South Dakota Central 103 -1880 Town SD - Locomotives on Waymarking.com

The South Dakota Central 103 is a EMD FP7 Diesel locomotive. Originally this unit served on the Milwaukee line. It was later used by Bucksport Junction, a railroad themed restaurant located outside of Tea, SD and re lettered South Dakota Central 103C

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The EMD FP7

The EMD FP7 was essentially a variant of the F7, and its intent was for use in passenger service. Internally and visually, the locomotive was virtually identical to its counterpart save for its extra length to accommodate a steam generator. Railroads found that Fs, with their better tractive effort performed much better than Es in passenger service on routes with stiff grades. However, as a freight model lacking steam generators it was not a possible unless a separate heating car was used or Es were in the consist. EMD corrected the issue with its FP7, released in the late 1940s, built at the same time as the F7. Surprisingly, for a variant model the locomotive sold quite well with nearly 400 examples manufactured (including those constructed by General Motors Diesel of London, Ontario). Today, numerous FP7s remain preserved and in operation around the country.



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Locomotive Type: (required): Diesel Electric Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): Yes If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): There is afee of $10 to enter 1880 Town but you could view this unit with out going in. How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Only touching is allowed. If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): Not listed

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