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
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Amtrak (AMTK)
- Undergoing restoration at the Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
11493 Chicago and North Western 5022A July 1950 E8A
  • Chicago and North Western Railroad (CNW)
  • Metra (METX)
- Stored at the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler, Arizona
12231 Erie Railroad 833 1951 E8A
  • Erie Railroad (ERIE)
  • Erie Lackawanna (EL)
  • Conrail (CR)
  • New York & Greenwood Lake (NYGL)
- 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 - Operational on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway in Jackson, Missouri PRR Class EP-22
14172 Southern 6900 1951 E8A
  • Southern Railway (SOU)
- Operational, Based at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina.
14173 Southern 6901 1951 E8A
  • Southern Railway (SOU)
  • New Georgia Railroad (NGRR)
- Operational, Based at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia. [13]
14420 Wabash 1009 1951 E8A
  • Wabash (WAB)
- 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
  • Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
  • MBTA Commuter Rail (MBTX)
  • American Association of Private Railcar Owners (PPCX)
- 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
  • Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
  • Iowa Pacific Holdings (IPH)
2014 (IC use) [17]
18526 New York Central 4068 June 1953 E8A - Static display at the Medina Railroad Museum in Medina, New York
18526 New York Central 4070 June 1953 E8A - 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 - Static display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana Led final eastbound 20th Century Limited
19011 Southern 6913 1953 E8A
  • Southern Railway (SOU)
  • New Jersey Transit (NJT)
- Restoration, Based at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum.
19012 Southern 6914 1953 E8A
  • Southern Railway (SOU)
  • New Jersey Transit (NJT)
- Restoration, Based at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [18]
20494 Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway 103 January 1950 E9AM
  • Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
  • Iowa Pacific Holdings (IPH)
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
  • 1992 (BN)
  • 2005 (MARC)
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
  • 1975 (as locomotive)
  • 1983 (as Amtrak steam generator car)
Rebuilt into a steam generator car in 1975, rebuilt back into a locomotive in 2008 [20]
20535 Canadian National 103 December 1955 E9AM
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
  • Canadian National Railway (CN)
- 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
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Stored at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee
20540 Burlington Route 9913 E9A
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q)
  • Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
  • American Association of Private Railcar Owners (PPCX)
- Awaiting repairs at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida
20541 Burlington Northern 3 1956 E9AM [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
  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Chicago and North Western Railway
  • Metra
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
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
  • Amtrak (AMTK)
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
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
  • Amtrak (AMTK)
December 1973 On static display at the Louisiana Steam Train Association in New Orleans, Louisiana [25]
28668 "New York Central 4096" December 1963 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

  1. ^ Toppan, Andrew (5 March 1997). "Surving E Units List". Archived from the original on 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "B&O No. 51". B&O Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  3. ^ "Historic diesel locomotives saved by the 2020s". Trains. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ^ "Atlantic Coast Line #501". www.csx.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. ^ "Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9911A". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  6. ^ a b "Construction begins on Manly Junction Railroad Museum". Trains. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Our Trains". Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  8. ^ "9939 CB&Q E8A". stlouisnrhs.org. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  9. ^ "#9939A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Locomotive". National Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  10. ^ "Canadian National donates former Illinois Central E9 to Monticello museum". Trains. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  11. ^ "CN 102". Monticello Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  12. ^ "Canadian National repaints E9 in heritage colors | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  13. ^ "Locomotives". Southeastern Railway Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Pennsylvania #5764". Monticello Railway Museum. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  15. ^ "RailCars". Historic Railpark and Train Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Chicago & North Western 515". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Aberdeen Carolina & Western E9A debuts". Trains. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  18. ^ "Southern Railway 6914". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9976". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Union Pacific 967B". Illinois Railway Museum.
  21. ^ "Burlington Northern BN-3". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Milwaukee Road 33C". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  23. ^ "Milwaukee Road 37A". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Milwaukee 32A". Friends of the 261. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Rolling Stock - LASTA". 14 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2025.