EMD SD50 - Current Owners

Current Owners

As of 2008, current owners and operators include:

  • CN: All CN SD50Fs were retired by the end of October 2008.
  • CSXT: inherited SD50s from the B&O, C&O, Conrail (split with NS), and Seaboard System; 25 ex-CR units assigned to MofW service, with 8 remaining in regular service; all units except for 8507, 8514, 8520, 8522, 8525, 8526, 8532, 8540, 8550-8552, 8566, 8568, 8586, 8596, 8624, 8629, 8635, and 8641 have been de-rated to 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) and re-designated as SD50-2s; the remaining ones will be "dash-twoed" in the future. 8502, 8523, 8526, 8536, 8540, 8568, 8582, 8604, 8609, 8612, 8613, 8614, 8619, & 8662 have been rebuilt into SD50-3's.
  • Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad acquired CN 5404 which was located at the Rosser Street Shops in Bismarck, ND on 31 May 2009
  • Helm Financial: lease operator owning ex-UP (née CNW) SD50s; 6 ex-CN SD50Fs have recently been acquired.
  • Hudson Bay Railway, which is owned by OmniTRAX: 10 ex-UP (née-MP) SD50s
  • Kansas City Southern: 9 SD50s it originally purchased and 25 ex-NS (née-CR) & CSXT (née-CR) SD50s.
  • National Railway Equipment: operates 44 ex-NS & CSXT (née-Conrail) SD50s.
  • Norfolk Southern: Retains 4 of 26 SD50s it purchased and 46 ex-Conrail units. Several former SD50s have been rebuilt into SD40Es. 4 of the 6 SD50Ss have been retired, but 2 have been rebuilt into SD40Es.
  • Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern: 6 units purchased from UP.
  • Southwestern Railroad: 2 ex-UP (née-DRGW) SD50s
  • Union Pacific: inherited 60 SD50s from Missouri Pacific, 35 from Chicago & North Western, and 17 from DRGW via Southern Pacific. Some are still in service but are rarely used for mainline use.
  • Utah Railway: 5 ex-Hamersley Iron SD50Ss
  • Watco Companies: 18 ex-UP (née-CNW) and 2 ex-NS (née-Conrail) SD50s

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