D&RGW EMD F7 Roster DRGW.Net Home Search Disclaimer D&RGW Information General Info Rosters Diesel Steam Rolling Stock Equipment Summaries ... D&RGW EMD F7B (Cabless Booster Unit) Roster; Unit Number Built To Serial Notes; DRGW 555B DRGW 5552: Feb-1949: May-1970: 5868: Sometimes designated an F5B

A 1,500-horsepower B-B diesel locomotive produced by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division between February 1949 and Decemeber 1953. Although originally promoted by EMD as a freight-hauling unit, the F7 was also used in passenger service hauling on the Rio Grande. The DRGW roster information below by Jim Eager has not been updated since 2000.

Aug 5, 2007 · D&RGW Rosters Diesel Locomotives Beginning with the first diesel switchers the Grande bought in 1941 and covering the most modern power through its latest owners, we cover the entire Rio Grande diesel roster from start to present.

D&RGW F-units page. This page is dedicated to D&RGW's fleet of 152 (76 cab and 76 booster) FT, F3, F7 and F9 locomotives. Original orders: D&RGW FT A units:

Apr 15, 2017 · If you're looking for information about UP 1989, the D&RGW "Heritage" SD70ACe, please see this page.

D&RGW F7 5724 at Salida, Colorado on August 25, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in June 1952 (c/n 16522) on EMD Order 3149, this locomotive was sold to the Alaska Railroad becoming ARR 1526 in May 1970 and was traded to EMD in 1978.

d&rgw f7 5654 Description: Number 5654 was built in June 1950 (c/n 11406) on EMD Order 6093, sold to Alaska Railroad during May 1970, becoming ARR 1530, was wrecked in 1975, rebuilt in 1976, retired in 1986, sent to Mountain Diesel and scrapped during 1990.

The EMD F7 is a 1,500 horsepower diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1949 and 1953. The F7 was EMD's fourth model in the line of F-unit locomotives, and was by far the best-selling cab unit of all time.

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).

Nov 13, 2024 · The two early F7 cab units, D&RGW 5571 and 5574, were the only D&RGW EMD cab units built with steam generators; they had small water tanks located directly beneath their steam generators.