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Posted by Chuck Walsh (Member # 677) on :

Because of their versatility, Geeps were used for many tasks, including passenger service. However I don't know if the GP 7 had an optional steam generator to heat the cars.
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Posted by PullmanCo (Member # 1138) on :

Source:

Author: Priest, Cinthia, D.Pharm.

Titles & Dates:

The Santa Fe Diesel, Volume I: Dieselization to 1960.

The Union Pacific Diesel, Volume I: Dieselization to 1959.

Kansas City: Paired Rail Publications, 1998/1999, respectively.

Both these volumes cite GP-7s with steam generators in the short hood. In UP case, they may well have been factory originals, in AT&SF case, they were retrofits from FT units.

Hope this helps, John

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The City of Saint Louis (UP, 1967) is still my standard for passenger operations