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EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
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Author:  rock island lines [ Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:48 pm ]
Post subject:  EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
Total units produced (per wikipedia):
SD7: 188
SD9: 515

Total units preserved at museums in the US:
SD7: ~2 (?)
SD9: ~6 (?)

Corrections please.

Assuming the numbers are close, is the preservation scorecard for the SD7 & 9 good or bad?

What made me think about this topic was info posted to Trainorders that a former CB&Q SD9 is being moved by BNSF right now.
Author:  Brian Norden [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
Is there a list of preserved SD7 and SD9 units to review?
Author:  rock island lines [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
Brian Norden wrote:
Is there a list of preserved SD7 and SD9 units to review?

Starter list of units at museums per Wikipedia.

SD7 Central of Georgia 201, Virginia Museum of Transportation
SD7 Southern Pacific 1518, Illinois Railway Museum

SD9 Burlington Northern 6234, Minnesota Transportation Museum
SD9 Nevada Northern 204, Nevada Northern RR Museum
SD9 Southern Pacific 4404, Western Pacific RR Museum in Portola
SD9 Southern Pacific 5472, Pacific Locomotive Association California
SD9 Nickel Plate Road 349, Mad River & Nickel Plate Railroad Museum
SD9 Great Northern 599, Skykomish, WA, depot museum
Author:  Cody Muse [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 1:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
The Great Western here in Colorado has an SD9 however, it may be cut up soon. I have heard a museum was interested but the wheels are out of tolerance, the motor is needing work, the couplers need replacing, for a fact one is even missing... The last time it was moved was a little over 3 years ago, on its last move (dead in tow) from Longmont to Loveland. Another problem it has is when it had a rebuild the shop rewired it. Before it could haul 20 loads without any trouble, after it could only haul about 5.

Here is a picture:
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/465796/\

The GW had another one, the 914, but it was scrapped a few years ago.

Here is a picture of the 914:
https://archive.li/rjc9e/de31e4cde65ae2 ... fe6200.jpg

Cody Muse
Author:  LeoA [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
Alas, Southern Pacific SD9 #4404 is no longer on the preserved list.

Hopefully she's enjoying a better post-preservation life than the #4450...
Author:  John D [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:32 am ]
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Regarding the ex-CofG unit-are you sure it's at VMT? I was there this past weekend, and checked the roster online-it's not on display, FWIW:
http://www.vmt.org/collections/rail/diesel-locomotives/
Author:  70000 [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
John D wrote:
Regarding the ex-CofG unit-are you sure it's at VMT? I was there this past weekend, and checked the roster online-it's not on display, FWIW:
http://www.vmt.org/collections/rail/diesel-locomotives/


Some online listings still seem to show it as part of the collection (also shown as SR #197) and couldn't find anything about its disposal.

This is what it looked like at the VMT in October 2012.....

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Author:  Lima Superpower [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:43 pm ]
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The FWRHS has SD9 NKP358, currently undergoing cosmetic restoration, with the possibility of operation in it's future.
Author:  iamdarb [ Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:56 pm ]
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Project 358, an effort to restore our historic SD9 class diesel locomotive. The project will restore the locomotive's cosmetic appearance as it ran on the Nickel Plate Road and eventually return it to operational condition. The locomotive requires about $30,000 worth of mechanical work and replacement parts. When restored, the 358 will operate with the 765 where additional motive power is needed (as in push-pull operations), for Engineer for an Hour sessions and in a variety of other uses.

Built in 1957 for the Nickel Plate Road by Electro-Motive, no. 358 was constructed to replace the Berkshires and other steam power for the Nickel Plate Road. With 16 cylinders and six axles, it was originally assigned to the W&LE district hauling coal, the engines were eventually found in all kinds of service.

By the 1980's the engines were used in yard and local trains around Bellevue, Ohio. It operated for the railroad until the early 2000s and adapted for remote control use and later placed in storage.

In 2010, it was donated to the railroad historical society.

https://fortwaynerailroad.org/2017/07/historic-locomotive-restoration-earns-grant-from-steel-dynamics-inc/

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Author:  Scott [ Wed Nov 01, 2017 12:53 am ]
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The photo from Colorado brings back a wonderful memory. On a summer afternoon in about '84 or '85, I was driving home from work on northbound I-5 north of Albany, Oregon. The SP main parallels the freeway for several miles there. I looked to my left and there was a brace of three SP high hood SD-9 "Cadillacs" rolling along beside me with a full train easily keeping pace with the freeway. The crew looked happy from what I could see. Great memory.
Author:  rock island lines [ Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
Revised.

SD7 Central of Georgia/SR 197, Virginia Museum of Transportation.
SD7 Southern Pacific 1518, Illinois Railway Museum

SD9 Burlington Northern 6234, Minnesota Transportation Museum
SD9 Nevada Northern 204, Nevada Northern RR Museum
SD9 Southern Pacific 5472, Pacific Locomotive Association, California
SD9 Nickel Plate Road 349, Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum
SD9 Nickel Plate Road 358, Fort Wayne RHS
SD9 Great Northern 599, Skykomish, WA, depot museum
Author:  eric.d.hopp [ Thu May 24, 2018 11:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
Adding GN 558 / BN 6008 donated by Cargill to the Minnesota Transportation Museum.
Author:  Robbie Hanson [ Fri May 25, 2018 11:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
SOU/CofG 197 appears to be at Oak Ridge, Tennessee with the Southern Appalachian Railroad Museum collection.

http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4619807
Author:  70000 [ Fri May 25, 2018 11:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
Robbie Hanson wrote:
SOU/CofG 197 appears to be at Oak Ridge, Tennessee with the Southern Appalachian Railroad Museum collection.

http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4619807


It certainly seems to have gained VLIX (Vintage Locomotives Inc) reporting marks on the cabside since I photographed it at the VMT in 2012 (see post #7 above) - Presumably for its move from there by rail (?) to Oak Ridge, TN.
Author:  wm303 [ Fri May 25, 2018 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: EMD SD7 & SD9 -- preservation scorecard
It would be interesting to see how many SD7s and SD9s are extant, whether they are considered preserved in a museum or tourist road or still working for a living. I have seen posts that there are a number of ex-B&O units out there somewhere.

Let's expand this listing. Those which are not preserved could become candidates for preservation if we know where they are.
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