Two photos taken by Herbert Maruska on 28 August 1966: the California Zephyr headed by F7A 5761 and the Yampa Valley Mail headed by 5744.
Externally identical to the successor F9 units, EMD's F7 series were built between February 1949 and December 1953, with a total production of 2,366 A units, and 1,483 cabless B units. They were B-B type; length of 50 ft 8 in (15.44 metres) for the A units, 8 inches less for the B units; width of 10 ft 7 in (3.23 metres) and were fitted with an EMD 16-567B V16 prime mover with a power output of 1,500 hp (1,100 kW).
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