EMD/GM

Demonstrators, Proto-types & Test Beds

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Compiled by: John Komanesky Photo by: Ed Weisensel
Revised: 24 August 2019 -
Road No. Model Bldr Nmbr Bldr Date Notes
1 SW1001 797355-1 12/79 Shop switcher, London; Ex-EMD 117
1 & 2 SD60 836054-1 & -2 5/84 Sold to Conrail 6840 & 6842
3 SD60 836054-3 5/84 Leased to BNSF
4 SD60 836054-4 5/84 Sold to Conrail 6841
5-7 GP60 836061-1 to -3 10/85 Sold to LLPX 6001-6003, now CSXT 6897-6899
8-10 GP59 836062-1 to -3 6/85 Sold to NS 4606-4608
10 Model 40 1134 8/40 Shop switcher; Ex-EMD demo 1134, sold to McKinnon Industries 10
D-10 F3B 8415 ?/48 Test bed unit
57 SW9 A123 12/50 Shop switcher, Corwith; Ex-TH&B 57
D0069 SW900 19703 2/55 Shop switcher, London; Ex-Buick 818
GM70 - GM73 SD70ACe 20026404-1 to -4 4-5/03 Test bed locos with 710 engines for EPA Tier 2 emissions
GM74 - GM76 SD70M-2 20036552-1 to -3 10/04 Test bed loco with 710 engines for EPA Tier 2 emissions
GM90 & GM91 SD90MAC-H 976804-01 & -02 6/98 Test locos with 6000-hp 265H engine
GM92 SD89MAC 996135-1 6/00 Test bed loco with 265H engine rated at 4500 h.p.
100 GP7 10852 10/49 Re# from 922; Sold to C&NW 1518
103 & 103A FT-A 1030A and 1031A 3/39 Sold to Southern 6100A and 6100D
103(B) & 103A(B) FT-B 1030B and 1031B 5/39 Sold to Southern as 6100B and 6100C
104 SW8 A61 2/54 Shop switcher, London; Ex-Essex Terminal 104, sold to Cargill
105 DH2 18590 5/53 SW8 modified as Diesel-Hydraulic
106 & 107 SW1500 32158 & 32159 8/66 and 6/66 Sold to Indianapolis Union 22 & 23; #107 was first SW1500
108 & 109 SW1500 33542 & 33543 11/67 Sold to IU 25 & Indiana Harbor Belt 9222
110 SW1500 34347 11/68 Sold to IU 27
111 SW1500 36155 ?/69 Sold to IU 29
112 SW1500 36311 2/70 Sold to IU 28
113 SW1500 37436 4/71 To GMDD 113, then to Essex Terminal 107
114 SW1500 7384-1 12/71 Sold to Georgetown RR 1010
115 MP15AC 757129-1 10/75 Sold to Georgetown RR 1013
116 MP15AC 787150-1 7/78 Sold to Mobil 963
117 SW1001 797355-1 12/79 Became EMD shop switcher 1
120-122 BL20-2 907141-1 to -3 5-8/92 Built from BN GP9's 1978, 1964, & 1718; To Rail Link 2120-2122
152 SW1 15557 6/51 Sold to Scullen Steel 6
169 SDP40Fm 74611-30 1/74 Test bed unit; Ex-Amtrak 609
200 GP7 10867 11/49 Sold to C&NW 1519
218 SDP40Fm 72694-10 3/73 Test bed unit; Ex-Amtrak 509
234 SW1200 ?? ?? Shop switcher, LaGrange
268 F50Cm 72694-32 ?/73 Test bed unit; Ex-Amtrak SDP40F 531
275 GMDH-3 A1813 1/60 Sold to McKinnon Industries 2128
291A1, 291B1 F3A, F3B 3370, 3372 7/45 Sold to TP&W 100A & 100B
291A2, 291B2 F3A, F3B 3371, 3373 7/45 291A2 wrecked, 12/25/46; 291B2 rebuilt as 754B1
300 GP7 10866 01/50 Sold to C&NW 1520
433A GP40X 29877 5/65 Sold to Illinois Central 3075
434 SD40X 29025 7/64 Built with standard radiator; Sold to GM&O #950 -> ICG 6071 -> ICRR 6071 -> donated by Canadian National to Monticello Railway Museum (Monticello, IL).
434A-434F SD40X 29873-29876, 30499, 30500 2-4/65 Built with flared radiators; Sold to UP 3040-3045
434G & 434H SD40X 30501 & 30502 4/65 Standard radiators; Sold to UP 3046 & 3047
450 & 451 F69PHAC 876023-1 & -2 ?? Tested on Amtrak, gone to scrap
459A, 459B, 459C, 459D F7A-B-B-A 17412,17414, 17415, 17413 10/52 Sold to UP 1481, 1496B, 1496C, 1482
462 F9Am(F38-2m) 26158 5/60 Test bed unit, built as C&NW F7A 6501A(vb/n: 8580, b/d: 12/49)
499 BL-1 7428 2/48 Sold to C&EI 1602
500 SW8 17924 1/53 Sold to Cuyahoga Valley RR 855 > International Steel Group 855
511 & 512 EA(Boxcab) 511 & 512 8/35 .
518 NC 518 3/35 Sold to Philadelphia Bethlehem & New England 203
525 GP7M 18789 3/54 Sold to ATSF 99
600 GMDH-1 A1713 9/58 Sold to Federal Ry of Brazil 600
620 SC 620 1/37 Sold to Canton RR 20
637 SC 637 4/38 Sold to M&StL D-438
655 SW 655 1/37 Sold to C&NW 1201
700 SW1 3896 10/46 Sold to Manufacturers Jct. 7
749 SW 749 9/38 Sold to M&StL D-838
754A1, 754B1, 754A2 F3A, F3B, F3A 4065, 3373:2, 4066 9/46 754B1 rebuilt from EMD 291B2; Sold to CI&L(Monon) 85A, 65C, 85B
755 SW1 755 12/38 Sold to Inland Steel 51
765 E7A 4147 5/47 Sold to Union Pacific 988
800 SW8 12463 10/50 Sold to Illinois Terminal 725
800 GMDH-1 A1811 9/59 Sold to Electric Reduction Co. 85
800 & 801 GA8 25775 & 25776 2/60 Sold to Coahuila y Zacateras 801 & 802
801 GMDH-1 A1812 10/59 Sold to Guy F. Atkinson for Pakistan #MDC-D6-28151
801 & 802 F7A 10081, 10082 4/49 Sold to Great Northern 272A, 272B
801 SW8 13514 10/50 Sold to Georgia Northern 801
802 SW1 802 3/39 Sold to Seaboard Air Line 1200
804 SW1 804 2/39 Sold to Southern Pacific 1000; engine later became Holly Sugar HLYX #1
810 & 811 E8A 13676 & 13677 1/51 Sold to DL&W 810 & 811
822 E3A 822 9/38 Sold to Kansas City Southern 1
823 NW4 823 6/38 Sold to Missouri Pacific 4102
824 NW4 824 6/38 Sold to Missouri Pacific 4103
852 GP7 10852 10/49 Sold to ?
889 NW2 889 10/39 Sold to Union Pacific 1000
905 SW1 905 8/39 Sold to Central of Georgia 1
906 SW1 906 8/39 Sold to Western Pacific 501
ET-909 F3B 8413 7/48 Test bed unit
911 SW1 911 10/39 Sold to Great Lakes Steel 11
912A & 912B TR2A&B 5514 & 5515 10/47 Sold to CB&Q 9400A & 9400B
922 GP7 10852 10/49 Re# to 100; sold C&NW as 1518
930 F7A 9932 3/49 EMD used as a high altitude test unit; later served as CB&Q exhibit at 1949 Railroad Fair; sold to B&M in 10/49
951 F3A 7459 10/48 Sold to KCS(L&A) 59A
952 E8A 10306 3/49 Re-#d 5600A temporarily while demo'ing on SP; Sold to Rock Island as #643
975 F9A 18129 2/53 Sold to Northern Pacific 7050A
990 SD7 15624 10/52 Sold to SP 5308(1st)
991 SD7 17410 3/52 Sold to B&O 760
1000 & 1001 LWT12 21463 & 21464 8/55 Sold to Rock Island 3 & 2
1001 GM DH-1 A1597 12/56 Shop switcher
1134 Model 40 1134 8/40 Became shop switcher 10; later sold to McKinnon Industries 10
1201-1205 SD70ACe 20116604A-005, 001 to 004 10,9/2011 Ex-EMD 2114 & 2110-2113; Tier III compliant demonstrators; #1201 wore Caterpillar Colors; (See Note 'A" for dispoitions)
1206-1210 SD70ACe 20116676-001 to 005 10,9/2011 Ex-EMD 2114 & 2110-2113; (See Note 'A" for dispoitions)
1501 & 1502 SD70ACe-T4 20146006-001 & 002 9/15 --
1503 & 1504 SD70ACe-T4 20146006-003 & 004 9/15 --
1505 SD70ACe-T4 20146006-?? -- --
1600A & 1600B TR6A&B 13549 & 13550 11/51 Sold to SP 4600 & 4700
1601 & 1602 SD70ACe-T4 20156205-1 & 2 12/16 Locos wear UP color scheme
1603 & 1604 SD70ACe-T4 20156267-001 & 002 -- Locos wear BNSF color scheme
1605 & 1606 SD70ACe-T4 20156206-1 & 2 -- Locos wear BNSF color scheme
1607 & 1608 SD70ACe-T4 20156207-1 & 2 6/16 Locos wear BNSF color scheme
1609 & 1610 SD70ACe-T4 20156208-1 & 2 12/16, -- Locos wear UP color scheme
1939 & 1939B E4A & B 851 & 852 3/39 Sold to Seaboard Air Line 3013 & 3104
1940 E6A 974 1/40 Sold to Seaboard Air Line 3014
1950A, 1950B F7A 12334, 12335 11/50 Sold to L&N 857, 858
1956 G12 21656 3/56 Re# 7034; Wrecked in Argentina, scrapped
1975 GM6C 75606-1 4/75 Tested on Conrail; scrapped
1976 GM10B 75607-1 8/76 Tested on Conrail; scrapped
2000 & 2001 FL9 21946 & 21947 1/57 Sold to New Haven 2000 & 2001
2000 SD40-3MPR 33919 ?? Ex-BN 6340, nee-C&S 880
2012 SD70ACe ?? ?? Unconfirmed report of sale to overseas railroad
2100-2109 SD70ACe 20106528-001 to 010 ?? Sold to KCS 4130-39
2110-2114 SD70ACe 20116604A-001 to 005 9-10/2011 Re-#d to 1202-1205 & 1201; Tier III compliant demonstrators
2290 & 2291 SW1200 31572 & 31573 3/66 Shop switchers, Mexico; Ex-SSW 2290 & 2291
2418A & 2418B TR4A&B 12360 & 12361 6/50 Sold toATSF 2418L & 2418A
4201 and 4202-4203 SD45X 36806-36808 6/70 and 2/71 Sold to SP 9503-9505
4223 SD70ACe ? 2012 Engineering Demonstrator
4351 SD45 31693 12/65 Sold to Illinois Central 7000
4352-4354 SD45 31694, 31695, 32462 1/66, 1/66, 6/66 Sold to D&H 802, 803, 801
4570? SD45X 34125 6/70 .
5040 F7A 12466 7/50 Sold to UP 1483
5579 SD24 24701 7/58 Sold to UP 448(/st)
5591 SD9 20655 7/55 Sold to DM&IR 110
5600A E8A 9317 1/50 Originally EMD 952 and re-#d to EMD 5600A; Sold to Southern Pacific as #6018A; went to Rock Island as #643
5622 SD45 -- 6/70 Air brake testing on IC; sold to ATSF as 5622
5625-5628 GP20 26107-26110 8/60 Sold to SP 7234-7237
5629 GP30 26613 7/61 Re# 1962; Sold to UP 875
5639 GP30 27462 3/62 Designated GP22 during design pahse; Sold to Seaboard Air Line 534
5652 GP35 28319 7/63 Sold to Union Pacific 762
5653 DD35B 28320 9/63 Sold to Union Pacific 72B
5654 GP35 28354 8/63 Sold to Union Pacific 763
5655 DD35B 28554 9/63 Sold to Union Pacific 73B
5661 GP35 28906 12/64 Re# 1964, re# again 1965; Sold to NYC 6155
5740 SD45X 34123 6/70 Test bed unit; scrapped
6534 SW900 21726 11/55 Sold to RTR(?) 99
6535 & 6536 SW900 24007 & 24008 6/57 6535 to Waterloo RR 4; 6536 to ?
7001 FP7 11012 11/49 Sold to SOO 2500A
7002, 7003 F7B 11013, 11014 10/49 Sold to SOO 2500B, 2501B
7000-7002 SD70M 926307-1 to -3 7-9/92 Traded to CSXT 4675-4677
7035 G16 23761 4/58 Sold to Zambia
7037 GM6W 24730 2/59 Sold to ?
7038? GA8W 25651 2/59 Sold to South Africa
7101 GP22ECO ? ? Demonstrator; Ex-KCS 2836, exx-KCS 4789, exxx-CR 3173, nee PC 3173
7102 GP22ECO A709 111954 Demonstrator; ex-CP GP9u 1637, nee CP 8511
7200-7202 SD24 26034-26036 8/60 Sold to UP 445-447
7257 GP9 20664 5/55 Sold to Western Maryland 33
7707 G12 A558 12/53 Ex-Swedish State Railway T42-205 < nee GM's European demonstrator 7707; sold to Swedish Railway Museum
7715 SD35 29035 6/64 Sold to Atlantic Coast Line 1000
8000 & 8001 SD80MAC 946501-29 & -30 7/95 Sold to Conrail 4128 & 4129
8204 SD90MAC 956649-3 3/97 Sold to Union Pacific 8204
9050 FP7 10896 1/50 Sold to National Ry of Mexico 6306
9051 FP7 11015 11/49 Sold to SOO 500A
9052, 9053 F7B 11016, 11017 10/49 Sold to SOO 500B, 501B
9500 & 9501 SD60MAC 896011-1 & -2 6/91 #9501 reblt to SD60ACe test bed (re-lettered EMDX 9501)
9502 & 9503 SD60MAC 906127-1 & -2 6/92 .
Disposition of 1200 Series Demonstrators
  • 1201 > Arkansas & Missouri 70
  • 1202 > A&M 71
  • 1203 > A&M 72
  • 1204 > Luminant Energy (TUGX) 5308
  • 1205 > Luminant Energy (TUGX) 5309
  • 1206 > Canadian National 8100
  • 1207 > -----
  • 1208 > CN 8101
  • 1209 > CN 8102 (not confirmed)
  • 1210 > CN 8103 (not confirmed)

Disposition info from Peter Åsman, Mike Murray (Yahoo Shortline Group) and Sean Graham-White (LocoNotes)

Sources:

Extra 2200 South
The Unofficial EMD Homepage
Tom Lundeen's EMD page
A.J. Kristopan's EMD Serial Number List

Update information supplied by: Peter Asman, Martin Baumann, Edwin Cooper, Robert M. Ellsworth, John Roamer , T.E. Scott, Jr and Ed Weisensel

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