This F7 A is painted dark gray with the SP red "Bloody Nose" paint scheme and lettered in white. It was built in February of 1953. This unit stayed with the SP for its entire working life. In 1959, SP standardized with a paint scheme of dark grey, white lettering and a red "winged" nose. This scheme was dubbed "Bloody Nose" by railfans. It was replaced in the mid 1980s by the "Kodachrome' paint scheme.