This is a summary, listing every EMD SD9 locomotive in preservation around the world. All are listed by serial number.
Currently preserved in Korea Works no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences 23901Korail 5025 October 1957Korail 1998On static display at the Daejeon Railway Vehicle Maintenance Depot in Daejeon, South Korea
Currently preserved in the United States
SD9 PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences20448Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway 205April 1955 Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) Southern Railway (SOU) Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway (AWW) -Donated to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TennesseeNumber is labelled as "206" instead of 20520562BNSF 1727August 1955 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)23105South Branch Valley Railroad 181February 1957 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (B&LE) Larry's Truck and Electric (LTEX)Stored at the South Branch Valley Rail Road in Moorefield, West Virginia23106South Branch Valley Railroad 18024100Great Northern 598May 1958 Great Northern Railway (GN) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)July 2008Undergoing restoration at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington24101Great Northern 599June 1958Some spare parts used for GN 598 at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington25159Burlington Northern 6234April 1959 Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)2003Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Rebuilt SD9 PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelRebuilt dateRebuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences18780Milwaukee Road 532February 1954SD10October 1975MILW's West Milwaukee shops Milwaukee Road (MILW) Soo Line Railroad (SOO)2001Operational at the Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad (WVSR) in Connersville, Indiana19340BNSF 1550SD9-3December 17, 1998VMV Enterprises (VMVX) Great Northern Railway (GN) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) -Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota19442Southern Pacific 4451April 1954SD9EFebruary 14, 1974SP's Sacramento Shops Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Progress RailAugust 30, 1995Stored in Schellville, California19940Southern Pacific 5399February 1955January 12, 1973 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Willamette Valley Railway (WVR) Lavacot Locomotive Works (LLW) 1991Operational at the Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC) at Lebanon, Oregon20204Portland and Western 1854April 1955December 19, 1977 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Willamette Valley Railroad (WVR) Lavacot Locomotive Works (LLW) Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR)SP: February 1, 1990
PNWR:
November 6, 2023 (1st) February 2024 (2nd)Donated to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation in Portland, Oregon, currently stored in Lebanon, Oregon20445Black River and Western 9581March 1955SD9m1992NS' Roanoke Shops Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) Southern Railway (SOU) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)2010Operational at the Black River and Western Railroad in Ringoes, New Jersey21293Nevada Northern 250February 1956SD9EJune 15, 1977SP's Sacramento Shops Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Progress Rail BHP Nevada Railroad (BHP) September 18, 1995Operational the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada21297Southern Pacific 5472March 1956May 27, 1977 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) OmniTRAX (OMLX) Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) July 15, 1994Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway (NCRY) in Sunol, California23164Norfolk and Western 2349 April 1957SD9mSeptember 1990NS' Roanoke Shops Nickel Plate Road (NKP) Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) March 22, 2010On static display at the Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum in Bellevue, Ohio23173Nickel Plate Road 358June 1991Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana25262Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 814April 1959SD-MSeptember 1990DM&IR Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJ&E) Indiana Boxcar Corporation (IBCX) Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (C&I) 2009 (EJ&E) 2021 (C&I)Operational at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana25272Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 818November 1990Undergoing restoration at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana
Formerly preserved, scrapped
Korea Works no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateNotesReferences 23500Korail 5020 July 1957Korail 1997Busan Railway Vehicle Maintenance Group in Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea2009
United States (rebuilt SD9) PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelRebuild dateRebuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateLast seenScrap dateCause of scrappingNotesReferences19443Southern Pacific 4303April 1954SD9EAugust 31, 1970SP's Sacramento shops Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Progress Rail BHP Nevada Railroad (BHP)September 18, 1995Stored at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada2011Cannibalized for spare parts for NNRY #204 (now NNRY #250)19452Southern Pacific 4450November 23, 1973 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)March 26, 1997Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) in Portola, CaliforniaAugust 20, 2013Poor condition and lack of alignment control couplers.Nicknamed "Huff"
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