I think the number of GP7s is perhaps somewhere in the neighborhood of 225-250. That's an estimate, based on looking at each of the rosters on The Diesel Shop web site and counting all of the GP7s.
Here is a quick and dirty tally:
BNSF - 57
CP - 17
ST - 2
MMA - 4
IMRL - 1
IAIS - 1
AR - 1
ACWR - 1
ACRR - 2
BDRV - 1
BOP - 1
BB - 1
CAGY - 12
CFW - 1
CCCR - 2
CBNS - 2
CCT - 1
CHR - 1
DAIR - 1
EIRR - 4
FMRC - 3
FCEN - 2
GNW - 1
GEXR - 2
GITM - 2
INPR - 2
IR - 2
INE - 4
LNW - 1
NC - 3
NBE - 1
NPR - 2
NOW - 1
OT - 1
PHL - 1
QCR - 1
RLIX - 2
SQVR - 1
SRR - 1
SRY - 1
VR - 1
VCY - 1
WTLR - 3
WSOR - 2
WTJR - 7
YSLR - 3
IBCX - 6
BDLX - 4
ILSX - 3
NREX - 9
OMLX - 10
PREX - 5
There are probably dozens more that aren't on that list, belonging to tourist roads, tiny shortlines, and the like... Conway Scenic, Hobo, and Naugatuck immediately come to mind, just based on the ones I'm aware of in New England.
Still... 200+ isn't bad at all, considering how old these beasts are. And that's not counting the ones that were upgraded to GP8/9/10/11 status.
Last edited by MEC407 on Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:38 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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