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Metra 161 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive
"City of Wheaton"
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Home | Metra 161 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive"City of Wheaton" |
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 | Metra 161 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Wheaton" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 161, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 161 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Wheaton" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 161, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 133 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Crystal Lake" and 2in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 133, METX 161, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 161 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Wheaton" in the Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed. (METX 161, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal train shed). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 161 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Wheaton" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 161, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
 | Metra 161 GM EMD F40PH-2 diesel-electric locomotive "City of Wheaton" running lite at the Chicago Passenger Terminal. (METX 161, METX, GM EMD F40PH-2, Metra locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 16 September 1999 at Chicago Passenger Terminal). Image size is available. |
Metra numbers 150-173 were built by General Motors Electromotive Division for EMD order number 826017 in 1983, EMD model F40PH-2. Metra assigned them to the Union Pacific lines. [Courtesy of Metra Railfan Page]
METX 161, model F40PH-2, built April 1983, builder number 826017-12, named "City of Wheaton," assigned to Metra/Union Pacific lines. [courtesy of Metra Locomotive Information, by Mike Azen, February 2000]
METX 161 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 161: 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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