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List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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

Currently preserved

Korea

Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
Korail 5025 - Korail - Plinthed at the Daejeon MPD in Daejeon, South Korea

United States

Photograph Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
BNSF 1550 February 1954 SD9-3 - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [1]
Milwaukee Road 532 February 1954 SD10 2001 Operational at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad (WVSR) in Connersville, Indiana [2]
Southern Pacific 4451 April 1954 SD9E Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) August 30, 1995 Stored in Schellville, California
Port of Tillamook Bay 6139 December 1954 SD9 - Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon
Southern Pacific 5399 February 1955 SD9E - Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) at Lebanon, Oregon [3]
Dakota Southern 4427 April 1955 SD9E Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) - Operational at the Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota [4]
Southern Pacific 4404 April 1955 SD9E Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) - Under ownership of Western Rail Inc. (WRIX) [5]
BUGX 1852 May 1955 SD9E
  • 1995 (SP)
  • 2023 (P&W)
Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX)
BUGX 1552 October 1955 SD9-3 - Stored in South Haven, Kansas
Nevada Northern 204 February 1956 SD9E September 18, 1995 Undergoing a repaint job to a new paint scheme by the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada [6]
Southern Pacific 5472 March 1956 SD9E 1993 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [7]
Nickel Plate Road 358 April 1957 SD9m 2010 Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana [8]
Norfolk and Western 2349 April 1957 SD9m
  • 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 598 May 1958 SD9
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
2005 Undergoing restoration at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington [9]
Great Northern 599 June 1958 SD9
  • 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 [10][11]
Burlington Northern 6234 April 1959 SD9 2003 Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [12]
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 818 April 1959 SD-M - Undergoing restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [13]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Korea

Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
Korail 5020 - Korail - Busan Railway Vehicle Maintenance Group in Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea 2009

United States

Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
Royal Gorge 5305 July 1957 SD9 - Cañon City, Colorado October 2012 [14][15][16]
Dakota Southern 506 January 1954 SD9 - Chamberlain, South Dakota October 15, 2021
Southern Pacific 4450 April 1954 SD9E March 26, 1997 Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California August 20, 2013 [17]

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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  7. ^ "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  8. ^ "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  9. ^ "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  10. ^ Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  11. ^ Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  12. ^ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  13. ^ "Elgin, Joliet & Eastern No. 818 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  14. ^ "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  15. ^ "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  16. ^ Cotey, Angela (2012-03-10). "Last Rio Grande SD9 scrapped". Trains. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  17. ^ Vicknair, Eugene (2013-06-02). "FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. Retrieved 2024-09-23.