| disposition = Many have been rebuilt, and are still in service.
| disposition = Some preserved, some rebuilt, some still in service, remainder scrapped
| notes = References:<ref name="bachand">{{cite web |last1=Bachand |first1=Jean-Denis |title=EMD SD9 |url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20SD9.HTML |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331173704/https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20SD9.HTML |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=18 July 2021 |website=The Diesel Shop}}</ref>
| notes = References:<ref name="bachand">{{cite web |last1=Bachand |first1=Jean-Denis |title=EMD SD9 |url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20SD9.HTML |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331173704/https://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20SD9.HTML |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=18 July 2021 |website=The Diesel Shop}}</ref>
}}
}}
The '''EMD SD9''' is a model of [[diesel locomotive]] built by [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] between January 1954 and June 1959. An [[EMD 567C]] 16-[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] engine generated {{convert|1750|hp|MW|2}}. Externally similar to its predecessor, the [[EMD SD7|SD7]], the SD9 was built with the improved and much more maintainable 567C engine.
The '''EMD SD9''' is a [[diesel locomotive]] built by [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] between January 1954 and June 1959.
Four hundred and seventy-one SD9s were built for [[United States|American]] railroads, while a further 44 were produced for export.
Four hundred and seventy-one SD9s were built for [[United States|American]] railroads, while a further 44 were produced for export.
Many SD9s both high and short hood can still be found in service today on shortline railroads and industrial operators. Although most Class 1 roads stopped using these locomotives by the 1970s and 1980s, some remain in rebuilt form on some major [[Class I railroad]]s, as switcher locomotives.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
Many SD9s both high and short hood can still be found in service today on shortline railroads and industrial operators. Although most Class 1 roads stopped using these locomotives by the 1970s and 1980s, some remain in rebuilt form on some major [[Class I railroad]]s, as switcher locomotives.
== Design ==
The SD9 locomotives used a [[EMD 567C]] 16-[[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] engine generated {{convert|1750|hp|MW|2}}. Externally similar to its predecessor, the [[EMD SD7|SD7]], the SD9 was built with the improved and much more maintainable 567C engine.
== History ==
== History ==
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EMD ended SD9 production in June 1959. It was succeeded by the [[EMD SD18|SD18]] which began production in 1960.
EMD ended SD9 production in June 1959. It was succeeded by the [[EMD SD18|SD18]] which began production in 1960.
== Accidents and incidents ==
* On September 4, 1967, Great Northern SD9 #576 was involved in a fire at [[Superior, Wisconsin]], but was rebuilt after the accident.<ref name=":6" />
* On April 26, 1972, Denver and Rio Grande SD9 #5305 was involved in a wreck at Pueblo, but was rebuilt in September 1972 with a short low hood.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=DRGW.Net {{!}} D&RGW EMD SD9 Roster |url=https://www.drgw.net/info/SD9 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.drgw.net}}</ref>
== Variants ==
== Variants ==
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=== SD9s ===
=== SD9s ===
EMD produced a lightweight variant of the SD9, named the '''SD9s'''. This locomotive had its weight reduced for service on lighter tracks with modifications such as a smaller fuel tank.<ref name="marre-1995" />
EMD produced a lightweight variant of the SD9, named the '''SD9s'''. This locomotive had its weight reduced for service on lighter tracks with modifications such as a smaller fuel tank.<ref name="marre-1995" />
== Rebuilds ==
=== SD9-3 ===
[[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway]] (BNSF) had rebuilt four of their SD9 locomotives that were originally built for the [[Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad]] (CB&Q) into SD9-3 locomotives.
=== SD9E ===
=== SD9E ===
Between August 1970 and March 1980, the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] had rebuilt 144 of their units into [[EMD SD9E]] [[Diesel locomotive|diesel locomotives]] under their own rebuild program known as the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (G.R.I.P) and renumbered 142 of their rebuilt units as 4300-4441 and two additional rebuilt units being renumbered as 4450 and 4451, as well as reclassifying their 142 units as EF618E-1 and classified their two units #4450 and #4451 as EF618E-2, which had left six other SD9 locomotives un-rebuilt.<ref>{{Harvp|Withers|1996|p=36}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SP Rebuild Programs |url=https://utahrails.net/sp/sp-r8-grip.php#from-r8-to-grip |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=utahrails.net}}</ref>
Between August 1970 and March 1980, the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] had rebuilt 144 of their units into [[EMD SD9E]] [[Diesel locomotive|diesel locomotives]] under their own rebuild program known as the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (G.R.I.P) and renumbered 142 of their rebuilt units as 4300-4441 and two additional rebuilt units being renumbered as 4450 and 4451, as well as reclassifying their 142 units as EF618E-1 and classified their two units #4450 and #4451 as EF618E-2, which had left six other SD9 locomotives un-rebuilt.<ref>{{Harvp|Withers|1996|p=36}}</ref>
=== SD9m ===
=== SD9m ===
[[File:Norfolk and Western 2349 (16030220411).jpg|thumb|N&W SD9m #2349]]
[[File:Norfolk and Western 2349 (16030220411).jpg|thumb|N&W SD9m #2349]]
The SD9m was a rebuild from [[EMD SD7|SD7s]] and SD9s mostly by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]. NS rebuilt a total of ten units and used them in service between 1989 and 2010.
The SD9m was a rebuild from [[EMD SD7|SD7s]] and SD9s mostly by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]. NS rebuilt a total of ten units and used them in service between 1989 and 2010.
Only two SD9m units are in preservation:
* NS #52 which was restored into its Norfolk and Western (N&W) colors and N&W number #2349.
* NS #57, which was restored to its original Nickel Plate (NKP) colors and original number #358 by Progress Rail.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Project 358 |url=https://fortwaynerailroad.org/project-358/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Vantuono |first=William C. |date=2023-07-11 |title=NKP 358 Restoration Nears Finish Line - Railway Age |url=https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/locomotives/nkp-358-restoration-nears-finish-line/ |access-date=2024-05-05}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=NKP SD9 returned to as-built appearance by Progress Rail |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/nkp-sd9-returned-to-as-built-appearance-by-progress-rail/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Milwaukee Road No. 557 a rebuilt EMD SD10 diesel locomotive postcard.jpg|thumb|Milwaukee Road SD10 #557 at [[Middleton station]].]]
=== SD10 ===
The EMD SD10 were a rebuild from four [[EMD SD7]] locomotives and seventeen EMD SD9 diesel locomotives. These units were rebuilt by the [[Milwaukee Road|Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMstP&P)/Milwaukee Road (MILW)]] between March 1974 and January 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532 |url=http://www.whitewatervalleyrr.org/roster/?op=details&id=6&cat=diesel&sid=f2c3c8f9ad351e3e36b3e52ebd3f1e5f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721001810/http://www.whitewatervalleyrr.org/roster/?op=details&id=6&cat=diesel&sid=f2c3c8f9ad351e3e36b3e52ebd3f1e5f |archive-date=2011-07-21}}</ref>
== Original buyers ==
== Original buyers ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Image
! Railroad !! Quantity !! Road numbers !! Notes
! Railroad !! Quantity !! Road numbers !! Notes
!Refs.
|-
|-
|
|[[Electro-Motive Division]] (demonstrator)
|[[Electro-Motive Division]] (demonstrator)
|style="text-align:center;"| 1
|style="text-align:center;"| 1
|style="text-align:center;"| 5591
|style="text-align:center;"| 5591
| to Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 110
| to Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 110
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railroad]]
|[[Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railroad]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 3
|style="text-align:center;"| 3
|style="text-align:center;"| 503–505
|style="text-align:center;"| 503–505
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
|[[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 10
|style="text-align:center;"| 10
|style="text-align:center;"| 765–774
|style="text-align:center;"| 765–774
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]]
|[[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 80
|style="text-align:center;"| 80
|style="text-align:center;"| 325–374, 430–459
|style="text-align:center;"| 325–374, 430–459
| 300s had steam generators. To [[Burlington Northern]] 6127-6206
| 300s had steam generators. To [[Burlington Northern]] 6127-6206
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] ([[Colorado and Southern Railway|C&S]])
|[[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] ([[Colorado and Southern Railway|C&S]])
|style="text-align:center;"| 23
|style="text-align:center;"| 23
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6234 preserved
6234 preserved
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Central of Georgia Railway]]
|[[Central of Georgia Railway]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 6
|style="text-align:center;"| 6
|style="text-align:center;"| 202–207
|style="text-align:center;"| 202–207
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:CIM 52, 50, and 60 (SD9s) at engine house, Springfield, IL on May 7. 1966 (22254573558).jpg|180x180px]]
|[[Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad]]
|[[Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 5
|style="text-align:center;"| 5
|style="text-align:center;"| 50–54
|style="text-align:center;"| 50–54
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Chicago and North Western Railway]]
|[[Chicago and North Western Railway]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 14
|style="text-align:center;"| 14
|style="text-align:center;"| 1701–1710, 1721–1724
|style="text-align:center;"| 1701–1710, 1721–1724
| Fitted for Chicago commuter service
| Fitted for Chicago commuter service
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]
|[[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]]
|[[New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] (“Nickel Plate Road”)
|[[New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad]] (“Nickel Plate Road”)
|style="text-align:center;"| 20
|style="text-align:center;"| 20
|style="text-align:center;"| 340–359
|style="text-align:center;"| 340–359
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Orinoco Mining]] (Venezuela)
|[[Orinoco Mining]] (Venezuela)
|style="text-align:center;"| 10
|style="text-align:center;"| 10
|style="text-align:center;"| 1011–1020
|style="text-align:center;"| 1011–1020
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Pennsylvania Railroad]]
|[[Pennsylvania Railroad]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 25
|style="text-align:center;"| 25
|style="text-align:center;"| 7600–7624
|style="text-align:center;"| 7600–7624
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:3 Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad Photos (25462482346).jpg|180x180px]]
|[[Reserve Mining]]
|[[Reserve Mining Company]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
|style="text-align:center;"| 1220–1225
|style="text-align:center;"| 1220–1225
|To [[Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad]]
|To [[Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad]]
|
|-
|-
|
|[[Soo Line Railroad|Soo Line]] ([[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1954-1961)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]])
|[[Soo Line Railroad|Soo Line]] ([[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1954-1961)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]])
|style="text-align:center;"| 1
|style="text-align:center;"| 1
|style="text-align:center;"| 2381
|style="text-align:center;"| 2381
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:SP 5351x (39145298942).jpg|180x180px]]
|[[Southern Pacific Company]]
|[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 150
| style="text-align:center;" | 150
|style="text-align:center;"| 5340–5444, 5449–5493
|style="text-align:center;"| 5340–5444, 5449–5493
|5340–5391 had steam generators
|5340–5391 had steam generators
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
!
! Total !! 515 !! !!
! Total !! 515 !! !!
!
|}
|}
== Preservation ==
== Preservation ==
[[File:PNWR 1852 on March 30th, 2022.jpg|thumb|PNWR 1852 in Albany, Oregon]]
=== Stored ===
[[File:AERC 5399 in Albany, Oregon.jpg|thumb|AERC 5399 in Albany, Oregon]]
* Southern Pacific SD9E #4451 is currently stored in derelict condition at [[Schellville, California]] where its future remains undetermined.
* Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4433 was used on the [[Portland and Western Railroad]] (P&W) as PNWR #1854 for switching and industry service, however it is still in service specifically for being assigned to the rock train. The unit was retired in February 2024 and was stored at [[Albany, Oregon]] for the time being.
=== Currently preserved ===
Some SD9 locomotives can be found in museums and on tourist lines, and at least two are in service on a working railroad.
Some SD9 locomotives can be found in museums and on tourist lines, and at least two are in service on a working railroad.
*[[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] #1550 is preserved at the [[Lake Superior Railroad Museum]], having been donated by BNSF in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 April 2022 |title=BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum |url=https://railfan.com/bnsf-donates-sd9-to-lake-superior-railroad-museum/}}</ref> It is classified as an SD9-3.
*[[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] #1550 is preserved at the [[Lake Superior Railroad Museum]], having been donated by BNSF in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 April 2022 |title=BNSF Donates SD9 to Lake Superior Railroad Museum |url=https://railfan.com/bnsf-donates-sd9-to-lake-superior-railroad-museum/}}</ref> It is classified as an SD9-3.
*BNSF #1552 is stored on the now-defunct [[Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad]] in Oklahoma, intended for preservation. It is classified as an SD9-3.
*BNSF #1552 is stored on the now-defunct [[Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad]] in Oklahoma, intended for preservation. It is classified as an SD9-3.
*BNSF #6125 (ex-GN #598) is preserved at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at [[Reardan, Washington]], having been donated in 2020. It is being restored into its original [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern]] appearance.
*BNSF #6125 (ex-GN #598) is preserved at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at [[Reardan, Washington]], having been donated in 2020. It is being restored into its original [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern]] appearance.
*[[Burlington Northern Railroad|Burlington Northern]] #6139 is preserved and operational on the [[Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad]].
*[[Burlington Northern Railroad|Burlington Northern]] #6139 is preserved and operational on the [[Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad]].
*Burlington Northern #6234 (ex-[[Colorado and Southern Railway|Colorado & Southern]] #839) is preserved and operational at the [[Minnesota Transportation Museum]]. It now operates on the museum's [[Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway]]. #6234 is an example of the last variation of SD9 locomotives produced, which used the [[EMD SD18|SD18]] carbody.
*Burlington Northern #6234 (ex-[[Colorado and Southern Railway|Colorado & Southern]] #839) is preserved and operational at the [[Minnesota Transportation Museum]]. It now operates on the museum's [[Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway]]. #6234 is an example of the last variation of SD9 locomotives produced, which used the [[EMD SD18|SD18]] carbody.
*Great Northern #599 is preserved by the Inland Northwest Rail Museum in [[Reardan, Washington]]. It will undergo a cosmetic restoration, with mechanical parts used for the restoration of #598. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2023-02-15 |title=Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels |url=https://railfan.com/inland-northwest-rail-museum-acquires-two-rare-diesels/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref>
*Great Northern #599 is preserved by the Inland Northwest Rail Museum in [[Reardan, Washington]]. It will undergo a cosmetic restoration, with mechanical parts used for the restoration of #598. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2023-02-15 |title=Inland Northwest Rail Museum Acquires Two Rare Diesels |url=https://railfan.com/inland-northwest-rail-museum-acquires-two-rare-diesels/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref>
*[[Korail]] 5025 is only preserved SD9 in Korea, plinthed in front of {{ill|Daejeon MPD|ko|대전철도차량정비단}}, along single [[EMD G12|G12]] 4102. Both engines worked for construction of [[Korea Train Express]] [[Gyeongbu high-speed railway|Gyeongbu section]] as [[departmental vehicle|departmental vehicles]] after their retirement on Korail.
*[[Korail]] 5025 is only preserved SD9 in Korea, plinthed in front of {{ill|Daejeon MPD|ko|대전철도차량정비단}}, along single [[EMD G12|G12]] 4102. Both engines worked for construction of [[Korea Train Express]] [[Gyeongbu high-speed railway|Gyeongbu section]] as [[departmental vehicle|departmental vehicles]] after their retirement on Korail.
*[[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Milwaukee Road]] #532 is preserved and operational at the [[Whitewater Valley Railroad]].<ref>{{Citeweb |title=Whitewater Valley Railroad - MILW 532 |url=http://www.whitewatervalleyrr.org/roster/?op=details&id=6&cat=diesel&sid=f2c3c8f9ad351e3e36b3e52ebd3f1e5f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721001810/http://www.whitewatervalleyrr.org/roster/?op=details&id=6&cat=diesel&sid=f2c3c8f9ad351e3e36b3e52ebd3f1e5f |archive-date=2011-07-21}}</ref>
*[[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Milwaukee Road]] #532 is preserved and operational at the [[Whitewater Valley Railroad]].<ref =: />
*[[Nevada Northern Railway]] #204 (ex-SP #4426) is preserved and operational at the [[Nevada Northern Railway Museum]] in [[Ely, Nevada]].
*[[Nevada Northern Railway]] #204 (ex-SP #4426) is preserved and operational at the [[Nevada Northern Railway Museum]] in [[Ely, Nevada]].
*[[Nickel Plate Road]] #358 is preserved at the [[Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society]]. It has been restored into its original appearance.<ref>{{Citenews |last=Vantuono|first=WilliamC. |date=2023-07-11|title=NKP358 Restoration Nears Finish Line - Railway Age |url=https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/locomotives/nkp-358-restoration-nears-finish-line/|access-date=2024-05-05}}</ref>
*[[Nickel Plate Road]] #358 is preserved at the [[Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society]]. It has been restored into its original appearance.<ref = = =: />
*[[Norfolk and Western Railway|Norfolk and Western]] #2349 (ex-NKP #349) is preserved at the Mad River & Nickel Plate Railroad Museum. It was donated to the museum in December 2010 by [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]].
*[[Norfolk and Western Railway|Norfolk and Western]] #2349 (ex-NKP #349) is preserved at the Mad River & Nickel Plate Railroad Museum. It was donated to the museum in December 2010 by [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]].
*[[Portland and Western Railroad]] #1852 is stored in [[Albany, Oregon]]. While it was sold to Dieselmotive Inc/BUGX in 2023 for preservation, the February 2024 shutdown of the [[Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad]] has led to #1852 remaining stored on the P&W for the time being.
*[[Portland and Western Railroad]] #1852 is stored in [[Albany, Oregon]]. While it was sold to Dieselmotive IncBUGX in 2023 for preservation, the February 2024 shutdown of the [[Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad]] has led to #1852 remaining stored on the P&W for the time being.
*[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] SD9E #4404 is preserved on the [[Pend Oreille Valley Railroad]] in [[Usk, Washington]].
*[[Portland and Western Railroad]] #1854 is stored in Albany, Oregon. It was retired in February 2024.
*[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] #4404 is preservedonthe[[PendOreilleValleyRailroad]]in[[Usk,Washington]].
*Southern Pacific # is .
*Southern Pacific #5399 is preserved on the [[Albany and Eastern Railroad|Albany & Eastern Railroad]] (AERC). Restored to SP's "Black Widow" paint scheme, it is used for both freight and passenger service.
*Southern Pacific #5399 is preserved on the [[Albany and Eastern Railroad|Albany & Eastern Railroad]] (AERC). Restored to SP's "Black Widow" paint scheme, it is used for both freight and passenger service.
*Southern Pacific #5472 is preserved and operational on the [[Niles Canyon Railway]]
*Southern Pacific #5472 is preserved and operational on the [[Niles Canyon Railway]]
*Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4303 is currently under ownership of the [[Dieselmotive Company Inc.]] (BUGX) as BUGX #4303.
*Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4304 is currently under ownership of the Dieselmotive Company Inc. (BUGX) as BUGX #4304.
*Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4427 is currently being used in revenue freight service on the [[Dakota Southern Railway]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Dakota Southern Railway |url=http://mptv.org/tracks_ahead |series=Tracks Ahead |series-link=Tracks Ahead |network=[[PBS]] |station=[[WMVS]]/[[Milwaukee PBS]] |airdate=2009 |number=707 |credits=Presented by [[Spencer Christian]] |location=[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121013101/http://www.mptv.org/tracks_ahead/ |archive-date=2008-11-21}}</ref>
=== Formerly preserved, scrapped during preservation ===
* Southern Pacific SD9E #4368 was used on the [[Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad]] (POTB)<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Burkhardt |first=D. C. Jesse |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGTbAAAAMAAJ&q=%22EMD+SD9E%22+-wikipedia |title=Backwoods Railroads: Branchlines and Shortlines of Western Oregon |publisher=[[Washington State University Press]] |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-87422-104-6 |edition=1st |location=Pullman, Washington |pages=45}}</ref> until being scrapped in October 2010 after POTB had went defunct in 2007.
* Southern Pacific SD9E #4381 (that still had the Southern Pacific's "Kodachrome" livery of the proposed and failed merger between [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] and [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe]]) was used on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)<ref name=":5" /> until being scrapped in January 1999 after being involved in an accident when its brakes had failed which it had derailed and rolled down a hill.
* Southern Pacific SD9E #4414 was used on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)<ref name=":5" /> until being scrapped in October 2010 at the [[Tillamook Air Museum]] after POTB had went defunct in 2007.
* Southern Pacific SD9E #4432 was used on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB) until being scrapped in October 2010 after POTB had went defunct in 2007
* Southern Pacific SD9E #4450 "Huff" was used on the [[Golden Gate Railroad Museum]]''<ref name=":0232">{{Cite news |date=1998-06-08 |title=Cadillac SD9 #4450 Arrives at Museum |url=http://www.ggrm.org/cgi-bin/news.cgi?i=4450june98 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990901145703/http://www.ggrm.org/cgi-bin/news.cgi?i=4450june98 |archive-date=1999-09-01 |access-date=2023-09-03 |work=GGRM News}}</ref>'' before being donated to Western Pacific Railroad Museum alongside Southern Pacific SD9E #4404 until being scrapped in August 2013 due to its poor condition and lack of alignment control couplers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vicknair |first=Eugene |date=2013-06-02 |title=FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives |url=https://wplives.org/frrs_board_of_directors_minutes_reports/reports/2013/02-09-13_Surplus_Property_Locomotives.pdf |access-date=2023-10-30 |work=[[Feather River Rail Society]]}}</ref>
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Model of 1750 hp Co′Co′ American diesel locomotive
Four hundred and seventy-one SD9s were built for American railroads, while a further 44 were produced for export.
Many SD9s both high and short hood can still be found in service today on shortline railroads and industrial operators. Although most Class 1 roads stopped using these locomotives by the 1970s and 1980s, some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, as switcher locomotives.
Design
The SD9 locomotives used a EMD 567C 16-cylinder engine generated 1,750 horsepower (1.30 MW). Externally similar to its predecessor, the SD7, the SD9 was built with the improved and much more maintainable 567C engine.
History
The SD9 was the second model of EMD's SD (special duty) line of locomotives, following the SD7. Just as the SD7 was a lengthened GP7 with two additional axles, the SD9 was a corresponding modification of the GP9. The additional axles in SD series locomotives provide more tractive effort and more even distribution of locomotive weight compared to the four axle GP series locomotives.[2]
SD9s can be distinguished from the similar looking SD7s by observing the position of the classification lights on the ends of the locomotive, above the number board. The SD9's classification lights are on a small pod, canted outward, while the SD7's classification lights are closer to the centerline and flush with the hood.[3]
The last phase of construction had a carbody similar to the SD18 and SD24, and used two 48-inch (1,219 mm) cooling fans instead of four 36-inch (914 mm) cooling fans.
EMD ended SD9 production in June 1959. It was succeeded by the SD18 which began production in 1960.
Accidents and incidents
On September 4, 1967, Great Northern SD9 #576 was involved in a fire at Superior, Wisconsin, but was rebuilt after the accident.[4]
On April 26, 1972, Denver and Rio Grande SD9 #5305 was involved in a wreck at Pueblo, but was rebuilt in September 1972 with a short low hood.[5]
Variants
SD9s
EMD produced a lightweight variant of the SD9, named the SD9s. This locomotive had its weight reduced for service on lighter tracks with modifications such as a smaller fuel tank.[3]
Between August 1970 and March 1980, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company had rebuilt 144 of their units into EMD SD9Ediesel locomotives under their own rebuild program known as the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (G.R.I.P) and renumbered 142 of their rebuilt units as 4300-4441 and two additional rebuilt units being renumbered as 4450 and 4451, as well as reclassifying their 142 units as EF618E-1 and classified their two units #4450 and #4451 as EF618E-2, which had left six other SD9 locomotives un-rebuilt.[6]
SD9m
N&W SD9m #2349
The SD9m was a rebuild from SD7s and SD9s mostly by Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). NS rebuilt a total of ten SD9 units and used them in revenue service between 1989 and 2010.[7]
Only two SD9m units are in preservation:
NS #52 which was restored into its Norfolk and Western (N&W) colors and N&W number #2349.
NS #57, which was restored to its original Nickel Plate (NKP) colors and original number #358 by Progress Rail.[8][9][10]
Southern Pacific SD9E #4451 is currently stored in derelict condition at Schellville, California where its future remains undetermined.
Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4433 was used on the Portland and Western Railroad (P&W) as PNWR #1854 for switching and industry service, however it is still in service specifically for being assigned to the rock train. The unit was retired in February 2024 and was stored at Albany, Oregon for the time being.
Currently preserved
Some SD9 locomotives can be found in museums and on tourist lines, and at least two are in service on a working railroad.
Nickel Plate Road SD9 locomotive #358.BNSF #1550 is preserved at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, having been donated by BNSF in 2022.[12] It is classified as an SD9-3.
BNSF #1552 is stored on the now-defunct Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad in Oklahoma, intended for preservation. It is classified as an SD9-3.
BNSF #6125 (ex-GN #598) is preserved at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at Reardan, Washington, having been donated in 2020. It is being restored into its original Great Northern appearance.[13]
Great Northern #599 is preserved by the Inland Northwest Rail Museum in Reardan, Washington. It will undergo a cosmetic restoration, with mechanical parts used for the restoration of #598. [14]
Norfolk and Western SD9m #2349 (ex-NKP #349) is preserved at the Mad River & Nickel Plate Railroad Museum. It was donated to the museum in December 2010 by Norfolk Southern.
Southern Pacific SD9E #4439 is currently under ownership of Western Rail Inc. (WRIX) as WRIX #439.
AERC 5399 in Albany, OregonSouthern Pacific SD9E #5399 is preserved on the Albany & Eastern Railroad (AERC). Restored to SP's "Black Widow" paint scheme, it is used for both freight and passenger service.
Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4303 is currently under ownership of the Dieselmotive Company Inc. (BUGX) as BUGX #4303.
Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4304 is currently under ownership of the Dieselmotive Company Inc. (BUGX) as BUGX #4304.
Southern Pacific SD9E locomotive #4427 is currently being used in revenue freight service on the Dakota Southern Railway.[16]
Formerly preserved, scrapped during preservation
Southern Pacific SD9E #4368 was used on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)[17] until being scrapped in October 2010 after POTB had went defunct in 2007.
Southern Pacific SD9E #4381 (that still had the Southern Pacific's "Kodachrome" livery of the proposed and failed merger between Southern Pacific and Santa Fe) was used on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)[17] until being scrapped in January 1999 after being involved in an accident when its brakes had failed which it had derailed and rolled down a hill.
Southern Pacific SD9E #4414 was used on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)[17] until being scrapped in October 2010 at the Tillamook Air Museum after POTB had went defunct in 2007.
Southern Pacific SD9E #4432 was used on the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB) until being scrapped in October 2010 after POTB had went defunct in 2007
Southern Pacific SD9E #4450 "Huff" was used on the Golden Gate Railroad Museum[18] before being donated to Western Pacific Railroad Museum alongside Southern Pacific SD9E #4404 until being scrapped in August 2013 due to its poor condition and lack of alignment control couplers.[19]
References
^Bachand, Jean-Denis. "EMD SD9". The Diesel Shop. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 18 July 2021.