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Metra 156 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Barrington"

	Metra 156 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Barrington" prepares for departure for the Chicago Passenger Terminal during the evening rush. (METX 156, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 23 October 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal).     Image size ( 600 x 400; 44 KB ) is available.
	Metra 156 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Barrington" in Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 156, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 56 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 194 KB ) are available.
	$1 and $2 in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 130, METX 156, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 53 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 166 KB ) are available.
	Metra 156 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Barrington" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 156, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 78 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 272 KB ) are available.
	Metra 156 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Barrington" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed, with C&NW 4190 to the right. (METX 156, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 80 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 284 KB ) are available.

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 156, model F40PH-2, built March 1983, builder number 826017-7, named "Village of Barrington," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 156 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 156: 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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