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![]() | Metra 154 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of North Chicago" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 154, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 68 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 225 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 154 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of North Chicago" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 154, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 67 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 205 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 154 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of North Chicago" at Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 154, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 14 October 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 79 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 255 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 154 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of North Chicago" at Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 154, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 14 October 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 79 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 252 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 154 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of North Chicago" in a lite engine move at Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 154, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 14 October 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 78 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 255 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Dusk sets on Metra 154 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of North Chicago" and Metra 131 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Highwood" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed, aglow from the camera flash. (METX 154, METX 131, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 56 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 201 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Dusk sets on Metra 154 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of North Chicago" and Metra 131 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Highwood" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 154, METX 131, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 75 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 292 KB ) are available. |
Metra 154 was built between 1981 and 1983. It is rated at 3,000 horsepower.
Metra numbers 150-173 were built by General Motors Electromotive Division for EMD order number 826017 in 1983, EMD model F40PH-2. Metra assigned them to the Union Pacific lines. [Courtesy of Metra Railfan Page]
METX 154, model F40PH-2, built March 1983, builder number 826017-5, named "City of North Chicago," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]
METX 154 is a 3,200 horsepower model F40PH-2, built between 1970 and 1989 by General Motors Electro Motive Division. [courtesy of The Official Locomotive Rosters & News, James W. Kerr, 2000 edition, ISBN 0-919295-32-0, August 1999]
Equipment characteristics of METX 154: AAR car type D215 (locomotive), plate type E, external dimensions (length 56' 2", width 10' 8", height 15' 8"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]
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