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Metra 197 GM EMD F40PHM-2 diesel-electric locomotive -

	Metra 197 GM EMD F40PHM-2 diesel-electric locomotive hurries past the BNSF Eola Yard with its outbound dinky on a rainy overcast afternoon. (METX 197, Metra Dinky, METX, GM EMD F40PHM-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Metra, photographed on 29 June 1998 at Eola Yard).     Image size ( 600 x 300; 35 KB ) is available.
	Metra 197 GM EMD F40PHM-2 diesel-electric locomotive pushes its inbound dinky #1310 from the LaGrange Road station. (METX 197, METX, GM EMD F40PHM-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 February 2000 at LaGrange Road station).     Image sizes ( 600 x 400; 68 KB ) and ( 1200 x 800; 234 KB ) are available.

Metra numbers 185-214 were built by General Motors Electromotive Division for EMD order number 896065 in 1991-92, EMD model F40PHM-2. Metra assigned them to the Burlington Northern, Rock Island, and miscelaneous} lines. [Courtesy of Metra Railfan Page]

METX 197, model F40PHM-2, built March 1992, builder number 896065-13, assigned to Metra/Burlington Northern Santa Fe line. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 197 is a 3,200 horsepower model F40PHM-2, built between 1991 and 1992 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 197: AAR car type D215 (locomotive), plate type F, external dimensions (length 68' 10", width 10' 8", height 15' 8"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

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