LGB 20577 "Santa Fe" F7 A Unit Diesel Locomotive, Road No. 333 (F7 A-Unit)

Prototype: At the end of the Forties the Electro Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors introduced this classic diesel electric locomotive. With its beautifully shaped bulldog nose and a performance of 1,500 hp the F7 was a favorite with both railroads and fans. Almost 2,400 F7 locomotives were built for many different American railroads, where they were used in freight and passenger service into the Seventies.