#6447
Santa Fe CF7
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway· model of American road-switcher rebuilt from EMD F-units by ATSF’s Cleburn, TX shops
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9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CWRY 517: William Grimes at English Wikipedia· Public domain
- 2. Suffolk Va: William Grimes· Public domain
- 3. Pittsburg August 2015 12 (Watco CF7 No. 5): Michael Barera· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Anta Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway CF7 No. 2600 - August 2021: Doug Letterman· CC BY 2.0
- 5. Louisiana & Delta CF7 1500: Amtrak Guy 124· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Louisiana & Delta CF7: Amtrak Guy 124· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway CF7 No. 2641 front view: The original uploader was Lordkinbote at English Wikipedia . (Robert A. Estremo)· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 8. SCBG Train CF7 No. 2600 at Roaring Camp Railroad - May 2015: Ben Loomis· CC BY 2.0
- 9. SCBG Train CF7 No. 2641 at Roaring Camp Railroad - August 2016: Don DeBold· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Santa Fe CF7 is an EMD F7 railroad locomotive that has had its streamlined carbody removed and replaced with a custom-made "general purpose" body in order to adapt the unit for switching duty. As the original carbody was a structural component, all of the CF7s received strengthened side sills as part of the conversion. All of the conversions were performed by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Cleburne, Texas, workshops between February 1970 and March 1978.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- 1.3 MW is about 15 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
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- status
- in service
- number built
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- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
- operators
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- 1.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 14.6 m
- weight
- 113 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5010406, Wikipedia: Santa Fe CF7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.