List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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

Currently preserved in Korea

Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
23901 Korail 5025 October 1957 Korail 1998 On static display at the Daejeon Railway Vehicle Maintenance Depot in Daejeon, South Korea

Currently preserved in the United States

SD9

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
19990 Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad 1221 June 1955 Reserve Mining - Operational at the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) at Wells, Michigan
20448 Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway 205 April 1955 - Donated to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee Number is labelled as "206" instead of 205 [1]
20562 BNSF 1727 August 1955 December 2007 On static display at the Brookfield Public Library in Brookfield, Missouri (coordinates: 39°47'08.4"N 93°04'25.5"W)
21251 Great Northern 1729 June 1956
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
 - Stored at Seattle, Washington
23105 South Branch Valley Railroad 181 February 1957 - Stored at the South Branch Valley Rail Road in Moorefield, West Virginia [2]
23106 South Branch Valley Railroad 180 -
24100 Great Northern 598 May 1958
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
 July 2008 Undergoing restoration at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington [3]
24101 "Great Northern 1731" June 1958 Cannibalized for spare parts for GN 598 at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington GN 599 [4][5]
25159 Burlington Northern 6234 April 1959 2003 Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [6][7]
25161 "Great Northern 1732" July 2008 Stored at Seattle, Washington

Rebuilt SD9

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuilt date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
18780 Milwaukee Road 532 February 1954 SD10 October 1975 MILW's West Milwaukee shops 2001 Operational at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad (WVSR) in Connersville, Indiana [8]
19340 BNSF 1550 SD9-3 December 17, 1998 VMV Enterprises (VMVX) - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [9]
19442 Southern Pacific 4451 April 1954 SD9E February 14, 1974 SP's Sacramento Shops
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Progress Rail
 August 30, 1995 Stored in Schellville, California
19940 Southern Pacific 5399 February 1955 January 12, 1973 1991 Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) at Lebanon, Oregon [10][11]
20121 Port of Tillamook Bay 6139 December 1954 SD9 November 3, 1989 Livingston Rebuild Center (LRC)
  • February 17, 1987 (B&O)
 Stored at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon [12]
20204 Portland and Western 1854 April 1955 SD9E December 19, 1977 SP's Sacramento Shops
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Willamette Valley Railroad (WVR)
  • Lavacot Locomotive Works (LLW)
  • Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR)
 SP:
  • February 1, 1990

PNWR:

  • November 6, 2023 (1st)
  • February 2024 (2nd)
 Donated to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation in Portland, Oregon, currently stored in Lebanon, Oregon [11]
20214 SPTX 4439 May 1955 March 18, 1980 1990 Stored in Potlatch, Idaho
20445 Black River and Western 9581 March 1955 SD9m 1992 NS' Roanoke Shops 2010 Operational at the Black River and Western Railroad in Ringoes, New Jersey [13]
21293 Nevada Northern 250 February 1956 SD9E June 15, 1977 SP's Sacramento Shops September 18, 1995 Operational the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada [14][15][11]
21297 Southern Pacific 5472 March 1956 May 27, 1977 July 15, 1994 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway (NCRY) in Sunol, California [16][11]
23164 Norfolk and Western 2349 April 1957 SD9m September 1990 NS' Roanoke Shops March 22, 2010 On static display at the Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum in Bellevue, Ohio [17][18][19]
23173 Nickel Plate Road 358 June 1991 Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana [20][21][22][23]
25262 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 814 April 1959 SD-M September 1990 DM&IR
  • 2009 (EJ&E)
  • 2021 (C&I)
 Operational at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [24][25]
25272 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 818 November 1990 Undergoing restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [24][26]

Preserved rebuilt SD9 parts

There are a couple of SD9 parts at the Tillamook Air Museum based in Tillamook, Oregon, but it's unknown exactly what SD9 said parts came from, as there is a radiator fan, and even prime movers of the SD9s lying around at the museum. The following units listed as partially preserved are:

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuild date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Preserved part(s) Location Notes References
19986 Port of Tillamook Bay 4405 April 1955 SD9E September 30, 1975 SP's Sacramento Shops January 4, 1991 Nose/Front hood Astoria Riverfront Trolley Barn in Astoria, Oregon. (Coordinates: 46°11'08.4"N 123°51'32.5"W) [11]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Korea

Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
23500 Korail 5020 July 1957 Korail 1997 Busan Railway Vehicle Maintenance Group in Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea 2009

United States (SD9)

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
18777 Dakota Southern 506 January 1954 - Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota October 15, 2021 Poor condition and shutdown of the DSRC
20564 Port of Tillamook Bay 6156 August 1955 2002 Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon April 2009 Poor condition and shutdown of the POTB
20572 Port of Tillamook Bay 6164 September 1955 Timber, Oregon 2012
22488 Port of Tillamook Bay 6113 January 1957 Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon 2009
22489 Port of Tillamook Bay 6114 August 2010
22808 Royal Gorge 5305 July 1957 December 1992 Cañon City, Colorado October 2012 Unknown [27][28][29]
23610 Port of Tillamook Bay 6178 October 1957
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
  • Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)
 2002 Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon 2009 Poor condition and shutdown of the POTB
23628 Port of Tillamook Bay 6196 September 1957
25013 Port of Tillamook Bay 6116 April 1959
  • Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
  • Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)
 2018
25015 Port of Tillamook Bay 6124 2010

United States (rebuilt SD9)

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Rebuild date Rebuilder Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
19443 Southern Pacific 4303 April 1954 SD9E August 31, 1970 SP's Sacramento shops September 18, 1995 Stored at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada 2011 Cannibalized for spare parts for NNRY #204 (now NNRY #250) [11]
19452 Southern Pacific 4450 November 23, 1973 March 26, 1997 Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) in Portola, California August 20, 2013 Poor condition and lack of alignment control couplers. Nicknamed "Huff" [30][11]
19951 Port of Tillamook Bay 4432 March 1955 November 23, 1977 January 11, 1993 Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon 2010 Poor condition and shutdown of the POTB [11]
19957 Dakota Southern 4427 April 1955 June 9, 1977
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)
 March 22, 1996 Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota December 2023 Unknown
19983 Port of Tillamook Bay 4406 October 31, 1975
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Levin Metals
  • Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)
 November 26, 1991 Siding near Hangar B at the Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon 2022-2024 Poor condition, shutdown of the POTB and agreement with Western Rail, Inc. (WRIX) and the Tillamook Air Museum
20203 Port of Tillamook Bay 4368 July 31, 1973
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)
 1986 Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon 2010 Poor condition and shutdown of the POTB
21314 Port of Tillamook Bay 4414 April 1956 April 2, 1976

References

  1. ↑ "SD9 Locomotive Joins TVRM's Collection". Tennessee Valley Railroad. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Diesels". Missabe Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  4. ↑ Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  5. ↑ Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  7. ↑ "Burlington Northern SD9 gets new Cascade Green paint". Trains. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  8. ↑ "Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  9. ↑ Berger, Eric (2022-04-20). "BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  10. ↑ Danneman, Mike (2024-01-15). EMD Locomotives. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0320-7.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Strapac, Joseph A. (2007). Southern Pacific Diesel Locomotive Compendium, Vol. 2: Post-1965 - SP and Cotton Belt Numbers, Union Pacific Transition. Shade Trees Books. ISBN 9780930742324.
  12. ↑ Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Issue 93. 1990. Dover Printing. p. 10
  13. ↑ "Black River & Western Railroad". www.brwrr.com. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  14. ↑ Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  15. ↑ "Nevada Northern introduces repainted locomotive for USA's 250th birthday". Trains. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  17. ↑ "N&W 2349". Norfolk & Western Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  18. ↑ "N&W 2949". Norfolk & Western Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  19. ↑ "NS 52". Norfolk & Western Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  20. ↑ "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  21. ↑ "N&W 2358". www.nwhs.org. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  22. ↑ "N&W 2958". www.nwhs.org. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  23. ↑ "NS 57". Norfolk & Western Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  24. 1 2 "EJE EMD SD-M 804, 809, 811, 813, 814, 818 – CNRHA". Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  25. ↑ "Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range No. 814 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  26. ↑ "Elgin, Joliet & Eastern No. 818 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  27. ↑ "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  28. ↑ "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  29. ↑ Cotey, Angela (2012-03-10). "Last Rio Grande SD9 scrapped". Trains. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  30. ↑ 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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