List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives

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

EMD-built (high hood)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition Location Notes References
19483 Southern Pacific 3194 May 1954 GP9R March 26, 1997 Operational Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California [1]
19893 Great Western Railway 296 September 1954 GP9 2003 Undergoing restoration Heber Valley Railroad in Heber, Utah
19978 Southern Pacific 5623 April 1955 GP9R Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) 1991 Operational Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California "torpedo boat" version [2]
19980 BUGX 3190 April 1955 GP9E November 26, 1991 Owned by BUGX, moved out of Eureka, California "torpedo boat" version
20696 Western Pacific 725 September 1955 GP9 May 1985 On static display Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [3]
20698 Western Pacific 727 September 1955 GP9 Western Pacific Railroad (WP) February 1984 On static display Elko Railroad Park, Elko, Nevada
20704 Pennsylvania Railroad 7000 October 1955 GP9 - Operational Cape May Seashore Lines in New Jersey
20710 Pennsylvania Railroad 7006 October 1955 GP9 - On static display Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
20752 Pennsylvania Railroad 7048 December 1955 GP9 - On static display Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania
20754 Western Pacific 731 September 1955 GP9 May 1985 On static display Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [4]
21090 Northern Pacific 245 February 1956 GP9 - On static display Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [5]
22256 B&O 6607 October 1956 GP9 July 16, 1986 Operational B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland [6]
22897 Southern Pacific 2873 December 1956 GP9R - Undergoing repairs Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [7]
22915 Southern Pacific 3769 January 1957 GP9E Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) July 23, 1987 Operational Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah
22920 BUGX 1803 January 1957 GP9R - Under ownership of BUGX -
22943 BUGX 3804 March 1957 GP9R - Owned by BUGX, moved out of Sacramento, California
23239 Boston and Maine 1741 July 1957 GP9 - Operational Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire [8][9]
24838 Norfolk and Western 686 February 1959 GP9 - Operational Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut
24868 Norfolk and Western 859 June 1959 GP9 - Operational Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut
24956 Norfolk and Western 514 November 1958 GP9 1987 Unrestored Owned by the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society [10]
24963 Norfolk and Western 521 December 1958 GP9 Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) - On static display Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia
24968 Grand Trunk Western 4138 November 1958 GP9 - Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba [11]
25130 BUGX 1801 April 1959 GP9R - Stored South Haven, Kansas
24288 Pennsylvania Railroad 7236 October 1959 GP9
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
  • Mobile Locomotive Services. Inc. (MLSX)
  • Midwest Rail (MR)
 - Operational Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pennsylvania

EMD-built (low hood)

Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition Location Notes References
19997 California Western 65 October 1954 GP9R 1986 Operational California Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California [12]
20132 California Western 64 January 1955 GP9R
  • Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
  • Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
 - Operational California Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California [12]
22053 California Western 66 November 1956 GP9 - Operational California Western Railroad, Mendocino County, California [12]

GMD-built (high hood)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition Location Notes References
A1091 BNSF 1685 March 1957 GP9
  • Burlington Northern (Manitoba) Limited (BN)
  • BNSF Railway (BNSF)
 - Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba [13]

GMD-built (low hood)

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition Location Notes References
A714 Canadian Pacific 8250 December 1954 GP9u Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) - Operational Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in Romney, West Virginia [14]
A1134 Canadian Pacific 8218 August 1957 GP9u 2015 Operational New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania [15][16]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

High hood

Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
21888 Conway Scenic 1757 November 1956 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9 - Conway Scenic Railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire 2022 Used as parts donor
22922 North Coast Railroad 3779 March 1957 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • North Coast Railroad (NCRR)
 - North Coast Railroad's "Balloon track" in Eureka, California September 2024 Poor condition [17]
25136 Southern Pacific 2872 April 1959 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • North Coast Railroad (NCRR)
 - North Coast Railroad's "Balloon track" in Eureka, California September 2024 Poor condition [17]
25139 North Coast Railroad 3857 April 1959 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • North Coast Railroad (NCRR)
 - North Coast Railroad's "Balloon track" in Eureka, California September 2024 Poor condition [17]

Low hood

Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Cause of scrapping Notes References
19104 Great Smoky Mountains 711 July 1957 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R
  • 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 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
  • Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW)
  • Railway Equipment Leasing Company (RELX)
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
 Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina 2022 Destroyed in staged train wreck by MrBeast

References

  1. ^ "GGRM: Collection". www.ggrm.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ^ "Southern Pacific #5623". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ "WPRM - WP 725". wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  4. ^ "WPRM - WP 731". wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  5. ^ "Diesel Locomotives". Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  6. ^ "B&O No.6607". B&O Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  7. ^ "WPRM - SP 2873". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  8. ^ Franz, Justin (2024-11-22). "Photo Line: The Return of Boston & Maine 1741". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  9. ^ Franz, Justin (2020-12-24). "Historical Group Saves Boston & Maine GP9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  10. ^ Franz, Justin (2024-08-20). "Norfolk & Western GP9 Saved For Preservation". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  11. ^ "Diesel Engine No. 4138 – Vintage Locomotive Society". Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  12. ^ a b c "California Western Railroad". Central Coast Chapter NRHS. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  13. ^ "Diesel Engine No. 1685 – Vintage Locomotive Society". Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  14. ^ "Equipment: From Locomotives to Passenger Cars". Potomac Eagle. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  15. ^ "Diesel Locomotive 8218". New Hope Railroad. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  16. ^ Franz, Justin (2022-11-07). "Fresh Paint for New Hope GP9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  17. ^ a b c "Twenty-Six Years After They Were Stranded There By Floods, The Balloon Track's Zombie Trains Are Finally Moving Out -- Mostly in Pieces". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
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