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List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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

Currently preserved

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Korea

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Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
Korail 5025 February 1954 Korail - Plinthed at the Daejeon MPD.

United States

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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
Dakota Southern 4427 April 1955 SD9E Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) - Operational at the Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota [3]
Southern Pacific 4404 April 1955 SD9E Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) - Under ownership of Western Rail Inc. (WRIX) [4]
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 [5]
Southern Pacific 5472 March 1956 SD9E 1993 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [6]
Nickel Plate Road 358 April 1957 SD9m 2010 Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana [7]
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 [8]
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 [9][10]
Burlington Northern 6234 April 1959 SD9 2003 Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [11]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

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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 [12][13]
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 [14]

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  6. ^ "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  7. ^ "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  8. ^ "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  9. ^ Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  10. ^ Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  11. ^ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  12. ^ "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  13. ^ "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  14. ^ Vicknair, Eugene (2013-06-02). "FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
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