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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive

"Village of River Forest"

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" on a service track within the Chicago Passenger Terminal, with C&NW 4307 to the left.

(METX 139, Chicago Passenger Terminal, CNW 4307, GM EMD GeeP, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, Metra UP NW, Metra UP W, CNW Stations, CNW, GM EMD GP9, CNW locomotives, photographed on 23 October 1998 at Chicago Passenger Terminal).     Image size is available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" in Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image size is available.

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Metra 165 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Glencoe" and Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" in Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 165, METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image size is available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" in Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed.

(METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed).     Image size is available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" pushes its inbound scoot through Norward Park station

(METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 2 September 1999 at Norwood Park station).     Image size is available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest" Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge", Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" and their scoots rest in the Waukegan UP yard on a Saturday afternoon

(METX 139, METX 134, METX 162, Metra Scoots, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Metra, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image size is available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest", Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge", Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" and their scoots rest in the Waukegan UP yard on a Saturday afternoon. The two-track mainline can be seen to the right

(METX 139, METX 134, METX 162, Metra Scoots, Waukegan UP yard, Waukegan station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Metra, Rail Yards, CNW Towers, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image size is available.

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Metra 139 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of River Forest", Metra 134 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Park Ridge", Metra 162 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "Village of Villa Park" and their scoots rest in the Waukegan UP yard on a Saturday afternoon. The two-track mainline can be seen to the right

(METX 139, METX 134, METX 162, Metra Scoots, Waukegan UP yard, Waukegan station, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, Metra, Rail Yards, CNW Towers, All Metra Stations, Metra UP N, CNW Stations, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image size is available.

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Looking south into the side yard

(METX 139, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     Image size is available.

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Looking south into the side yard

(METX 139, METX 134, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 4 September 1999 at Waukegan Metra yard).     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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