List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives

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

Currently preserved in Korea

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Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
23901 Korail 5025 October 1957 Korail - Plinthed at the Daejeon MPD in Daejeon, South Korea

Currently preserved in the United States

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Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
18780 Milwaukee Road 532 February 1954 SD10 2001 Operational at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad (WVSR) in Connersville, Indiana [1]
19340 BNSF 1550 SD9-3 - Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota [2]
19443 Southern Pacific 4303 April 1954 SD9E September 18, 1995 Stored at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada
19940 Southern Pacific 5399 February 1955 - Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) at Lebanon, Oregon [3]
19990 Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad 1221 June 1955 SD9 Reserve Mining - Operational at the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) at Wells, Michigan
20121 Port of Tillamook Bay 6139 December 1954
  • February 17, 1987 (B&O)
 Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon
20204 Portland and Western 1854 April 1955 SD9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Willamette Valley Railroad (WVR)
  • Lavacot Locomotive Works (LLW)
  • Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR)
 - Donated to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation in Portland, Oregon, currently stored in Lebanon, Oregon
20445 Black River and Western 9581 March 1955 SD9m 2010 Operational at the Black River and Western Railroad in Ringoes, New Jersey [4]
20448 Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway 205 April 1955 SD9 - Donated to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee Number is labelled as "206" instead of 205 [5]
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
21293 Nevada Northern 250 February 1956 SD9E
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • BHP Nevada Railroad (BHP)
 September 18, 1995 Operational the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada [6][7]
21297 Southern Pacific 5472 March 1956 1993 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [8]
23105 South Branch Valley Railroad 181 February 1957 SD9 - Stored at the South Branch Valley Rail Road in Moorefield, West Virginia [9]
23106 South Branch Valley Railroad 180 - Stored at the South Branch Valley Rail Road in Moorefield, West Virginia [9]
23164 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
23173 Nickel Plate Road 358 April 1957 2010 Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana [10]
24100 Great Northern 598 May 1958 SD9
  • 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 [11]
24101 "Great Northern 1731" June 1958 Cannibalized for spare parts for GN 598 at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington GN 599 [12][13]
25159 Burlington Northern 6234 April 1959 2003 Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [14][15]
25161 "Great Northern 1732" July 2008 Stored at Seattle, Washington
25262 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 814 SD-M
  • 2009 (EJ&E)
  • 2021 (C&I)
 Operational at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [16][17]
25272 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 818 Undergoing restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana [16][18]

Preserved parts

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Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Preserved part(s) Location Notes References
19983 Port of Tillamook Bay 4406 April 1955 SD9E 1994 Frame, Cab and nose Siding near Hangar B at the Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon
19986 Port of Tillamook Bay 4405 September 1993 Nose/Front hood Astoria Riverfront Trolley Barn in Astoria, Oregon. (Coordinates: 46°11'08.4"N 123°51'32.5"W)

Formerly preserved, scrapped

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Korea

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

United States

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Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
18777 Dakota Southern 506 January 1954 SD9 - Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota October 15, 2021
19452 Southern Pacific 4450 April 1954 SD9E March 26, 1997 Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) in Portola, California August 20, 2013 [19]
19957 Dakota Southern 4427 April 1955
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)
 March 22, 1996 Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC) in Chamberlain, South Dakota December 2023
22808 Royal Gorge 5305 July 1957 SD9 December 1992 Cañon City, Colorado October 2012 [20][21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  2. ^ Berger, Eric (2022-04-20). "BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. ^ Danneman, Mike (2024-01-15). EMD Locomotives. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-3981-0320-7.
  4. ^ "Black River & Western Railroad". www.brwrr.com. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  5. ^ "SD9 Locomotive Joins TVRM's Collection". Tennessee Valley Railroad. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  6. ^ Franz, Justin (2024-07-02). "Nevada Northern Selects Paint Semiquincentennial Scheme for SD9". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  7. ^ "Nevada Northern introduces repainted locomotive for USA's 250th birthday". Trains. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Southern Pacific #5472". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  9. ^ a b "Diesels". Missabe Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  10. ^ "Project 358". Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  11. ^ "Great Northern SD9 #598 – Inland NW Rail Museum". inlandnwrailmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  12. ^ Berger, Eric (2023-02-15). "Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  13. ^ Cotey, Angela (2019-11-06). "Ex-GN diesel may be scrapped, not displayed | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  14. ^ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  15. ^ "Burlington Northern SD9 gets new Cascade Green paint". Trains. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  16. ^ a b "EJE EMD SD-M 804, 809, 811, 813, 814, 818 – CNRHA". Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  17. ^ "Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range No. 814 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  18. ^ "Elgin, Joliet & Eastern No. 818 :: Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum". www.hoosiervalley.org. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  19. ^ Vicknair, Eugene (2013-06-02). "FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  20. ^ "Canon City & Royal Gorge (Royal Gorge Route) Locomotive Roster". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  21. ^ "DRGW 5305 Scrapping". www.drgw.net. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  22. ^ Cotey, Angela (2012-03-10). "Last Rio Grande SD9 scrapped". Trains. Retrieved 2024-10-30.