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Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive

"City of Park Ridge"

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Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge" departs the Park Ridge station, pushing its scoot towards Chicago on a Friday afternoon. The Union Pacific continues the Chicago & North Western tradition of left-hand track operation.

(METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 17 April 1998 at Park Ridge station).     Image size ( 600 x 400; 47 KB ) is available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge", Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" and their scoots rest in the Waukegan UP yard on a Saturday afternoon

(METX 139, METX 134, METX 162, Metra Scoots, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Metra, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 38 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 144 KB ) are available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest", Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge", Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" and their scoots rest in the Waukegan UP yard on a Saturday afternoon. The two-track mainline can be seen to the right

(METX 139, METX 134, METX 162, Metra Scoots, Waukegan UP yard, Waukegan station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Metra, Rail Yards, CNW Towers, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 74 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 241 KB ) are available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest", Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge", Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" and their scoots rest in the Waukegan UP yard on a Saturday afternoon. The two-track mainline can be seen to the right

(METX 139, METX 134, METX 162, Metra Scoots, Waukegan UP yard, Waukegan station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Metra, Rail Yards, CNW Towers, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 84 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 275 KB ) are available.

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Looking south into the side yard

(METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 47 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 146 KB ) are available.

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Looking south into the side yard

(METX 139, METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 350; 46 KB ) and ( 1200 x 700; 152 KB ) are available.

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Looking south into the side yard

(METX 134, METX 162, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 54 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 172 KB ) are available.

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Looking south into the side yard

(METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 66 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 200 KB ) are available.

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From the station

(METX 134, 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; 44 KB ) and ( 1200 x 700; 152 KB ) are available.

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Dusk sets on Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 87 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 334 KB ) are available.

Metra 134 was built between 1977 and 1980. It is rated at 3,200 horsepower.

Metra numbers 128-149 were built by General Motors Electromotive Division for EMD order number 786293 in 1979-80, EMD model F40PH-2. Metra assigned them to the Union Pacific lines. [Courtesy of Metra Railfan Page]

METX 134, model F40PH-2, built December 1979, builder number 786293-7, named "City of Park Ridge," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 134 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 134: 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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