BNSF Racetrack - Chicago to Aurora

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Posted this in the “Prototype Forum” a few days ago with no responses… Any help would be much appreciated…

Quick question folks… I grew up in an area near Western Springs and used to ride/watch the Racetrack growing up. Still remember those green E8/9’s howling downtown.

My question is: Did METRA go straight from the E8/9’s to the F40PH-2’s? Or… did they run the F40PH’s for awhile before the -2’s?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Jeff

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It was a treat just see those west bound Zs zipping through.

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IIRC, they went directly from the E’s to the late model ‘Winnebago’ engines.