Metra EMD F40PHM-2 No. 188 sits between runs at Aurora, Illinois, on March 15, 1992. Chicago’s regional commuter authority Metra bought 30 of these units in 1991-92. The 3,200 horsepower locomotive is no different mechanically than a F40PH-2, but the streamlined cab and built-out windows give them a distinctive profile. For some, the unique slanted windows and lack of a front nose gave the locomotives the informal nickname “Winnebagos” after the popular line of similar-looking recreational vehicles. An aside note, Metra F40PHM-2 No. 214 was the last locomotive assembled at La Grange, outshopped in December 1992. Thereafter, EMD locomotive construction shifted to the London, Ontario, plant.
