This is a summary, listing every EMD GP7 locomotive in preservation.
EMD-built (high hood; GP7) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences10133Chesapeake and Ohio 5704June 1950GP7 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) Indiana and Ohio Railway (IORY) -Operational at the Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, Ohio10217Atlantic Coast Line 100May 1950Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) -Operational at the Conrad Yelvington Distributors in Gainesville, Florida10551Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 710September 1950Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway -Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee12001Georgia Railroad 1026October 1950Georgia Railroad and Banking Company -Operational at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia12369Maine Central 573September 1950 Maine Central Railroad Springfield Terminal1995Operational at the Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire12391Louisville and Nashville 405April 1951Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) -Operational at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee13511Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac 101December 1950Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (RFP) -Operational, owned by the Old Dominion Chapter NRHS14572Aberdeen and Rockfish 205September 1951Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (A&R) -Operational, to be moved to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North CarolinaLast GP7 continuously operated by original owner, never rebuilt.15182Soo Line 559October 1951 Soo Line Railroad (SOO) Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P)1998Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota15692United States Army 1822August 1951Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -Stored at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida15694United States Army 1824GP7LTennessee Valley Railroad -Stored at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee15699United States Army 1829 -Operational at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee15705United States Army 1835GP7Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -Operational at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida17029Western Pacific 705October 1952Western Pacific Railroad (WP)March 18, 1985On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California17031Western Pacific 707Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California17049Chesapeake and Ohio 5828November 1952Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) -On static display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia17056Western Pacific 708October 1952Western Pacific Railroad (WP)August 1, 1984On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California17101Central Railroad of New Jersey 1523November 1952 Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) Conrail (CR) New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) NJ Transit (NJT) -On static display at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey17102Central Railroad of New Jersey 1524 -17239Louisville and Nashville 411September 1952Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) -Operational at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Kentucky17280Chesapeake and Ohio 5833October 1952 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad -Owned by the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio17982Pittsburgh and Lake Erie 1501April 28, 1953 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) Youngstown and Austintown Railroad (YA) Ohio Central Railroad (OHCR) -Owned by the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio18075Chesapeake and Ohio 5896April 1953Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) -Operational at the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, Georgia18168Sacramento Northern 712 Western Pacific Railroad (WP) Sacramento Northern Railway (SN)March 18, 1985On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California18169Western Pacific 713Western Pacific Railroad (WP)October 26, 1983Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California18707Illinois Terminal 1605August 1953 Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT) Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W)April 9, 1984Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois
EMD-built (high hood; rebuilt GP7) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelRebuild dateRebuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences10852Chicago and North Western 1518October 1949GP7ROctober 1972C&NW's Oelwein, Iowa shopsChicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW)August 11, 1986Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IllinoisEMD demonstrator unit17597Rock Island 4506October 1952February 23, 1976 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P) Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)April 3, 1998Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois
EMD-built (low hood; GP7) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences11690Plymouth and Lincoln 302August 1950 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRIP) New England Southern Railroad (NEGS) -Operational at the Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire13552Colorado and Wyoming 102March 1951Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW) -Operational at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado15704Atlantic Coast Line 1804August 1951 United States Army (USAX) Alaska Railroad (ARR) -Under restoration at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida15746Colorado and Wyoming 103December 1951Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW) -Operational at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado15747Colorado and Wyoming 104 -15943Cape Cod Central 1501January 1952 Bay Line Railroad (ASAB) South Central Florida Express (SCFE) -Operational at the Cape Cod Central Railroad (CCCR) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
EMD-built (low hood; rebuilt GP7) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelRebuild dateRebuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences13162Burlington Junction Railway 714October 1950GP7uAT&SF's Cleburne Texas shops Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) Great Western Railway (GWR) Council Bluffs Railway (CBGR) Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) -On static display at Ottumwa, Iowa14409BUGX 804July 1951GP8February 3, 1975ICG's Paducah, Kentucky shops Wabash Railroad (WAB) Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) Precision National Corporation (PNC) Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) Pioneer Rail Equipment Company (PREX) Garden City Western Railway (GCW) Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX) January 13, 1973 (N&W) 1990 (ICG)Operational at the Louisiana Steam Train Association (LASTA) in Jefferson, Louisiana16383Santa Fe 2185August 1952GP7uAT&SF's Cleburne Texas shops Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR) Virginia Southern Railroad (VSRR) -On static display at the Crewe Railroad Museum in Crewe, VirginiaDisplayed in Norfolk and Western lettering.16388Santa Fe Southern 07 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) Texas - New Mexico Railroad (TNMR) Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad (DGNO) West Texas and Lubbock Railway (WTLC) -Operational at the Sky Railway in Santa Fe, New Mexico16391Grand Canyon 1105Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) -Operational at the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona17015Grapevine Vintage 2199March 1953 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) Central Kansas Railway (CKRY) -Operational at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR) in Grapevine, TexasNicknamed "Vinny" by the Grapevine Vintage.17242Santa Fe Southern 93September 1952GP16October 1982 - Louisville and Nashville Railroad (LN) Seaboard System (SBD) CSX Transportation (CSXT) July 23, 1992Operational at the Sky Railway in Santa Fe, New Mexico17382French Lick Scenic 1813September 1981 - Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) Seaboard System (SBD) CSX Transportation (CSXT)February 18, 1993Operational at the Indiana Railway Museum in French Lick, Indiana18410Illinois Central Gulf 7738May 1953GP8August 1975ICG's Paducah, Kentucky shops Reading Company (RDG) Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) Mississippi Delta Railroad (MSDR) Lexington and Ohio Railroad (LXOH) -Operational at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum (BGRM) in Versailles, Kentucky18898Grand Canyon 2134November 1953GP7uAT&SF's Cleburne Texas shopsAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) -Stored at the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) in Williams, Arizona
GMD-built (low hood; GP7) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferencesA537Canadian National 4803August 1953Canadian National Railway (CN) -Operational at the Toronto Railway Museum in Toronto, Ontario
Formerly preserved, scrapped
EMD-built low hood (GP7) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seen atScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences15635Oregon Eastern 1608January 1952 Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway (TP&W) Michigan Northern Railway (MIGN) Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO) Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR) -OERR in Vale, OregonFebruary 2022Cannibalized as a parts source, traded to Western Rail, Inc. (WRIX) in exchange for WRIX GP39-3 3600
EMD-built low hood (rebuilt GP7) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelRebuild dateRebuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seen atScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences13164Oregon Eastern 2071October 1950GP7uOctober 1979AT&SF's Cleburne Texas shops Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) Southwestern Railroad (SW) Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO) Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR) -OERR in Vale, OregonFebruary 2022Cannibalized as a parts source18905Oregon Eastern 2072January 1952June 17, 1974 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) Southwestern Railroad (SW) Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (WYCO) Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR)
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