Text will follow -- eventually, don't hold your breath, the F units are more complicated than the GP9 history... A very quick mention of paint schemes. All F3's were delivered in Black Widow …

Beginning in 1949, SP began to receive 120 of the new EMD F7 model, from June 1949 thru October 1949, delivered in ABBA sets and numbered 6140A,B,C,D - 6169A,B,C,D. In …

1972 SP Motive Power Annual by Joe Strapac, pages 1-21 - F unit history and photo's data etc.

By the late 1960's, SP's freight F7's each seemed to take-on a personality of their own, and the '36 was no exception, with the white "SP" painted over its orange nose stripes. The first four …

This weather-beaten Southern Pacific EMD F7A awaits restoration at Brightside Yard (located along the Niles Canyon Railway).

Pictures of SP 6370, Model: F7A. Title: SP 6380 East with a 4 unit mid train helper : Description: Tom Gildersleeve photo

#347C is the ultimate classic variant of F-Unit, the F7A Phase I, and in this case is equipped for passenger service with 102 m.p.h. gearing and a steam generator (or at least it would have …

SP F7A #6349 is paused at the small yard in Lodi (just north of Stockton) on March 2, 1971. The black widow GP9's number is not legible but may be 3611 which was the very last full Black …

SP 6378-6405. These F7A units were delivered in July and August of 1952. SP F7A's - class DF8 - EMD const. numbers 16559-16586:

Mar 16, 2007 · I was happy to see an e-mail from Athearn announcing the July release of Genesis SP F7A and F7B in “Bloody Nose”. The announcement mentions that these locomotives are …