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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)

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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
32043 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5007 April 1966 SD40u - Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California
32044 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5008 April 1966 SD40u
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF)
  • Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)
  • Great Northern Railway (GN)
 2009 On static display at Marceline, Missouri [2][3][4]
34759 Louisville and Nashville 1230 April 1969 SD40 - Under ownership of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee [5]
37211 Chesapeake and Ohio 7534 March 1971 SD40 2017 On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia [6]

SD40 (GMD)

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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 [7]
A2594 Canadian National 5232 November 1971 SD40 - Under ownership of the Vintage Locomotive Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba

SDP40

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Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
31597 Great Northern 325 May 1966 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) May 2009 Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota [8][9]

SD40A

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Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
34947 Illinois Central 6014 May 1966 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) - Undergoing restoration to operating condition by Railexco in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. [10]

SD40-2 (EMD)

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Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
7396-27 Pan Am 156 August 1972 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) - Slated for donation to 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 [11]
786181-8 Union Pacific 3105 June 1979 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) December 2013 On static display at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California SD40-2C [12]

SD40-2 (GMD)

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Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
A3670 Canadian Pacific 5903 December 1978 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) 2018 On static display at ExpoRail in Saint-Constant, Quebec CP class DRF-30s [13]

SD40T-2

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Photograph Serial no. Locomotive Build date Builder Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
756046-16 Denver and Rio Grande Western 5371 August 1975 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) December 5, 2008 On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah [14]
786174-42 Union Pacific 8755 January 1979 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) January 24, 2008 Stored at the Fire Training Academy, at San Antonio, Texas
786264-4 Denver and Rio Grande Western 5401 March 1980 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
  • Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW)
  • Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
 - Awaiting cosmetic restoration by the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado [15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IC 6071". Monticello Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  2. ^ "Diesel Locomotive 5008". Downtown Marceline Foundation. 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  3. ^ Franz, Justin (2023-07-21). "BNSF Engine, Engineer Reunited in Retirement". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  4. ^ "Old friends: Retired BNSF engineer restores locomotive he operated for 41 years". BNSF Railway. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  5. ^ Franz, Justin (2024-06-20). "L&N SD40 Returns to Tennessee". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ^ "SD40 #7534". CSX. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  7. ^ "CPR Diesel Locomotive SD 5500". Revelstoke Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  8. ^ "Diesel Locomotives". Minnesota Transportation Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  9. ^ "GN 325". www.erixrailcar.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  10. ^ "Under Restoration". Railexco. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  11. ^ Franz, Justin (2023-04-04). "Milwaukee Road Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved in Oklahoma". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  12. ^ "Union Pacific #3105". RailGiants Train Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Colorado Railroad Museum to cosmetically restore Rio Grande tunnel motor | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-09.