Quite a extensive line-up of different railways and engine models sits at IRM by the locomotive shop. Metra F7 308 sits by the IRM depot.

Metra 308 is a passenger locomotive known as a “cab unit.” It was built for the Chicago & North Western as freight locomotive 4083C and was used in general freight service. In 1961 it was …

2024年8月23日 · Originally built in 1949 as part of the first generation of diesels, Metra #308 is an EMD F7-A built for the Chicago North Western, and operated her career in the great state of …

The Chicago and North Western assigned F7's and E8's to its commuter service. Nearly all of those locomotives were replaced with Metra F40PH-2's in the early 1980's, while a few rebuilt …

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The EMD F7 is a model of 1,500-horsepower (1,100 kW) diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors …

Various Metra trains on the Union Pacific West line. It was not uncommon to see a collage of equipment mixed together in one consist. The MTDX bilevel cars were purchased from Metra …

2025年2月15日 · Synopsis: Built in November 1949, GM EMD F7A, EMD order number E1188A, builder's number 8571, as C&NW 4083C for freight service. In 1959 regeared from 62:15 (65 …

Metra F7 #308 Franklin Park, Illinois Franklin Park 3rd Annual Railroad Daze 5/16/98