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F is for freight

By Brian Schmidt | February 5, 2024

A black-and-white photo of a long coal train approaching the camera, seen from a bridge over the tracks — Pulled by a trio of Electro-Motive Division F7s and an EMD GP7, a Denver & Rio Grande Western coal train makes its way through a defile near Helper, Utah. A coal train in the 1950s could be pulled by either early hood or cab units – or, apparently, both. Donald Sims photo

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