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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive

"Village of Berkeley"

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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 172, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 3 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 68 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 230 KB ) are available.

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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 172, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 3 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 69 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 226 KB ) are available.

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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 172, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 3 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 76 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 243 KB ) are available.

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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 172, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 3 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 67 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 226 KB ) are available.

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Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" and Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" depart Norwood Park station pushing inbound scoot #656.

(METX 170, METX 172, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 3 September 1999 at Norwood Park station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 45 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 148 KB ) are available.

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Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" and Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" depart Norwood Park station pushing inbound scoot #656.

(METX 170, METX 172, Norwood Park station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP NW, CNW Stations, photographed on 3 September 1999 at Norwood Park station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 300; 67 KB ) and ( 1200 x 600; 216 KB ) are available.

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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" pushes its inbound scoot (train 650) through Norwood Park station

(METX 172, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 24 September 1999 at Norwood Park station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 87 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 308 KB ) are available.

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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" pushes its inbound scoot (train 650) through Norwood Park station

(METX 172, Norwood Park station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP NW, CNW Stations, photographed on 24 September 1999 at Norwood Park station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 76 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 271 KB ) are available.

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Metra 172 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Berkeley" at the Chicago Passenger Terminal.

(METX 172, 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; 285 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 172, model F40PH-2, built April 1983, builder number 826017-23, named "Village of Berkeley," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 172 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 172: 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.