List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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

Currently preserved

Korea

Locomotive	Build date	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	Notes	References
Korail 5025	-	Korail	-	Plinthed at the Daejeon MPD in Daejeon, South Korea

United States

Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Disposition and location	References
BNSF 1550	February 1954	SD9-3	Great Northern Railway (GN) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)	-	Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota	^[1]
Milwaukee Road 532	February 1954	SD10	Milwaukee Road (MILW) Soo Line Railroad (SOO)	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	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)	-	Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon
Southern Pacific 4347	February 1955	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)	-	Stored in Schellville, California
Southern Pacific 5399	February 1955	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Willamette Valley Railway (WVR) Lavacot Locomotive Works (LLW)	-	Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) at Lebanon, Oregon	^[3]
Dakota Southern 4427	April 1955	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)	-	Operational at the Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota	^[4]
Southern Pacific 4404	April 1955	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) Western Rail, Inc. (WRIX)	-	Operational at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) in Usk, Washington (coordinates: 48°18'22.7"N 117°16'24.6"W)	^[5]
Southern Pacific 4436	April 1955	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)	March 26, 1997	Stored in Schellville, California
BUGX 1852	May 1955	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Willamette and Pacific Railroad (WPRR) Portland and Western Railroad	1995 (SP) 2023 (P&W)	Stored in Galesburg, Illinois
BNSF 1727	August 1955	SD9	Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)	-	On static display at the Brookfield Public Library in Brookfield, Missouri (coordinates: 39°47'08.4"N 93°04'25.5"W)
BUGX 1552	October 1955	SD9-3	Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)	-	Stored in South Haven, Kansas
Nevada Northern 204	February 1956	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) BHP Nevada Railroad (BHP)	September 18, 1995	Undergoing a repaint job to a new paint scheme by the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada	^[6]
Southern Pacific 4401	March 1956	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)	July 3, 1998	Stored at Chemurgic in Turlock, California
Southern Pacific 5472	March 1956	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) Niles Canyon Railway (NCRY)	1993	Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California	^[7]
Nickel Plate Road 358	April 1957	SD9m	Nickel Plate Road (NKP) Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)	2010	Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana	^[8]
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	^[9]
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	^[10]^[11]
Burlington Northern 6234	April 1959	SD9	Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)	2003	Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota	^[12]
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 818	April 1959	SD-M	Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJ&E) Indiana Boxcar Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (C&I)	-	Undergoing restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana	^[13]

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Korea

Locomotive	Build date	Former operators	Retire date	Last seen	Scrap date	Notes	References
Korail 5020	-	Korail	-	Busan Railway Vehicle Maintenance Group in Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea	2009

United States

Locomotive	Build date	Model	Former operators	Retire date	Last seen	Scrap date	References
Royal Gorge 5305	July 1957	SD9	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&GRW) Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) OmniTRAX (OMLX)	-	Cañon City, Colorado	October 2012	^[14]^[15]^[16]
Dakota Southern 506	January 1954	SD9	Milwaukee Road (MILW) Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)	-	Chamberlain, South Dakota	October 15, 2021
Southern Pacific 4450	April 1954	SD9E	Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)	March 26, 1997	Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California	August 20, 2013	^[17]

References

^ Berger, Eric (2022-04-20). "BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
^ "Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
^ Danneman, Mike (2024-01-15). EMD Locomotives. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0320-7.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
^ "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
^ "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
^ "Elgin, Joliet & Eastern No. 818 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
^ "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Cotey, Angela (2012-03-10). "Last Rio Grande SD9 scrapped". Trains. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
^ Vicknair, Eugene (2013-06-02). "FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[1] Berger, Eric (2022-04-20). "BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

[:1-2] "Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.

[3] Danneman, Mike (2024-01-15). EMD Locomotives. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0320-7.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[7] "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

[8] "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

[9] "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[10] Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[11] Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[12] "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

[13] "Elgin, Joliet & Eastern No. 818 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2024-10-30.

[14] "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[15] "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[16] Cotey, Angela (2012-03-10). "Last Rio Grande SD9 scrapped". Trains. Retrieved 2024-10-30.

[17] 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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