The EMD GP7 is a four-axle (B-B) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between October 1949 and May 1954. Power was provided by an EMD 567B 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,500 horsepower (1,119 kW).[5] The GP7 was offered both with and without control cabs, and those built without control cabs were called a GP7B. Five GP7B's were built between March and April 1953. The GP7 was the first EMD road locomotive to use a hood unit design instead of a car-body design. This proved to be more efficient than the car body design as the hood unit cost less to build, was cheaper and easier to maintain, and had much better front and rear visibility for switching. Of the 2,734 GP7's built, 2,620 were for American railroads (including 5 GP7B units built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway), 112 were built for Canadian railroads, and 2 were built for Mexican railroads. were built for Mexican railroads.
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Horsepower | Wheel Arrangement | Gearing | Weight | Tractive Effort | DRGW Class | Builder |
1500 | B-B | 62:15 | 245960 (5100-03) 244834 (5104-13) |
60198 (5100-03) 59919 (5104-13) |
DE B-B 60 | EMD |
Final Road # | Original Road # | EMD Builder # | Year Purchased | Year Retired | Notes |
5100 | 5104 | 11428 | 10/1950 | 3/2/1972 | Re-numbered 5100 11/28/1951 Traded to EMD 3/2/1972 on GP40-2 |
5101 | . | 11425 | 10/1950 | 11/6/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4200 Rebuilt as CRI&P 4485, later 4473 |
5102 | . | 11426 | 10/1950 | 10/28/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4201 To Precision National Corporation, Mt. Vernon, IL, 5/1977 |
5103 | . | 11427 | 10/1950 | 10/28/1972 | Received large Rio Grande logo [LIST] Sold to Rock Island #4202 To Precision National Corporation, Mt. Vernon, IL, 5/1977 |
5104 (2nd) | . | 14429 | 6/1952 | 3/2/1972 | Traded to EMD on GP40-2 |
5105 | . | 14430 | 6/1952 | 11/12/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4203 Rebuilt as CRI&P #4488, later 4474 |
5106 | . | 14431 | 6/1952 | 11/8/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4204 To Precision National Corporation, Mt. Vernon, IL, 5/1977 |
5107 | . | 14432 | 6/1952 | 11/16/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4205 Rebuilt as CRI&P #4441 |
5108 | . | 14433 | 6/1952 | 4/1984 | Mid-America Car [167] To Kyle Railways #5108 [167] |
5109 | . | 16543 | 6/1952 | 1/26/1972 | Traded to EMD on GP40-2 |
5110 | . | 16544 | 6/1952 | 11/8/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4206 To Precision National Corporation, Mt. Vernon, IL, 5/1977 |
5111 | . | 16545 | 6/1952 | 11/26/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4207 To Precision National Corporation, Mt. Vernon, IL, 5/1977 |
5112 | . | 16546 | 6/1952 | 10/26/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4208 Rebuilt as CRI&P #4442 |
5113 | . | 16547 | 6/1952 | 11/3/1972 | Sold to Rock Island #4209 Rebuilt as CRI&P #4443 |