Railfan Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 What Metra lines does 402 run on I was told the Milwaukee N or Milwaukee W or the Rock Island to Joliet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Railfan said: What Metra lines does 402 run on I was told the Milwaukee N or Milwaukee W or the Rock Island to Joliet. I saw it on the Rock Island about a month ago, and a recent Metra press release had a picture showing it in the background at LaSalle Street Station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Pace831 said: I saw it on the Rock Island about a month ago, and a recent Metra press release had a picture showing it in the background at LaSalle Street Station. How did it end up there? Don't they already have a heritage locomotive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 hours ago, NewFlyerMCI said: How did it end up there? Don't they already have a heritage locomotive? I don’t understand the question. It ended up there because Metra put it there, but that should be obvious. The State of Illinois isn’t meant to represent Metra’s “heritage” in the way that the tributes to predecessor railroads do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pace831 said: I don’t understand the question. It ended up there because Metra put it there, but that should be obvious. The State of Illinois isn’t meant to represent Metra’s “heritage” in the way that the tributes to predecessor railroads do. My bad, I'll elaborate: I had (mistakenly, apparently) assumed the locomotive was assigned to the lines that ran out of Union Station South, since that's where I saw it on more than one occasion over the summer. I guess I was just wondering what prompted it's move to the Rock Island (a move I assume don't assume to be easy, seeing how separated the line is from the rest of the system). I had also assumed this because the Rock Island already had a special livery locomotive, they wouldn't have another, different one assigned to the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, NewFlyerMCI said: My bad, I'll elaborate: I had (mistakenly, apparently) assumed the locomotive was assigned to the lines that ran out of Union Station South, since that's where I saw it on more than one occasion over the summer. I guess I was just wondering what prompted it's move to the Rock Island (a move I assume don't assume to be easy, seeing how separated the line is from the rest of the system). I had also assumed this because the Rock Island already had a special livery locomotive, they wouldn't have another, different one assigned to the line. With the logos for the six counties on 402, Metra might have wanted to take it on a tour of the entire system (excluding the lines where MP36's don't run). Or the move could have been completely arbitrary, as Metra doesn't have any reason to care how many locomotives with special paint schemes are assigned to each line. Movements between Union Station and Rock Island are made via the St. Charles airline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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