington Northern 6234April 1959SD92003Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [16]
25161"Great Northern 1732"April 1959SD9-Stored at Seattle, Washington
20160626 04 Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, North Judson, Indiana.jpg 25272Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 818April 1959SD-M-Undergoing restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [17]

Preserved parts

Works no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire datePreserved part(s)LocationNotesReferences
19986Port of Tillamook Bay 4405April 1955SD9ESeptember 1993Nose/Front hood Astoria Riverfront Trolley Barn in Astoria, Oregon. (Coordinates: 46°11'08.4"N 123°51'32.5"W)
19983Port of Tillamook Bay 4406April 1955SD9E1994Frame, Cab and noseSiding near Hangar B at the Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Korea

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateNotesReferences
23500Korail 5020July 1957 Korail - Busan Railway Vehicle Maintenance Group in Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea 2009

United States

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateNotesReferences
Dakota Southern 506 at the Dakota Southern Railway's Chamberlain train yard.jpg 18777Dakota Southern 506January 1954SD9- Chamberlain, South Dakota October 15, 2021
SP 4450, an SD9 named "Huff" (144120403).jpg 19452Southern Pacific 4450April 1954SD9EMarch 26, 1997 Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California August 20, 2013 [18]
Dakota Southern 4427 at Chamberlain, South Dakota.png 19957Dakota Southern 4427April 1955SD9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)
-Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota December 2023
22808Royal Gorge 5305July 1957SD9- Cañon City, Colorado October 2012 [19] [20] [21]

References

  1. "Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  2. Berger, Eric (2022-04-20). "BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. Danneman, Mike (2024-01-15). EMD Locomotives. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-3981-0320-7.
  4. 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.
  5. "Black River & Western Railroad". www.brwrr.com. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  6. "SD9 Locomotive Joins TVRM's Collection". Tennessee Valley Railroad. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  7. "BNSF All-Time Diesel Roster, Road Numbers 6100-6199". www.saintanomalous.info. Archived from the original on 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  8. Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  9. "Nevada Northern introduces repainted locomotive for USA's 250th birthday". Trains. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  11. 1 2 "Diesels". Missabe Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  12. "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  13. "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  14. Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  15. Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  16. "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  17. "Elgin, Joliet & Eastern No. 818 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. 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.
  19. "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  20. "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  21. Cotey, Angela (2012-03-10). "Last Rio Grande SD9 scrapped". Trains. Retrieved 2024-10-30.