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Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park"

	From the station (METX 162, Waukegan station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 350; 49 KB ) and ( 1200 x 700; 161 KB ) are available.
	Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" pushes inbound scoot #658 through Norwood Park station. (METX 162, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 28 October 1999 at Norwood Park station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 56 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 234 KB ) are available.
	Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" at Harvard station on an overcast Sunday afternoon. (METX 162, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 6 February 2000 at Harvard station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 667; 97 KB ) and ( 900 x 1000; 196 KB ) are available.
	Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" at Harvard station on an overcast Sunday afternoon. (METX 162, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 6 February 2000 at Harvard station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 66 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 231 KB ) are available.

Metra 162 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 162, model F40PH-2, built April 1983, builder number 826017-13, named "Village of Villa Park," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 162 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 162: 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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