CF7

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CF7
Santa Fe #2626 (former F3 #22C) wears the blue and yellow Billboard livery. The unit's original F-series cab windows have been replaced, and the rear pane blanked out. The rounded cab roof was retained on this unit, but later examples had more angular cabs.[1] Santa Fe #2626 (former F3 #22C) wears the blue and yellow Billboard livery. The unit's original F-series cab windows have been replaced, and the rear pane blanked out. The rounded cab roof was retained on this unit, but later examples had more angular cabs.[1]
Model EMD "F" units (prior to rebuild)
Power type Diesel-electric
Geographic market(s) United States
Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Rebuilder Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Rebuild period October 1969 – March 1978
Total rebuilt 233
Length 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Weight 249,000 pounds lb (113,000 kg)
AAR wheel arrangement B-B
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Trucks Blomberg B two-axle
Prime mover EMD 16-567BC
Engine type 2-stroke diesel
Power output 1,750 hp (1,300 kW)
Tractive effort 62,250 lbf (276.9 kN)
Cylinders V16
Displacement 9,072 in³ (148.7 L)
Aspiration Roots blower
Transmission DC generator, DC traction motors
Rated top speed 65 mph (105 km/h)
Locomotive brake Straight air
Train brakes 26L air


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  1. (CC) Photo: Ben Ehni / TrainWeb.com