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-built) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences31899Norfolk and Western 1580May 1966 Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) August 2009Owned by the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society32135Western Maryland 7471August 1966 Western Maryland Railway (WM) CSX (CSXT) Morrison–Knudsen (MK) Helm Financial (HCLX) Georges Creek Railway (GCK) -Operational, Owned by Precision Locomotive Leasing (PNLX)34105CSX 4621 Western Maryland Railway (WM) CSX (CSXT) -Stored at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, MarylandPrivately owned, to be restored to original Western Maryland livery and number.34759Louisville and Nashville 1230April 1969 Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) Seaboard System Railroad (SBD) CSX Transportation (CSX) Morrison–Knudsen (M–K) Utah Railway (UTAH) Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (W&S) FirstEnergy (FE) Tyner Terminal Railroad (TTRR) -Under ownership of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee37211Chesapeake and Ohio 7534March 1971 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) CSX Transportation (CSX) 2017On static display at the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia37355Southern 3170April 1971 Southern Railway (SOU) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) 2007, 2016On static display, awaiting restoration at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee38931Progress Rail 3066November 1971 Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM) Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) Progress Rail Services (PRS)2013On static display at the Coastal Pines Technical College in Waycross, Georgia
Preserved EMD-built SD40 parts Serial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire datePreserved part(s)LocationNotesReferences31913Norfolk Southern 1594July 1966SD40 Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)December 21, 2007CabOn static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia
Rebuilt SD40 (EMD-built) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelRebuild dateRebuilderFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences31556Southern Pacific 7362May 1966SD40RApril 10, 1981SP's Sacramento shops Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)June 29, 1998On static display at Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte, Nebraska32043Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5007April 1966SD40uDecember 1981ATSF's San Bernardino shops Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Great Northern Railway (GN) -On static display at the Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California32044Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 5008September 19812009On static display at Marceline, Missouri SD40 (GMD-built) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferencesA2133Canadian Pacific 5500July 1966SD40Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)2001On static display at the Revelstoke Railway Museum in Revelstoke, British ColumbiaCP class DRF-30aA2594Canadian National 5232November 1971 Canadian National Railway (CN) Athabasca Northern Railway (ANR) Cando Contracting Limited (CCLX) -Under ownership of the Vintage Locomotive Society in Winnipeg, ManitobaCN class GF-30m
SD40X Serial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences29025Illinois Central 6071July 1964SD40-2R Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GM&O) Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Canadian National Railway (CN)March 11, 2009On static display at the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois
SDP40 PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences31597Great Northern 325May 1966 Great Northern Railway (GN) Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)May 2009Operational at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota
SD40A PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences34947Illinois Central 6014May 1966 Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) Indiana Box Car Corporation (IBCX) -Undergoing restoration to operating condition by Railexco in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
SD40-2 (EMD-built) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences7396-27MOPX 156August 1972SD40-2 Milwaukee Road (MILW) Soo Line Railroad (SOO) Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (NdeM) Kansas City Southern de México (KCS) Maine Central Railroad (MEC) Pan Am Railways (PAR) Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX) August 1987Undergoing restoration into its "Bicentennial" attire by the Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society (MOPX) in Perry, OklahomaMILW class 30-ERS-674609-32Chicago and North Western 6847March 1974 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)December 2008Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois776086-24Norfolk and Western 6162May 1978 Norfolk and Western (N&W) Norfolk Southern (NS)June 2020Operational at the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Ravenna, KentuckyRepainted to its original livery in 2023.776088-14Branson Scenic Railway 3460March 1978 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Capital Finance, Inc. (CEFX) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Mervis Recycling Indiana Box Car Corporation (IBCX) October 31, 2000 (UP) 2020 (NS)Operational at the Branson Scenic Railway (BSR) in Branson, Missouri786181-8Union Pacific 3105June 1979SD40-2C Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)December 2013On static display at the RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona, California786218-20Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern 3422August 1979SD40-2 Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (ICE) Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad (RCPE) January 31, 2003 (UP)Donated to the American Heartland Railroad Society in Sioux City, Iowa786269-9Union Pacific 9950April 1980 Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)August 22, 2001On static display at the Western America Railroad Museum at Barstow, California
SD40-2 (GMD-built) PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferencesA2576Canadian Pacific 5577March 1972SD40-2 Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad (PN) February 2006Operational on the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, PennsylvaniaCP class DRF-30sA3670Canadian Pacific 5903December 1978Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) 2018On static display at ExpoRail in Saint-Constant, Quebec
SDP40F PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences74611-65BNSF 6976October 1974SDF40-2 Amtrak (AMTK) Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) BNSF Railway (BNSF) Dynamic Rail Preservation (DYMX)May 2002Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois
SD40T-2 PhotographSerial no.LocomotiveBuild dateFormer operatorsRetire dateDisposition and locationNotesReferences756046-16Denver and Rio Grande Western 5371August 1975 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)December 5, 2008On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah776098-2Alabama and Tennessee River 5387August 1978 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) Larry's Truck and Electric (LTEX) Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN) May 22, 2001Operational, owned by the Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society in Perry, Oklahoma786174-42Union Pacific 8755January 1979 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) Union Pacific Railroad (UP)January 24, 2008Stored at the Fire Training Academy, at San Antonio, Texas786264-4Denver and Rio Grande Western 5401March 1980 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) April 12, 2010Awaiting cosmetic restoration by the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado
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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
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