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Metra 135 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Arlington Heights"

	Metra 135 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Arlington Heights" slows as it pulls its outbound scoot into the station on track 1. (METX 135, Park Ridge station, Track, Signal bridges, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP NW, CNW Stations, other, Signals, photographed on 17 April 1998 at Park Ridge station).     Image size ( 600 x 400; 54 KB ) is available.
	Metra 135 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Arlington Heights" stops to load and unload passengers before pulling its outbound scoot into the station on track 1. (METX 135, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 17 April 1998 at Park Ridge station).     Image size ( 600 x 400; 49 KB ) is available.
	Metra 135 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Arlington Heights" stops to load and unload passengers before pulling its outbound scoot into the station on track 1. (METX 135, Park Ridge station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP NW, CNW Stations, photographed on 17 April 1998 at Park Ridge station).     Image size ( 600 x 400; 52 KB ) is available.

Metra 135 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 135, model F40PH-2, built December 1979, builder number 786293-8, named "Village of Arlington Heights," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 135 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 135: 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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