EMD SD9

Infobox Locomotive
name=EMD SD9

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caption=Algers, Winslow and Western Railway #203
powertype=Diesel-electric
gauge=RailGauge|ussg
builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
builddate=January 1954 – June 1959
buildmodel=SD9
primemover=EMD 567C
cylindercount=V16
poweroutput=convert|1750|hp|MW|2|abbr=on
fuelc
convert|1200|usgal|abbr=on or convert|2400|usgal|abbr=on
aarwheels=C-C
totalproduction=515
disposition=Many have been rebuilt, and are still in service.An EMD SD9 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and June 1959. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 16-cylinder engine which generated convert|1750|hp|MW|2. This model is, externally, similar to its predecessor, the SD7. The principal spotting feature are 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. The last phase of construction had a modified carbody similar to the SD18 and SD24, and used two 48-inch cooling fans instead of four 36-inch cooling fans.

Four hundred and seventy-one examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads, and 44 for export.

Original buyers

Preservation

Some SD9 locomotives can be found in museums and on tourist lines.

Colorado & Southern 839, later Burlington Northern 6234, was donated by successor Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. to the Minnesota Transportation Museum. It now operates on the museum's Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway. 6234 is an example of the last SD9 locomotives produced, which used the SD18 carbody. The Nevada Northern Railway uses an ex-SP SD9 occasionally to pull their passenger trains.

Southern Pacific 4404 and 4450 are preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, California.

References

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* Sarberenyi, Robert. " [http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/sd9.htm EMD SD9 Original Owners] ". Retrieved on August 27, 2006