| Posted by beano on August 2, 2021 | |
Such a great photo an hey its a F7 not the E7. However they both have that face to them. The E7 was longer and had 12 wheels with 8 wheels powered. The middle wheels were idler axels. The F7 was shorter with all wheels powered an they both were used for passenger service. Passenger service however required units to be hot water boiler equipped for heating in winter. Their is also a FP7 thats a little longer then the F7 here in the photo that was used in passenger service also with 8 wheels all powered and also equipped with a boiler for steam heating of the passenger cars when it got cold out. Nothing like a warm train when its snowy and windy and cold as ice outside. Oh , and we know Chicago got's plenty of that. I always thought these EMD E7 and F7 units looked great on the front of a train. STREAMLINED LOOKING ! These boiler equipped units were also used in freight service when needed. The F7 here was rated at 1500 hp. The E7 was rated at 2000 hp. Thanks for posting De Luca. Like your photos to.
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| Posted by Jim Penn on May 4, 2024 | |
This is a beautiful photo of a beautiful unit and passenger cars. I rode consists like this many times. After 1976, the FP40Hs would soon replace the CNW F7s and E8s, much to my disappointment. Now, with the FP40Hs being replaced on Metra, I am still happy to see them on the CNW commuter line that reaches Harvard, IL.
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