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Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine"

	Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine" and Chicago & North Western 4190 GM EMD GP7R diesel-electric locomotive running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 157, CNW 4190, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, CNW, GM EMD GP7R, CNW locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 92 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 295 KB ) are available.
	Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 157, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 58 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 211 KB ) are available.
	Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 157, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 104 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 334 KB ) are available.
	Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 157, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 77 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 242 KB ) are available.
	Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 157, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 77 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 244 KB ) are available.

Metra 157 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 157, model F40PH-2, built March 1983, builder number 826017-8, named "Village of Palatine," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 157 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 157: 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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