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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by JimdeBree If "F" stands for freight how come Santa Fe had all of those F units painted in War Bonnet colors pulling passenger trains?[?] [/quote] I also have seen pictures of Es units pulling freight. More railroads than SanteFe used F's for passanger service. EMD can build them but can't dictate to the railroad how to use em. So the railroads discovered F's were better than e's. In fact F's were just the best locos ever built. So they got used for lots of stuff. Sante Fe rebuilt most of their F-7s into CF-7 roadswitchers when cab units lost favor, that's how good they were. Small transferes and regional RR's still use CF-7s yet today, they are what, around 50 years old now? The same is happening now with F-40PH's and F-45s. Sante Fe (BNSF) uses them for freight in red warbonnet paint yet today. Just seen one the other day on an intermodal train with a couple SD-40s. I hear they pull out the steam generator and put in another fuel tank and concrete. FRED
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