Now designated as F40PH-3s, these units, features the railroad’s new paint scheme previously applied to F59PHs. Metra awarded Progress Rail Services Corp. the contract in 2015 to rebuild 41 EMD ...

Under approval from the Metra Board, the network has contracted Progress Rail to convert three of its oldest diesels to battery power, specifically its EMD F40PH-3s according to International ...

Metra CEO/Executive Director Don Orseno said the F40PH models, considered the Metra passenger fleet’s backbone, “have been in commuter service longer than any other locomotive type in North ...

1,109 of which were built by EMD between 1993 and 2004. Metra says all components will be refurbished, upgraded or replaced, and the locomotives will be modified for passenger operation. The ...