The EMD SD50 is a 3,500-horsepower (2,610 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. It was introduced in May 1981 as part of EMD's "50 Series"; …

Chicago & North Western 7009 is the only preserved example of an SD50 diesel freight locomotive. This model was built in La Grange, Illinois, through most of the 1980s by EMD, …

IRM plans to restore its full C&NW markings and make the locomotive fully operational for service on its 5-mile demonstration railroad. The 7009 is the very first SD50 locomotive to be …

Ex-C&NW, Retired by UP 04/20/2001: SD50 847049-2: 4: 130678: UP 5062: Ex-C&NW, Retired by UP 04/20/2001: SD50 847049-3: 1: 82183: UP 5063: Ex-CNW, Sold to NRE: SD50 847049 …

Nov 3, 2022 · IRM plans to restore the locomotive to its as-delivered C&NW look and use it on the museum’s five-mile-long demonstration railroad. Locomotive 7009 is the first SD50 in the IRM …

With two SD45 to boot! Looking showroom fresh! New addition to IRM's roster of historic diesels. This is pretty much what got me into trains when I was little.

Feb 13, 2025 · The Illinois Railway Museum's Diesel Department announced on its Facebook page the acquisition of former Chicago & North Western SD50 7009, still in C&NW yellow and …

Nov 2, 2022 · UNION, Ill. — Former Chicago & North Western Railway SD50 No. 7009 is headed to the Illinois Railway Museum after two benefactors provided the funds to purchase the …

Oct 28, 2022 · The Illinois Railway Museum has announced on Facebook that they have acquired an ex-C&NW SD50, currently residing in Silvis, Ill. It is believed to be the first EMD SD50 …

Larry lived in Galesburg, IL so the C&NW mainline and Clinton, IA yard were easy distances. 1. C&NW SD50 7008 built November 1985 photoed at the Proviso Engine House, Melrose …