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Holiday spirit
Title:  Holiday spirit
Description:  Decatur shows its holiday spirit by dressing up their own stuffed and mounted F 7 and caboose. The Holiday Express is in the background.
Photo Date:  12/10/2012  Upload Date: 12/11/2012 1:03:39 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  888   Comments: 0
H and an F
Title:  H and an F
Description:  H-KCSH rolls past the F unit on display at Decatur as it heads south.
Photo Date:  2/4/2016  Upload Date: 2/15/2016 4:21:32 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4862(ES44AC) KCS 4866(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  862   Comments: 2
F and caboose display
Title:  F and caboose display
Description:  The city of Decatur has turned its KCS station into a museum, with a good display of artifacts and equipment inside and out. The anchor for this is this F 7 and caboose.
Photo Date:  2/4/2016  Upload Date: 2/15/2016 4:53:05 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station
Locomotives:  KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  877   Comments: 1
Ringing the Belles
Title:  Ringing the Belles
Description:  The southbound grain train passes the stuffed and mounted F 7 at Decatur station, itself in the scheme that inspired the one on the active power passing it.
Photo Date:  12/30/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 5:02:27 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4705(ES44AC) KCS 4577(AC44CW) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  884   Comments: 1
Old and older
Title:  Old and older
Description:  A southbound oil train led by a KCSM GE in the old gray paint rolls past the displayed F 7 in the older Belle scheme as it passes the Decatur station. The oil train had a real NAFTA consist: a KCSM leader, KCS US unit, an ex TFM unit now in KCS colors, and a pair of CP units for DPU's.
Photo Date:  1/12/2018  Upload Date: 1/17/2018 5:47:54 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4514(AC44CW) KCS 4150(SD70ACe) KCS 3939(SD70MAC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  1063   Comments: 0
Old and new
Title:  Old and new
Description:  The DPU of an empty TXUX train rolls past the displayed F 7 at the station in Decatur.
Photo Date:  9/23/2019  Upload Date: 11/13/2019 4:54:10 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6074(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  605   Comments: 1
Side by side
Title:  Side by side
Description:  The DPU on a northbound empty TXUX train passes the displayed F 7 at the Decatur station.
Photo Date:  9/23/2019  Upload Date: 11/12/2019 3:34:25 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6074(ES44AC) KCS 73(F7A)
Views:  521   Comments: 1
Comparative paint
Title:  Comparative paint
Description:  The F 7 on display at Decatur shows the old black/rec/yellow scheme, while the new scheme in the same colors passes at left, just after the pair went into shadow.
Photo Date:  11/1/2019  Upload Date: 11/6/2019 5:03:51 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4717(ES44AC) KCS 3952(SD70MAC) KCSM 4597(AC44CW) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  770   Comments: 1
Out in the cold
Title:  Out in the cold
Description:  The F 7 on display at Decatur sits cold and lonely in the snow following a hard week of winter weather. It was -12 here three days earlier.
Photo Date:  2/18/2021  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 6:24:34 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  497   Comments: 2
DPU from the new passes the old guard
Title:  DPU from the new passes the old guard
Description:  The DPU on the northbound oil train passes stuffed and mounted KCS 73D at the Decatur station.
Photo Date:  3/3/2022  Upload Date: 3/20/2022 5:30:37 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 9756(AC44CW) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  492   Comments: 1
Q train DPUs and the old guard
Title:  Q train DPUs and the old guard
Description:  The DPU on the southbound Q train passes the displayed KCS 73D at the Decatur station.
Photo Date:  3/3/2022  Upload Date: 3/20/2022 5:32:48 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4604(AC44CW) KCS 4798(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  496   Comments: 1
Caught him
Title:  Caught him
Description:  I heard a horn while I was working outside, and decided to give chase of a northbound. It turned out to be an empty TXUX train, with a pair of BNSF units on the rear. I caught him just south of Decatur, and set up for the shot passing the displayed F 7 at the station.
Photo Date:  4/14/2022  Upload Date: 4/16/2022 5:24:56 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5711(AC44CW) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  483   Comments: 2
Just caught him
Title:  Just caught him
Description:  After we saw the light power move, we came out to take a ride in the sun, stopping at nearby Crystal Lake to do some bird watching and enjoy the 60 degree day. As we were heading back to Ark 59, we saw a southbound rolling past. A quick dash into Decatur got me ahead of the train, but just enough to jump and get a grab shot. So we have BNSF 6359 leading a 125 car TXUX train, and a nice shot of a light pole with an F unit behind it,
Photo Date:  1/27/2023  Upload Date: 1/31/2023 5:32:12 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6359(ES44AC) BNSF 6076(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  318   Comments: 2
Comparison in styles
Title:  Comparison in styles
Description:  The modern era SD 70ACe contrasts with an old classic
Photo Date:  8/17/2024  Upload Date: 8/25/2024 6:19:14 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9158(SD70ACe) BNSF 6174(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  246   Comments: 1
Finally
Title:  Finally
Description:  I had gone out to see the CPKC Holiday Train, the original plan was to pick it up at Noel, then follow it south til the light went. I got distracted along the way, first by a southbound grain move almost as soon as I left the house, then when I got to Decatur and the southbound signal was green at Roller Av. I decided to wait there, instead of working against the train, rather than risk missing it. Turned out the signal was for a southbound grain move that was working Georges Farms just to the north, and the Holiday Train was delayed at McElhany due to an incident requiring police involvement, and would be released around 1630. At 1715, it finally showed here, passing the stuffed and mounted F 7 here, also adorned with lights.
Photo Date:  12/1/2024  Upload Date: 12/27/2024 5:12:29 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 2246(GP20C-ECO) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  335   Comments: 1
Wider view
Title:  Wider view
Description:  A wider angle shows a couple of the lead cars passing the F 7 as the locals record the action.
Photo Date:  12/1/2024  Upload Date: 12/27/2024 5:16:13 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Night,Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 2246(GP20C-ECO) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  314   Comments: 1
Festive part 3
Title:  Festive part 3
Description:  More of the display cars on the CPKC Holiday Train, this one with a modified CPKC herald for the Holiday Train
Photo Date:  12/1/2024  Upload Date: 12/27/2024 5:23:03 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Night,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  346   Comments: 1
Station and F unit
Title:  Station and F unit
Description:  The grain train slowly makes its way into Decatur, passing the station, now a museum, and the displayed F 7.
Photo Date:  1/16/2025  Upload Date: 1/20/2025 6:16:17 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8028(AC4400CWM) CP 9634(AC44CW) KCSM 4676(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
Side by side
Title:  Side by side
Description:  The two members of separate eras pass at Decatur. The grain train is really dragging here.
Photo Date:  1/16/2025  Upload Date: 1/20/2025 6:38:28 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8028(AC4400CWM) CP 9634(AC44CW) KCSM 4676(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
Two noses
Title:  Two noses
Description:  One new, one old. The last train we caught that day was a southbound grain move, which she got passing the displayed F unit at Decatur.
Photo Date:  5/20/2025  Upload Date: 5/28/2025 6:03:45 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Diane Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8791(ES44AC) KCS 73D(F7A)
Views:  3   Comments: 0
Dinner train power
Title:  Dinner train power
Description:  This ex CNW F unit was the power for a dinner/excursion train that ran on the A&BB. I dont recall the details now, but its always good to see an F unit!! Fred Stuckmann, any thoughts??
Photo Date:  2/15/1986  Upload Date: 11/14/2014 1:44:10 AM
Location:  Barberton, OH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CNW 413(F7A) CNW 409(F7A)
Views:  1185   Comments: 2
Dead line
Title:  Dead line
Description:  There were a number of Es and Fs in the California Av yard deadline, including F 7 412, seen here.
Photo Date:  8/15/1982  Upload Date: 5/26/2014 4:16:00 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CNW 412(F7A)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
Commuter power
Title:  Commuter power
Description:  California Av yard had a long line of power. Some or all of these units may have been out of service by this time as the F40s had started to take over the CNW commuter trains by this point
Photo Date:  8/15/1982  Upload Date: 3/3/2013 2:51:25 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CNW 412(F7A) CNW 5024B(E8A)
Views:  634   Comments: 0
CNW 416
Title:  CNW 416
Description:  A veteran CNW F unit readies for a trip to the suburbs. These old warriors would soon be replaced by new F40s, some of which were already in service by this time. Note the dwarf signal next to the engine.
Photo Date:  8/25/1982  Upload Date: 3/11/2013 12:34:17 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CNW 416(F7A)
Views:  585   Comments: 1
F unit
Title:  F unit
Description:  NJ Transit acquired a couple of ex CNW Fs from Metra to run shorter traios during rush hour. Here 420 heads out of Hoboken.
Photo Date:  2/23/1984  Upload Date: 12/1/2013 4:05:08 AM
Location:  Hoboken, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 420(F7A)
Views:  682   Comments: 0
Rolling out with an F
Title:  Rolling out with an F
Description:  An F 7 leads this suburban train out of Northwestern Station. Seeing E and F units here was an everyday event in this time period.
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 11/18/2016 4:47:00 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CNW 424(F7A)
Views:  469   Comments: 1
CNW 425
Title:  CNW 425
Description:  C&NW 425 at Northwestern Station. I would see it again several years later, in a second act-working out of Hoboken on the ex EL commuter trains.
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 2/14/2011 11:12:02 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  CNW 425(F7A)
Views:  740   Comments: 0
Ex CNW power
Title:  Ex CNW power
Description:  An ex CNW F 7 leads a short train out of Hoboken. This was not my first encounter with this engine. I had seen in on the Northwestern in Chicago two years prior.
Photo Date:  1/31/1984  Upload Date: 5/26/2014 5:08:26 AM
Location:  Hoboken, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NJT 425(F7A)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
Museum piece
Title:  Museum piece
Description:  A restored to LV paint F 7 sits at the Southern RR of NJ in Cape May, along with some of the other interesting items in the collection.
Photo Date:  9/5/2004  Upload Date: 5/12/2017 4:16:08 AM
Location:  Cape May, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  LV 576(F7A)
Views:  618   Comments: 0
LV and friends
Title:  LV and friends
Description:  The Southern RR of New Jersey has accumulated a number of vintage units and painted them in CR predecessor colors. Among the items they have here at Cape May is a pair of LV painted F 7s, a CNJ GP7, a PRR GP 9, some RDCs and a few other items. We see one of the LV Fs along with the PRR and CNJ units.
Photo Date:  9/5/2004  Upload Date: 5/12/2017 4:19:23 AM
Location:  Cape May, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  LV 576(F7A) PRR 7000(GP9) CNJ 1523(GP7)
Views:  978   Comments: 0
Matched set
Title:  Matched set
Description:  The other LV F unit is on the south end of this short consist.
Photo Date:  9/5/2004  Upload Date: 5/12/2017 4:22:43 AM
Location:  Cape May, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  LV 578(F7A)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
Past the grain bins
Title:  Past the grain bins
Description:  Cadillac and Lake City was a Michigan short line that for a while had the contract to run part of the Rock Island route to Colorado. They had a pair of ex BN F units they used in this service. Here we see them passing the grain bins at Arriba on their way west.
Photo Date:  8/16/1982  Upload Date: 5/26/2014 3:32:56 AM
Location:  Arriba, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CLK 752(F7A) CLK 716(F7A)
Views:  956   Comments: 1
Excursion power
Title:  Excursion power
Description:  B&M once had a sizeable fleet of F units. This is one of the few survivors, now on the Conway Scenic in New Hampshire.
Photo Date:  7/5/2004  Upload Date: 6/20/2018 5:22:18 AM
Location:  Conway, NH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BM 4268(F7A)
Views:  530   Comments: 2
Good to see
Title:  Good to see
Description:  This B&M F 7 was rescued from a future as a bunch of refrigerators and landed here at Conway. As much as I liked the blue dip paint scheme, I think it looks better in its original paint.
Photo Date:  7/5/2004  Upload Date: 9/19/2017 4:40:41 AM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BM 4268(F7A)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
Going for a ride
Title:  Going for a ride
Description:  We went up to North Conway on the way to Mt Washington in July 2004. It was a convenient place to overnight, and we got to ride a few miles on the old Maine Central Mountain Division. Sadly, gone are the days of harvest gold GP 38s lugging real tonnage over the White Mountains to Vermont. The weather, as it always is for me, is dismal.
Photo Date:  7/5/2004  Upload Date: 9/19/2017 4:51:03 AM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 573(GP7) BM 4268(F7A)
Views:  789   Comments: 1
Future power cars
Title:  Future power cars
Description:  A pair of ex B&O F7s sit outside the Morris Park diesel shop, along with the Caterpillar power plants that will be used for train HVAC and light. The power plants for the "new" cab cars are wrapped in plastic behind the units. One unit will become LIRR 622.
Photo Date:  1/26/1981  Upload Date: 2/12/2012 7:38:01 PM
Location:  Jamaica, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BO 4524(F7A) BO 4535(F7A)
Views:  1244   Comments: 0
Power cars in the making
Title:  Power cars in the making
Description:  A pair of B&O F7s, 4535 and 4524, sit outside the LIRR Morris Park shops awaiting conversion to power cars 623 and 622. The flat car behind the units holds the sleds that carry the engine/generator sets that will provide hotel power for trains. Number 4535 was never converted but scrapped instead.
Photo Date:  1/26/1981  Upload Date: 7/2/2014 4:01:09 PM
Location:  Morris Park, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BO 4535(F7A) BO 4524(F7A)
Views:  1041   Comments: 1

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