List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives

This is a summary, listing every EMD GP9 locomotive in preservation.

EMD-built (high hood; GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
19201 Indiana Transportation Museum 200 April 1954 March 6, 1980 Operational on the Nickel Plate Express
19893 Great Western Railway 296 September 1954 March 18, 1985 Undergoing restoration at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber, Utah
20696 Western Pacific 725 September 1955 May 1985 On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [1]
20698 Western Pacific 727 Western Pacific Railroad (WP) February 1984 On static display at the Elko Railroad Park, Elko, Nevada
20704 Pennsylvania Railroad 7000 October 1955 - Operational at the Cape May Seashore Lines in New Jersey
20710 Pennsylvania Railroad 7006
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
 1985 On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania [2]
20752 Pennsylvania Railroad 7048 December 1955 On static display at the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania [3][4][5]
20754 Western Pacific 731 September 1955
  • Western Pacific Railroad (WP)
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
 May 1985 On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [6]
20849 Shenandoah Valley Railroad 40 August 1955 - Operational at the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Harrisonburg, Virginia Currently wears C&O Colors and has been renumbered to 5940.
21090 Northern Pacific 245 February 1956 - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [7]
21703 Port of Tillamook Bay 101 June 1956 - Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OHCR) in Garibaldi, Oregon Named "County of Sanilac" by HESR
22036 Conway Scenic 1751 September 1956 - Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire
22050 Belton, Grandview and Kansas City 102 - Operational at the Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad in Belton, Missouri
22243 West Chester 6499 October 1956 - Operational at the West Chester Railroad in West Chester, Pennsylvania [8]
22256 Baltimore and Ohio 6607
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O)
  • Chessie System (B&O)
  • Golden Spike Railroad Services (GSRX)
 July 16, 1986 Operational at the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation in Baltimore, Maryland [9]
22561 Black Hills Central 63 November 1956
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O)
  • Indiana and Ohio Railway (IORY)
  • Northeast Kansas and Missouri (NEKM)
  • Chillicothe-Brunswick Rail Maintenance (CBRM)
  • Progressive Rail (PGR)
 - Operational at the Black Hills Central Railroad in Keystone, South Dakota
22739 Plymouth and Lincoln 1921 - Stored at the Plymouth and Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire
22863 MBTA 902 January 1957 - On static display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois
22986 Baltimore and Ohio 6512 May 1957 - Operational at the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Harrisonburg, Virginia [10]
23006 Durbin and Greenbrier Valley 6532 June 1957 - Operational at the Cass Scenic Railroad (CSRR) at Cass, West Virginia
23224 Heber Valley 5926 December 1957 - Operational at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah
23230 Boston and Maine 1732 May 1957
  • Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M)
  • Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
 - Stored at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut [11]
23236 Heber Valley 5938 June 1957
  • Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M)
  • Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
  • Pan Am Railways (PAR)
 - Under restoration at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah
23239 Boston and Maine 1741 July 1957
  • Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M)
  • Springfield Terminal Railway (ST)
 - Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [12][13]
24301 Adirondack Scenic 6076 October 1957 - Operational at the Northern Central Railway of York in New Freedom, Pennsylvania
24505 Nickel Plate 514 March 1958 April 5, 1985 Operational at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania [14]
24772 Norfolk and Western 620 October 1958 Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) September 16, 1985 Operational at the North Carolina Transportation Museum (NCTM) in Spencer, North Carolina [15]
24827 Norfolk and Western 675 February 1959 April 16, 1987 Operational at the Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum in Versailles, Kentucky [16]
24838 Norfolk and Western 686 Operational at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut [17][18][19]
24868 Norfolk and Western 859 June 1959
24956 Norfolk and Western 514 November 1958 Unrestored, under ownership of the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society [20][21][22]
24963 Norfolk and Western 521 December 1958 Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) February 10, 1988 On static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia [23]
24968 Grand Trunk Western 4138 November 1958 - Operational at the Prairie Dog Central Railway at Winnipeg, Manitoba [24]
25091 Otter Tail Valley 1483 January 1959 April 22, 1985 Operational at the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad in Unity, Maine Leased to the Belfast and Moosehead Lake by the Otter Tail Valley Railroad, named "City of Springfield" by DME [25]

EMD-built (high hood; rebuilt GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuild date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
19373 OKRX 1 June 1954 GP10 November 1967 IC's Paducah, Kentucky shops - Stored at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [26]
19483 Southern Pacific 3194 May 1954 GP9R April 21, 1978 SP's Sacramento shops March 26, 1997 Operational at the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California [27]
19485 Baltimore and Ohio 6641 October 21, 1977 1993 Operational at the West Virginia Central Railroad (WVC) at Elkins, West Virginia [28]
19978 Southern Pacific 5623 April 1955 April 15, 1977 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) 1991 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California "torpedo boat" version [29]
22897 Southern Pacific 2873 December 1956 February 18, 1977
  • Texas and New Orleans Railroad (T&NO)
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
 April 1991 Undergoing repairs at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [30]
22915 Southern Pacific 3769 January 1957 GP9E September 1974 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) May 28, 1986 Operational at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah Donated on July 23, 1987 [31]
23328 Pennsylvania Railroad 7580 June 1957 GP10 - IC's Paducah, Kentucky shops - Operational at the Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pennsylvania PRR Class EFS-17M
24288 Pennsylvania Railroad 7236 October 1959 -
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
  • Juniata Terminal Company, Inc. (JTFS)
  • Mobile Locomotive Services. Inc. (MLSX)
  • Midwest Rail (MR)
 - [32][33]
25020 Southern Pacific 3873 February 1959 GP9R July 1977 SP's Sacramento shops May 21, 1996 Operational at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California [34]
25150 Hoosier Southern 465 GP9E December 1976 September 18, 1995 Operational at the Indiana Railroad Museum in French Lick, Indiana [35]
25152 Albany and Eastern 1750 GP9R January 9, 1978 February 20, 1991 Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad in Lebanon, Oregon

EMD-built (low hood; GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition Notes References
19548 Western Maryland 25 May 1954 - Awaiting restoration near Barton, Maryland, Owned by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
20644 Leadville, Colorado and Southern 1714 August 1955 - Operational at the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad in Leadville, Colorado
|		 22774 Leadville, Colorado and Southern 1729 February 1957 - Operational at the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad in Leadville, Colorado
22053 California Western 66 November 1956 - Operational at the California Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California [36]
22736 Leadville, Colorado and Southern 1918 August 1957 - Operational at the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad in Leadville, Colorado
23270 Western Maryland 39 April 1957 - Awaiting restoration near Barton, Maryland, Owned by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
23369 Mount Hood Railroad 4101 June 1957 - Operational at the Mount Hood Railroad in Hood River, Oregon
25301 Leadville, Colorado and Southern 1889 May 1959 - Operational at the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad in Leadville, Colorado
25632 Southern Pacific 3709 August 1959 December 1986 Operational at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California [37]

EMD-built (low hood; rebuilt GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuild date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
19968 Great Smoky Mountains 1751 May 1955 GP9E May 14, 1970 SP's Sacramento shops 1986 Operational at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina
19997 California Western 65 October 1954 GP9R January 1975
  • Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
  • Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
 Operational at the California Western Railroad in Mendocino County, California [36]
20132 California Western 64 January 1955 May 11, 1970 -
20971 Blue Ridge Scenic 7529 February 1956 GP10 1978 Illinois Central Railroad's Paducah shops Operational at the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway in Blue Ridge, Georgia
21359 Great Smoky Mountains 1755 April 1956 GP9E February 1974 SP's Sacramento shops - Operational at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina
21572 Bountiful Grain and Craig Mountain 1639 May 1956 GP9u April 25, 1978 AT&SF's Cleburne Texas shops - Operational at the Mount Hood Railroad in Hood River, Oregon
23807 Hocking Valley Scenic 701 December 1957 GP10 January 1974 Illinois Central Railroad's Paducah shops - Operational at the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio [38]
24970 Blue Ridge Scenic 4631 November 1958 GP9R 1992 GTW's Battle Creek Shops - Operational at the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway in Blue Ridge, Georgia
25038 Illinois Central 8733 December 1958 GP11 March 1980 Illinois Central Railroad's Paducah shops 2001 Operational at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois [39]
23830 Big South Fork Scenic 107 December 1957 August 1979
  • Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
    • Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG)
  • South Central Florida Express, Inc. (SCFE)
  • U.S. Sugar Corporation (USSC)
  • Railexco (RXCX)
 - Operational at the Big South Fork Scenic Railway in Stearns, Kentucky

GMD-built (high hood; GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
A1083 APXX 7438 April 1957 GP9 - Operational at the Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions (APXX) at Stettler, Alberta
A1091 BNSF 1685 March 1957 - Operational at the Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba "torpedo boat" version [40]

GMD-built (low hood; rebuilt GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuild date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
A714 Canadian Pacific 8250 December 1954 GP9u 1984 CP's Ogden Shops April 28, 2015 Operational at the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in Romney, West Virginia [41]
A1134 Pennsylvania Northeastern 8218 August 1957 1988 Operational at the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania [42][43]
A1297 Canadian National 4019 November 1957 GP9RM December 1982 CN's Pointe St. Charles Shops 2005 Donated to the Alberta Railway Museum (ARM) in Edmonton, Alberta
A1664 AMT 1311 March 1959 March 1990 February 14, 2011 On static display at the Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant, Quebec
A1721 Black River and Western 1888 July 1959 GP9u 1988 CP's Ogden Shops
  • Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
  • J&L Consulting Ltd. (JLCX)
 September 2015 Operational at the Black River and Western Railroad (BR&W) in East Amwell Township, New Jersey

Formerly preserved, scrapped

EMD-built high hood (GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
21888 Conway Scenic 1757 November 1956 - Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire March 1, 2022 Used as parts donor [44]
22019 Chesapeake and Ohio 6661 September 1956 July 1986 Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, Georgia 2011 -

EMD-built high hood (rebuilt GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuild date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
22900 Port of Tillamook Bay 3771 December 1956 GP9E December 1974 SP's Sacramento shops 1985 Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon 2010 Shutdown of the POTB from a storm in 2007

EMD-built low hood (rebuilt GP9)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuild date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
19104 Great Smoky Mountains 711 July 1957 GP9R May 2, 1977 C&NW's Oelwein, Iowa shops
  • September 1976 (UP)
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
 A field in Whittier, North Carolina 2022 Destroyed in staged train wreck by MrBeast
19874 Great Smoky Mountains 777 September 1954 May 24, 1977 Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina

References

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  2. ↑ Railfan & Railroad. Vol. 11. Carstens Publications. 1992. p. 40.
  3. ↑ "Railroaders Memorial Museum Rolling Stock". www.railroadcity.org. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
  4. ↑ Springirth, Kenneth (2017-05-17). Remembering the Pennsylvania Railroad. Fonthill Media.
  5. ↑ Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Issue 84. 1982. Dover Printing. p. 27
  6. ↑ "WPRM - WP 731". wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Diesel Locomotives". Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  8. ↑ "Equipment Roster". West Chester Railroad. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "B&O No.6607". B&O Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  10. ↑ "B&O GP9 restored to its original colors | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  11. ↑ "Boston & Maine GP9 1732". Railroad Museum of New England. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Franz, Justin (2024-11-22). "Photo Line: The Return of Boston & Maine 1741". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  13. ↑ Franz, Justin (2020-12-24). "Historical Group Saves Boston & Maine GP9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
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  15. ↑ "N&W 620". www.nwhs.org. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  16. ↑ "N&W 675". www.nwhs.org. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
  17. ↑ "Naugatuck GP9s 686 and 859". Railroad Museum of New England. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
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