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![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed between trips. (METX 170, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 13 October 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 77 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 251 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka", Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine", and Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 170, METX 157, METX 128, My Favorites, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, index, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 79 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 274 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 170, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 73 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 240 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 170, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 63 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 224 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 170, Chicago Passenger Terminal, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, Metra UP NW, Metra UP W, CNW Stations, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 85 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 280 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 170, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard). Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 40 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 139 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 170, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard). Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 45 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 161 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" and Metra 144 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Chicago Ridge" [right] at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 170, METX 144, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 59 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 200 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 170, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 71 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 229 KB ) are available. |
![]() | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" with Metra 144 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Chicago Ridge" and Metra 140 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Mc Henry" [left to right] at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 170, METX 144, METX 140, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard). Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 42 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 140 KB ) are available. |
Metra 170 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 170, model F40PH-2, built April 1983, builder number 826017-21, named "Village of Winnetka," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]
METX 170 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 170: 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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