List of preserved EMD SD40-series locomotives
This is a summary, listing every diesel locomotive from the SD40-series in preservation. This list includes the models SD40, SDP40, SD40A, SD40-2, SDP40F, SD40T-2, SD40-2W, SD40-2S.
SD40 (EMD)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29025 | Illinois Central 6071 | July 1964 | SD40-2R | 2009 | On static display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois | [1] | |||
| 31556 | Southern Pacific 7362 | May 1966 | SD40R | June 29, 1998 | On static display at Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte, Nebraska | ||||
| 31899 | Norfolk and Western 1580 | SD40 | 2007 | Owned by the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society | [2] | ||||
| 32043 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5007 | April 1966 | SD40u | - | On static display at the Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California | Preserved as GN 6307 | |||
| 32044 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5008 | 2009 | On static display at Marceline, Missouri | [3][4][5] | |||||
| 32135 | Western Maryland 7471 | August 1966 | SD40 |
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- | Operational, Owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing (PNLX) | |||
| 34105 | CSX 4621 |
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- | Stored at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland | Privately owned, to be restored to original Western Maryland livery and number. | ||||
| 34759 | Louisville and Nashville 1230 | April 1969 |
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- | Under ownership of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee | [6] | |||
| 37211 | Chesapeake and Ohio 7534 | March 1971 |
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2017 | On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia | [7][8] | |||
| 37355 | Southern 3170 | April 1971 |
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2007, 2016 | On static display, awaiting restoration at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee | [9][10] | |||
| 38931 | Progress Rail 3066 | November 1971 | 2013 | On static display at the Coastal Pines Technical College in Waycross, Georgia |
SD40 (GMD)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2133 | Canadian Pacific 5500 | July 1966 | SD40 | Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) | 2001 | On static display at the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, British Columbia | CP class DRF-30a | [11][12] | |
| A2594 | Canadian National 5232 | November 1971 |
|
- | Under ownership of the Vintage Locomotive Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba | CN class GF-30m |
SDP40
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31597 | Great Northern 325 | May 1966 | May 2009 | Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota | [13][14][15] |
SD40A
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34947 | Illinois Central 6014 | May 1966 | - | Undergoing restoration to operating condition by Railexco in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. | [16] |
SD40-2 (EMD)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7396-27 | BUGX 156 | August 1972 | SD40-2 |
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August 1987 | Stored at the Oklahoma Railway Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to be restored into its "Bicentennial" attire by Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX) | MILW class 30-ERS-6 | [17][18] | |
| 74609-32 | Chicago and North Western 6847 | March 1974 | December 2008 | Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [19][20] | ||||
| 776086-24 | Norfolk and Western 6162 | May 1978 |
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June 2020 | Operational at the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Ravenna, Kentucky | Repainted to its original livery in 2023. | [21][22] | ||
| 786181-8 | Union Pacific 3105 | June 1979 | SD40-2C |
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December 2013 | On static display at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California | [20][23] | ||
| 786269-9 | Union Pacific 9950 | April 1980 | SD40-2 | August 22, 2001 | On static display at the Western America Railroad Museum at Barstow, California | [20][24] |
SD40-2 (GMD)
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2576 | Canadian Pacific 5577 | March 1972 | SD40-2 | February 2006 | Operational on the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania | CP class DRF-30s | |||
| A3670 | Canadian Pacific 5903 | December 1978 | Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) | 2018 | On static display at ExpoRail in Saint-Constant, Quebec | [25] |
SDP40F
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74611-65 | BNSF 6976 | October 1974 | SDP40F |
|
2002 | Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [26][27][28] |
SD40T-2
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756046-16 | Denver and Rio Grande Western 5371 | August 1975 | December 5, 2008 | On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah | [29] | |||
| 776098-2 | Southern Pacific 5387 | August 1978 |
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May 22, 2001 | Operational, owned by the Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society in Perry, Oklahoma | |||
| 786174-42 | Union Pacific 8755 | January 1979 |
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January 24, 2008 | Stored at the Fire Training Academy, at San Antonio, Texas | |||
| 786264-4 | Denver and Rio Grande Western 5401 | March 1980 |
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April 12, 2010 | Awaiting cosmetic restoration by the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado | [30] |
See also
- List of preserved EMD locomotives
- List of preserved EMD GP7 locomotives
- List of preserved EMD GP9 locomotives
- List of preserved EMD SD9 locomotives
References
- ^ "IC 6071". Monticello Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "EMD SD 40 #1580 – Roanoke Chapter National Railway Historical Society". Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ^ "Diesel Locomotive 5008". Downtown Marceline Foundation. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ Franz, Justin (2023-07-21). "BNSF Engine, Engineer Reunited in Retirement". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Old friends: Retired BNSF engineer restores locomotive he operated for 41 years". BNSF Railway. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ Franz, Justin (2024-06-20). "L&N SD40 Returns to Tennessee". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "SD40 #7534". CSX. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "C&O SD40 heading to Virginia museum | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ^ "Southern Railway 3170". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Norfolk Southern donates Southern SD40 to TVRM | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ "CPR Diesel Locomotive SD 5500". Revelstoke Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Franz, Justin (2025-02-10). "Museum to Restore Canada's First SD40". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ^ Franz, Justin (2023-03-03). "Great Northern SDP40 to Wear Orange and Green Again". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "GN 325". www.erixrailcar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Under Restoration". Railexco. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Franz, Justin (2023-04-04). "Milwaukee Road Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved in Oklahoma". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Berger, Eric (2023-03-28). "MILW Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved". Diesel Era. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ^ "Chicago & North Western 6847". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ a b c "SD40-2: The Workingman's Hero". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "Kentucky Steam Equipment". Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Kentucky Steam's SD40-2 diesel repainted in Norfolk & Western scheme". Trains. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Union Pacific #3105". RailGiants Train Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Dover Printing. 2000. p. 25.
- ^ "Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Locomotives: CP 5900 - 5914 - EMD SD40-2 (DRF-30s) - Received Oct. to December 1978 to January 1979". www.solrs.ca. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Burlington Northern Santa Fe 6976". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ Franz, Justin (2025-07-07). "Historic Amtrak Locomotives Donated to Illinois Railway Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "Two former Amtrak diesels donated to Illinois Railway Museum". Trains. 2025-07-04. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "Rolling Stock of the Utah State Railroad Museum: D&RGW 5371: SD40T-2". Utah State Railroad Museum: Spencer S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Rail Center. Ogden, Utah: Ogden Union Station. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "Colorado Railroad Museum to cosmetically restore Rio Grande tunnel motor | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-09.