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Photo by Bill Marvel		 The Rio Grande had 83 EMD F7 A cab and B cab-less bolster units.  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.  If you know of the despostion of any F7 listed below or you spot missing, inaccurate data, have model suggestion or a picture for any we'd love to see & hear about it.   Contact the RGM&HS webmaster at: rgmhswebmaster@rgmhs.org.
Horsepower Wheel Arrangement Gearing Weight Tractive Effort DRGW Class Builder
6000 (1500 hp/unit) 16-cylinder 567B B-B 62:15
976960 (5551-5575)
997900 (5581-5584)
985850 (5591-5644)
973660 (5651-5694)
976052 (5701-5754)
235350
241440
241138
237630
238220
DE B-B 59
DE B-B 60
DE B-B 60
DE B-B 60
DE B-B 60 		EMD
Original Road # Final Road # EMD
Builder #		 Locomotive
Model		 Purchased Retired Notes
555 5551
5552
5553
5554 		5862
5868
5869
5863

F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A

2/1949 1/17/1968
5/17/1970
10/8/1971
1/19/1968 		Renumbered from 555 2/2/1950, 5551 to EMD 1/17/68 on SD45. 5552 wrecked 8/1956, rebuilt by EMD, To Alaska RR #1517, 5/17/1970. 5553 wrecked 8/1956, rebuilt by EMD, trade in on GP40, 10/8/1971. 5554 trade in on GP40, 1/19/1968
556 5561
5562
5563
5564 		5864
5870
5871
5885 		F7A*
F7B*
F7B*
F7A* 		11/1948 1/16/1968 EMD records classify loco as F5. Ren. from 556 2/15/1950, 5561 wrecked Mill Fork, UT, 12/19/1963. All four locos traded in on SD45 purchase, 1/16/1968
Another image of 5561, Another image of 5564
557 5571
5572
5573
5574 		5866
5872
5873
5867 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		2/1949 5/17/1970
1/17/1968
2/20/1972
2/20/1972 		Ren. from 557, 2/14/1950. 5571 wrecked Dos, CO, 11/20/1953, rebuit by EMD to 1500hp F9A, 2/1954. To Alaska RR #1524, 5/17/1970. 5572 trade in on SD45, 1/17/1968. 5573 & 5574 trade in on GP40-2 purchase, 2/20/1972
558 5581
5582
5583
5584 		8345
8359
8360
8346 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		5/1949 1/17/1968
1/19/1968
1/19/1968
1/17/1968 		Ren. from 558, 1/23/1950. 5581 & 5584 trade in on SD45 purchase, 1/17/1968. 5582 & 5583 trade in on SD45 purchase 1/19/1968.
559 5591
5592
5593
5594 		8347
8361
8362
8348 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		7/1949 2/22/1967
2/22/1967
12/20/1966
2/22/1967 		Ren. from 559, 4/12/1950. 5591 wrecked 7/1964, rebuilt by EMD 1/1965. 5591, 5592 & 5594 trade in on GP40 purchase, 2/22/1967. 5593 trade in on SD45 purchase, 12/20/1966
560 5601
5602
5603
5604 		8349
8363
8364
8350 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		7/1949 7/26/1966
2/21/1967
3/1/1967
3/1/1967 		Ren. from 560, 4/14/1950. 5601 trade in on GP40, 7/26/1966. 5602 trade in on GP40, 2/21/1967. 5603 & 5604 trade in on GP40, 3/1/1967
561 5611
5612
5613
5614 		8351
8365
8366
8352 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		7/1949 3/1/1967
7/26/1966
3/1/1967
12/20/1966 		Ren. from 561, 2/21/1950. 5611 trade in on GP40, 3/1/1967. 5612 trade in on GP40, 7/26/1966. 5613 trade in on GP40, 3/1/1967. 5614 trade in on SD45, 12/20/1966
562 5621
5622
5623
5624 		8353
8367
8368
8354 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		7/1949 7/26/1966
3/1/1967
7/26/1966
2/26/1967 		Ren. from 562, 2/3/1950. 5621 & 5623 trade in on GP40 purchase, 7/26/1966. 5622 trade in on GP40, 3/1/1967 and 5624 traded on GP40 2/26/1967
563 5631
5632
5633
5634 		8355
8369
8370
8356 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		7/1949 5/14/1969
1/16/1968
1/16/1968
1/16/1968 		Ren. from 563, 2/13/1950. 5631 trade in on GP40, 5/14/1969. 5632, 5633 & 5634 trade in on SD45 acquisition 1/16/1968
564 5641
5642
5643
5644 		8357
8371
8372
8358 		F7A
F7B
F7B
F7A 		7/1949 2/22/1970
2/22/1970
5/12/1969
8/27/1969 		Ren. from 564, 4/24/1950. 5641 & 5642 to PC 2/22/1970. 5643 & 5644 wrecked at Sylvan, CO 12/9/1956. Both units rebuilt by EMD, 3/1957. 5643 traded 5/12/1969 on GP40. 5644 to American Crystal Sugar #64, 8/27/1969, to Chicago Madison & Northern #564, 1980. Another image of 5641
5651 . 11405 F7A 6/1950 2/22/1967 To EMD, trade in on GP40, 2/22/1967
5652 . 11415 F7B 6/1950 3/1/1967 To EMD, 3/1/1967, trade in on GP40
5653 . 11416 F7B 6/1950 5/15/1970 To Alaska RR #1525
5654 . 11406 F7A 6/1950 5/15/1970 To Alaska RR #1530
5661 . 11407 F7A 6/1950 1/16/1964 Wrecked Mill Fork, UT, 12/19/1963. To EMD, 1/16/1964, trade in on GP35
5662 . 11417 F7B 6/1950 2/22/1970 To PC, 2/22/1970
5663 . 11418 F7B 6/1950 2/22/1970 To PC, 2/22/1970
5664 . 11408 F7A 6/1950 5/15/1970 To Alaska RR #1532, 5/15/1970
5671 . 11409 F7A 6/1950 7/20/1967 To Precision Engineering Company, Mt. Vernon, IL., for scrap
To L&N for parts
5672 . 11419 F7B 6/1950 5/14/1969 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5673 . 11420 F7B 6/1950 2/22/1970 To PC, 2/22/1970
5674 . 11410 F7A 6/1950 5/14/1969 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5681 . 11411 F7A 6/1950 1/16/1968 To EMD, SD45 trade in
5682 . 11421 F7B 6/1950 7/26/1966 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5683 . 11422 F7B 6/1950 7/20/1967 To Precision Engineering Company, MT. Vernon, IL, for scrap
To TP-MP Terminal RR #848B, 8/1967
5684 . 11412 F7A 6/1950 7/20/1967 To Precision Engineering Company, MT. Vernon, IL, for scrap
To TP-MP Terminal RR #848A, 8/1967
5691 . 11413 F7A 6/1950 2/22/1970 To PC, 2/22/1970
5692 . 11423 F7B 6/1950 5/14/1969 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5693 . 11424 F7B 6/1950 7/20/1967 To Precision Engineering Company, Mt. Vernon, IL, for scrap
To TP-MP Terminal RR #849B, 8/1967
5694 . 11414 F7A 6/1950 7/20/1967 To Precision Engineering Company, Mt. Vernon, IL, for scrap
To TP-MP Terminal RR #849A, 8/1967
5701 . 16517 F7A 6/1952 1/16/1964 Wrecked Mill Fork, UT, 12/19/1963, To EMD, 1/16/1964, GP35 trade in
5702 . 16531 F7B 6/1952 11/20/1971 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5703 . 16532 F7B 6/1952 11/20/1971 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5704 . 16518 F7A 6/1952 3/19/1972 To EMD, GP40-2 trade in
5711 . 16519 F7A 6/1952 5/16/1970 To Alaska RR #1520
5712 . 16533 F7B 6/1952 2/22/1970 To PC #712, ren. PC #3478. To Conrail #3872
5713 . 16534 F7B 6/1952 11/10/1971 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5714 . 16520 F7A 6/1952 5/16/1970 To Alaska RR #1528
5721 . 16521 F7A 6/1952 2/22/1970 To PC #721, ren. PC #1878. To Conrail #1878
5722 . 16535 F7B 6/1952 10/8/1971 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5723 . 16536 F7B 6/1952 11/10/1971 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5724 . 16522 F7A 6/1952 5/17/1970 To Alaska RR #1526
5731 . 16523 F7A 6/1952 3/19/1972 To EMD, GP40-2 trade in
5732 . 16537 F7B 6/1952 5/16/1970 To Alaska RR #1519
5733 . 16538 F7B 6/1952 2/22/1970 To PC #733, ren. PC #3479. To Conrail 3873
5734 . 16524 F7A 6/1952 2/26/1972 To EMD, GP40-2 trade in. Another image
5741 . 16525 F7A 6/1952 11/20/1971 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5742 . 16539 F7B 6/1952 5/3/1972 To EMD, GP40-2 trade in
5743 . 16540 F7B 6/1952 5/17/1970 To Alaska RR #1521
5744 . 16526 F7A 6/1952 5/18/1970 To Alaska RR #1522
5751 . 16527 F7A 7/1952 1/19/1968 Wrecked at Helper, UT, 1967. To EMD, 1/19/1968, SD45 trade in
5752 . 16541 F7B 7/1952 11/20/1971 To EMD, GP40 trade in
5762 5753 16542 F7B 7/1952 5/18/1970 Ren. from 5762 11/24/1955. To Alaska RR #1523, 5/18/1970
5754 . 16528 F7A 7/1952 2/22/1970 To PC #754, ren. PC 1879. To Conrail #1879
5761 . 16529 F7A 7/1952 3/31/1972 To EMD, GP40-2 trade in
5764 . 16530 F7A 7/1952 3/31/1972 To EMD, GP40-2 trade in
NOTE: F7's #'s 5751, 5752, 5754, 5761, 5762(1st), and 5764 were delivered as A-B-A sets. In September, 1955, the Rio Grande acquired F9B's #'s 5753(1st) and 5763 to make the two 3-unit F7 sets in 4-unit F7A-F7B-F9B-F7A sets. In November, 1955, two of the F7B's traded sets and were re-numbered. The result was that 5751-5754 became a pure F7 A-B-B-A set and 5761-5764 became an F7A-F9B-F9B-F7A set.
 

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