List of preserved GE locomotives

A number of locomotives constructed by General Electric (GE) have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations across the world. Each locomotive is listed by serial number.

Switchers

44-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
15757 United States Army 7069 December 1942 - Operational at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia
30472 Nickel Plate Road 91 September 1950 Boyne City Railroad (BCRR) - Operational at Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville, Indiana

70-ton

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
29088 Barre & Chelsea Railroad 14 October 1947
  • Barre & Chelsea Railroad (B&C)
  • Montpelier & Barre Railroad (M&B)
- Static display at the Vermont Granite Museum in Barre, Vermont
29466 High Point, Thomasville and Denton Engine 202 January 1948 - Operational at Denton FarmPark in Denton, North Carolina [1]
30034 Southern Pacific 5100 April 1949 Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) - Stored, serviceable at the Oregon Pacific Railroad, in Milwaukie, Oregon
30166 Southern Pacific 5103 May 1949
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP)
  • Chrome Crankshaft (CC)
  • Stauffer Chemical Company (SCCo)
  • Rhone-Poulenc Chemical (RPC)
July 1, 1975 Stored at the Sumpter Valley Railway in McEwen, Oregon
32284 Southern Pacific 5119 May 1955 October 1967 Operational at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association in Campo, California [2]

Universal Series

U23B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
38398 Ohio Central 4092 July 1964 B23-7S - Donated to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Built as a U23B, rebuilt into a B23-7S. Originally slated to be scrapped by the EPA, but was instead spared from scrap. [3]
40127 CSX 9553 1975 U23B
  • CSX
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
Operational at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
41518 GC 3965 1977 U23B
  • Georgia Central (GC)
  • Norfolk Southern (NS)
  • Southern (SOU)
Stored at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

U25B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
34700 Southern Pacific 3100 March 29, 1963 U25BE Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) December 17, 1986 Operational at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California.
34986 New York Central 2500 1963 U25B
  • New York Central (NYC)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
- On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [4]
35133 Louisville and Nashville 1616 July 1964 U25B - Stored at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
35639 Milwaukee Road 5056 July 1965 U25B
  • Milwaukee Road (MILW)
Awaiting restoration at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [5]
35640 Milwaukee Road 5057 July 1965 U25B
  • Milwaukee Road (MILW)
Under restoration by the Cascade Rail Foundation in Usk, Washington [6]
35733 New Haven 2525 November 1965 U25B
  • New Haven (NH)
  • Penn Central (PC)
  • Conrail (CR)
In storage at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, Connecticut.

U28B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36119 TTI 260 January 1967 U28B 2019 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [7]

U30B

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36451 Western Pacific 3051 September 1967 U30B Western Pacific Railroad (WP) 1985 Undergoing cosmetic restoration at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum [8]

U36B

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36451 CSX 7764 1970 U36B
  • Seaboard Coast Line (SCL)
  • Seaboard System (SBD)
  • CSX Transportation (CSXT)
  • Massachusetts Call Volunteer Firefighters Association (MCVX)
On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [9]

U25C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
35063 Lake Superior and Ishpeming 2501 July 1964 U25C Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LS&I) - On static display at Lake Shore Boulevard in Marquette, Michigan

U30C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
36318 RDG 6300 June 1967 U30C Reading (RDG) On static display at the Reading Company Museum in Hamburg, Pennsylvania
38243 Burlington Northern 5802 January 1972 U30C Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) On static display in Gillette, Wyoming
38090 DOTX 1 June 1971 U30C US Department of Transportation (DOTX) On static display at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado.
39942 Burlington Northern 5383 October 1974 U30C Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [10]

U34CH

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
37650 New Jersey Transit 3372 April 1971 - Undergoing restoration, Owned by the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey [11]

U36C

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
38890 Minnesota Commercial 50 1973 SF30C
  • Minnesota Commercial (MNNR)
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
2022 Under ownership of the Arizona Railway Museum Built as a U36C, rebuilt into an SF30C [12]

Dash 7 line

B30-7

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
42248 Southern Pacific 7863 April 1979 B30-7 January 29, 2001 Stored at Revolution Rail Company in South Fork, Colorado
42777 Chesapeake and Ohio 8272 January 1980 B30-7 2009 On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [12]

C30-7

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
43064 Louisville and Nashville 7067 August 1980 C30-7
  • Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N)
  • Seaboard System Railroad (SBD)
  • CSX Transportation (CSX)
1999 Operational, under ownership of Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in Irvine, Kentucky [13][14]

Dash 8 line

B32-8

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
46134 Western Maryland Scenic 539 1989 B32-8 - Operational at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland.
46153 Western Maryland Scenic 558 1989 B32-8 - Operational at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland.
46158 Western Maryland Scenic 561 1989 B32-8 - Operational at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland.
46158 Norfolk Southern 3563 1989 B32-8 Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) - On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [15]

B40-8

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
45697 Union Pacific 1848 1988 B32-8
  • St Louis Southwestern (SSW)
  • Union Pacific (UP)
2014 Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois [16]

B40-8W

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
46441 ATSF 537 1990 B40-8W
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
  • BNSF
2024 Operational at Railroading Heritage of Midwest America in Silvis, IL [17]

C40-8CM

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
46313 BCOL 4618 1990 C40-8CM
  • British Columbia Railway (BCOL)
  • Canadian National (CN)
Under ownership of the Alberta Railway Museum [18]

AC series

AC6000CW

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
50945 GE Transportation 6002 2000 AC6000CW - On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania [19]

Electric

Little Joe

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
29927 Milwaukee Road E70 December 1948 Milwaukee Road (MILW) - On static display in Deer Lodge, Montana
29931 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend 802 May 1949 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend (CSS) - On static display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum (LSRM) in North East, Pennsylvania
29932 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend 803 May 1949 Chicago, South Shore and South Bend (CSS) - Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union, Illinois

GG1

Photograph Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Disposition and location Notes References
11646 Pennsylvania Railroad 4800 August 1934 Pennsylvania GG1 - Static display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Built as the prototype for the GG1.

Formerly preserved, scrapped

U25B

Works no. Locomotive Build date Model Former operators Retire date Last seen Scrap date Notes References
34996 New York Central 2510 May 1964 U25B - Glenmont, New York 2022 [20][21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Handy Diesel Locomotive". Denton FarmPark. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  2. ^ "Southern Pacific #5119". Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  3. ^ McKinney, Chad (2024-10-09). "Ohio Central donates diesel locomotive #4092 to the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum". Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stock of LSRHS". lakeshorerailway.com. Lake Shore Railway Historical Society.
  5. ^ "Milwaukee Road 5056". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  6. ^ Krueger, Paul (2025-05-30). "The 5057 Project is moving again! - Cascade Rail Foundation". www.milwelectric.org. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  7. ^ "TTI 260". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  8. ^ "WPRM - WP 3051". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  9. ^ Grabowski, Ray (21 August 2018). "1970 "U-Boat Locomotive" Transferred to Lake Shore". lakeshorerailway.com. Lake Shore Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Burlington Northern 5383". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  11. ^ "Restoration effort begins for last surviving U34CH". Trains. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  12. ^ a b "Lake Shore Railway Historical Society Receives Restored Vintage General Electric Dash-7 Locomotive". Lake Shore Railway Historical Society and Museum. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  13. ^ "Kentucky Steam Heritage Adds L&N C30-7 to Collection". Diesel Era. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  14. ^ Franz, Justin (2022-04-26). "L&N Lives: CSX Paints Donated C30-7 For Kentucky Steam". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  15. ^ "Rolling Stock of LSRHS". lakeshorerailway.com. Lake Shore Railway Historical Society.
  16. ^ "Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: UP donates B40-8 to Illinois Railway Museum | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  17. ^ "Locomotive #537 – ATSF | Railroading Heritage of Midwest America". Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  18. ^ "Canadian National donates 'Draper Taper' unit to museum". Trains. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  19. ^ Franz, Justin (2022-03-24). "Wabtec Donates GE AC6000 Locomotive to Lake Shore Railway Museum". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  20. ^ "Museum works to save two rare New York Central electric locomotives". Trains. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  21. ^ Franz, Justin (2022-04-21). "While Rare Electrics Prepare For Move, Future Grim for Nearby Diesels". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-16.