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List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives

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

Currently preserved

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High hood

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Photograph Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Disposition Location Notes References
Southern Pacific 3194 May 1954 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R March 26, 1997 Operational Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California [1]
Southern Pacific 5623 April 1955 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R Southern Pacific Railroad 1991 Operational Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California "torpedo boat" version [2]
Pennsylvania Railroad 7006 October 1955 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9 - On static display Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad 7048 December 1955 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9 - On static display Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Northern Pacific 245 February 1956 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9 - On static display Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [3]
B&O 6607 October 1956 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9 July 16, 1986 Operational B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Maryland [4]
Southern Pacific 2873 December 1956 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R - Undergoing repairs Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [5]
BNSF 1685 March 1957 General Motors Diesel (GMD) GP9 - Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, [6]
Grand Trunk Western 4138 November 1958 General Motors Diesel (GMD) GP9 - Operational Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, [7]
Norfolk and Western 514 November 1958 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9 1987 Unknown Unknown [8]

Low hood

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Photograph Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Disposition Location Notes References
Canadian Pacific 8250 December 1954 General Motors Diesel (GMD) GP9u Canadian Pacific Railway - Operational Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad in West Virginia [9]
Great Smoky Mountains 711 July 1957 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
 Abandoned A field in Whittier, North Carolina

Formerly preserved, scrapped

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Photograph Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
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 (RELCO)
  • December 20, 1989 (C&NW)
  • December 2022 (GSMR)
 Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina 2022

References

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  1. ^ "GGRM: Collection". www.ggrm.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. ^ "Southern Pacific #5623". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ "Diesel Locomotives". Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  4. ^ "B&O No.6607". B&O Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  5. ^ "WPRM - SP 2873". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  6. ^ "Diesel Engine No. 1685 – Vintage Locomotive Society". Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  7. ^ "Diesel Engine No. 4138 – Vintage Locomotive Society". Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. ^ "Norfolk & Western GP9 Saved for Preservation".
  9. ^ "Equipment: From Locomotives to Passenger Cars". Potomac Eagle. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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