A large quantity of rolling stock formerly owned and operated by Southern Pacific Railroad have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations all across North America.
| Photograph | Number | Build date | Builder | Model | Disposition and Location | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | EMD | SW1 | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California. | ||||
 | 1006 | EMD | SW1 | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | |||
| 1059 | ALCO | S-6 | Operational, Virginia and Truckee Railroad, Nevada [14] | ||||
 | 1100 | EMD | TR6A (SW8) | Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | |||
 | 1218 | ALCO | S-6 | Undergoing restoration, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | |||
 | 1423 | EMD | NW2 | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | |||
 | 1474 | ALCO | S-4 | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | |||
 | 1487 | FM | H-12-44 | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California. | Ex-US Army #1874 | ||
 | 1518 | May 1951 | EMD | SD7/SD7R | Operational, Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois | EMD #990 | [15] [16] |
 | 1530 | November 1952 | EMD | SD7/SD7R | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | Portland and Western 1501 | |
 | 1550 | Baldwin | S-12 | Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | |||
| 2379 | FM | H-12-44 | Operational, Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas | ||||
 | 2873 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | |||
 | 2954 | ALCO | RSD-12 | Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | |||
 | 2958 | ALCO | RSD-12 | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | |||
 | 3100 | March 29, 1963 | GE | U25B/U25BE | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | [17] [18] [19] | |
 | 3194 | May 1954 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | Stored, operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | [20] | |
| 3709 | EMD | GP9 | Undergoing operational restoration, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | [21] | |||
 | 3769 | EMD | GP9 | Static display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, Utah | |||
 | 3855 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | Stored, South Haven, Kansas. Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | Portland and Western 1801 | ||
 | 3873 | EMD | GP9 | Operational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | [22] | ||
 | 3885 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | Operational, Mount Hood Railroad, Portland, Oregon | Currently MHRR 88 | ||
| 4347 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Stored, Schellville, California | ||||
 | 4397 | May 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | Portland and Western 1852 | |
| 4404 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Owned by Western Rail Inc, Airway Heights, Washington (from Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California) | ||||
 | 4426 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Operational, Nevada Northern Railway, Ely, Nevada | Nevada Northern #204 | ||
| 4436 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Stored, Schellville, California | ||||
 | 4451 | April 1954 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Stored, Schellville, California | nicknamed "Puff" | |
 | 5100 | GE | 70-ton | Stored, serviceable, Oregon Pacific Railroad, Milwaukie, Oregon | |||
| 5119 | GE | 70-ton | Operational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | ||||
 | 5208 | Baldwin | DRS-6-6-1500 | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | |||
| 5253 | Baldwin | AS-616 | Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | ||||
| 5274 | Baldwin | AS-616 | Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | ||||
 | 5399 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Operational, Albany and Eastern Railroad, Lebanon, Oregon | Ex-SP #4364 | ||
 | 5472 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | Ex-SP #4423 | ||
 | 5623 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | Ex-SP #3189 | ||
| 5793 | April 1957 | EMD | GP9 | Operational at the Madison Railroad in Madison, Indiana as CMPA GP10 #3634 | |||
 | 6051 | EMD | E9 | Operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | |||
 | 6378 | EMD | F7A | Stored, serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | |||
 | 6380 | EMD | F7A | Stored serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | |||
 | 6402 | EMD | F7A | Stored, operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | |||
 | 6819 | EMD | SD45T-2/SD45T-2R | Operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | |||
| 7207 | EMD | GP20 | Operational, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Blue Ridge, Georgia | ||||
| 7304 | ALCO | RS-32 | Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | ||||
 | 7457 | August 1966 | EMD | SD45/SD45R | Static display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, Utah | Ex-SP 8800, the first SD45 built for SP | |
| 7863 | GE | B30-7 | Stored, Creede, Colorado | ||||
 | 9010 | Krauss-Maffei | ML-4000 | Operational, based at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California |
| Photograph | Number/Name | Builder | Type | Disposition | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Pullman | business car | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | ||
| 121 | Pullman | business car/observation car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 122 Sacramento | Barney & Smith | business car/observation car | Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | ||
| 127 | Pullman | business car/observation car | Undergoing restoration; Elmendorf Heritage and Railroad Museum, Elmendorf, Texas. | ||
| 141 | Pullman | business car/observation car | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 219 | Pullman-Standard | instruction car | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | ||
 | 290 | Budd | diner | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | |
 | 291 | Budd | lounge | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | |
| 293 | Pullman | business car/coach | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 401 | Carter Brothers | baggage-coach | Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California | ||
| 1949 | Pullman | "Harriman" coach | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
 | 1975 | Pullman | all day lunch car | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | |
 | 2085–2159 | Pullman | suburban coach | Of the 75 built for service on the Peninsula Commute, 27 were operable in 1980 and 10 were considered suitable for parts only. [23] After leaving commute service in 1985, most are now in service or in storage at various railroad museums/tourist lines, including:
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 | 2127 | Pullman | suburban coach | Undergoing restoration; Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Tillamook, Oregon | |
| 2360 | Pullman | coach | Stored, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 2373 | Pullman | coach | Available for lease as GOLDEN SHORE from American Rail Excursions [31] | ||
| 2377 GOLDEN ORE | Budd | coach | In use as 2095 ANASAZI at Grand Canyon Railway | [32] | |
| 2378 GOLDEN SAND | Budd | coach | Available for lease as GOLDEN SAND from Mid America Railcar Leasing | [33] | |
| 2397 Shasta Springs | Pullman | coach | Owned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum | ||
| 2445-2446 | Pullman | articulated coach | Owned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum | ||
 | 2473-2474 | Pullman | articulated coach | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | |
| 2979 | Pullman | lounge car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca | ||
| 2981 Overland Trail | Pullman-Standard | Club/Lounge w/barbershop | In service; owned by Bill Hatrick; located at the Western Maryland Scenic as of October 2022 | ||
| 3300 | Pullman-Standard | Chair/Baggage Combine | Stored, private owner; Beaverton, Oregon | ||
| 3700, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3707, 3708 | Pullman-Standard | Gallery | Sold to Transcisco Tours in 1985 and operated on that line; later sold to BNSF and in service as business cars #40 Fox River (ex-SP 3703), #41 Flathead River (ex-SP 3701), #44 Colorado River (ex-SP 3708), and #45 Powder River (ex-SP 3707). Two were rebuilt from business cars to track geometry cars: #80 (renumbered from #43) Rio Grande River (ex-SP 3700) and #87 (renumbered from #42) Skagit River (ex-SP 3702). | ||
| 3734, 3740, 3744, 3745 | Pullman-Standard | Gallery | Converted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours. | [34] [35] | |
 | 4300 | St. Louis Car Company | postal storage | Former SP horse car 7241 located at Arizona Railway Museum | [36] |
| 5045 | Pullman | baggage/RPO car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 5131 | Standard Steel Car | baggage/RPO car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 6235 | Pullman | baggage car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 10040 | Pullman | dining car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 10277-10278-10279 | Pullman | triple articulated diner car | Located in Grapevine, TX; owned by the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, stored near Grapevine depot | ||
| 10280-10281-10282 | Pullman | triple articulated diner car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
| 10402 GOLDEN TRENCHER | Pullman Standard | hamburger grill | Located at Union Depot Railway Museum | [37] |
| Photograph | Number | Builder | Type | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Narrow gauge boxcar | Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California | ||
| 188 | Narrow gauge stock car | Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California | ||
| 5335 | boxcar | Storage; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, unknown location within Oregon | ||
| SSW 23908 | boxcar | Display; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA |
| Photograph | Number | Builder | Type | Disposition | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1337 | Bay window caboose | Display; C30-6 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | |||
 | 1886 | Bay window caboose | Restoration completed 9/16/16, static display at SLORRM, San Luis Obispo, CA | ||
| 4706 | Bay window caboose | Operational; C50-9 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | |||
 | 4727, 4736 | Caboose | Renumbered to JPBX 598, 599 and in annual Holiday Train service for Caltrain | [38] |
| Photograph | Number | Builder | Type | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SPMW 208 | Rotary snowplow and power snail | Operational; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | |
| SPMW 8209 | EMD | Snowplow (originally F7B #6151C) | Undergoing cosmetic restoration at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas | |
| SPMW 8221 | Rotary snowplow and power snail | Operational; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | ||
| SPMW 328 | Snow Flanger | Static display; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon |
| Photograph | Number | Builder | Build date | Whyte | Locomotive class | Last Location | Scrapped | Cause of scrapping | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743 | SP's Algiers Shops | 1921 | 2-8-2 | MK-5 | Girard Park in Lafayette, Louisiana | 1970 | Environmental deterioration | |||
| 1294 | Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) | April 1924 | 0-6-0 | S-14 | San Francisco Zoo | 1987 | Environmental deterioration |
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Locomotives of the Southern Pacific in preservation | ||
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| Preserved steam engines |
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| Preserved diesel engines | ||
| Formerly preserved, scrapped | ||
