Canadian National began ordering General Purpose (GP) diesels later than many other North American railroads and as a result only purchased 24 GP7s. Later, in October 1958, GMD rebuilt wrecked F3A 9005 (originally built in 1948) with a GP9 carbody to give a GP7M 4824.

Canadian National began ordering General Purpose (GP) diesels later than many other North American railroads and as a result only purchased 24 GP7s. Later, in October 1958, GMD rebuilt wrecked F3A 9005 (originally built in 1948) with a GP9 carbody to give a GP7M 4824.

Front Flexicoil B-B truck of CN 4803 in the John St. Roundhouse. Before Norfolk Southern, there were those of the first diesel generation that ran long hood forward units, CN being one of them. Long hoods forward all the way at John St. Roundhouse.

The EMD GP7 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between October 1949 and May 1954. [2] The GP7 was the first EMD road locomotive to use a hood unit design instead of a car-body design.

Reporting Marks: CN Showing Locomotive model GP7 : Click on a locomotive to view pictures

GP7, GP9, GP9rm, slugs and yard boosters. GP7. CN 1700-1723 (Re# 4350-4373) CN 4350-4373 (Re# 4800-4823) CN 4800-4823 (All retired) ... CN 4147-4156 (Re# 4390-4396) CN 4200-4205 (Re# 4496-4501) CN 4206-4353 (Re# 2xx, 40xx, 41xx, 70xx, 72xx / CN 4299, 4307, 4309 and 4346 - Sold to STCUM / AMT) CN 4360-4385 (Re# 2xx, 40xx, 41xx, 70xx, 72xx) CN ...

Devoid of decoration, the GP7 design is completely functional, bi-directional and eminently efficient. It was utilized in switching service, on heavy road freights and, where equipped with a steam heat boiler or electrical generator for hotel power, to pull passenger trains. A photo of 4803 on display in Roundhouse Park in 2023.

CN 4823, 4404, 4822 coupled to a passenger consist at CN station.

gp-7，高速多拍对应控球型比起明亮的设计更出众的是操控性搭载新型纳米技术，击球时抑制不必要震动，提高控球感高速多拍中更发挥出突击威力和控球力

CN 4800 first of 24 GP7's. GMD A534 8/1953 Vancouver 6/18/1961 Peter Cox/James A. Brown Collection. 4819_4244_B-unit sit on shop track Calder Yard, Edmonton, AB. 6/1967 GMD A553 11/1953 . Note: 4803 GMD A537 9/1953 retired 5/1975. Assigned as a Shop Switcher at Transcona. Donated 8/1984 City of Toronto repainted by CN in old colours paint ...