Metra Locomotive Assignments And Maintenance

423 is at KYD getting repainted.

98 has never run yet, and 99 runs about once a week and breaks down.

Also, 196 has been temporarily reassigned to the Rock Island District.

I think I've seen 97 out solo only twice; a few times with another engine; and mostly in the engine house. I've never seen 99 out alone; and never seen 98 (despite riding past Western Ave yard twice a day).

423 apparently back out on RI

97 has been MU'd behind 100 the past two days on the break-in train.

Everyone:

I scrolled thru all 80 pages of this topic to see if there was a listing showing the names on each Metra locomotive and where they were running.

Back in the RTA days when the F40s were new they were assigned to the route carrying the municipal name of each unit. I remember that 112-
113-114-115(?) were assigned to the Norfolk & Western Orland Park Line which was even more appropriate since the train numbers once used
were literally the same at one time. Does anyone have available a current Metra locomotive roster showing what each one is named?
Are locomotives still assigned to the route(s) carrying names of villages, towns and cities on their lines or is this not possible today?
Are any of the MP36s or the rebuilt F59s carrying names or going to be assigned one? This is one Metra feature that I find interesting...

I will thank all in advance and hopefully someone either has or knows of a roster showing what Metra's locomotive names are...MACTRAXX

99 was MU'd behind 215 at Western Ave. this evening.

MACTRAXX wrote:Everyone:

I scrolled thru all 80 pages of this topic to see if there was a listing showing the names on each Metra locomotive and where they were running.

Back in the RTA days when the F40s were new they were assigned to the route carrying the municipal name of each unit. I remember that 112-
113-114-115(?) were assigned to the Norfolk & Western Orland Park Line which was even more appropriate since the train numbers once used
were literally the same at one time. Does anyone have available a current Metra locomotive roster showing what each one is named?
Are locomotives still assigned to the route(s) carrying names of villages, towns and cities on their lines or is this not possible today?
Are any of the MP36s or the rebuilt F59s carrying names or going to be assigned one? This is one Metra feature that I find interesting...

I will thank all in advance and hopefully someone either has or knows of a roster showing what Metra's locomotive names are...MACTRAXX

To the best of my knowledge, the following list is accurate.

100 - Ernest Marsh
101 - City of Joliet
102 - Village of Mokena
103 - Village of New Lenox
104 - City of Chicago
105 - James Kemp (formerly Cook County)
106 - City of Lockport
107 - City of Oak Forest
108 - Will County
109 - Village of Robbins
110 - Brainerd
111 - Beverly Hills
112 - Morgan Park
113 - Village of Midlothian
114 - Village of Tinley Park
115 - Village of Oak Lawn
116 - Village of Orland Park
117 - Village of Palos Park
118 - McHenry County
119 - Village of Cary
120 - City of Woodstock
121 - Lake County
122 - Village of Deerfield
123 - Village of Libertyville
124 - City of Lake Forest
125 - DuPage County
126 - Kane County
127 - Village of Glenview
128 - City of Evanston
129 - Village of Wilmette
130 - Richard D. Newland
131 - City of Highwood
132 - City of Harvard
133 - City of Crystal Lake
134 - City of Park Ridge
135 - Village of Arlington Heights
136 - City of Geneva
137 - City of West Chicago
138 - Village of Lombard
139 - Village of River Forest
140 - City of McHenry
141 - Village of Kenilworth
142 - Ravinia
143 - Village of Glen Ellyn
144 - Village of Chicago Ridge
145 - City of Aurora
146 - Village of Downers Grove
147 - Village of Hanover Park (Operation Lifesaver livery)
148 - Village of Fox Lake
149 - Village of Morton Grove
150 - Leonard S. Eisenberg
151 - Leo J. Cusick
152 - City of Zion
153 - City of Waukegan
154 - City of North Chicago
155 - City of Highland Park
156 - Village of Barrington
157 - Village of Palatine
158 - City of Des Plaines
159 - Village of Mount Prospect
160 - Village of Winfield
161 - City of Wheaton
162 - Village of Elburn (formerly Village of Villa Park)
163 - City of Elmhurst
164 - Braeside
165 - Village of Glencoe
166 - Village of Bellwood
167 - Village of Melrose Park
168 - Village of Maywood
169 - Village of Oak Park
170 - Village of Winnetka
171 - Norwood Park
172 - Village of Berkeley
173 - Village of Lake Bluff
174 - Fox River Grove
175 - Village of Worth
176 - Village of Bartlett (2)
177 - Prairie View
178 - City of Prospect Heights
179 - City of Elgin (2)
180 - Village of Bensenville (2)
181 - Village of Schaumburg (2)
182 - Village of Elmwood Park (2)
183 - Village of Itasca (2)
184 - Village of River Grove (2)
185 - Village of Roselle (2)
186 - Village of Streamwood (2)
187 - City of Wood Dale (2)
188 - Village of Round Lake (2)
189 - Village of Villa Park (2)
190 thru 199 not named
200 - Norman W. Muelner
201 - not named
202 - Village of Orland Hills
203 thru 210 not named
211 - Village of Vernon Hills
212 - Village of Buffalo Grove
213 - Village of Franklin Park
214 thru 216 not named (214 and 215 in Operation Lifesaver Livery) (214 was State of Illinois)
401 - Oliver "Ollie" Tibbles
402 - State of Illinois (2)
403 thru 427 not named
611(51) - Village of Ontarioville
614(54) - Edward F. Brabec (formerly Greater Lake County Mass Transit District II)

Retired F40C names
600(40) - Village of Bartlett
601(41) - City of Elgin
602(42) - Village of Bensenville
603(43) - Village of Schaumburg (formerly Village of East Dundee)
604(44) - Village of Elmwood Park
605(45) - Village of Hanover Park
606(46) - Village of Itasca
607(47) - Village of River Grove
608(48) - Village of Roselle
609(49) - Village of Streamwood
610(50) - City of Wood Dale
612(52) - State of Illinois
613(53) - Village of Round Lake (formerly Greater Lake County Mass Transit District I)

Wow!

Thank you for that compilation, Mr. F-40C.

Of interest, I note only ONE (Downers Grove) is named for a community in the "Land of the Burlingtons".

Definitely a bias towards communities located on the NICR (MILW, RI, WAB) lines, but those along the SOO/CN and GM&O appear "shut out".

Finally, kudos to the METRA "naming committee" for carefully, and I presume correctly, identifying the type of municipal corporate charter held by each community. That is much.better than the local grocery chain, Jewel/Osco, has done. In a "pitch" to show the connection of each store to its community, they have a "heritage" display of photos (much like the CUS MickeyD with railroads), but they identified each community as "City of...".

Local management seems aware (I'm certain I wasn't the only customer to address such), but to date no corrections. "Albertson's (corporate parent) management knows best (oh yeah?)".

F40C:

THANK YOU for the list of Metra's named locomotives. I was a little off on the numbers of the N&W Orland Park Line assigned units.

Another thought: Did Burlington Northern's E9s ever carry any names in this manner? GBN notes that only Downers Grove is named from the BNSF
Aurora Line - is there any plan to name any units for other points along that route?

Is there any information available about the persons that have had locomotives named for them such as Ernest L. Marsh?

MACTRAXX

Ernest S. Marsh was a former CEO of the ATSF.

I was wondering the same thing a few months back.
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=35147&start=15#p1371799

And a thread from years ago on the people's names. Maybe more info is available since then.

viewtopic.php?f=61&t=11941#p108633

On another note 423's conversion and overhaul work is complete and it is testing on the Rock. Its the first 400 done completly in house. They did a nice job on it. Though I noticed the RTA logos are absent on it.

Gilbert B Norman wrote:Wow!

Thank you for that compilation, Mr. F-40C.

Of interest, I note only ONE (Downers Grove) is named for a community in the "Land of the Burlingtons".

Definitely a bias towards communities located on the NICR (MILW, RI, WAB) lines, but those along the SOO/CN and GM&O appear "shut out".

Finally, kudos to the METRA "naming committee" for carefully, and I presume correctly, identifying the type of municipal corporate charter held by each community. That is much.better than the local grocery chain, Jewel/Osco, has done. In a "pitch" to show the connection of each store to its community, they have a "heritage" display of photos (much like the CUS MickeyD with railroads), but they identified each community as "City of...".

Local management seems aware (I'm certain I wasn't the only customer to address such), but to date no corrections. "Albertson's (corporate parent) management knows best (oh yeah?)".

My pleasure, I always had an interest in named locomotives. I guess those high school typing lessons paid off. By the way, you overlooked "145 - City of Aurora" from the "Q".

Naughty boy stands corrected.

jt42cwr wrote:I'm visiting Chicago from the UK in around 8 weeks or so and would like to catch the following locos in revenue service: -

166
184
213
401
406
423
425

If anyone can confirm the current status of these locomotives, whether running, away for overhaul, out of service etc, I'd appreciate it a lot.

Just managed to pick-up the last of these units, 406 (with the exception of 184). 184 will have to wait til next visit when it's back from Progress Rail.

Meanwhile I'm not quite as lucky as jt42cwr, still looking for 140 and 98/99 so if anyone knows what if anything they're doing today all info gratefully received!

Thanks