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Metra 130 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive
"Richard D. Newland"
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Home | Metra 130 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive"Richard D. Newland" |
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 | Chicago Passenger Terminal in a lite engine move out from the Chicago Passenger Terminal. An outbound scoot passes on the right. (METX 130, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 November 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
 | Chicago Passenger Terminal (right) leads Metra 145 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Aurora" in a lite engine move out of the Chicago Passenger Terminal. An outbound scoot and a pair of locomotives running lite can be seen in the distance. (METX 130, METX 145, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 November 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
 | Chicago Passenger Terminal [right] leads Metra 145 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Aurora" in a lite engine move out of the Chicago Passenger Terminal, passing C&NW 4324. (METX 130, METX 145, CNW 4324, Chicago Passenger Terminal, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, CNW, GM EMD GP7R, CNW locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, Metra UP NW, Metra UP W, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 November 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 130 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Richard D. Newland" in Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 130, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
 | $1 and $2 in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 130, METX 156, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
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 130, model F40PH-2, built November 1979, builder number 786293-3, named "Richard D. Newland," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]
METX 130 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 130: 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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