Rebuilt and renumbered to 4487 (GP7R), 28 September 1978.

The first GP7/GP9 units for Chicago & North Western Railway came in August and September 1950 as three ex-General Motors' Electro Motive Division GP7 demonstrators. GM-EMD had built the three units in October and November 1949, and January 1950, to show off its …

Historically significant as the first "Geep" ever built! Built 10/49 as EMDX demonstrator 852, the very first Geep. Demo. Freight. C&NW 1518 was the very first Geep EMD built. Which green and yellow Geep do you prefer?

4601-2, 4604, 4606, 4614, 4627 and 4631 were Operation Lifesaver units. A. #4084C was heavily damaged (including a cracked/bent frame) in Rhinelander, WI wreck on 4 July 1951. There is no available record indicating the F7A was rebuilt by the railroad or EMD. Yet records show a # 4084C was renumbered 21 years later as #415. B.

GP7 4316 Waukegan, IL 1154 views GP7 4316 is leading 3 Missabe SD9’s on an empty westbound ore train at Waukegan, IL. The CNW unit is equipped with the required Automatic Train Stop. Jim H. Yanke photo, 3-1974.

C&NW 1518 is the first GP-series (or "Geep") locomotive ever built. It is a 1949 GP7 built by EMD in La Grange, IL.

CNW 1651 : GP7 18229: 2: 65245: CNW 1652: Steam Generator and Aux Train Lighting Box on Rear of long hood: GP7 18230: 2: 169790: CNW 1653: blt 5/53, reblt to GP7R 4481: GP7 18231: 3: 88647: CNW 1654: wrecked in 1965, traded to EMD: GP7 18232: 1: 231921: CNW 1655 : GP7 18233: 3: 76029: CNW 1657 : GP7 18235: 3: 30837: CNW 1658 : GP7 18236: 2:

There are several GP7s used around the terminal, but most are modified versions with a lowered front nose. #4190 retains the classic high nose look. The paint job and engine look factory new! This profile view shows the cab and the side vents that distinguish the GP7 from the GP9.

May 4, 1999 · There are several GP7s used around the terminal, but most are modified versions with a lowered front nose. #4190 retains the classic high nose look. The paint job and engine look factory new! This profile view shows the cab and the …

These in this post all are from the Rock Island. The Rock Island had upgraded them to GP7Rs and renumbered them to the 45xx sreies. The C&NW painted them. 1. CNW EMD GP7R 4100 built July 1950 as CRI&P GP7 430 and seen in Cedar Rapids, IA Aug. 23, 1986. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection. 2.