RESCAR 2535-2507 CF-7
Date:
5/1/2007
Location:
Saginaw, TX
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MIKE SELBY
Locomotives:
RESX 2535(CF7)
RESX 2507(CF7)
Author:
MIKE SELBY
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DIESEL LOCOS 01
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General
According to Mike Murray, with photo evidence, these two units were scrapped over the past week. :(
10/3/2007 12:08:33 PM
Gregg Bartley
General
For some reason, CF7 locos sort of remind me of salimanders. Head to big for the body...
12/12/2007 5:12:01 PM
Adam T. Fritz
General
Thank you to whover just scrapped those things, those are the ugliest things ever, not even a decent paint scheme!
12/17/2007 7:12:06 AM
Zak Lybrand
General
How could you say that? The CF7s were a vital part of railroading history, in showing us that in a time of need, some railroads had to turn to themselves in order to get new power.
10/28/2008 9:10:10 PM
Doug Little
General
would agree on paint scheme - but the CF7 is an example of "home-shop rebuilding" success story
11/11/2008 6:56:17 PM
David Nutter
General
Nice shot
6/6/2009 7:40:29 PM
Jim Satterwhite
General
These two units were fixtures in Saginaw, Texas for almost 21-years!
7/29/2009 8:55:53 PM
Marlowe Barnes
General
Great shot, Mike. Too bad those units went to the top of the heap at some scrap yard.
12/13/2009 9:09:01 PM
Patrick Smith
General
That's very sad to hear that these locos no longer live. I wonder why they were cut up, they appear to be in sound condition here. I got a soft spot for the CF7's, they grew on me after watching them on the Florida Central for so many years.
6/22/2010 5:29:44 AM
Paul Rome
General
Great shot Mike!
3/29/2011 7:57:00 PM
Greg Jewett
General
nice shot mike
4/29/2011 9:57:12 PM
John Danielson
General
Very nice shot! It was on the homepage.
6/11/2011 7:43:05 PM
Steve E
General
They were an Ugly Beast ! Just saw one last week in rural Minnesota
8/31/2011 11:04:40 PM
Fred Stuckmann
General
Great shot Mike, these CF7s remind me of the new CSX SD40-3 rebuilds.
11/13/2011 2:03:41 PM
Mike Maskel
General
nice shot
11/29/2011 4:29:58 PM
George Sillett
General
I agree, they remind me of CSX SD40-3s. Nice shot!
1/19/2012 9:57:04 AM
Tom Beckett
General
To add to some of the above comments, the CF 7 was a rebuild success story. Santa Fe's Cleburne shop was deep into capital rebuilds before the term was invented. They rebuilt several hundred retired F units into what was essentially a new GP 7 there, and put them into service systemwide in a host of yard and local duties, where they lasted many more years. The shop also rebuilt SD 24's into SD 26's, a number of them ultimately winding up on Guilford in the 1980's, where they lasted til the Millennium. The CF 7's, once retired by ATSF, wound up on short lines nationwide, where they spent another whole lifetime. Even NYSW had a couple. Home page 05-17-2019
5/17/2019 2:33:27 AM
Tom Beckett
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It is kind of an odd paint scheme, and one you would think is not very visible at road crossings, but in a way, I kinda like it. Home page 02-22-2021
2/22/2021 4:37:19 AM
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