The F7 was EMD's first cab variant to be produced at its new Canadian subsidiary, General Motors Diesel (GMD) of London, Ontario. In all, GMD sold 127 examples to the Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and the Wabash (for its line in southern Ontario between Detroit and Niagara Falls/Buffalo, New York).

The F7 was the fourth model in GM-EMD's successful line of F-unit locomotives, and by far the best-selling cab unit of all time. In fact, more F7s were built than all other F-units combined. The F7 succeeded the F3 model in GM-EMD's F-unit series, and was replaced in turn by the F9.

F7A (and F7B) Total Length: 50'-08" (and 50'-00" for F7B) Wheel Diameter: 40" Truck Wheel Base: 9'-00" Total Wheel Base: 39'-00" Height to Top Engine Hood: 14'-01.5" Height to Top Cab : 15'-00" (N/A for F7B) Cab Width: 10'-07" (N/A for F7B) Engine Hood Width: 9'-10" Center Front Truck to Front Pilot: 9'-11" (and 5'-06" for F7B both ends) Center ...

Regular F7B units were sometimes used with FP7 A units, since they, lacking cabs, had more room for water and steam generators. The FP7 and its successor, the FP9, were offshoots of GM-EMD's highly successful F-unit series of cab unit freight diesels.

with an operating cab are designated "A" units, those without cabs as "B" or Booster units. Different com-binations of units are used, depending on the horsepower and operating requirements. 100 Diesel Engines Each unit has a 16-cylinder 2-cycle Model 567B Diesel engine which drives the main generator and auxiliaries described later.

The EMD F7 is a model of 1,500-horsepower (1,100 kW) diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD).

2024年11月7日 · Cab units are a type of diesel locomotive that sport a full length hood and cab on one end, streamlined into a seamless design. Electro-Motive first introduced this type in the mid-1930s and its models became affectionately known as "covered wagons."

2024年9月30日 · While UP operated a large fleet of 1500-horsepower F3s, the road's F7 fleet consisted of only 20 F7As, 36 F7Bs, and two FP7s, compared with Santa Fe's large fleet of 215 F7 cab units and 247 F7 booster units.

D&RGW EMD F7A (Cab Unit) Roster; Unit Number Built To Serial Notes; DRGW 555A DRGW 5551: Feb-1949: Jan-1968: 5862: Sometimes designated an F5A To DRGW 5551 on 1950 Traded to EMD on SD45s: DRGW 555D DRGW 5554: Feb-1949: Jan-1968: 5863: Sometimes designated an F5A To DRGW 5554 during 1950 Traded to EMD on SD45s: DRGW 556A DRGW 5561: Nov-1948:

EMPIRE BUILDER SCHEME. Engine has been restored as F7A 274 and is operational in GN colors. Iowa Northern #? ?/19??