I rode in the cab of an F7 back in '71 when working for the Soo. It was in Marshfield and we went to pick up train #27 whose crew had "died." It was an amazing feeling peering out the front window of the F.
@F7railfan The F's also supposedly had better ride qualities than their contemporaries the GP7/9's although they were mechanically similar. They were more suited for road freights and passenger trains than for local switching. Both are true classics not unlike mid 1950's automobiles.
Nothing like a cab ride in an E unit or F-unit. My oldest daughter got one when she was 'still in the womb' in 1981 on a Southern Diesel excursion from Knoxville, Tennessee to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee with a 'train turn' at Middlesboro, Kentucky. Those were the days!
I rode in the cab of an F7 back in '71 when working for the Soo. It was in Marshfield and we went to pick up train #27 whose crew had "died." It was an amazing feeling peering out the front window of the F.
rwundrock 4 weeks ago
Such great forward visibility in those Fs, but if you have to back up, oh my!
F7railfan 8 months ago
@F7railfan The F's also supposedly had better ride qualities than their contemporaries the GP7/9's although they were mechanically similar. They were more suited for road freights and passenger trains than for local switching. Both are true classics not unlike mid 1950's automobiles.
murray1575 4 months ago
I miss that old sound of the Leslie Tyfon A-200 horn :-)
MrCraig1930 9 months ago
That loco has a Westinghouse E2 facing one way and a Leslie A200 facing the other. They are tied together presently off that one lanyard.
airtonenorth 1 year ago
What kind of horn is that? It reminds me of an e2b1, but it doesnt seem deep enough?
bertxblitzkrieg 1 year ago
Yes.
coborn20 3 years ago
Nothing like a cab ride in an E unit or F-unit. My oldest daughter got one when she was 'still in the womb' in 1981 on a Southern Diesel excursion from Knoxville, Tennessee to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee with a 'train turn' at Middlesboro, Kentucky. Those were the days!
WSteven1 3 years ago
Soo 2500?
rwundrock 4 years ago