MARC HEP/CC (F7A) No. 7100

MARC HEP/CC (F7A) No. 7100

Photographer:	Date taken:	Location:
Tom Rinehart	July 8, 1997	Rockville, MD

Locomotive Specifications:

Model: HEP/CC or ACPU
Engine: none
Cummins HEP generator

Builder History:

Original model and date built: EMD F7A, February, 1951
Builder number: 12655
Date remanufactured: April, 1981 by MK Rail, Boise, ID

Previous Names and Numbers:

Original owner: B&O 293A
ex-B&O 4553 - photo from Clint Chamberlin's B&O Photo Roster

Notes:

This control cab/HEP unit was built from F7A locomotive and still outwardly appears as one. It does not have a prime mover and only supplies HEP. MARC documents this unit as a locomotive for consistancy purposes.

Sources of Information:

MARC Passenger Car Roster by Joshua Moldover.
Surviving F Units List by Andrew Toppan.

Last updated: 02/18/2000