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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive

"Village of River Forest"

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	From the station (METX 139, Waukegan station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan station). Image size is available.
	From the station (METX 139, Waukegan station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan station). Image size is available.
	In the yard beside the Waukegan station, with Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" and scoot in the background (METX 139, Waukegan UP yard, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Rail Yards, CNW Towers, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan UP locomotive yard). Image size is available.
	In the yard beside the Waukegan station (METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan UP locomotive yard). Image size is available.
	Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge" and Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" on the locomotive service tracks. (METX 134, METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 27 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available.
	Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge", Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest", and Metra 136 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Geneva" on the locomotive service tracks. (METX 134, METX 139, METX 136, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 27 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available.
	Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" pushes afternoon scoot #648 into the Edison Park station. (METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Edison Park station). Image size is available.
	Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" pushes afternoon scoot #648 from the Edison Park station. (METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Edison Park station). Image size is available.

Metra 139 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 139, model F40PH-2, built December 1979, builder number 786293-12, named "Village of River Forest," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]

METX 139 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 139: 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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