Those would be F7A's since the Santa Fe didn't have FP7's. Neat picture though.
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Very eye-catching! A hearty brace of F7's. The blue sky contrasts with the muddy water so much!
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| Posted by Marc on March 18, 2016 | |
Kinda wild that they ran the "A" units up front elephant style and all the "B"'s in back. Great shot.
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Neat shot, love the old Chief shots.
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| Posted by xBNSFer on March 24, 2016 | |
They usually tried to have two "A" units facing forward, to minimize any delay should the lead engine experience a problem. If they ran the set "ABBBA," with the second cab facing backward, it would require a turntable or a wye to get the other cab up front in position to head the train. This way, any spur track would enable the necessary switch of engines.
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