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Date: 09/26/06 01:22
METRA F40C Leaving Chicago June 1981
Author: drew1946

I know it is an F40C assigned to the lines going North out of Chicago to Milwaukee and it is pulling out of Union Station. Beyond that I claim no expertise other than I took it in June of 1981.

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Date: 09/26/06 07:29
Re: METRA F40C Leaving Chicago June 1981
Author: kevink

Nice photo. This train could be headed to either Fox Lake or Elgin. The line to Elgin was the Milwaukee Road's Dubuque & Iowa Division. The line to Fox Lake was a combination of the Chicago & Milwaukee Division to Rondout and the Janesville line to Fox Lake. Also, the Metra name did not happen until 1984 when the Regional Transportation Authority adopted it for its rail lines. RTA also overseens the Chicago Transit Authority and the suburban bus system PACE.

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Date: 09/26/06 08:24
Re: METRA F40C Leaving Chicago June 1981
Author: CShaveRR

Could your train be headed INTO Union Station? It looks like the red markers are lit, and not the headlights.

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Date: 09/26/06 08:55
Re: METRA F40C Leaving Chicago June 1981
Author: drew1946

It could be. That was 25 years ago.

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