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Harvard station, Metra locomotives.
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| Metra 140 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Mc Henry" and Metra 175 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Worth" [near to far] at Harvard station on an overcast Sunday afternoon. METX 140, METX 175, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 6 February 2000 at Harvard station by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/2000/02/00206046.jpg] NEW 7 February 2000 |
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Metra 140 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 140, model F40PH-2, built December 1979, builder number 786293-13, named "City of McHenry," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]
METX 140 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 140: 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.