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Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive
"Village of Mount Prospect"
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Home | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive"Village of Mount Prospect" |
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 | Chicago Passenger Terminal switching a Metra scoot out from the train shed. (CNW 4307, METX 159, GM EMD GeeP, CNW, GM EMD GP9, CNW locomotives, Locomotives, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, photographed on 4 November 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size ( 600 x 400; 54 KB ) is available. |
 | Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed switching a Metra scoot out from the train shed. (CNW 4307, METX 159, CNW, GM EMD GP9, CNW locomotives, Locomotives, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, photographed on 4 November 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size ( 600 x 400; 58 KB ) is available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" running lite in the train shed of the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 159, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 17 December 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size ( 600 x 400; 57 KB ) is available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" running lite in the train shed of the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 159, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 17 December 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size ( 600 x 400; 56 KB ) is available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" and Chicago & North Western 4190 GM EMD GP7R diesel-electric locomotive in Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 159, CNW 4190, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, CNW, GM EMD GP7R, CNW locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 77 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 234 KB ) are available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" running lite past the Lake Street Tower. (METX 159, Lake Street Tower, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 58 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 209 KB ) are available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" running lite past the Lake Street Tower. (METX 159, Lake Street Tower, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 74 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 237 KB ) are available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 159, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 70 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 220 KB ) are available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" pulls outbound scoot #661 through the Norwood Park station. (METX 159, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Norwood Park station). Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 64 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 216 KB ) are available. |
 | Metra 159 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Mount Prospect" pulls outbound scoot #661 through the Norwood Park station. (METX 159, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Norwood Park station). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 71 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 251 KB ) are available. |
Metra 159 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 159, model F40PH-2, built April 1983, builder number 826017-10, named "Village of Mount Prospect," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]
METX 159 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 159: 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]
Chicago Rail Photographs collection updated 24 March 2025 at 09:53. Photographs and text copyright © 1998-2000 Harold A. Driscoll, All Rights Reserved. Email address is provided exclusively for personal contact, but emphatically not for use for SPAM net.abuse.
