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Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive
"City of Evanston"
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Home | Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive"City of Evanston" |
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 | Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" running lite in the train shed of the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 128, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 17 December 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka", Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine", and Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 170, METX 157, METX 128, My Favorites, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, index, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 157 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Palatine" and Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 157, METX 128, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" pulls a scoot at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 128, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" pulls a scoot at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 128, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 19 November 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 128, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 170 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Winnetka" with Metra 128 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Evanston" [left] and Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge" [right] at the Waukegan Metra yard. (METX 170, METX 128, METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan Metra yard). Image size is available. |
Metra 128 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 128, model F40PH-2, built November 1979, builder number 786293-1, named "City of Evanston," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]
METX 128 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 128: 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 14 October 2023 at 02:49. 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.