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Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka"

Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" with Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" [left] and Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge" [right] at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 170, METX 128, METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 800; 96 KB ) and ( 900 x 1200; 197 KB ) are available.

Metra 140 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Mc Henry" with Metra 144 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Chicago Ridge" and Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" [distant] at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 140, METX 144, METX 170, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 46 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 149 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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