List of preserved EMD E-series locomotives
This is a summary, listing every locomotive from the EMD E-series that are in preservation.[1]
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | Baltimore and Ohio 51 | May 16, 1937 | EA | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) | - | On static display at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland | GMC Class DE | [2][3] |
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 959 | Atlantic Coast Line 501 | November 1939 | E6A |
|
- | Operational at the North Carolina Transportation Museum | Originally built as an E3A, rebuilt as an E6A | [4] |
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 968 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 9911A Silver Pilot | February 1940 | E5A | 1968 | Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [5] |
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1424 | Rock Island 630 | October 1941 | E6A | - | Owned by the under-construction Manly Junction Railroad Museum in Manly, Iowa | [6] | |||
| 1615 | Louisville & Nashville #770 | 1942 | E6A | Louisville and Nashville Railroad | Static display at the Kentucky Railway Museum |
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3357 | Pennsylvania Railroad 5901 | September 1945 | E7A | - | On static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, in Strasburg, Pennsylvania | PRR Class EP-20 | [7] |
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9675 | Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway 100 | December 1949 | E9AM | 2014 (IC use) | Operational (executive train) | ||||
| 9677 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 9939A | January 1950 | E9AM | - | On static display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri | Named "Village of Westmont" by BN when rebuilt as an E9AM. | [8][9] | ||
| 9679 | Canadian National 102 | January 1950 | E9AM | - | On static display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois | Named "City of Naperville" by BN when rebuilt as an E9AM. | [10][11][12] | ||
| 10425 | Pennsylvania Railroad 5888 | 1951 | E8A |
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- | Undergoing restoration at the Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati | |||
| 11493 | Chicago and North Western 5022A | July 1950 | E8A |
|
- | Stored at the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler, Arizona | |||
| 12231 | Erie Railroad 833 | 1951 | E8A |
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- | Operational, Based at the turntable in Port Jervis, New York. | |||
| 13102 | Pennsylvania Railroad 5809 | January 1951 | E8A |
|
- | Owned by the Juniata Terminal Company | PRR Class EP-22 | ||
| 13113 | Pennsylvania Railroad 5898 | March 1951 | E8A |
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- | Operational on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway in Jackson, Missouri | PRR Class EP-22 | ||
| 14172 | Southern 6900 | 1951 | E8A |
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- | Operational, Based at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina. | |||
| 14173 | Southern 6901 | 1951 | E8A |
|
- | Operational, Based at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia. | [13] | ||
| 14420 | Wabash 1009 | 1951 | E8A |
|
- | Operational, Based at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. | 10,000th Locomotive built by EMD. | ||
| 15199 | Rock Island 652 | February 1952 | E8A |
|
- | Owned by the under-construction Manly Junction Railroad Museum in Manly, Iowa | [6] | ||
| 15659 | Florida East Coast 1594 | May 1952 | E8A |
|
- | Awaiting repairs at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida | |||
| 16780 | Pennsylvania Railroad 5711 | October 1952 | E8A |
|
- | Owned by the Juniata Terminal Company | PRR Class EP-22 | ||
| 16788 | "New York Central 4097" | E8A |
|
- | Private ownership in Connecticut. | Never operated on the NYC. Previously on display in New York Central colors at Duanesburg, New York until previous owner passed. | |||
| 16790 | Pennsylvania 5764 | November 1952 | E8A |
|
- | Under restoration at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois. | Being restored as Illinois Central 4044. | [14] | |
| 18117 | Chicago and North Western 5028A | June 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Static display at The Historic Railpark and Train Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky | Cosmetically altered to look like Louisville & Nashville 796, another E8A that was scrapped in the 70's. 5028A never operated for the L&N. | [15] | |
| 18120 | Chicago and North Western 515 | June 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [16] | ||
| 18273 | Union Pacific 942 | May 1953 | E8Am |
|
- | Operational at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California | |||
| 18319 | Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway 101 | September 1953 | E9AM |
|
2014 (IC use) | [17] | |||
| 18526 | New York Central 4068 | June 1953 | E8A |
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- | Static display at the Medina Railroad Museum in Medina, New York | |||
| 18526 | New York Central 4070 | June 1953 | E8A |
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- | Private storage in Bellevue, Ohio | |||
| 18534 | New York Central 4076 | July 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Display at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey | |||
| 18538 | New York Central 4080 | August 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Static display at the Medina Railroad Museum in Medina, New York | |||
| 18541 | New York Central 4083 | August 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Display at the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey | |||
| 18542 | New York Central 4084 | August 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Operational, owned by Carter Patriot Railnet in Nashville, Georgia | |||
| 18543 | New York Central 4085 | August 1953 | E8A |
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- | Static display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana | Led final eastbound 20th Century Limited | ||
| 19011 | Southern 6913 | 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Restoration, Based at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum. | |||
| 19012 | Southern 6914 | 1953 | E8A |
|
- | Restoration, Based at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | [18] | ||
| 20494 | Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway 103 | January 1950 | E9AM |
|
2014 (IC use) | [17] |
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18318 | Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9976 | September 1953 | E9AM |
|
|
Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [19] | ||
| 20100 | Southern Pacific 6051 | December 1954 | E9A | Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) | December 24, 1969 | California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California | |||
| 20507 | Wisconsin and Southern 102 | September 1955 | E9B |
|
|
Rebuilt into a steam generator car in 1975, rebuilt back into a locomotive in 2008 | [20] | ||
| 20535 | Canadian National 103 | December 1955 | E9AM |
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- | Donated to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin | Named "James M. Gagen" by BN when rebuilt as an E9AM. | ||
| 20538 | Burlington Northern 9912 | January 1956 | E9AM |
|
- | Stored at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| 20540 | Burlington Route 9913 | E9A |
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- | Awaiting repairs at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida | ||||
| 20541 | Burlington Northern 3 | 1956 | E9AM |
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[21] | ||||
| 21608 | Milwaukee Road 33C | 1956 | E9A | Milwaukee Road (MILW) | - | Undergoing restoration to operating condition at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [22] | ||
| 26567 | Milwaukee Road 37A | 1961 | E9A | Milwaukee Road (MILW) | - | Stored at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois | [23] | ||
| 20486 | Union Pacific 949 | May 1955 | E9A |
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September 1972 | Stored at the Union Pacific Railroad shops in Cheyenne, Wyoming | Part of the Union Pacific heritage fleet | ||
| 20488 | Union Pacific 951 | Union Pacific Railroad | - | ||||||
| 20510 | Union Pacific 963B | October 1955 | E9B |
|
June 1972 | ||||
| 21065 | Milwaukee Road 32A | April 1956 | E9A |
|
- | Operational, owned by the Friends of the 261 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | [24] | ||
| 26565 | Milwaukee Road 36A | April 1961 |
|
- | Display in Deer Lodge, Montana. | ||||
| 26673 | Amtrak 4037 | August 1961 |
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December 1973 | On static display at the Louisiana Steam Train Association in New Orleans, Louisiana | [25] | |||
| 28668 | "New York Central 4096" | December 1963 |
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September 1972 | On static display in New York Central colors at the C&O Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia | Never actually operated on the NYC |
Formerly preserved, scrapped
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Last seen | Scrap date | Cause of scrapping | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10779 | Union Pacific 928 | July 1950 | E9A | Union Pacific Railroad (UP) | July 31, 1980 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | May 19, 2013 | Negligence and vandalism | |||
| 16775 | Pennsylvania Railroad 5706 | September 1952 | E8A |
|
- | Grants Mill Station in Irondale, Alabama | 2021 | Sat at a parking lot of a strip mall; strip mall decided to remove it for the needs of a new parking lot | PRR Class EP-22 |
See also
References
- ^ Toppan, Andrew (5 March 1997). "Surving E Units List". Archived from the original on 3 December 2024.
- ^ "B&O No. 51". B&O Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Historic diesel locomotives saved by the 2020s". Trains. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Atlantic Coast Line #501". www.csx.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9911A". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ a b "Construction begins on Manly Junction Railroad Museum". Trains. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Our Trains". Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "9939 CB&Q E8A". stlouisnrhs.org. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "#9939A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Locomotive". National Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "Canadian National donates former Illinois Central E9 to Monticello museum". Trains. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ "CN 102". Monticello Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ "Canadian National repaints E9 in heritage colors | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ "Locomotives". Southeastern Railway Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Pennsylvania #5764". Monticello Railway Museum. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "RailCars". Historic Railpark and Train Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Chicago & North Western 515". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Aberdeen Carolina & Western E9A debuts". Trains. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ "Southern Railway 6914". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9976". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Union Pacific 967B". Illinois Railway Museum.
- ^ "Burlington Northern BN-3". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Milwaukee Road 33C". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Milwaukee Road 37A". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Milwaukee 32A". Friends of the 261. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Rolling Stock - LASTA". 14 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2025.